2014annual report - STARBASE OKLAHOMA

2014 annualreport

DoD StarBaSe program - ConneCting with our CommunitieS

www.DoDSTARBASE.org 1

INTRODUCTION

ALetterfromDoDSTARBASEGraduate,DanielTorrecampo.........2

ALetterfromDoDSTARBASEGraduate,DylanOney.....................4

ALetterfromMajorGeneralLeeTafanelli, TheAdjutantGeneralofKansas..................................................7

ALetterfromGeneralJanetC.Wolfenbarger, Commander,AirForceMaterielCommand..................................8

DoDSTARBASEAtAGlance..........................................................11WestinghouseElectricandSTARBASEConnecticut..........................12

ALetterfromCalvinBaker,SuperintendentVailSchoolDistrict...14

ALetterfromElaineBowers,KansasStateSenator.....................17

ALetterfromDr.AngiWilliams,Superintendent, GalenaParkIndependentSchoolDistrict, GalenaPark,Texas.....................................................................18

DoDSTARBASEOklahomaBuildsIndustryCoalition ThatAlignsWithTheUS2020President’sCompetitiveGrant...20

ALetterfromOklahomaInnovationInstitute.................................22

ManyMentors–ADoDSTARBASEPartnerinConnecticut..........23

DoDSTARBASEAwards&Recognitions.......................................24

2014 AssessmeNT

ExecutiveSummary........................................................................28

TheParticipants..............................................................................32

TheProgramElementsofDoDSTARBASE....................................34

Volunteers.......................................................................................38

Outreach.........................................................................................39

TheDoDSTARBASECurriculum.....................................................40

ChallengestoProgramGrowth......................................................41

TheDoDSTARBASE2.0ProgramElements...................................42

ProgramOversight..........................................................................47

FiscalAnalysis................................................................................50

StudentAssessment.......................................................................53

Students’AttitudinalResponses....................................................57

DriversofOpinion...........................................................................74

StudentKnowledgeandSkills.......................................................77

ParticipatingTeacherAssessment.................................................88

DriversofTargetRatings..............................................................101

CONsIDeRATIONs fOR The 2014 PROgRAm YeAR................103

APPeNDICes..................................................................................107

DIReCTORY.....................................................................................133

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2 www.DoDSTARBASE.org

A Letter from DoD StArBASe GrADuAte, DAnieL torrecAmpo

DearDoDSTARBASESacramento,

DoDSTARBASEhasbeenanimportantchapterinmylife.ThisSTEMprogramhassparkedmyinterestinaeronauticsandtechnologysinceattendingRoblaElementarySchoolin2005-06.ThankstoDoDSTARBASE,decidingonanacademicfocuscameearly;flightandengineeringbecamemypassion.Lookingback,Icanrecalloneofmymostmemorable5thgradeactivitiesatDoDSTARBASEinSacramento,California.

Myfavoritelessonwasflightmechanics.Learningaboutlift,drag,andthedifferentcontrolsurfacesofanaircraftwassurprisinglyfun,andIalwayscamebackthefollowingweekeagertolearnmore.Inadditiontothelectures,Iwasalsoabletodesignmyownaircraftwithcomputer-aideddesign(CAD)software.Ifoundthisexperienceparticularlyhelpfulbecauseitgavememoreexposuretomaterialsrelatedtomycurrentstudies.

FromdayoneatDoDSTARBASE,ourinstructoremphasizedtheimportanceofteamwork.Aprofoundmomentformewas“TheAcidRiver.”Thiseventtestedourabilitytocollaborateusingingenuityandleadershipskills.Theconceptofteamworkmostdefinitelyappliestomystudiestoday.Infact,collaborationhasbeenthekeytomysuccessastheformerAviationClubPresidentinhighschoolandformycurrentengineeringcourseworkattheuniversitylevel.

AsasophomoreatUCDavis,Icanwhole-heartedlyattributemyhighaspirationsforanaerospacecareerduetomyexperienceatDoDSTARBASESacramento.Theengagingexperiments,technology,teambuildingactivities,andscienceinstructionsparkedmyinterestinaviation.IamcurrentlymajoringinAerospaceandMechanicalEngineeringandpursuingacareerintheaerospacedefenseindustry.IwouldliketoworkforindustryleaderssuchasNorthropGrummanorLockheedMartinthatfocusondevelopinghighperformanceaircrafttoprotectoursoldiersandtheinterestsofournation.

