1. STEAM Leadership Partners Meeting
The Greater Meaning of the ‘Arts’ Within the Context of the Nation’s
STEM Initiative
PBSC Foundation’s
STEAM Leadership
Committee Meeting
October 23, 2014
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth campus
CBP 103
8:30am-9:30am

2. Putting the “A” in STEM
Presented by
Jay Matteson, PhD, MS
Director IEES

3. STEM Functionality, Form, Power and Beauty

4. Emergency Field Generator

5. What are STEM-STEAM Jobs?
Reference: http://www.onetonline.org/

6. You can find the ‘A’ in STEM when
exploring the Green Economy

7. Browse by STEM Discipline

8. But what
about the
‘Arts’?

9. What’s important to know about the ‘A’
in STEM?
The ‘Arts’ within the context of STEM may
be defined as the integral relationship
between

10. The Making of the Ultimate STEAM Thinker
Objective Domain
Aptitude Achievement
Attitude Actions
Intellect Domain
Awareness Awe
Authenticity Accounting
Subjective Domain
Attention Affection
Aspiration Associations

11. What is the URGENCY?
• 6 high schools representing 44.1% of the graduating class (2,469
students) enrolled at PBSC
• All are Title I schools (offering financial assistance with high
percentage of children from low-income families)
• The average student-to-counselor ratio is 371:1 with Palm Beach
Central as the highest at 484:1 (recommended ratio is 250:1)
• 49.33% of these students failed the Algebra 1 End-of Course
(EOC) assessment with Palm Beach Lakes reporting a 64% failure
rate
• Florida Senate Bill 1720 no longer requires students to take
college placement test or to enroll in remedial courses (lower
retention and graduation rates are predicted)

12. Tiny First Steps

13. School and Community Outreach1
• Recruit STEAM Collegiate Scholars
from 6 High Schools and 18 Feeder
Schools
• Produce Summer Applied BEST
Program (Boost Engineering, Science
and Technology)

14. Identify Criteria for
STEAM Scholarships
2

15. Construct
STEAM
Studies
Academic &
Career Map
Introduce Students to
Foundation &
Industry Partners
Foundation Awards
Scholarship for Successful
Completion of STEAM
Studies Based on
1-year Performance
Assessment
Award AA Degree
with Meta-Major in
STEAM Distinction
Studies
The Completion Agenda: Faculty Cohort & STEAM Distinction Meta-Major for College and Career Success
STEAM Majors
Internships
-track performance and
provide support-
IMPLEMENT
STEAM
DISTINCTION
SCHOLARSHIP
INITIATIVE
Begin STEAM Studies
Track: Connect SLCs with
STEAM Faculty
Establish
STEAM COMPLETERS
Commitment to Excellence
Community
Create Career
Pathway
Academic &
Advising
Establish
Accountability
& Assessment
First Year
Experience &
SLS and Peer
Coaches
Establish
Faculty
Cohort
Based on Career Map Select
FYE Service-Learning Project
-aligned with Industry Partners-
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III
Create Assessment & Accountability Performance Record System
Create Student
“e-STEAM Portfolios”
(post to STEAM Studies
Success Website)
PHASE IV
Begin Final COMPLETERS
STEAM Studies Track
Identify
Industry Partners for
Service-Learning &
Internships
Register 1st
STEAM Class
Recruit
Students for
STEAM Studies
Meta-Major
-enter data &
begin tracking-
Meet with Academic
& Career Advisors to
Review Progress
Enter
IRE
STEAM Scholarship Operational Model

16.  Funding 1,000 new
student scholarships
 Building 100 new
business partnerships
 Developing 50
academic program
enhancements
 Providing 50 new
internship opportunities
 Opening doors for
women and minorities
in the STEAM
professions