Impact Report2015

SASTEMIC is Education SASTEMIC is Community SASTEMIC is Industry

letter from the chairmanDear Friends and Supporters,

I am pleased to report that 2015 was a fantastic year for SASTEMIC! We served tens of thousands of children,expanded our services, advocated for STEM, and built stronger connections with like-minded organizations acrossthe community. In 2015, we served 27,589 community members, including children, teachers and parents, withprograms teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and promoting future STEM careers.We welcomed Tesoro Corporation as a major Geekbus™ sponsor. With continued support from the 80/20Foundation and others, the Geekbus served over 20,000 community members and visited 161 schools. We becamethe official affiliate partner for FIRST Robotics in the Alamo Region, and through this program, we served 343student teams in 161 schools. We ran STEM and maker camps to help better prepare teachers to deliver STEMeducation. We advocated for STEM through 25 full-length radio shows, an Op-Ed and STEM Week promotion in theSan Antonio Business Journal, and through a STEM History Night that brought together students along with leadersacross all sectors of our community. And we are proud of our friends at the CyberTexas Foundation and Youth CodeJam, who we support through fiscal agent services, for the amazing progress and recognition they are receiving fortheir STEM-related missions.

The place of STEM education in our vibrant San Antonio economy will only grow larger. In 2015, we became anofficial partner of SA2020. In 2016, we will expand our Board, expand our services, broaden our sponsor base, andincrease even further our efforts to measure and assess results against the larger education, economicdevelopment and quality-of-life goals of the city. We will accomplish these things while keeping the dynamic,hands-on nature of STEM teaching and learning as core to everything we do! STEM is a powerful force fortransforming children, families and communities. Thank you for your past and ongoing support of SASTEMIC.

Best Regards,

Cliff Zintgraff

2015 Highlights

SASTEMIC’s programs provided STEM engagement to 27,589parents, students, teachers, and other community membersduring 2015. These community members joined our programs andother community partners in advancing STEM education in SanAntonio and the surrounding area.

2015 was a great year to bring Science, Technology, Engineering,and Math events to local schools, community centers, libraries,and other community events. Our 231 STEM events, in over 40South Texas cities, supported local city initiatives to advance ourarea into the 21st century with skills in coding, cyber security,robotics, renewable energy, mechanical engineering, and making.

In Spring 2015, SASTEMIC became the Affiliate Partnerwith FIRST© for the Alamo area FIRST Lego League Jr., FIRST LegoLeague, and FIRST Tech Challenge programs. SASTEMIC was alsofortunate to gain sponsorship from Tesoro to help grow andfurther STEM education initiatives across the area. Finally,SASTEMIC became an SA2020 partner for our work helping SanAntonio become a world class city in STEM and economicdevelopment.

SASTEMIC received national recognition in 2015! The Geekbuswas recognized as a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education by theWhite House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The Geekbus was also listed as a best practice resource for YouthMakerspaces by MakerEd, and SA Youth Code Jam won fundingfrom Awesome SA!

27,589 Community Members

231 STEM Events

Partnerships

Recognition

Sponsors Make great Things HappenSASTEMIC would like to thank ALL of our sponsors for theirgenerosity and support of our programs, with a very special

thanks to our program's major sponsors:

Alamo-FIRST sponsorship

Sponsors Make great Things Happen

Geekbus• Tesoro Corporation• 80/20 Foundation• Cognizant• Rackspace

complete list of 2015 Sponsors

FIRST• Rackspace• CPS Energy• Tesoro Corporation• U.S. Air Force• ARM• Booz Allen Hamilton• Texas Disposal Systems• Precision Group

Other programs• Google Fiber• ESC-20 • CyberTexas Foundation• Accenture Federal• Mayor’s Office • CyberTexas Foundation• Accenture Federal• Mayor’s Office • City Council Districts• Elevate Systems• The Bank of San Antonio• BioMed SA• St. Mary’s University

About SASTEMIC

Founded in 2011, SASTEMIC has grown to run major programs in the San Antonio area includingthe Geekbus™ and Alamo FIRST Region. SASTEMIC advocates for STEM education, and weconnect STEM stakeholders across the community. We deliver these programs to benefitchildren's education, to improve quality of life of children and their families, and to drive forwardthe community’s vision for the San Antonio region.

