STE(A)M Truck 2022-2023 Annual Report

2023 ANNUAL

REPORT

Our Mission STE(A)M community

Truck’s

mission

members

in

is

to

hands-on,

immerse

youth,

high-tech,

and

educators, low-tech

and

STEAM

experiences that unleash their creativity and enable them to design and drive the lives and future communities of their dreams.

Our Vision STE(A)M Truck’s vision is that K-12 youth throughout the U.S. will have

equitable

access

to

relevant,

transformative

and

inspiring

learning experiences that open doors for future life opportunities.

A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Greetings STE(A)M Truck friends and supporters,

STE(A)M Truck is proud to celebrate another year of impact on youth and educators across Metro Atlanta.

This year with your support we connected youth with the tools and technology to _________ and we launched our Educator Community of Practice, connecting educators with real tools and curriculum to prepare students for STEM careers across Georgia. Through it all, we led with joy and energy, celebrating the brilliance of our youth and partner educators.

We still need your support to ensure more youth have access to relevant, career-connected STEM content. We know that together, we can provide kids often left out of STEM a pathway to rewarding life and community-changing STEM careers.

As we look forward to the new year and STE(A)M Truck’s 10th anniversary, we are excited to focus in 2 main areas, increasing our impact on youth, primarily in 3rd-8th grades and expanding the capacity of inschool and out-of-school educators. Leading with our values of equity, inclusion and belonging, experiential learning,

innovation,

and

partnership,

STE(A)M

Truck

is

ready

to

connect

Georgia’s

students

with

opportunities to thrive in STEAM pathways and careers.

We are excited to continue the work of unleashing the creativity of youth and enable them to design the lives and future communities of their dreams.

DR. M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

By the numbers I’ve not met a class yet

5,530

that doesn’t look forward to it every Friday. They speak about what they

Students served

learned and the tools

645

they used, and they walk away with something they

programming hours

made. It has impacted

serving students across

students in such a positive

Metro-Atlanta

way.

183

Summer Blackmon - STEM Specialist Centennial Academy Charter

teachers empowered POST-PROGRAMMING STUDENT REPORT

6 60% expressed an increased

new global corporate partnerships

interest in graduating 63% indicated 50% Female

using high tech

47% Male

tools was more fun.

53% Black 43% expressed 30% Latinx an increased interest in getting a STEAM degree

MESSAGE ON PARTNERSHIP

DR. NATALIE DAVIS Assistant Professor Creative and Innovative Education (MACIE) *

The M.A. The program in Creative & Innovative Education (MACIE) at Georgia State University is deeply committed to educational justice and nourishing children's creative lives.

Through our apprenticeship course and ongoing partnership with STE(A)M *Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan

Truck, our graduate students have gained valuable experience in community engagement and immersive pedagogical design.

STE(A)M Truck understands that learning can and should be joyful. It should be energizing, accessible and a catalyst for change. We are grateful for the support of STE(A)M Truck as we collectively strive toward more equitable, innovative educational PAGE 01 futures.

MESSAGE ON PARTNERSHIP

TERRETA RODGERS Head of Community Affairs Amazon

“It is estimated that 1 in 8 children in Georgia face hunger. Amazon is committed to fighting food insecurity in the communities it calls home, and by launching programs like Good, Clean, Fair Food, we are empowering youth to leverage local resources to provide their families and neighbors with access to healthy foods.”

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Finances REVENUE

$1,991,064

Foundation Grants

$694,000

Fee for Service

$847,553

Corporate Sponsors

$381,752

Other Income

$43,343

Individual Donors

$24,416

EXPENSES

$2,161,678*

Personnel

$1,581,553

Operational Expenses

$192,392

Program Overhead

$301,114

Legal & Professional Fees

$32,675

Total Vehicle Expenses

$53,944

*Note: $433K of expenses this fiscal year were from dedicated funds received in our prior fiscal year.