Sincerely,

DanielTorrecampo


Daniel Torrecampo attempts the “Acid River” activity while attending DoD STARBASE Sacramento as a fifth-grade student in 2006.

Daniel Torrecampo (left), 2006 DoD STARBASE Sacramento graduate, is currently attending University of California (UC), Davis, majoring in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. As a member of the UC Davis Advanced Modeling Aeronautics Team club, he will compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Aero Design competition in April 2015. Competitors must program an Arduino module for a remotely controlled competition plane that will drop a payload on a target from certain altitudes. The module provides real-time telemetry of the plane’s altitude, GPS coordinates, speed, and heading.


DearDoDSTARBASEOklahoma,

WhenIwasin5thgradeatCreekElementaryinMuskogee,Oklahoma,myclassattendedDoDSTARBASEattheoldNationalGuardArmoryjustsouthoftown.MyfellowstudentsandIwereexcitedforthechancetogetoutofclassanddoreallivescienceactivities.Ididn’trealizeitatthetime,butInowbelievethathaditnotbeenforDoDSTARBASE,wewouldhavegottenverylittlescienceeducationinelementaryschoolduetotheschoolemphasisonmathandreading.Thatintroductiontosciencewasaveryenlighteningexperienceforme.IbelieveitwasthebeginningofaninterestinallthingssciencethathasledmetowhereIamnow.IwouldliketosincerelythankDoDSTARBASEfortheimpactyouhavehadonthedirectionofmylife.

EventhoughithasbeenyearssinceIattendedDoDSTARBASE,IstillrememberitbeingthefirsttimeIreallythoughtaboutalotofthings.Idiscoveredthatthingsaremadeupofparticles,atoms,molecules.IlearnedthataBernoullistriprosebecauseitwasinteractingwithsomething.Ifoundoutthatairwasn’tjustemptyspace.DoDSTARBASEwasthefirsttimethatknowledge“clicked”.Thatrealizationhasstuckwithmealltheseyears.Thesethingsseemedlikemagictricksatfirst,butIlearnedthatcrushingacanafterheatingupwaterinsideitorsuckinganeggintoabottlearebothduetothesamething:pressuredifferentials.Idiscoveredthatyoucanviewalmostanythingusingthelawsofphysicsandanunderstandingofchemistrytoreallyunderstandwhatisgoingon.Thattypeofoverarchingunderstandingofthenaturalworldisexciting,andIcanhonestlysaythatformeitallstartedatDoDSTARBASE.

Andnow,yearslater,IamasophomoreatOklahomaStateUniversity(OSU)studyingChemicalEngineering.ManyoftheconceptsIamcurrentlylearningaboutin-depthwerefirstintroducedatDoDSTARBASE.IamexcitedtobetakingtheknowledgeIhavegainedovertheyearsandapplyingittoaccomplishsomething.Asexcitingasitistolearn,itismoreexcitingtoknowthatyoucanusewhatyou’velearned.

A Letter from DoD StArBASe GrADuAte, DyLAn oney


InmyhometownofMuskogee,OK,nearlyevery5thgraderattendedDoDSTARBASE.Itisapartofourcollectivememoryandasharedexperiencethatweallrememberfondly.ThesememoriesreinforcedmybeliefthatSTEMeducationinelementaryschoolisveryimportant.AsIhavegottenolder,IhaveevenparticipatedinprogramsthathavesupportedelementarySTEMeducation.Inhighschool,IhelpedwhenourScienceClubwenttoelementaryschoolsforscienceexperimentpresentations.IwasalsoamentorfortheFIRSTLEGOLeagueRoboticsclubatmyformerelementaryschool.IamcurrentlyamemberofChemkidzwhichispartofOSU’sAmericanInstituteofChemicalEngineersprogramtoencourageSTEMeducationatanearlyage.Andmostexcitedly,thispastsummerIwasabletoworkwhereitallbeganforme!IworkedatDoDSTARBASEasasummerintern.Itwasanincredibleopportunityformetobeabletocomebackandsupporttheprogramandworkwithyoungstudentswho,likemesomanyyearsago,arebeing

introducedtoaworldofdiscoveryandexcitement.

IhopethatDoDSTARBASEcancontinuetoexciteandinspirestudentsforyearstocome.Thankyoufortheimpactyouhavehadonmeandcountlessotheryoungpeople!

