San Diego MESA Alliance Industry Advisory Board Meeting Dec 10, 2008

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Title: San Diego MESA Alliance Industry Advisory Board Meeting Dec 10, 2008

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San Diego MESA Alliance Industry Advisory Board
Meeting Dec 10, 2008
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IAB Chair - Edgar Camerino

Welcome and Introductions
Review of minutes
Oct 8 2008

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2008 San DiegoMath Science Initiative

With Seed Money from the ATT Foundation, MESA is
Building a Powerful Network of Math and Science
Education Resources in San Diego K-12 Public
Schools that Features a Rigorous Curriculum
and Academic Support System for Disadvantaged
Students.

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Todays Agenda

MESA
Why San Diego?
The Initiative
Results to Date
Projected Growth
Partnership Opportunities

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MESA

For 38 years, MESA has provided a hands-on math
and
science education system for educationally
disadvantaged students that has become the
national model.
We work with school districts to train math and
science teachers in a rigorous curriculum
featuring an annual engineering design
competition, as well as college preparation,
counseling, college trips, visits to industry,
and parent and community involvement.
The program serves over 20,000 students K-16
annually in California, has won national awards
and been replicated in 14 other states.
NSF has been a key supporter, as have private
foundations and more than 200 corporations who
rely on MESA to produce the technology graduates
they need for their enterprises.

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Academic Excellence Workshops
Study Skills
Individual Academic Plan (IAP)
Hands-on M/S Activities
Entrance Exam Test Prep
Career/College Exploration
Summer Academic Leadership Institutes
MESA Days and Academies
Annual Recognition Events
Extracurricular Intensives
STUDENT
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MESA

Total students served (2005-06) 20,050
Students served at all levels K-12, community
college and
university
Schools served 307 (126 high schools, 121 middle
and
junior high, 60 elementary)
MESA Centers located at
UC 6
CSU 10
Independent universities 2
Community colleges 29
Community sites 4

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MESA
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MESA

Evidence of Effectiveness MESAs K-12 Program
83 of MESA students complete Algebra by the
tenth grade, allowing more time in high school to
take college preparatory math courses.
Of California MESA graduating high school
seniors, 67 went on to college, compared to 44
of all California graduating high school seniors.
36 of MESA high school seniors were eligible to
attend UC, compared to 6 of African American,
Latino and American Indian
high school seniors.
Of MESA high school graduates, 57 went on to
postsecondary education as math, science or
engineering majors.

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Why San Diego?

The proportion of students obtaining STEM degrees
in the U.S. has fallen in the last decade, from
32 in 1994-95 to 27 in 2003-04.1 Engineering
degrees dropped 20 from 1985 to 2005.2 Yet
jobs requiring STEM training are expected to
increase 51 nationally, leading to 6 million
potential job openings for scientists, engineers
and technicians.3 By 2020 the United States
could face a shortfall of 14 million such
workers.4 Seventeen of the top 20 fastest
growing jobs in the nation are in STEM fields.
Conservative estimates of the costs incurred by
the economy from this labor shortage range from
3 billion to 4 billion per year.5
This project would address the shortage by
replicating the California-based Mathematics,
Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
programone of the countrys most successful and
highly regarded STEM education and career
preparation programsto reach 1,500 underserved
students in math and science at the K-12 level in
San Diego, California.
1 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO),
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Trends and the Role of Federal Programs, 2006.
2 Op/ed piece by Cisco senior executive
Christopher Nordlinger, Chronicle of
Philanthropy, 10/13/05
3 IBM press release citing U.S. Department of
Labor data covered in CFO.com 9/16/05
4 Claiming Common Ground, 2006, The Institute
for Educational Leadership, The National Center
for Public Policy and Higher Education and The
Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research.
5 Gaudin, S. Network World, July 13, 2000 13.

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Why San Diego?

