SWE Pre-College Initiative FY12 Outreach Committee Recommendations Mary Phelps SWE Outreach Chair

Growing the Profession FY12/13 Directive: Increase the number of women feeding engineering/technology schools by starting a community college program and developing middle / high school pilot program recommendations for SWE’s pre-college strategy and tactical outreach initiatives.

SWE Outreach Space Maturing SWE-branded extracurricular middle school outreach programs < 15% of membership engaged in outreach No current SWE-branded high school or elementary solutions STEM Outreach Space NSBE, AISES, SHPE use fee-based club concept w/secondary students Extracurricular and in-service programs Impact more diffused than large events Analyze

Critical to Quality factors (CTQs):  Increased member engagement Ease of use: one stop shop Reward engagement (individual and group)  Sustained student engagement through HS Value-added proposition  Optimal ROI: #impacted/SWE member(s) time Including significant others: parents, educators, partners Design

Design, cont’d Objective Deliver self-contained pre-college program offerings for SWE members and/or sections to deliver locally. Tactical Strategy Define offerings based on girls’ choices Develop 2-5 models that can be customized Club-based Service learning-based Outreach-based

Develop Use existing SWE programs as thought- starters Service model: STEP Up San Diego Club model: Weber High School SWE - SLC After-school program model: TEEMS Explore new concepts Virtual SME model: TBD Summer camp model: NSBE SEEK

Service Model: STEP Up Program Service Through Engineering Program Collaboration between high schools or after school institutions, SWE, and community Six teams of 2-5 girls; 16 mentors Four teams school-based, one GS, one BEWiSE 16 weeks, hour mentor commitment Girls Scouts provided venue for group events Partnered with local children’s hospital to develop toys or tools for developmentally challenged children or their therapists.

SWE Club Model: Weber State HS High school club members Formal charter, SWE sponsor Hands-on activities Outreach to middle school girls Monthly meetings Similar continuity issues as collegiate Club dynamics depend heavily on individuals

After School Model: TEEMS Program Together Exploring Engineering, Math, and Science Collaboration between SWE and Girls Inc. Recurrent hands-on activities Ages sessions, minimum Formal MOU with local affiliate $2,000 grant, funds disbursed at milestones Role model training for volunteers required

Develop, cont’d Model specific self-contained package(s) Framework / governing docs Required resources: budget, volunteers, training Activity recommendations Self-assessment

Implement Deploy model packages as completed via: Aspire SWE webinars/training Funding through outreach based on milestones Offer outreach sessions at conference Promote via All Together, SWEeter Futures, RG sessions, region meetings

Evaluate Track participation via SWEeter Futures Pre- and post-program surveys Participants Volunteers Modify model packages as appropriate Add new models as identified