Proposal by TAF (Technology Access Foundation) to scale our award winning TAF Academy 6th-12th grade STEM school by partnering with existing public schools in transforming them into schools where students can reach a high level of personal achievement

1. Scaling What Works!
TAF (Technology Access Foundation)

2. Is STEM Literacy the Key to Success
for Students of Color?
• Achievement gaps on the basis of race/income remain rife.
This has grave implications for our country’s success.
• In 2012, children of color in the United States were 47% of the
under 18 population, by 2019 people of color will be in the
majority1
• Three quarters of living wage jobs in the future will require
some familiarity with STEM disciplines.
• Good to great jobs in the Puget Sound region already match this
statistic, with currently over 25K jobs going unfilled2
• Today’s schools, largely public, have neither the experienced
staff, the resources, the funding and the high expectation culture
to insure that all students are qualified for these jobs and
entrepreneurship
1 US Census 2Washington Technology Alliance
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3. TAF Creates STEM Literacy Learning
Environments for Students of Color
STEM literacy is the ability to identify and apply concepts and
content from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
to understand and solve challenges or problems that cannot be
resolved by any one disciplinary approach.
STEM literacy enables students to apply 21st century skills such
as adaptability, communication, collaboration, problem solving,
and systems thinking to improve the social, economic, and
environmental conditions of their local and global community.
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4. Leadership Team and Partners
Troy Hilton
Educational
Technologies
David Harris
STEM Integration
Trish Millines Dziko
Executive Director
Sherry Williams
Deputy Director
Zithri Saleem
Program Strategy
Director
Chris Alejano
Director of
Education
• College and University
• UW Bothell - Faculty co-facilitate teacher professional development in STEM
education at the STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute
• Seattle University – TAF Academy is a contracted site for students teachers
• Seattle Pacific University– TAF Academy is a contracted site for students
teachers
• Community
• Martinez Foundation -Martinez fellows are teachers of color. They teach at
TAF Academy during the summer to prepare them for the upcoming year.
We choose from this diverse pool of teachers when there are openings
during the school year
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5. Untapped Potential
Today Underrepresented Minorities
(African Americans, Latinos & Native
Americans) occupy only 10% of the
science and engineering jobs. 1
Yet they make up 30% of the
current working population and
40% of the immediate pipeline
of talent (ages 18-24) and over
60% of the future pipeline
(age <5) of talent. 2
1 2012 data 22010 data
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6. The Opportunity
Through partnerships with existing
schools, TAF is taking the core
elements that make TAF Academy a
success and transforming the
learning environments and
outcomes for other underserved
students and educators
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7. TAF Academy - A Model of
Success
• 6th-12th grade public neighborhood STEM school co-managed by TAF
and Federal Way Public School District opened in 2008
• Set high expectations in a socioeconomically diverse school with no
barriers to entry or retention
• Built a culture of equity, authentic learning, academic achievement
and college readiness, with students routinely besting district and
state test core averages, 98% on time graduation, 96% college
acceptance, 81% college attendance
• Built a collaborative cross grade and cross discipline learning
community where the principal is instructional leader
• Designed and vetted and implemented cross discipline project based
learning curriculum with multiple levels of student assessments
• Productively involved education technology, industry, the
community and family to deepen learning
• Winner of two national (Intel, Ashoka) and three state (Innovation
School designation, school of distinction) awards for academic
achievement
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8. The Pilot School –Mount View
Elementary School In Highline
Mount View Elementary Profile
• School
• 600 students in K-6
• 92% students of color
• 88% free and reduced lunch
• 48% English language learners
• 10% special education
• Staff
• Superintendent sponsorship gave
school staff the confidence to step
out and try new things
• Transformation led by Principal
whose relationship with staff and
families generated trust in the
process
• 100% of teaching staff voted
“yes” to the change
• Transformation started summer 2013
Criteria for Choosing
Transformation Schools
• School profile meets at least two of
these criteria
• At least 70% of the student population
are children of color,
• More than 40% of the students qualify
for free or reduced-price lunch
• School qualifies for Title I Federal
assistance
• The students’ standardized state test
scores are consistently below the state
and district averages.