MissionSASTEMIC is a San Antonio-based nonprofit focused on STEM education. We deliver educationservices, advocate for STEM in the community, and connect stakeholders across the community.In the process, SASTEMIC frames its work inside community strategy and builds strongconnections with K-12, college, industry, government and other nonprofits in San Antonio.

We Value• The students we serve and their families• Strategic thinking• Management excellence• Action• Collaboration• Diversity that reflects our community• Long-term positive community impact

Services Advocacy Connectory

SASTEMIC Programs

Hosing the largest Regional K-12robotics competition in the United

Sates, Alamo FIRST engages studentsto become leaders in science and

technology through a Sport for theMind.

Alamo FIRST Geekbus

Camps Professional Development

SA Youth Code JamCyberTexas

A high-tech mobile makerspacededicated to bringing industry-

aligned STEM education experiencesto area schools and community

outreach events.

Our STEM camps combine our highquality educational Geekbus

programs, and extend our basicexploratory Maker activities, to

provide students continual learningduring spring and summer breaks.

STEM education experts provide avariety of services for improving your

STEM education needs includingProject Based Learning and Coding in

the Classroom.

Preparing San Antonio area studentsfor the National Youth Cyber DefenseCompetition through the support of

the 24th Air Force and industryleaders.

An annual family codingevent bringing parents, students,

experts, and educators together for aday of coding, video game design

and computer science.

Fiscal Sponsorship Fiscal Sponsorship

AboutAlamo FIRST

K-12th Grade Students

Teams

Schools

South Texas CitiesOur mission is to inspire

young people in the AlamoRegion to be science andtechnology leaders, by

engaging them in excitingmentor­basedprograms that

build science; engineeringand technology

skills; inspire innovation,and foster well­rounded lifecapabilities including self­confidence, communication,

and leadership.

Highlights

2,636

343

177

29

Local Impact

What is FIRSt seeing across the nation?

Major Sponsors

FIRST students are...

Total ALAMO FIRST Students on a Team

204 1,416 1,020

2x 88% 87% 89%as likely to majorin science orengineering

moreinterested incollege (FLL)

moreinterested incollege (FTC)

of FIRST Alumniin a STEM

degree or career

Percentage of Title 1 School Partcipation

43 % 44 %25 %

The Geekbus is a mobilemakerspace that travels to

schools and otherorganizations to provide STEM

educational experiences intheir classrooms. Our goal is to

spark students’ interests inScience, Technology,

Engineering and Math (STEM). With the explosive growth ofSTEM careers in San Antonio,

our programs aim to inspire thenext generation of local STEMtalent by focusing on schools

and other educationalprograms that serve

underserved populations.

About Geekbus

HighlightsTotal CommunityMembers served

Schools and CentersVisited

STEM Events

21,005

36

161

Sponsors

Geekbus Student Profile

73%

Economically

Disadvantaged

51%

Elementary School

30%

Middle School

19%

Male/Female

Participation

High School

43% 57%

Engineering and Technology

Career Awareness

Geekbus Survey DataIn the 2nd Quarter of 2015, we developed a new initiative in order to measure theimpact of Geekbus programs on students who attended a direct instruction session. To implement quantitative data collection, we developed a simple survey whichstudents complete after singe day instruction visits. The survey asks students forquestions to measure impact: if they learned more about STEM career options, ifthey learned more about technology and engineering, if they were inspired to learnmore, and if they were engaged and excited.

Engineering and

Technology Knowledge

Inspired to continue

learning STEM

Students Excited

and Engaged

84 % 84 %

81 % 89 %

Percent of Students who Agree or Strongly Agree the Geekbus increased:

Total Camps

Total Number ofStudents Served

513

18

Highlights

About CampsIn order to maintain studentengagement and to preventsummer slide while school is

out, SASTEMIC conducts STEMand Maker camps. These campsinclude high quality educational

programs teaching robotics,digital design, fabrication,

circuitry, and computerprogramming, to provide

students continual learningover the course of a week

during their summer. The goalof Camp is to enable students tobecome a creator of technology

rather than just a user ofprograms.