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING

STE(A)M Trucks roll up to each site with all they need to create a “hands-on, minds-on” maker experience for students. Each STE(A)M Truck is a mobile innovation lab equipped with the best available high-tech and low-tech tools, and kids will see (and appreciate) that at first contact.

Program Instructors are there to guide students through distinctive lessons, helping them learn to safely operate real tools and machines. These programs can be a single-day or extend to multiple-week engagements where kids will get their hands dirty and make and design things like sneakers, geodesic domes, pyramid planters, and rockets.

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

STE(A)M Truck Teacher Engagement empowers faculty and staff to incorporate more tools, technologies, and problembased activities into their lessons with our Professional Learning Experiences. These experiences are prepared with the teacher in mind and put the educator’s needs at the center. Faculty and staff are invited into an open, comfortable space where they are treated as professionals and all learn together.

INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN

The STE(A)M Trucks bring a powerful, authentic curriculum that puts students first. Whether the focus is on building a pyramid planter or designing a rocket, each lesson is created by going straight to experts in the field and incorporating information gained into every lesson plan.

STE(A)M Truck curricula are for every single student. Using the Universal Design for Learning guidelines, we work hard to ensure that ALL learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities

We'd like to thank all our donors for their generous support ADAM BARRETT

JATISHA MARSH

OREOLUWA ADEYEMI

ALAN STUKALSKY

JAVIER BUITRAGO

PARAG MEHTA

ALONZO FORD

JEFF BROWN

PAUL MARQUARDT

AMAZON CORPORATE

JEWANNA GAITHER

PPG FOUNDATION

AMAZON SMILE

JIMMIE WALKER

PRERANA SHARMA

ANDRE DEMETRIUS

JOEL RAMIREZ

PURPOSE BUILT SCHOOLS

ANKUSH SINGLA

JORI & JUSTIN MENDEL

RACHEL POWELL LEWIS

ASHTASHA SUTTON

JOSHUA TYSON

RADHI MOHAN

ATLANTA JEWISH FOUNDATION

JULIAM WOODWARD

RAHIM KABANI

ATLANTA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

KEDRA FAIRWETHER

RALPH PASSAFIUME

BILL SCHNITZER

KENDI O'MARD

RANDI FARAGE

BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION

KEVIN KELLY

RITA ANNE ONEIL

BRIAN FORRESTER

KEYA WONDWOSSEN

JOY & RITCHIE DICKIE

BRIDGETTE BROWNING

KILPATRICK STOCKTON

ROSA MELANO

CYNTHIA JEWELL

LESLIE & HUNTER PIERSON

RYAN MURPHY

DAN WEINSTEIN

MARLOW FRANCIS

SCOTT STROBRIDGE

DAWN BRYANT

MARY JO PEED

SHAUN EVANS

DAWN LAMPERT

MATTHEW THOMAS

SHELODON CUMMINGS

DIONNE COWAN

MAURICE MITCHELL

SHERICKO LEVERETTE

DOUGLAS ANANIA

MELANIE CALHOUN

SIOBHAN FORD

EDWARD PARK

MICHAEL DURAL

SNIPES

EMILY ABRAMS MASSEY

MICHAEL FRANCIS

SPELMAN COLLEGE

ERIC SCHNELL

MICHAEL GRIFFIN

STAR MELANCON

HAL STOREY

MICRON

STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY

HANDS ON ATLANTA C

MISHONE DONELSON

SUSAN REU

HARRY KURTZ

MONICA NIXON

TERI LASSITER

IAN POLLOCK

MORGAN FAISON

THE LULUMA FOUNDATION

IVY PREP ACADEMY

NATHAN RILEY

VALEISHA ELLIS

JACK AND JILL

NICHOLAS BRANKER

VICTORIA CAREY

JAMES & CASSIDY PETA

NIKE INC

VINCENT D'AURIA YU PENG

It takes a collective effort to create real change.

Together, we can eliminate systemic barriers in public education and create positive outcomes for students in communities across the Atlanta area.

STE(A)M Truck PO Box 2434 Decatur GA 30031

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