• Superintendent with existing plans to
innovate within the district
• Innovative principal with
demonstrated leadership and quality
relationship with staff and families
• Majority of teaching staff agreeable
to change
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9. STEMbyTAF Framework
Change the academic environment so students and educators
can be the drivers of their own teaching and learning
Work with school
leadership to
redefine the school
vision and culture
Change curricular
approach to
standards based and
project based
teaching and learning
Develop principals and teachers
Ground teachers in
STEMbyTAF Pedagogy
Provide instructional
coaches to support
teachers
Program Managers
facilitate transfer of
innovations from TAF
Academy
Provide ongoing support and
resources for learning network
Build a learning network to expand
professional learning community and
share resources
Establish appropriate ongoing level of
support once core elements of the
transformation are complete
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10. STEMbyTAF Pedagogy
How do 21stCentury learning standards promote equity in STEM education?
EQUITY
Having the
conviction that
every student is
capable of
learning and
being successful
is a core value
that all teachers
and staff must
have
professionally
and personally
STEM
Integration
Cultivating
opportunities
for students and
teachers to
engage with
STEM
professionals
and activities,
both on and off
campus.
Interdisciplinary
PBL
Project-based
learning allows
students to
respond to a
“real-world”
question
purposefully
integrating
multiple subject
areas to learn
key academic
content in a
more holistic
way.
Educational
Technology
Developing the
capacity for
students to use
various
software and
technologies to
be successful
and
competitive.
College and
Career
Readiness
Awareness that
college is a
viable option;
Eligibility for
college
admissions; and
college-level
academic
preparedness
without
remediation
Ultimately, we trust in the creativity, ingenuity, and potential of our students - with intentional, well thought
out instruction and a supportive classroom environment that includes both learning appropriate technologies
and a teacher invested in both the process and end product, students can and will produce amazing things.
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11. The Process –Mount View
Elementary
Meet with District and School
Leadership to determine
commitment and need
Date: March 2013
Status: COMPLETE
Meet with school staff to
determine current
environment
Date: April 2013
Status: COMPLETE
TAF gathers additional
information and develops
proposal
Date: May 2013
Status: COMPLETE
Develop work plan with school
leadership and staff
(5th & 6th grade)
Date: June 2013
Status: COMPLETE
School staff attends
STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute
for professional development
Date: July 2013
Status: COMPLETE
Implement Year 1 work plan &
develop details for Year 2 (4th-
6th grade)
Date: August/Sept 2013
Status: COMPLETE
School staff attends
STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute
for professional development
Date: July 2014
Status: COMPLETE
Implement Year 2 work plan &
develop details for Year 3
(2nd-6th grade)
Date: August/Sept 2014
Status: IN PROGRESS
School staff attends
STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute
for professional development
Date: July 2015
Status: OPEN
Implement Year 3 work plan &
develop details for Year 4 (K-
6th grade)
Date: August/Sept 2015
Status: IN PROGRESS
School staff attends
STEMbyTAF Teacher Institute
for professional development
Date: July 2016
Status: OPEN
Implement Year 4 work plan
and develop details for
ongoing support
Date: September 2016
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12. The Partnership
Staff Management If principal position becomes vacant, TAF participates in interviewing principal
candidates.
As teachers leave the school, TAF works with principal to select the candidates that suit
the STEMbyTAF model and the school culture.
Budget / Funding District funds school as usual and reallocates use of funds to fit the STEMbyTAF model
implementation. In addition provides an instructional coach (trained by TAF) and
relevant technology.
TAF provides instructional coach, program management for the transformation and
learning network solution.
Curriculum and
School Design
TAF partners with staff to influence the rules of the school by defining what it means to
be a student, teacher, or administrator and setting policies addressing absenteeism,
truancy, and discipline concerns.
TAF works with staff on the pedagogy and master schedule, including the flexibility to
extend the school day for mandatory extended learning time participation
Governing
Organization
TAF has the ability to negotiate agreements with 3rd party organizations (enrichment
providers, consultants, etc.) that govern their interactions with the school
Program
Accountability
TAF has access to relevant data such as student achievement data, staff professional
development attainment, and transparent financials.
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13. A More Systemic Approach
A proven public/private partnership
model
TAF has a history and positive track record forming partnerships
with public school districts for the advancement of students of
color.