Camp Student Data

We asked students a short 10 question survey before and after camp, togauge our impact. We measured 4 key areas: career and higher educationopportunity awareness, their willingness to continue in the pursuit of STEM andMaking skills, confidence in STEM and Making skills, and self-identification in STEMand Making.

43% increase in College and Career Pathway Awareness14% increase in continued Pursuit in STEM and Making after camp18% increase in Confidence in Science, Technology and Engineering18% increase in Self-Identification as a Maker and future STEM professional

75%

Economically Disavdantaged

75%

Military Dependants

75%

75%

1st generation STEM students

Female Attendees

72% 47%

22% 95%

Professional Development

Throughout 2015, SASTEMIC provided 16 single day professionaldevelopment opportunities and 2 week long training sessions with schools,educators, and facilitators of all grade levels. Our professionaldevelopment providers pride themselves on using the highest quality andmost up-to-date standards for each topic, and helping to ensure that STEMis implemented on a wider scale into the classroom and during after schoolprograms.

670 Professionals Trained

STEM History NightThis one-night event, organized in conjunction with SA STEM Week (a city wideinitiative supported by the SA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce), highlighted SanAntonio’s place in starting the personal computer revolution. Held inside of e-Watch,student teams curated STEM museum exhibits in order to both teach and learnabout the history of STEM in San Antonio.

26 Students on 3 teams65% Female Participation148 Attendees, including teachers, parents, city councilmen, and students

Advocacy

SASTEMIC highlights for leaders throughout the community the importance of STEMeducation for the local economy, and STEM’s importance for continued growth inthe San Antonio region. In 2015, we organized Op-Ed articles and STEM highlight inserts in local media,facilitated economic development discussions on local radio, and held a night ofSTEM History for local leaders to meet students leading innovation.

CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program conceived by the Air ForceAssociation (AFA) to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity orother science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical toour nation's future. CyberTexas operates the CyberPatriot Center of Excellence (COE),awarded to institutions or municipalities that excel in emphasizing cyber security anddeveloping the workforce of tomorrow.

15 CyberPatriotEvents, Competitions,

and Camps

3,000 8-12thGrade Students

70 % Economically Disadvantaged

67%Student Participation

33%Female Male

SASTEMIC is proud to be the fiscal sponsor of the CyberTexas Foundation

Youth Code Jam is about inspiring kids to tell a computer what to do by learning tocode. With a focus on parent engagement, we work to connect the dots from playingonline to creating online to developing real-world job skills.

715 students served in all Youth Code Jam events

90% of kids say they plan to continue learning coding skills. 73% of students show more interest in technology 6 months after attending More than half of parents do not know how to help their child learn codebeforehand 99% of our parents say they feel better equipped to help their child pursueprogramming interests after Code Jam

What the families say:

SASTEMIC is proud to be the fiscal sponsor of Youth Code Jam

SASTEMIC Board of Directors

Cliff ZintgraffBoard Chairman

Scott Gray Board Member

Andrew SchuetzeBoard Member

Joe SanchezBoard Member

Patrick FeltyBoard Member(Acting Exec. Director)

Pam Colby, Technology FFWD Dr. Jo Dee Duncan, St. Philips College Dr. Belinda Flores, UTSA Janie Gonzalez, Webhead Dr. Joey Lopez, University of the Incarnate Word David Monroe, e-Watch Corp Matt Reedy, Community Volunteer Dr. Rudy Reyna, UTSA PREP Jenni White, Codeup

SASTEMIC welcomes new Board members in 2016!

SASTEMIC Staff

Tanja HernandezProgram Manager

Megan ClarkSTEM Coordinator

Chris HardeeSTEM Facilitator

Jason CulwellSTEM Facilitator

ContactMailing Address118 BroadwaySuite 520San Antonio, TX 78205

Phone Number(210)338-0439

Emailinfo@sastemic.org

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