Sincerely,

DylanOney


DoD STARBASE Salina Kansas students study Newton’s Three Laws of Motion


TherelationshipbetweentheKansasNationalGuardandDoDSTARBASEisaremarkableone.WeareproudtohelpDoDSTARBASEprovidehoursofhands-onlearningfor4th,5th,and6thgraderstoapplyscience,technology,engineeringandmathconcepts,orSTEMtodailylife.Morethan200schooldistrictsfrom53countieshaveparticipatedintheKansasDoDSTARBASEprogramsince1993.Withthisamazingyouthprogram,wehavereachedmorethan60,000studentsinKansas.TheDoDSTARBASEprogramaddressesstatestandardsformathandsciencecurriculum,andisdesignedtohelpaugmentwhatschoolswithlimitedresourcesareabletoofferstudents.Thelessonsandactivitiesarestructuredtoreachchildrenofalllearningstyles.ToaccommodatethegrowingdemandforadditionalSTEMprograms,theyareworkingwithlocalschoolstoprovideDoDSTARBASE2.0formiddleschoolstudents,givingthemastructuredafterschoolprogram.

TheinstructorsatDoDSTARBASEstrivetohelpyouthovercomeadversityandunderstandtheimportanceofobtainingjobsinthefuture.DoDSTARBASEprovidestheopportunityfor4th-6thgraderstobeexposedtopositiverolemodelsfoundonourmilitarybasesandinstallations.Pilots,aircraftmechanics,andothermilitarypersonnelteachyouthaboutworkinginSTEM-relatedjobs.DoDSTARBASEstudentsinKansashavetheopportunitytotouraKC-135refuelingJet,UH-60BlackHawk,HETvehicles,andfiredepartmentsattheirrespectivesites.PilotsandcrewchiefsoftenaideintheinstructionofForcesofFlightandBernoulli’sPrinciple.Ourmilitaryvolunteersteachstudentsabouttheimportanceoftheirjobs,notonlyonbase,butinthecommunityaswell.

WiththetremendousimpactDoDSTARBASEhashadonourlocalyouth,IencouragetheongoingutilizationoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramstoimproveourchildren’slearningexperienceandinterestinscience,technology,engineeringandmath.TheKansasNationalGuardwillcontinuetosupportthisgreatprogram,andwelookforwardtoapositivefutureforDoDSTARBASEanditsstudents.

Sincerely,

LeeTafanelliMajorGeneral,TheAdjutantGeneral

A Letter from mAjor GenerAL Lee tAfAneLLi, the ADjutAnt GenerAL of KAnSAS


AsworldclassleadersinScienceandTechnology,theAirForcemustcontinuetoattract,develop,andretainaworld-classscienceandengineeringworkforce.DoDSTARBASEenablesjustthat.Itguidesandstrengthensyoungstudents’knowledgeofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)toallowabetterunderstandingofhowthingsfunction.Thisknowledgemay,inthefuture,sparkinnovationthattransformsournation.

IamproudtosharetheimportanceofthepartnershipbetweenDoDSTARBASE,AirForceMaterielCommand(AFMC),andtherespectivecommunitiessurroundingeachcampus.DoDSTARBASEisauniqueeducationalinitiativethatenablesstudentstoexplorethewondersofSTEMwhilebuildingafoundationthatpreparesthemtobelife-longlearners,avitaltraitinanevolvingtechnologicalera.TheDoDSTARBASEprogramprovidesstudentsanalternativelearningenvironmentthatawakenscriticalthinkingskillsinanadvancedtechnicalsettingwiththematerials,toolsandtechniquesthatencourageinquisitivenessandcreativity.

WehavesixDoDSTARBASEcampusesatornearAFMCbases.FromthefirstmomentthestudentstepsintoaDoDSTARBASEfacility,heorsheisimmersedintoawelcomingandinteractivelearningenvironment.Therigorousfive-daycurriculum,coupledwithhands-onexperimentation,resultsinphenomenallearningmomentsguidedbythepositiveinteractionswithDoDSTARBASEinstructors,scientists,researchersandothercommunityrolemodels.

TherelationshipbetweenAFMCandDoDSTARBASEisstrong.WehaveanobligationtoinspireanddevelopcriticalthinkerswhowillsucceedinSTEM-relatedcareers.Ournation’sfutureeconomicprosperityiscloselylinkedwithstudentsuccessinSTEMrelatedcareers.TheUnitedStatesAirForcecontinuestoproudlysupportDoDSTARBASEprogramsacrossthecountry,providingexceptionaleducationalprogramsandopportunitiestoouryouth.

