1. OSLN Update presented to the Ohio Board of Regents June 19, 2008

2. National Perspectives STEM education initiatives are underway in virtually every state National initiatives and calls to action (such as Rising Above the Gathering Storm and others) have raised awareness but have had little impact in prioritizing or redirecting national resources –Real action is taking place in regions and states Ohio viewed as a national leader in aggressively pursuing statewide public/private coordinated initiatives

3. STEM middle school approach centered on problem-based formal and informal learning Unique housing of school at National Inventors Hall of Fame Seamless pathways for STEM-oriented careers support systems for non-academic barriers to success (early co-op education, after school programming, tutoring, college access) Community initiated 7-12th Grade STEM education approach w/ shared R&D and professional development Plan overseen by an established regional STEM School (Metro) Year-round Approach, multiple sites with shared design principles “Field Campuses" with key STEM corporations in the region "One-of-a-Kind" Centerpiece Resource---Air Force Research Laboratory Array of educational delivery systems; established NGA STEM Resource Center; STEM Fellows A Network of Platform Schools All Share Common School Design Principles, Commitment to Substantive and Significant Outreach, Strong Public and Private Partnerships for Sustainability and Scalability and Proven Willingness to Share Assets and Work as a Network of Portfolio Approaches

4. The Collaborators and Partners associated with STEM School Proposals Schools/ K-12 Delivery Systems Higher Education Private Corporations Organizations & Associations Akron Public Schools Bedford City Schools Berea City Schools Brooklyn City Schools Cincinnati Public Schools Clark County Educational Service Center Cleveland Hts-University Hts City Schools Cleveland Metropolitan School District Columbus City Schools Cuyahoga Heights Local Schools East Cleveland City Schools Euclid City Schools Fairborn City Schools Fairview Park City Schools Garfield Heights City Schools Green County Career Center Greene County Educational Service Center Hamilton Cty Educational Service Center Hathaway Brown School Huber Heights City School District Lakewood City Schools Maple Heights City Schools Mayerson Academy Miami Valley Career Technology Center Montgomery Cty Educational Service Center Parma City Schools Saint Martin De Porres High School Shaker Heights City Schools South Euclid/Lyndhurst City Schools Warrensville Heights City Schools West Carrollton School District Xenia Community Schools The University of Akron Capital University Case Western Reserve University Central State University Cincinnati St Tech & Comm College Clark State Community College Cleveland Clinic Cleveland State University University of Cincinnati Columbus College of Art & Design Cuyahoga Community College University of Dayton DeVry University Hiram College John Carroll University The Ohio State University Sinclair Community College Wright State University Akron General Health System Akron Children ’ s Hospital Air Force Research Lab Battelle Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company CDO Technologies Chase Cincinnati Children ’ s Hospital Med Ctr Cleveland Public Power Duke Energy Eaton Corporation FirstEnergy FirstMerit Corporation GE Aviation GE Consumer & Industrial Electrical Inventis Group Ltd. Jones Day LexisNexis MWH Americas, Inc. NASA, John H. Glenn Research Center OMNOVA Solutions Proctor and Gamble RPM International Inc. Mound Laser & Photonics Center Standard Register SUMMA Health System Time Warner Cable Toyota Manufacturing North America City of Akron Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce Center on Education Policy CincyAfterSchool Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Cleveland Teachers Union Cincinnati Federation of Teachers Cleveland Council on World Affairs Cleveland Engineering Society Cleveland Foundation Cleveland Public Library The Greater Cleveland Partnership City of Cleveland Division of Workforce Development City of Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Workforce Investment Board Cleveland Scholarship Programs Columbus Education Association Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Dayton Development Coalition Educational Council E City EDvention Employment Connection The George Gund Foundation MAGNET, Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc National Society of Black Engineers NorTech Team NEO Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Great Lakes Science Center Ideastream/SMART Consortium Imaging Research Center Institute for Dev & Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology Ohio Supercomputer Center County of Summit, Ohio Summit Education Initiative SW Ohio Center of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education Strive University Circle Inc. WIRE-Net, Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network Youth Opportunities Unlimited

5. STEM Schools in Ohio: The Value of a Portfolio Approach Common assets; distinctive approaches Quickest path to accessible, high quality STEM education for all Complements efforts to align regional and state economic drivers same logic embedded in the University System of Ohio 10 Year Strategic Plan

6. STEM Learning Network “Commons" Philosophy* Fully participate in clear and open lines of communication and common branding, messaging and advocacy for high impact innovations in STEM education. Design and participate in network governance strategies and systems that amplify and accelerate our shared capacity to design and launch schools, build a borderless education innovation infrastructure and drive scalable and sustainable innovations. Align business, higher education and K-12 education partnerships to advance economic and civic development. Engage leadership that can advance the economic and educational well being of Ohio's citizens and regions. Fully participate in the design and implementation of common knowledge creation, management and distribution systems that advance the scope and quality of STEM education through curriculum, instruction, assessment, teacher quality, leadership quality, community engagement and public and social policy. Agreement to a common evaluation criteria and assessment data management system * Modeled after participative agreements in open systems development

7. OSLN Organizational Functions OSLN Public Engagement And Public Policy Support Technical Assistance And Program Services Core Program Operations Regional STEM “Platform” School and Hub Mgmt Managed by TIES Managed by BAHEEManaged by Battelle Managed by Region w/ Network Support Directed by Battelle Public Partnerships Gates Foundation & Private Investors Worknet Advisory Boards Finance and Management Operations Committee National Advisory Board Individual project quality & knowledge sharing Achievement of partnership commitments & Ohio STEM performance objectives National scalability & significance

8. OSLN Core Value Propositions Connect and Develop Platform Schools Bolster Regional STEM Education Capacity Amplify and Accelerate STEM R&D System Advance a Coherent STEM Education & Economic Development Strategy