1. Richmond, CA West Contra Costa Unified School District based in Richmond, California A STEM-focused district, engaging all students to succeed in mathematics, science, and literacy

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3. Who are we We are a large urban public school district with 30,000 students in five cities Our district has 1/3 English Learners We are driven to make education hands-on, engaging, and content focused and have begun a series of reforms to help teachers, administrators, and community members move our district in the STEM direction

5. Our Richmond Fab Story We’re new to Fab Labs, in pre-planning stages We’re establishing STEM Community Centers, which will contain the Fab Lab The STEM Community Centers will provide after school tutoring as well as support for teachers during the school day, and community classes and outreach

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7. Thank You! for allowing us to be part of the Fab Family Arigatō