December 13, 2013 Jennifer Jirous,, STEM Program Director Colorado Community College System

Meeting Agenda Recap of last meeting outcomes Guiding Questions/Data source collection Quality Data metrics Quality Data Strategy Document Updates: Overview of state-level STEM / Equity Roadmap STEM Roadmap NAPE Equity Project Updates: STEM Data Collection – Where we are with Colorado occupation, education, and equity data Large Group Activity: K-12 Data – What’s good? What’s missing? What can you add? Small group activity: Defining STEM occupations/codes Small group activity: Building a STEM regional map. Discussion: The Quality Data Strategic Plan Wrap-up/Next steps

Meeting Goal/Objectives Goal: Identify and discuss quality data sources and continue work on state-level data quality strategy to ensure that quality data is being used to inform STEM decision making at the state level. Objective: Data Source Grid and draft Data Quality Strategy Document that would be used to guide STEM data collection. These include: Identified sources of available quality data Reasons for and definition of quality data Data quality metrics (i.e. accuracy, validity, reliability, etc…) A framework for management and accountability of quality data for the STEM level work.

October Meeting Outcomes Overall Purpose Guiding Questions Quality Data metrics Quality Data Strategy Document Outcome: Common understanding of group progress to date

Guiding Questions 1. Is the Colorado P-12 education system providing all students the STEM foundation they need to meet postsecondary and workforce requirements? 2. Are Colorado higher education institutions producing the STEM certificates, degrees and competencies needed to meet workforce demand? Are women and minorities equitably represented? 3. Does Colorado have a sufficient, equitable supply of quality STEM educators? 4. Do Colorado students have access to quality STEM experiences? 5. Is Colorado providing opportunities for its workforce to upgrade their skills to meet in-demand STEM skills? ? What are successful STEM pathways for all (esp underrepresented) in Colorado What is Colorado’s definition of STEM? ?

Quality Data Metrics Accuracy (solid collection/ self-reported) Validity (measure what intended) Reliability (stable/consistent collection methods) Timeliness (historical / real-time) Relevance (does it address a question) Completeness (missing data) Limitations Data Source (reputable) Ability to alignment to other sources Ownership

Quality Data Strategies(?) Need: Colorado needs access to quality data in order to inform STEM decision making at a state and regional level. How Quality Data Metrics Governance and leadership (who) Policies (i.e. security, storage) Systems and processes People and skills Data use and reporting

State Level Updates Updates: Overview of state-level STEM / Equity Roadmap (20 min) STEM Roadmap NAPE Equity Project STEM Data Collection Outcome: Knowledge of state-level STEM roadmap and NAPE Equity work

Colorado Team Core Goals During the school year: Create a data-driven “sense of urgency” for CO stakeholders regarding gender equity in STEM (Collaborative Impact Framework - prerequisite). Identify a team of “champions” for gender equity in STEM (Collaborative Impact Framework - prerequisite). Embed equity principles into prioritized STEM initiatives Identify four community colleges to implement the SEP 2.0 program in the Spring of 2014

Colorado STEM Awards (all 2 yr Public) (preliminary figures reported by CDHE as of October 2013) Certificates White63%61% Hispanic10%12%11% Black9%6%5% Asian5%3% Female 23% Degrees White68%71% Hispanic10%12%11% Black9%6%5% Asian5%3% Female 28%

Data Collection Small Group Acitivty: K-12 Data– What’s good? What’s missing? (15 min) Outcome: Documented data and origination source

Equity Equity Metrics Large Group Discussion: What’s good? What’s missing? (15 min) Outcome: Documented data and origination source

STEM STEM Degrees/Occupations Small group activity: Defining STEM degrees/occupations (30 min) Outcome: Framework for identifying different STEM definitions

STEM Regions Large group discussion: Defining STEM Regions (20 min) Outcome: Identified STEM Regions Small group activity: Building a STEM regional map. (20 min) Outcome: Identified data to include in regional map

Quality Data Strategies Plan Discussion: The STEM Quality Data Strategic Plan (20 min) Why? What? Who? Outcome: Draft Quality Data Strategic Plan

Wrap-Up/Next Steps Final thoughts Next Meeting Date Thank you for coming!!