TAF is an active partner with the
district
TAF is a mutual investor in student success. We co-manage the
transformation and provide ongoing support once the school is
fully transformed.
TAF uses a local staffing model In our experience, change happens more rapidly and has a
better chance of sustaining itself when the change comes from
within the community and/or with the assistance of someone
who can relate to the community. We hire team members who
demonstrate their investment in the communities we serve
Unique focus on teaching We focus in the pedagogical skill development, and in-depth
discussion around core commitments to education, knowing
there are many other opportunities for curricular and content
knowledge.
We create and manage a broad
learning community
By creating a learning community that consists of educators,
industry professionals, corporations, nonprofits and higher
education we give our partner schools a network to lean on and
a way create a more authentic and relevant educational
experience for their students and themselves.
Each transformed school will
become a lab school
We are building models all over the state making it easy to
share information with other schools wanting to replicate all or
some of those practices.
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14. Goals and Metrics
Goals
• Transform every partner school
into an academic environment that
will promote the highest level of
student learning, teacher
development and community
engagement.
• Students are solidly on the path to
college, career and citizenship
• Create a pipeline of excellent STEM
teachers and school leaders
• Create a network of STEMbyTAF
schools become lab schools to
facilitate knowledge transfer of
best practices
Metrics
• Students
• Student academic outcomes (state test scores,
interim assessments, etc.)
• Attendance and disciplinary actions
• Quality of work for exhibitions
• Participation in school culture
• Teachers
• Collaboration and planning
• Quality of projects design and implementation
• Use of external resources
• Classroom management and use of curricular
content
• Principal
• Implementation of work plan
• Instructional leadership
• TAF Program Management
• Knowledge transfer from TAF Academy
• Coaching and support
• Management of learning network
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15. Scaling and Sustainability
• Scaling
• TAF will continue the transformation process with our current pilot
school through the five year period
• In 2015-2016 we will being the process of adding one school per
year, while continuing to codify our model and assess ability to add
more schools
• Over time, TAF will increase the rate in which we partner with
schools
• Sustainability
• After the successes in the five year period, we expect districts (with
the support of our School Finance Specialist) will be willing to
reallocate funds and seek additional funds to pay for our model.
• Depending on the locations of those districts we will either work with
districts directly or form a partnership with a suitable organization to
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16. Financials
2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 5 Year Total
INCOME
Social Venture Investment $ 192,350 $ 400,000 $ 600,000 $ 800,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 2,992,350
Grants $ 195,000 $ 400,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 500,000 $ 2,095,000
Individual Donations $ 75,000 $ 150,000 $ 225,000 $ 300,000 $ 375,000 $ 1,125,000
Corporate $ 25,000 $ 50,000 $ 75,000 $ 100,000 $ 125,000 $ 375,000
Total Income $ 487,350 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,400,000 $ 1,700,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 6,587,350
EXPENSES
Staffing $ 278,913 $ 879,128 $ 1,009,526 $ 1,043,396 $ 1,175,877 $ 4,386,839
Direct Program Costs $ 43,200 $ 63,400 $ 92,100 $ 115,800 $ 139,500 $ 454,000
TOTAL Expenses $ 322,113 $ 942,528 $ 1,101,626 $ 1,159,196 $ 1,315,377 $ 4,840,839
Total Schools 1 2 3 4 5
Cost/School $ 322,113 $ 471,264 $ 367,209 $ 289,799 $ 263,075
Monthly Burn Rate $ 26,843 $ 78,544 $ 91,802 $ 96,600 $ 109,615
Assumptions
• All staff, except instructional coaches split
time between TAF Academy and
transformation schools
• Fully staffed in 2016-2017
• School 1 goes into maintenance in 2017-
2018 and doesn’t require a fulltime coach
• Add one new school per year
• Annual 3% cost of living increases
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17. Investment Opportunity
• TAF is seeking to raise $1.366M in 2014-2015 to fund:
• Startup costs ($192, 350)
• Two years of program implementation for Mount View Elementary
• One year of program implementation for First Place School
Staffing
Program Management $ 348,600
Sitebased Staff $ 229,200
Program Support $ 449,050
Taxes and Benefits $ 232,440
Total Staffing $ 1,259,290
Program Operations $ 106,600
Total $ 1,365,890
For more information email: taf@techaccess.org or call 206-725-9095
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