1. New Jersey STEM Pathways Network Quarterly Meeting
December 14, 2017| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; followed by Celebratory End of the Year Lunch
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2. Agenda
10:00 a.m. Welcome
Rochelle Hendricks, Secretary of Higher Education
Laura Overdeck, NJSPN & Overdeck Family Foundation Chair
10:10 a.m. Review of NJSPN Priority Areas
Kim Case, Executive Director of Research & Development Council of NJ
10:20 a.m. NJSPN/Ecosystem Assessment
Laurie Harrington, John J. Center for Workforce Development
10:30 a.m. Conversation: New Jersey STEM Opportunities and Challenges
Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr., LD-21
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, LD-16
11:10 a.m. New Jersey STEM Advancement Grant Winner Announcement
11:30 a.m. NJSPN Action Groups & STEM Week 2018 Planning
Noon Networking Lunch & End of Year Celebration

3. New Jersey STEM Pathways Network
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4. NJSPN Vision and Mission
The NJ STEM Pathways Network, a public-private strategic alliance, defines and guides a statewide STEM vision for pre-K-to-workforce formal and informal learning opportunities that strengthen academic skills and inspire students; facilitates research and recommendations on STEM talent pipeline needs and barriers to success; and exposes students to the many educational pathways, experiences, and professionals that can prepare them for STEM degree programs and careers in New Jersey.
Vision
New Jersey attracts, cultivates and retains a 21st century workforce that is engaged and supported through statewide alignment of public and private STEM educational resources, ensuring the state remains globally competitive in STEM industries and continues its rich history of innovation.
The STEM Pathways Network started in early 2015 when Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks brought together a group of educators, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to suggest ways to improve K-12 STEM education. The Network is chaired by Laura Overdeck, Founder and President of Bedtime Math and Chair of the Overdeck Family Foundation.
The Research & Development Council of New Jersey has been appointed the management partner of the group.
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5. NJSPN Organization Structure
Founder: Secretary of Higher Education Rochelle Hendricks
Chair: Laura Overdeck, Chair, STEM Pathways Network;
Founder & President, Bedtime Math; Chair, Overdeck Family Foundation
Permanent Committees
Steering Committee
Communications Committee
Action Groups
Equity Action Group
Nannette Wright of Lockheed Martin
Workforce Development Action Group
Jeff Stoller of DOL&WD
Systems Approach to Advance STEM Action Group
Jim Novotny, Livingston School/NJSBA
Special Events Action Group (NJ STEM Week)
Kim Case, R&D Council of NJ
Committees are permanent and are responsible for the governance and communications of the NJSPN. Action Groups are temporary and focused on accomplishing a set of deliverables, determined by group members and the NJSPN Steering Committee
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6. NJSPN Priorities
ENSURING EQUITY AND ACCESS FOR ALL
Equity Action Group established-let by Lockheed Martin’s Nannette Wright
NAPE conference abstracts (NJ Equity in STEM; women in STEM)
NJ STEM Facts
STEM Tips for parents/families-magnet
Sharing resources on STEM inequities
Integrated into the work of all ecosystems
PROMOTING STACKABLE QUALIFICATIONS, CREDENTIALS AND REAL WORLD CONNECTIONS
Workforce Development Action Group established-NJDOLWD Jeff Stoller to lead
Ecosystems are working with Talent Network TIPs to partner/align with industry
Delran-Digital Fabrication Lab/Hackathons
Sharing of resources on opportunities to replicate, partner and best practices
IMPLEMENTING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION TO FOSTER A SYSTEMATIC, GRASS-TOPS APPROACH TO ADVANCING STEM
Ecosystems
Systems Approach to Advance STEM Action Group established-Livingston’s Jim Novotny to lead
SPECIAL EVENTS: NJ STEM Week March 9-18, 2018

7. NJSPN Assessment: John J
NJSPN Assessment: John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development Laurie Harrington

8. Heldrich Assessment Heldrich Team
Amy Dunford will be the lead researcher for the assessment of the South Jersey ecosystem and the Liberty ecosystem. 
Stephanie Holcomb will be the lead researcher for the Delran ecosystem, as well as the coordinator for the online survey of ecosystem members that will aim to assess the level of collaboration and connectedness of the members within each ecosystem, and measure the foundational components of each of the ecosystems.  
Laurie Harrington will be the Heldrich Center’s day-to-day contact for the Research and Development Council and will provide overall oversight and project management for the assessment; also lead researcher for the Newark ecosystem and the assessment of the NJSPN state-level oversight of the ecosystems.

9. Senator Tom Kean, Jr., LD-21
Guest Speakers: NJ STEM Opportunities and Challenges in 2018 and Beyond
Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, Ph.D., LD-16

10. Advancement Grant Announcement!
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Advancement Grant Announcement!

11. Delran STEM Ecosystem Alliance
Project: Delran Cubs STEAM Up Summer Camp
Project Goal: Strengthen the alliance by growing the number of students interested in participating in STEM opportunities, and exposing especially underrepresented populations to STEM pathways.
Project Description:
Four-week STEAM Summer Camp (July 9th – August 2nd)
Allows students (Grades 3 - 7) to participate in engineering activities and design challenges based on real-world problems
Provides experiences in art integration, robotics, circuitry, and coding
Partners, like Lockheed Martin, participate
Goal to create a week long STEM Academy for high school students and create scholarship opportunities

12. Liberty STEM Ecosystem Alliance
Project: Hudson County Hackathon
Project Goals: Through their participation in this event, students will…
learn how to apply current technologies/ design thinking to solve issues.
gain a sense of career possibilities in STEM fields.
develop effective presentation and communication skills.
become empathetic of the community around them.
Project Description:
The Hackathon will span across three events, with 2 lead-up events and the final contest being held in June
Designed as a problem-solving event that will challenge 5th-7th grade students of all backgrounds to use coding and technology to solve a current problem facing Hudson County.

13. Newark STEAM Coalition
Project: Demonstration project in partnership with the Earth & Engineering Summer Scholars Institute
Project Goal: Expose urban minority youth to potential careers in engineering and applied earth and environmental sciences.
Project Description:
4-week summer institute held at Rutgers University – Newark
Participants: year-old high school students
Consists of 4 modules that cover topics such as energy resources, mining and mineral resources, environmental stability and the surface process of engineering.
Project: Asset Mapping
Project Goals:
Understand the Newark/Essex County landscape for creating a PreK-16 STEAM pipeline
Develop a tool that will allow ecosystem partners to easily form strategic partnerships
Project Description:
Data will be collected via a widely distributed survey
Identify stakeholders and assets that can contribute to/ benefit from engagement with the coalition

14. South Jersey STEM & Innovation Partnership
Project: Two IoT (Internet of Things) Hackathons
Hackathon 1: Camden County College ~ Spring, 2018
Hackathon 2: Salem Community College ~. Summer, 2018
Project Goal: Provide a platform for students to:
Define, design, prototype and present an IoT solution.
Expand learning in STEM education.
Develop skills in computer science, computing and information technology, and engineering.
Project Description:
High School students are challenged to solve a problem through the creation of an original computer application
Students paired with college mentors
Event spans over the course of a full day

15. Thank You to our Ecosystem’s matching funders…
Liberty STEM Ecosystem Alliance:
Delran STEM Ecosystem Alliance
Newark STEAM Coalition:
South Jersey STEM & Innovation Partnership:

16. Breakout Session 11:30-Noon/Lunch
Communications Committee
Equity Action Group
Workforce Development Action Group
Systems Approach to Advance STEM Action Group
Special Events: STEM Week
New Jersey STEM Week March 9-18, 2018

17. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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