1. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
California STEM Summit
October 15 & 16, 2012
San Diego, CA
Harold Levine David Butler Linda Christopher
Dean, UC Davis CEO, LEED Director, Education
School of Education Innovation

2. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
UC Davis School of Education
The School of Education at UC Davis is committed to working
for the individual fulfillment of all learners through public
education.
As we grow, we remain true to the distinctive traditions of UC
Davis with emphases on interdisciplinary collaboration, deep
and sustained engagement with practitioners and community
partners, and on work that fundamentally integrates research
and practice.

3. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
UC Davis School of Education
The School offers a wide range of academic and professional
development programs that prepare university faculty and
research professionals as well as teaching and administrative
leaders for the world of public education (K-16).
Through our PhD, EdD and MA programs, we prepare students
to take leadership roles in advancing research and scholarship,
strengthening schools, and improving education policy.
In our credential program, we prepare students to become
teacher leaders and educational advocates for all learners.

4. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
LEED
Linking Education and Economic Development
501 c 3, affiliate of Sacramento Metro Chamber
Employer/Education Partnership
Serving as the Capital Area P-20 Council
Scope of Work:
Aligning Education to Advance
Regional Economic Objectives

5. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
LEED Programs
Convergence Quarterly, Next Economy
PLTW Engineering, Biomed, 40 schools
CareerGPS Career Exploration, 6,000 students
C/A STEM Alliance UCD School of Ed, CSLNet
Intern2Learn Web platform, talent retention strategy
Pathways HS academies, Effective,
LEED – best practice (Harvard)

6. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
Policy, funding trends
Regional, align programs/funding, pathways
Cuts categoricals, Local flexibility
Drive graduation, P/S completion, support labor markets
LEED is well positioned as Capital Area P-20 Council

7. CARSA
Capital Area Regional STEM Alliance
We Believe
Regions are the units of economic competition
The regions that align their education assets effectively
will be the winners in the 21st Century
LEED has aligned its strategic plan specifically
to advance the Next Economy