Although ranked third in the state in population
size and sixth nationally, San Diego lags behind
other large California cities in the number of
college-entering high school freshman from the
public school system. In 2006, the college going
rate (CSU, UC and CCC) from public high schools
in San Diego county was only 45. That is 7
percentage points lower than the Los Angeles rate
of 52, and 25 percentage points lower than the
San Francisco rate of 70.
San Diego also lags behind most other large
counties in the state in the rate of students
entering the UC system from public high schools.
That rate is 6.5, as opposed to statewide
average of 7.4. Comparing San Diego to the other
two largest cities in the state, Los Angeles is
at 8.1, and San Francisco is 23.3. In contrast,
of the MESA high school graduates who went to
college, 29 enrolled in UC right after
graduation.

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Why San Diego?

Hispanic, Native American, African American,
Pacific Islander, and American Indian students
are far less likely to leave high school having
met their college entrance requirements (between
24 and 28) than White, Filipino or Asian
students (between 46 to 60). In comparison,
61 of MESA graduates fulfilled the A-G
requirements for UC and CSU admission with grades
C or better.
Of the 493,669 students enrolled in San Diego
County public schools, 44.7 are eligible for
free or reduced-price meals and would be
considered economically disadvantaged. API scores
among MESA target population schools are also
substantially lower than more affluent districts.

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Why San Diego?

Two years ago, MESA received a 1.5 million grant
from the ATT Foundation to re-establish service
centers in two regions in California -- including
San Diego -- that had previously been closed due
to state budget cuts. MESA has been aggressively
matching this investment and has been able to
raise an additional 455,000, or 91 cents for
every dollar invested by our anchor grant maker,
for our center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
MESAs vision for a multilateral partnership with
a broad array of stakeholders in the San Diego
business and community sectors calls for serving
greater numbers of students in the region and
achieving sustainability for the anchor grant for
future years.
San Diego is home to many of the nations leading
technology, communications, aerospace, and
defense companies, all of which rely on the kind
of talented, diverse applicant pool that MESA
graduates provide.

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The Initiative

The initiatives objective is to increase the
number of educationally disadvantaged students
from the Greater San Diego Region who enter and
graduate from college in a math/science-based
major and enter successful careers in
mathematics, engineering, science and technology.

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The Initiative

Topline Achievements San Diego
Contracted with San Diego State University for
200,000 to permanently house program in College
of Engineering (subject to annual performance
review)
Hired full-time center director to serve as
bridge between university and local school
districts
Signed contract with San Diego Unified School
District with 8,400 in current commitments and
started negotiations with Lemon Grove and Santee
districts
Completed implementation of MESA in 16 schools
with 18 MESA teachers to serve 400 students
Huge response among teachers and students 200
students already signed up for engineering design
competition in 2008.

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Results to Date

Goal 1
Actively engage under-represented students to
reach their potential in math and science through
hands-on activities so they are better prepared
to complete their college degree in a Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)
discipline.

Result Achieved
About 400 students will be enrolled
and fully engaged this academic year
in the following activities
Individual academic plans
MESA periods
College test preparation
Study skills training
Engineering design competitions
Career and college exploration
Parent leadership development
Teacher professional development opportunities

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Results to Date
Goal 2 Strengthen teachers pedagogy and
math/science subject knowledge in alignment with
California State Subject Matter Standards

Result Achieved
About 18 math and science teachers
will experience one or more of the
following professional development
opportunities this academic year
MESA Academy for Science and Mathematics
Educators (MASME) (3-day summer workshop)
Mathematics Physics Technology Institute (MPTI)
(10-day summer workshop)
Orientation, site visits and technical training

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Results to Date

Result In Progress
Teachers come into contact with
useful and transformative tools as
part of MESAs campaign to infuse
its program with technology
MASME features workshops on online resources for
use in developing lesson plans, working with
students, fund raising and grant writing, as well
as Texas Instruments graphing calculator
technology
MPTI offers a compelling set of real-world
applications enabled by the T.I. technology and
the LearningLoop, MESAs own Confidence Based
Learning System

