Design and offer first MESA Summer Jam MESA Director, Dean, Grant Research effective models, create specific curriculum, and integrate academic/student supports. Program design and schedule complete. First summer program offered. 10/11 - 08/12 Create additional STEM student internship opportunities Project Director, STEM Counselor, MESA Director Work with and regional companies/organizations and community leaders to develop additional internship opportunities for STEM students. 01/12 - 06/12 Year 1 – COMPONENT THREE: ARTICULATION READINESS Form STEM Articulation Committee Articulation Specialist With Articulation Officer Recruit key STEM faculty and transfer university representatives to participate. Committee formed; regularly. 01/12 – Create a STEM Articulation Strategic Plan STEM Articulation Specialist, Articulation Officer, STEM Faculty LMC, UC, CSU, Deans Confirm STEM Gaps at Top Transfer Universities and prioritize courses for articulation. Completed 3-Year Strategic Plan detailing goals and measurable outcomes. 01/12 - 06/12 Articulate critical STEM courses STEM Articulation Specialist, Articulation Officer, STEM Faculty LMC & CSU and UCs Work w/faculty and transfer University representatives to revise/create courses and process. Articulation of critical courses as identified in this grant and the STEM Articulation Strategic Plan. 01/12 – Year 1 – COMPONENT FOUR: INSTITUTIONAL READINESS Form STEM Incubator STEM Incubator & PD Lead, Project Director, STEM Faculty Identify and orient team members representing key STEM stakeholders. An action-research team prepared to collect and assess data, and develop solutions. 01/12 Initiate action-research process of STEM Incubator Incubator & PD Lead, Project Director &Incubator Members Review STEM Planning Team research and data to identify opportunities to further address the barriers to STEM transfer. Attend STEM Project Director's Meeting and HSI Best Practices Conference Project Director Send key grant staff for training in best practices for STEM and HSI programs. Participants gain new ideas and share with STEM and college faculty and staff. 03/12 - 04/12
Year 2-4 – COMPONENT ONE: COLLEGE READINESS Continue to work with High School faculty, students, and families to increase STEM preparation for college. Implement High School MESA Programs annually Outreach Coach Finalize program components and structure with staff of each High School. Creation and ongoing implementation of MESA at all four key High Schools. Further support & develop Project Lead the Way programs at High Schools Outreach Coach and High School Counselors Continue to support existing programs (Antioch) and develop programs at one additional school (Pittsburg, Deer Valley, Liberty) per year. 10/11 - 09/16 Year 2-4 – COMPONENT TWO: TRANSFER READINESS Continue to enhanced STEM courses, MESA Summer Jam and two cohorts of MATH PATH each semester with institutionalization of funding for MATH PATH by 08/13. Complete Brentwood Science Lab Remodel Project Director, Facilities Manager, Dean Work with contractor to complete renovation. Purchase and install equipment. Hire Lab Technician. Furnished and fully functional lab opens. 07/12 - 08/13 Offer STEM lab courses at Brentwood Center Brentwood Facilities Manager, Dean Schedule and staff lab courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. 08/13 - 09/16 Launch STEM PATH program Math Dept. STEM Math Lead, Dean Complete development of program and integration of math and science curriculum. Development and annual offering of one cohort per year. 08/12 - 09/16 Increase offering of Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW) Student Consultants for AEW and faculty Recruit and train student facilitators to offer AEW's in additional subject areas. At least five AEW's offered each semester in Math, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. 08/12 - 09/16 Increase MESA student participation in Internships MESA Director Project Director Work with local and regional businesses/organizations to create new internship opportunities. At least five student internships added per year leading to at least 35 annually by grant end. 08/12 - 09/16