This presentation is an overview of a planned technology center for the Baldwin Hills Community.

1. Baldwin hills
Technology center
By
SWAG 2 SCHOOL, INC.
ELIZABETH COTTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving the
community and the world better than you found it.- Marian Wright Edelman

2. About swag 2 school
Our mission is to provide linked
learning support via an urban
contemporary platform that focuses
on enriching the lives of youth while
inspiring ingenuity, creativity, and
brilliance.

3. About swag 2 school
Our programs focus on the following:
 Sports & Recreation
 Health and Wellness
 Environmental Connection
 Professional Development
 Life Skills
 Social Interaction

4. Technology center
organizational chart
Project Lead
Elizabeth Cotton
Project Manager
Damien
Goodmon
CFO
Wilson Lea

5. Why a technology center?
A digital divide is an economic inequality between
groups in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge
of information and communication technologies. Black
and Latino groups combined account for 23 percent of
the U.S. population between the ages of 22 and 75,
but they are only 6 percent of practicing engineers.
The more frequently a student has access to S.T.E.M.
education, the more opportunities they have to gain
skills that can lead to careers in Math & Science
related fields. The Baldwin Hills Technology Center will
produce a more educated minority workforce.

6. Why a technology center?
The Bureau of Labor & Statistics project that the fastest growing
careers will be S.T.E.M. related.
• Software Engineers
• Physical Therapy Aides
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Athletic Trainers
• Environmental Engineers
• Biochemists/Biophysicists
• Veterinarians
• Networks Systems Analyst
• Medical Assistants
• Medical Scientists
• Dental Assistants
• Occupational Therapists

7. Why a technology center?
Main Goals
• Decrease the technological
divide in the proposed
community
• Establish a space of
S.T.E.M. research and
learning for the community
• Provide stakeholders and
the community
opportunities to connect in
a positive setting
Initial Objectives
• Build partnerships with
neighboring
universities, high
schools, community
orgs, and corporations
• Create assessment test for
technology center student
participants
• Create S.T.E.M. programs
& curriculum for 6th – 12th
graders

8. Economic indicators
• The technological center is to
have a direct impact on the
surrounding community which
includes the following zip codes
90016, 90018, 90008, 90043,
90301, 90302, 90305, 90056.
• There are approximate 250,000
people that live in this area.
• 58% of that population is black
and 38% is Latino.
• Economic indicators signal that
unemployment rates and
residents living below the
poverty level in this area are
above the US Average.

9. Technology center stakeholders
Community
Investors
• Youth
• Donors
• College/University
Students
• Science & Technology
Companies
• Dislocated Workers
• Local Schools &
Universities
• Working Professionals
• Veterans
• Elderly
• Government Agencies

10. Technology Center Youth
Programs
• Mathematics is the foundation and prerequisite for
study in all things S.T.E.M.
• In the proposed community where the center will be
located, the high school population has significantly
fallen below average with only 4% of high school
students operating at the required math and science
proficiency level as compared to 43% for LAUSD as
a whole.
• Swag 2 School would like create sustainable
tutoring modules and applied S.T.E.M. projects for
students.

11. Technology Center Youth
Programs
• Incorporate Tele-learning in our programs to be
more effective.
• Combine Tele-Learning with tutor assistance and
interactive S.T.E.M. projects to increase student
math skills and knowledge of S.T.E.M. application.
• Partner with local universities to create programming
and obtain volunteers.
• Construct programs for students that have difficulty
with math and for students that are advanced.

12. Technology Center Youth
Programs
• Partner with LAUSD to create comprehensive math
exams to assess student math levels.
• Track students progress through periodic quizzes
and standardized test.

13. Technology center equipment
NEeds
• Projector & Projector
Screen
• Laptops/Computers
• Printers/Fax/Scanners
• Flat Panel Televisions
• Security Equipment
• Memory Storage
• Servers
• Audio/Speakers
• Software Programs

14. Technology center
Location
• 4315 - 4317 Leimert Blvd.
• 4 Building Compound
• 3,850 Sq. Ft.
• In the heart of the Baldwin
Hills Community
• Very Private & Secure
• Near LAX Metro Line
• Rent $7,000/mo

15. • Anticipated Opening – Summer 2014
• Initial Funding goal of $500,000

16. Partnership Inquiries
For partnership inquiries, please contact Elizabeth
Cotton at 213.273.4734 or by email at
swag2school@gmail.com