JANETC.WOLFENBARGERGeneral,USAFCommander,AirForceMaterielCommand

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PHySICS A.Newton’sThreeLawsofMotion B.FluidMechanicsandAerodynamics

CHEMISTRySCIENCES A.BuildingBlocksofMatter B.PhysicalandChemicalChanges C.AtmosphericProperties

TECHNOLOGy A.Innovations B.NavigationandMapping

ENGINEERING A.EngineeringDesignProcess(EDP) B.3-DComputer-AidedDesign

MATHEMATICSOPERATIONS&APPLICATIONS A.NumbersandNumberRelationships B.Measurement C.Geometry D.DataAnalysis

STEMCAREERS A.STEMCareersonMilitaryFacilities B.PersonalInvestigations



DoD StArBASe At A GLAnce

n 58DoDSTARBASElocationsin31statesplusPuertoRico

n NativeAmericanoutreachprogramsinOK,andSD

n NumberofStudentssince1993.......................................................................................... 878,294

n Numberofstudentsservedin2014...................................................................................... 47,512

n Costofprogram............................................................................................................ $22,888,000

n Averagecostperacademy................................................................................................ $408,714


OnceaDoDSTARBASEprogramisestablishedinanareaandthecommunityhearsaboutthepositiveimpactonthestudents,theyoftenwanttogetinvolved.AmandaMaguire,anemployeeatWestinghouseElectricandalsoamemberofalocalchapterofU.SWomeninNuclear(U.S.WIN),approachedMelissaVanek,DoDSTARBASEConnecticutDirector,toseehowtheycouldworktogether.ArrangementswereimmediatelymadefortheU.S.WINgrouptomentoraDoDSTARBASE2.0roboticsprojectandthevolunteerswerethrilledwithwhattheysaw.TheexcitedmentorstooktheirexperiencewithDoDSTARBASEConnecticutbacktoWestinghouseElectricandinvitedtheNorthAmericanyoungGenerationinNuclear(NAyGN)tojoinin.AnotherWestinghouseElectricemployee,AndreaDalton,whoisamemberofbothU.S.WINandNAyGN,saidherbeliefinthestrengthoftheDoDSTARBASEprogrambeganwithherfirstexperiencewiththeDoDSTARBASEstudents:

“Twoofthethreeteammembershadusedtherobotbeforeandknewhowitworkedand exactlywhattodotosuccessfullycompletethecourse.Insteadofdivingrightinandtaking over,theyaskedthethirdteammember,whowasnewtotheafterschoolprogramandhad neverusedtherobotbefore,ifshewouldliketobetheleaderthatday.Shesaidyes,and thetwomoreexperiencedteammembershelpedherthroughtheprocessstepbystep(and explainedeachsteptome,too!).Afterafewtries,theteamcompletedthecourseperfectly! IwassoimpressedwiththegreatteamworkthatIsawthatdayandwiththesupportive environmentthatwasveryclearlyhelpingstudentsbuildconfidenceastheylearned aboutSTEM!”

AndreabelievesitisimportanttogetyoungpeopleexcitedaboutcareersintheSTEMfieldsandsaysthat“WithoutprogramslikeDoDSTARBASE,manystudentsinourregionwouldnotbeexposedtothesepossibilities.”

DoDSTARBASEConnecticuthasastrongcollaborationwithWestinghouseElectricandcontinuestopartnerwiththemonnumerousevents,includingafterschoolDoDSTARBASE2.0programs,aSTEMOlympiad,andapostercontest.Thestudentsbenefitfromtheuniqueexperiencesandperspectivesofeachmentor,andthementorsfeelgoodabouttheirabilitytooffersupportandguidancetothestudents.Andreahadthistosayaboutvolunteering,“Ihavereceivedsomuchsupportfrompeopleandorganizationsduringmycareerdevelopment.VolunteeringwithDoDSTARBASEisagreatopportunitytogivebackandhelppotentialfutureengineersseewhattheyarecapableof.”