Goal 3 Increase education and awareness among
teachers about effective use of learning
technology in the classroom
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Results to Date
Goal 4 Use teachers as the conduit to raise
awareness and enlist support from students
family members and communities to partner to
advance students educational aspirations

Result Achieved
Center directors have met with
teachers in the community, received
commitments from them to engage
the wider community to motivate
students, and in many cases are
already seeing their efforts bear fruit
Outreach conducted at SDSU Native American
Students Day
SDSU undergraduate volunteers were provided to
schools that requested tutors
At San Diego, 15 schools signed up within the
first 10 months
120 students marched in the Martin Luther King
Parade with the SDSU Intercultural Relations
Group

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Results to Date
Goal 5 Create a cadre of teacher leaders to
inspire and disseminate program content to
non-MESA faculty and to lead future MESA
engineering design competitions

Result In Progress
Because it is by definition long-term,
this goal is not likely to be reached
until after the third year, however
Dozens of new teachers have already been trained
in the MESA curriculum, and history shows us they
will quickly share their knowledge with
colleagues
For both MASME and MPTI, post-enrollment-deadline
slots are opened on a first-come, first-served
basis to non-MESA faculty
At USC, MESA has managed to develop a cadre of
teachers who act as train-the-trainers for the
MPTIs and their work has made a huge impact on
the organization

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Results to Date
Goal 6 Create a stronger college-going culture
among educationally disadvantaged students, their
families, their schools and their communities in
the San Diego area.

Result In Progress
Because it is by definition long-term,
this goal is not likely to be reached
until after the third year, however
Both centers have started outreach to their local
communities, including the Native American Indian
community (SD)
Local industry has been engaged at both
centers. Employees will serve as volunteers in
engineering design competitions, will be invited
to join board of directors and asked to join
industry/college speaker board (SD)

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Results
Goal 6 Create a stronger college-going culture
among educationally disadvantaged students, their
families, their schools and their communities in
the San Diego area.

Result In Progress
The following schools have already been enrolled
in the program
San Diego Unified School District

Middle schools
Challenger
Farb
Keiller Leadership Academy
Mann
Montgomery
Pacific Beach
Roosevelt
John Muir (K-12)

High schools
Lincoln
Madison
Morse
SD Ed Complex (CIMA)
SD Ed Complex (SciTech)
San Diego MET (9-10)
Kearney-Mesa

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Results
At-A-Glance
Schools
Teachers
Students
SF
430
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13
SD
16
18
400
Total
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830
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Projected Growth
Program Services Rollout
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10

Individual academic plans
MESA periods
College test preparation
Study skills training
Engineering design competitions
Parent leadership development
Teacher professional development opportunities
Student counseling and advising

Summer pre-engineering courses
Career and college exploration
Tutoring
Mentoring
Student leadership development
Industry site visits and shadow days
Industry advisory board development
Academic excellence workshops

Special program development
Advanced teacher professional development
opportunities
Accelerated student academic preparation programs
(e.g., FastTrack Math, Algebra Academy, more
pre-engineering courses, etc.)

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Projected Growth
Current and Projected Enrollment of MESA Students
Current and Projected Enrollment of MESA Schools
Cost Per Student
Current and Projected Enrollment of MESA Teachers
Note Cost-per-student is based on average of
250,000 total core infrastructure budget per
full MESA center, divided by the number of
students the center serves. Starting in 2008-09,
the SF Bay Area Center is scheduled to add a new
field station in Concord, adding 80,000 to the
total budget for that year and all future years.
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Partnership Opportunities

MESA has adopted four strategies to ensure the
new
center continues to grow and thrive
Conduct matching campaigns that allow other
donors to fully leverage their investment with
the anchor donor and other matching funds.
Identify, cultivate and solicit donors who are
committed to supporting MESAs operating expenses
to bring these services to San Diego and ensure
continued service to students.
Continue pushing for permanent institutional
support at the state and local levels
Harness existing relationships with foundation
and corporate donors to support specific programs
that will take place in the two geographies.

