SUSAN  HACKWOOD  CCST  EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  

 COUNCIL  MEETING  OCTOBER  26,  2015  

 

²  CCST  Governance  and  OperaEons  ²  S&T  CommiJee  Progress  ²  CCST  Projects  

²  EducaEon    

²  Community  College  project  ²  Baccalaureate  modeling  project  

²  Well  SEmulaEon  Technologies  ²  SB4  reports  completed  

²  DC  trip  

²  S&T  Policy  Fellows  ²  Alumni  acEve  

²  7th  class  begins  training  on  November  2  ²  Fundraising  

Recent  Ac(ons  

The  CCST  Strategic  Plan  is  con(nuing  to  be  implemented.  

 S&T  Policy  Fellows  and  CalTAC’s  strategic  plans  were  completed  in  July.  

CCST  has  created  the  five  subject-­‐maEer  commiEees  to  drive  CCST  projects.  All  commiEees  have  met  on  a  regular  basis.  Several  have  held  mee(ngs  with  state  officials  and  are  beginning  to  iden(fy  areas  

to  focus  aEen(on.    

Board  to  deliberate  on  how  projects  are  selected/funded  on  Oct.  26  and  Council  will  pick  up  discussion.  

CALIFORNIA  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES      How  California  Community  Colleges  can  engage  in  the  maker/hacker  space  movement  as  a  means  of  preparing  their  students  for  careers  in  STEM  fields  and  a  new  opportunity  for  supporEng  entrepreneurship.      CCST  producing  a  white  paper  and  case  studies,  and  this  spring  will  begin  planning  a  series  of  meeEngs.  

BACCALAUREATE  MODELING      Phase  I  is  a  collaboraEon  with  Cal  Poly  –  San  Luis  Obispo  to  perform  staEsEcal  analysis  of  student  data  to  idenEfy  factors  predicEng  student  success.    Phases  II  and  III  have  the  goal  of  designing  a  systems  dynamics  model  and  adapEng  the  model  to  other  California  undergraduate  insEtuEons.    Phase  I  is  funded  and  should  be  completed  in  winter  2015/2016.  

 

 

Members  have  spent  the  past  year  developing  a  strategy  for  moving  the  organizaEon  forward  on  four  major  dimensions:  

 1.  Strengthening  and  increasing  membership  

2.  HosEng  three  symposia,  two  regional  and  one  statewide,  focusing  on  using  technology  to  enhance  student  success  in  Common  Core  Math  and  the  Next  GeneraEon  Science  Standards  

3.  Shaping  STEM  educaEon  policy  in  California  

4.  Establishing  the  CCST  DisEnguished  Educator  Policy  Fellows,  modeled  acer  the  S&T  Policy  Fellows  

   

   

 

This  work  reflects  CalTAC’s  conEnuing  commitment  to:    

•  Increase  the  number  of  fully  qualified  and  effec(ve  STEM  teachers  who  are  enthusias(c  and  willing  to  teach  in  challenging  schools  

•  Strengthen  the  teacher  development  pipeline  to  ensure  the  workforce  is  fully  able  to  implement  the  Common  Core  State  Standards  and  Next  Genera(on  Science  Standards  

•  Boost  reten(on  rates  by  providing  a  venue  for  California’s  most  accomplished  teachers  to  grow  professionally  

   

   

²  A  significant  feature  of  CalTAC’s  work  conEnues  to  center  on  partnerships  with  likeminded  organizaEons  

         

Partnerships/collabora(ons  

 ² Report  laid  out  in  three  volumes:  

I.  Past,  Present  and  Future  Applica(ons  of  Well  S(mula(on  Technology  in  California  (released  January  14,  2015)  

II.  Environmental  Impacts  of  Well  S(mula(on  Technology  in  California  (released  July  15,  2015)  

III.  Case  Studies  with  Selected  Evalua(ons  of  Environmental  and  Public  Health  Risk  (released  July  15,  2015)  

   

   

SB4  Well  S(mula(on  Assessment  

There  were  many  wide-­‐reaching  rollout  acEviEes  and  broad  interest  from  policymakers  and  journalists.  CCST  briefed  the  Governor,  Lt.  Governor,  Legislature,  staff  of  the  California  delegaEon  of  Congress,  and  execuEves  in  the  Natural  Resources  Agency  and  the  Environmental  ProtecEon  Agency.  

The  report  has  been  the  focus  of  numerous  arEcles  in  the  media.  The  Governor  called  for  an  interagency  group  to  address  the  report  recommendaEons  and  the  state  is  developing  an  implementaEon  plan.  

    Amber  Mace,  Jane  Long,  and  Laura  Feinstein  visited  DC  earlier  in  October  an  briefed  congressional  staff  on  the  findings  and  recommendaEons  of  the  report.  

   

²  ConEnue  to  excel  in  their  careers  

²  Many  sEll  acEvely  engaged  with  CCST  and  have  representaEves  serving  on  the  CCST  

Development  CommiJee,  Fellows  Advisory  CommiJee,  and  Fellows  SelecEon  CommiJee  

2014-­‐15  Class  of  Fellows  ending      

²  The  Year  6  Fellows  have  staffed  and  analyzed  over  100  bills  and  hearings  

²  All  have  decided  to  stay  in  policy  one  way  or  another  

²  Six  have  accepted  employment  in  new  posiEons:    

 ²  Debra  Cooper  –  Senate  Office  of  Research  

²  Angee  Doerr  –  Center  for  Ocean  SoluEons,  Stanford  ²  Vivian  Ericson  –  Office  of  Assembly  Member  Garcia  ²  ChrisEne  Hochmuth  –  California  Dept.  of  Finance  

²  Andrew  Kosydar  –  Office  of  Assembly  Member  Daly  ²  Estevan  Santana  –  Office  of  Assembly  Member  Bonilla  

²  ScoJ  Sellars  –  Scripps  InsEtuEon  of  Oceanography  

2015-­‐16  Class  of  Fellows  (Year  Seven)    

 ²  Erin  Arms      UCD    GeneEcs  ²  Emily  Berry      UCSF    Cell  Biology  ²  Daniel  Brumbaugh    U  Washington  Marine  Ecology  ²  Sarah  Carvill      UCSC    Environmental  Studies  ²  MaJhew  Dumlao    UCD    Soils  and  Biogeochemistry  ²  Diana  Lin      Stanford  Environmental  Engineering  ²  Esha  Mathew    U  Michigan  Cell  and  Molecular  Biology  ²  Gabriella  Nepaomuceno  UCD    Chemistry  ²  Renita  Polk      Johns  Hopkins  Human  GeneEcs  ²  John  Thompson    Northwestern  Materials  Science  

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UPCOMING  MEETINGS:    

FEBRUARY  17-­‐18,  2016,  BOARD  &  COUNCIL,  SACRAMENTO  

MAY  25-­‐26,  2016,  COUNCIL,  SACRAMENTO  

OCTOBER  26-­‐27,  2016,  BOARD  &  COUNCIL,  LOCATION  TBD