WeStinGhouSe eLectric AnD StArBASe connecticut


DoD STARBASE 2.0 student assembles a robot


November18,2014

ToWhomItMayConcern:

Innovation,community,andrelationshipsarejustafewoftheunderlyingvaluesandbeliefsthathaveforgedapartnershipandcommitmentbetweentheVailUnifiedSchoolDistrict(VUSD)andtheDoDSTARBASEArizonaprogram.VUSD,aruralcommunityinSoutheastArizona,servingover11,000students,haslongbeenatop-rankedDistrictinArizonaandisamongstthefirstdistrictstocommitstudentstoattendtheDoDSTARBASEprograminTucson.Vailunderstandslearningextendswellbeyondtheclassroom.

Vailwasapproachedin2012topartnerwithDavis-MonthanAirForceBase(AFB)torebuild,strengthen,andre-launchtheDoDSTARBASEArizonaprogram.ThedistrictacceptedtheresponsibilitytoensureDoDSTARBASEwouldcontinuenotonlyforVailstudents,butalsoforfifthgradersacrossTucson.VailsharedintheDoDSTARBASEvisionto“raisetheinterestandimprovetheknowledgeandskillsofat-riskyouthinscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics,”andhasconfidenceinDoDSTARBASEandtheSTEMcurriculumitprovidestofifthgradersacrossthenation.WhenagrantwasawardedfromtheDoDtoVUSD,strategicmeasuresweretakentoensuretheprogramwasstaffedwithhighcaliberemployees,heldfinanciallyaccountable,andmaintainedstrongrelationshipsamongtheDistrict,DoDSTARBASE,andDavis-MonthanAFB.

VUSDsoughteffective,certified,enthusiastic,andqualityteacherstoleadtheprogram.Aspartofthehiringprocess,DoDSTARBASEteachersparticipatedintheDistrict’sNewTeacherInductionprogram,wheretheyreceivedtraininginresearch-basedinstructionalpractices,lessonplandesign,classroommanagement,andactiveengagementstrategies.TheseinstructionalpracticesandtheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumintertwinetocreatetheoptimallearningenvironment.

DoDSTARBASEteachersandthedirectorareobservedandevaluatedforefficacysemiannuallytoensurehighqualityinstructionintheprogram.AlthoughtheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumdiffersfromtheaverageteachingcalendaroftheelementaryschool,thehighacademicexpectationsofthedistrictaretranslatedintotheDoDSTARBASEclassroom.Learningobjectivesareposted,essentialvocabularyisreinforced,andlessondeliveryalignswiththeessentialelementsofinstruction.ThehighlytrainedVailteachers,coupledwiththeDoDSTARBASEcurriculum,createanenthusiasmforSTEMrelatedclasseswhichtransfersbackintotheirregulareducationclassroom.

A Letter from cALVin BAKer, SuperintenDent VAiL SchooL DiStrict


AnotherareaVUSDsupportsDoDSTARBASEArizonaisthroughthebusinessofficetofacilitatepayroll,benefitsofemployees,andallocationoffundsawardedbythegrant.VUSDfollowstheguidelinesofthegrantandthestateofArizona’sprocurementregulationsandfinancialmanagementsystems.Havingastronganddirectpartnershipwiththedistrict’sbusinessoffice,theDoDSTARBASEprogramisassuredaccountabilityinspendingtomeettheneedsofstudents.TheDoDSTARBASEDirectorfollowstheprotocolsetforthbythedistrictinregardstoorderingandpurchasingsupplies.EachquartertheDoDSTARBASEdirectorsubmitsareportdetailingtheexpendituresandbillstheDepartmentofDefenseforreimbursementtothedistrict.Theteamtakesgreatcareinmaintainingfiscalresponsibility.

CreatingandmaintainingstrongrelationshipsbetweentheVailSchoolDistrict,DoDSTARBASE,andDavis-MonthanAFBarefoundationalforthesuccessoftheprograminArizona.Davis-Monthanleadershiphasbeenattentive,generous,andwelcomingtothestaffandstudentsofDoDSTARBASE.TheWingCommanderandhissupportteamworkedcollectivelywithVailtore-launchtheprogramin2012.Face-to-facemeetings,accountability,andopencommunicationhavesolidifiedtherelationships.Now,inoursecondyearundernewleadershipandpartnershipwiththedistrict,weservemorethan60fifthgradeclassesandover1,700studentsfromeightschooldistricts.

WelookforwardtocontinuingourpartnershipwithDoDSTARBASEandDavis-MonthanAFBinprovidingmeaningfulandlastingeducationalopportunitiesforchildren.

