Elevating STEAM work in East Metro
What is it?
   EMSP funded 20 STEAM efforts in the region in 2017 and 2018 to raise awareness of the dedicated professionals, passionate community members, and inspiring youth in the East Metro region.
Why it’s important:
   The East Metro region is home to incredible STEAM opportunities and professionals. This initiative both celebrates the current effort toward STEAM outcomes and encourages expansion toward more equitable access and more collaborative projects benefiting students of all ages.
How it works:
   EMSP released a request for proposals in 2016 and again in 2018. In 2016, over 500 people participated in the online showcase of ideas in the East Metro area! On December 19, 2016, over 30 members of the partnership gathered with an outside facilitator to elevate 15 of 22 projects for funding in 2017. In 2018, 10 ideas were submitted and 5 were funded, based on a rubric and scoring system completed by the Leadership Team. Pending future funding, additional requests for proposals could be forthcoming.
Results:
   An evaluation was completed by NPC Research in fall 2017 of the fifteen initial projects. Approximately 2,175 students from all five East Metro school districts were served by at least one of the 11 completed Pockets of Innovation. Pockets of Innovation served youth from Kindergarten through 12th grade, with the highest concentration of services available to third through fifth grades. In addition to youth participants, about 320 parents and family members attended one or more event, and 48 teen and adult volunteers assisted in offering STEAM opportunities to these students. Demographic information was difficult for many projects to collect, especially community-based projects, but about half of all participants were girls and at least one third of participants were from ethnic minorities traditionally underrepresented in STEAM fields.
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Airways Science
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Art of STEM, Inc.
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| Boeing |
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Centennial Middle School
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Center for Advanced Learning
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City of Gresham
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Creative Science School
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David Douglas School District
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East County Caring Community
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Friends of the Children
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| Girls, Inc. |
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Gresham High School Teachers & Students
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Gresham Redevelopment Commission
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| Grow Portland |
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Highland Elementary School (Gresham-Barlow School District)
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| Hive Cascadia |
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Human Solutions
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I have a Dream Foundation
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| IBEW |
| Impact NW |
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Metro East Community Media
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| Microchip |
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Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission
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Mt. Hood Community College
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Multnomah County Library
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Multnomah Education Service District
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Mythos Challenge
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National University of Natural Medicine
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Nu-Tech Machining
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| NW Noggin |
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ON Semiconductor
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| Oregon MESA |
| ORTOP |
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Pacific Northwest Carpenter’s Institute
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
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Parkrose School District
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| Pixel Arts |
| Port of Portland |
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Portland Art Museum
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PSU Research Faculty
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Refugee Immigrant Hospitality Organization
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RKM Development
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Rockwood Community Development Corporation
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Salish Ponds Elementary (Reynolds School District)
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SUN Metropolitan Family Services
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Ten80 Foundation, Inc.
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| Worksystems |
| YBA Architects |
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Zenger Farms CSA
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