RSVA Annual Meeting
October 15, 2014
Mission
The MetroWest STEM Education Network brings together key stakeholders from K-12 school districts
(including private schools and regional vocational technical schools), institutions of higher education,
economic competitive organizations, and businesses to collaboratively address regional education and
workforce needs relating to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
Objectives
 Increase the number of MetroWest preK-16 students
who participate in programs that promote interest in
careers related to science, technology, engineering,
and math.
 Increase the number of qualified STEM teachers in
MetroWest preK-12 schools.
 Enhance STEM content knowledge and pedagogy of
MetroWest in-service and pre-service teachers.
 Improve STEM offerings available in public and private
schools located in MetroWest.
Networking Four “C”s
 Convene stakeholders
 Coordinate and align STEM advocacy
 Communicate among stakeholders
 Collaborate with and between stakeholders
Strategic Concept Model
Key Indicator - Student Interest
Percent of high school students interested in pursuing a STEM career or college major.
2008 Actual
2012 Actual
2016 Goal
Massachusetts Statewide
37.0%
38.9%
45%
MetroWest Region
32.5%
36.1%
45%
Source: SAT registration questionnaire (data collected and prepared by UMass Donahue
Institute)
Key Indicators – Academic Prep

Percent of students that score proficient or advanced in 10th grade math MCAS test.
2008 Actual
2012 Actual
Massachusetts Statewide
71.7%
78.4%
MetroWest Region
86.1%
90.7%
Source: MCAS (data collected and prepared by UMass Donahue Institute)

Percent of students that score proficient or advanced in 10th grade science, technology,
and engineering MCAS test.
2008 Actual
2012 Actual
Massachusetts Statewide
56.9%
69.1%
MetroWest Region
76.8%
85.0%
Source: MCAS (data collected and prepared by UMass Donahue Institute)

2016 Goal
85%
95%
2016 Goal
72%
93%
Percent of high school students that report taking at least 4 years of math and 3 years of
lab science.
2008 Actual
2012 Actual
2016 Goal
Massachusetts Statewide
78.5%
78.5%
100%
MetroWest Region
84.8%
85.1%
100%
Source: SAT registration questionnaire (data collected and prepared by UMass Donahue
Institute)
Operating Plan
 “Sustaining” initiatives are member programs that
benefit from regional collaboration.
 “Investing” initiatives are new projects or expansion of
projects to new applications that require development
and funding.
 “Leveraging” initiatives optimize existing statewide
and @Scale initiatives through collaboration with the
respective sponsors to propagate their programs in the
MetroWest region.