Beans and Rice is a nonprofit that provides afterschool programs to improve economic well-being and academic achievement. It hosted a workshop about developing STEM clubs for afterschool programs. The first year of clubs focused on hovercrafts but had challenges around teacher buy-in and communication. For the second year, Beans and Rice received 12 club applications and selected 9 clubs focusing on topics like engineering, cooking, and film-making. The presentation provided recommendations for improving the club program selection process.

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4. This is Chris!
• Radford University,
Sociology '10
• Elementary
Afterschool Dircetor
• YMCA Councilor
• Prison Ministry
• Interests - Church,
friends, outdoors,
sports, family,
cooking

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Beans and Rice, Inc.
Building Assets and Capacities
Mission Statement
Beans and Rice is a community economic development
organization that improves the economic well-being of low
and moderate income families and children through
community education and asset development programs.

6. Program Services & Activities

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10. Beans and Rice, Inc.
Building Assets and Capacities
Project Instructions
•Groups of 4 - 5
•Define a common problem in
your student population,
program, school
•Develop a product prototype
to solve the problem
•Spokesperson sells the
product to the group
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12. Food
Security
• Increasing # on food stamps
• Increasing # free/reduced lunch
Economic
Opportunity
• Rising poverty
• Low median income
Academic
Achievement
• Disadvantaged pass rates
• Graduation indicators

13. Food Insecurity

14. Economic Distress

15. • In 2012-13 Division did not meet AMOs
• For 4 years federal graduation indicator lagged
statewide average by 4-7 points
• Economically disadvantaged high school math
pass rates were 15 points lower than overall
• Improvement plan required
Achievement Gaps - Pulaski

16. Educational Attainment

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18. Community
Needs
OST Engagement
Before and afterschool
tutoring, homework help,
credit recovery, STEM Clubs,
parental education and
involvement, summer
enrichment

19. STEM
Clubs
Project
Based
Learning
Petty -
Edvance
Research
Rescue
Social
Change
Group
Search
Institute 40
Dev Assets

20. 1st Year Implementation –
Hover Craft
Lessons Learned
2nd Year Implementation -
Examples
Recommendations
Agenda
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21. Session Goals
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22. The Hover Craft Club - Year 1
• Request for Proposal
(RFP)
– Program idea,
goals, objectives,
and lesson plan.
• Project Timeline
• Project Budget -
Material and supplies
• Challenges
• What students
learned

23. The Project Vision
Mr. Christian Miller, Pulaski County High School Faculty
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27. Lessons Learned
Need to generate faculty buy in at
end of school year
Sell, Sell, Sell the concept
Needed more than 1 pitch, message,
required 4-5 lead follow ups
Create profiles of model/desired clubs
Clarified RFP timeline

28. Where We're Going - Year 2
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
– 12 Program Applications
– Review Process
• STEM Focus, Cost Per Sheet,
Equitable Dollar
– Weekly Cost Budget
– Program Map
• Nine Selected STEM Focused
Programs(Clubs)
– Bowling, Culinary Arts, Electricity,
Engineering, Fitness, History through
Film, Meteorology,
Photography/Media.
– Currently working on partnership
with YMCA for Swimming and
Nutrition

29. Electricity Club
• Discover principles of energy
conservation
• Explore Alternative Energy
Solutions (solar, windmills,
recycling, etc.)
• Lifestyle and environmental
management practices.

30. History through Film
• Explore wars and current
events
• Watching and critique films
• Create documentary
• Learn to engage and
compare with historical
events

31. STEM Club
RFP Recommendations
Empower
Teachers
Set Budget
Range
Scoring Sheet
Partner
Proposals
Priority points
for targeted
clubs
Reduce,
Recycle, Reuse
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33. 21st CCLC Fall Academy
Afterschool STEM Clubs
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