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Partnership Opportunities
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Partnership Opportunities

Provide MESA with cash grants to support and
sustain its work in San Diego. Right now we are
looking for several anchor grants for 2009-2012.
Provide MESA with in-kind support in the form of
volunteer engagement on the local MESA board of
directors and program activity events.
Provide MESA with technical assistance in the
form of consulting and community building to help
us build our network in San Diego.

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Partnership Opportunities

Sponsor MESA at SDSU. All sponsors receive
recognition in all publications and website
produced by the SDSU MESA pre-college program.
Level Cost (annual)
Diamond 100,000
Platinum 75,000-100,00
Gold 50,000-75,000
Silver 25,000-50,000
MESA Hero 10,000-25,000
MESA Partner 5,000-10,000
MESA Supporter 1,000-5,000
MESA Booster 100-1,000

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Partnership Opportunities

Supporting San Diego MESA achieves three
objectives simultaneously it strengthens the
math/science academic pipeline that produces San
Diego employers STEM workforce, it improves
educational outcomes for disadvantaged students
and communities, and it meets the philanthropic
objectives of your company or foundation board.
Supporting MESA now makes sense because your
giving dollar goes the farthest and has the
greatest impact.
As an early-stage investor, your foundation can
take a significant role as a stakeholder in the
program with influence in the shaping of the
program.
MESA is uniquely positioned to steward your
philanthropy or recruitment dollar well in San
Diego because our program has 38 years of proven
effectiveness, a strong track record of
accountability to donors, and a history of
working with San Diego students for many years.

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Program Updates

SDSU MESA Engineering Program (MEP)
SDSU MESA Schools Program (MSP)
SDSU Imperial Valley MSP
City College MESA
Southwestern College MESA
Student Organizations

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Program Updates SDSU MEP

MEP Transfer Orientation / Alumni Panel on Fri
Nov 7 2008
PGE Student Leadership Conference on Nov 7 9,
2008 in San Ramon, CA
Graduation Scholarship Banquet
New Date Mon May 4 2008
SDSU Aztec Center Montezuma Hall

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Program Updates SDSU MSP

MESA Days (Preliminaries)
SDSU MESA Days on Sat Mar 14 2009
Jr. Regionals on Sat Apr 18 2009 _at_ SDSU
Science Expo Alliance Event April 4th 2009_at_Balboa
Park
High Tech Fair, Grades 7-12,March 11, 2009Del
Mar Fairgrounds - Wyland Hall

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MESA Days Prelim Competition

When Saturday, March 14th, 2008
Where SDSU Campus
Who San Diego MESA middle and high schools

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MESA Days Jr Regionals

When Saturday, April 18, 2009
Where SDSU Campus
Who Southern CA MESA Middle Schools

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How can you help?

Accepting volunteers
Judges, crowd control, hands on workshop
facilitators
Sponsors
Fund student prizes, lunch, activity, materials,
scholarship
All sponsors and volunteers will be listed on the
program and advertisement materials

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Material Qty. Size
String or wire 14 6 ft.
Elmers glue 14 Qt.
Solid Craft sticks 14 1000
Exacto Wood Cutters 40
Graduated Cylinders 28
Safety Goggles 28
Paper tape 14 factory
Mouse traps (victor/no cheese please) any standard
Masking tape 14 factory
Balsa Wood (All sizes, flat1/8 and ¼ and small round tubes (1/4 inch) 14 2 lbs.
Modeling Clay 14 1 lb.
Digital scale 14 metric
Foam 14 6 ft.
Bridge tester 1
Bubble wrap 14 6 ft.
PVC pipes 10 12 ft.
Various wood s 28 2 x 4
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Program Updates Imperial Valley MSP