NW11-030
August
31, 2011
To: NW Council Members
From: STEM Grant Committee
Subject: Pre-Submitted New Business: Distribution and Disbursement of STEM Funds
Background
The NW
council commissioned the STEM grant review committee to review applications and
suggest distribution of the budgeted STEM funds. The 2011-2012 budgeted STEM amount is
$10,000. SPEEA has received requests for over $44,400 for STEM related
activities during the application period. The combined budget for these teams
and events exceeds $250,000. The committee has reviewed the applications, met,
discussed the applications and summarized our discussion and reasoning. The
STEM committee proposes an increase to $14,000 for this budget year based on
the increased number of applicants and requests for funding.
|
SCHOOL
NAME |
Team
Size |
Requested |
Reasoning |
|
Auburn MoutainView High School |
24 |
$1,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Aviation High School |
51 |
$5,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Bellarmine
Preparatory School |
35 |
$1,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Enumclaw High School |
15 |
$700 |
Suggest funding at $500 because the budget was significantly
smaller |
|
Ballard High School |
32 |
$1,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Gladstone High School |
20 |
$1,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Interlake High School |
70 |
$3,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Issaquah High School |
25 |
$1,000 |
Suggest not funding because the application is not clear how the
kids would benefit since the money appears to be for advertising purposes |
|
H.M. Jackson High School |
24 |
$4,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Kimball Elementary |
24 |
$2,000 |
Suggest funding at $200 this covers the entrance fees for the
FIRST LEGO League |
|
Kent Meridian High School |
15 |
$2,500 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Lynnwood High School |
25 |
$4,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
SCHOOL
NAME |
Team
Size |
Requested |
Reasoning |
|
Martin Sortun Elementary |
15 |
$200 |
Suggest funding at $200 this covers the entrance fees for the
FIRST LEGO League |
|
Mountlake Terrace High School |
30 |
$4,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Puyallup High School |
6 |
$1,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences |
10 |
$2,000 |
Suggest not funding since Seattle Academy is a private school |
|
All schools, any students |
30 |
$500 |
Suggest not funding since the class was aimed at engineers
already in careers rather than students |
|
Girl Scouts of Western Washington |
300 |
$535 |
Suggest funding at $500 a good project with potential to reach
300 young ladies |
|
Franklin High School |
25 |
$2,000 |
Suggest funding at $1000 |
|
Burton Elementary School |
24 |
$4,564 |
Suggest not funding because the application does not fall in the
requirements of the program |
|
Washington Science Olympiad |
1650 |
$3,500 |
Suggest funding at $600 to cover partial supplies for 3 new
teams that scored poorly on the science portion of the Measurement of Student
Progress/High School Proficiency Exam |
Motion
It is moved that the NW Council increase the
budgeted amount for the 2011-2012 STEM Educational Grants from $10,000 to
$14,000 and distribute it in the following manner:
|
SCHOOL
NAME |
Amount |
|
Kimball Elementary |
$200 |
|
Martin Sortun Elementary |
$200 |
|
Enumclaw High School |
$500 |
|
Girl Scouts of Western Washington |
$500 |
|
Washington Science Olympiad |
$600 |
|
Auburn MoutainView High School |
$1,000 |
|
Aviation High School |
$1,000 |
|
Bellarmine
Preparatory School |
$1,000 |
|
Ballard High School |
$1,000 |
|
Gladstone High School |
$1,000 |
|
Interlake High School |
$1,000 |
|
H.M. Jackson High School |
$1,000 |
|
Kent Meridian High School |
$1,000 |
|
Lynnwood High School |
$1,000 |
|
Mountlake Terrace High School |
$1,000 |
|
Puyallup High School |
$1,000 |
|
Franklin High School |
$1,000 |
|
Total |
$14,000 |