Sincerely,

CalvinBakerSuperintendent


State Senator Elaine Bowers


IthasbeenagreatprivilegeofminetobeinvolvedwithDoDSTARBASEforthepastsixyears.BeingamemberoftheKansasSTARBASEFoundationBoardhasgivenmetheopportunitytohelpspreadthewordonhowimportantitistohavetheseSTEMprogramsavailabletoouryouth.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseandKansasNationalGuardhasformedagreatrelationshipwithDoDSTARBASE,andwiththeirhelp,theyareabletoraisestudents’interestinskillsrelatedtoscience,technology,engineering,andmath.

TheDoDSTARBASEprogramprovidesmindsonhandsonlearningfor4th,5th,and6thgraderstohelpthemunderstandtheimportanceofSTEMandwhyitissocriticaltotheirfuture.Since1993,theDoDSTARBASEprogramhasreachednearly60,000studentsrepresentingnearly200ofthe411schooldistrictsinKansas.Itissoimportantfortheprogramtoreachasmanystudentsaspossible.Weareworkingtirelesslytoexpandthenumberofschoolsthatparticipate.

IthasbeenagreatmissionofminetoensurethatalloftheelementaryschoolsinSenateDistrict36attendaDoDSTARBASEacademy,andhowexcitingithasbeentoseehowtheprogramhasdevelopedthroughouttheyears.TheSenateDistrictIrepresentinnorthcentralKansasispredominatelyrural.Itissoimportantthatthoseruralstudentsareofferedsimilaropportunitiesasthosewhoresideinalargemetropolitanarea.ItwasmydistincthonortohavesuccessfullyintroducedSenateResolution1769intheKansasSenatethatrecognizedtheDoDSTARBASEprogramanditssuccessnotonlyinmydistrictbutthroughoutthestateofKansas.

TheNationalGuardisavaluableresourceforsparkinginterestinSTEMrelatedfields.WearesothankfulfortheKansasNationalGuardrecognizingthevalueofeducatingourstate’smostvaluableasset,ouryouth.TheDoDSTARBASEprogramisalwaysreadytointroducenewandimprovedtechnologytothechildrenattending,whichiscriticalfortheschoolsthatareunabletoprovidetheseopportunities.IhavebeenluckyenoughtoexperiencetheseamazingactivitieswithmyownkidsthathaveattendedDoDSTARBASE.

IamproudtohaveservedontheKansasDoDSTARBASEFoundationBoardastheprogramhashadasignificantimpactonKansasstudents,andIhopetoseeits’continuedsuccessinthefuture.

Sincerely,

StateSenatorElaineBowersKansasSenateDistrict36StateofKansas

A Letter from eLAine BoWerS, KAnSAS StAte SenAtorState Senator Elaine Bowers


ToWhomItMayConcern,

ItiswithmuchgratitudeandrespectthatIthankDoDSTARBASEHoustonfortheimpactithasuponourstudentsintheGalenaParkIndependentSchoolDistrict.DoDSTARBASEHoustonwasintroducedinGalenaParklSDin2004withoneelementaryschooland30students.Intenyears,wehaveservedapproximately800fifthgradestudentsinourdistrictandcurrentlyhaveover200fifthgradestudentsparticipatinginDoDSTARBASEin15elementaryschools.Thisyear,wewereverypleasedtoexpandourprogramwithDoDSTARBASE2.0whichallowed20sixthgradestudentstocontinuewiththeirDoDSTARBASEexperience.TheDoDSTARBASE2.0programisheldafterschoolatCobb6thGradeCampusandhasseenmanysuccessessincebeginninginOctober2014.

TheDoDSTARBASEandDoDSTARBASE2.0programshaveprovideduniqueopportunitiesforourstudentsintheareasofscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,(STEM).Ourstudentshavebeenabletoexperiencescience,technology,engineeringandmathinawaythattheclassroomalonewouldnotbeabletoprovide.ThestudentshaveexperiencedavirtualmissiontoMarsattheChallengerLearningCenterandon-sitetoursoftheNationalGuard,CoastGuardorNASAaviationfacilities,demonstratingtheuseofSTEMintoday’sworkplace.

Classroomexperiencesareinquiry-basedandallowstudentstodiscoverideasinSTEM.Theyarethenabletodesign,conductandevaluatetheirownexperimentsleadingtoadeeperunderstandingofcontentaswellasadesiretoknowmore.Asonestudentsaid,“Inowwanttobeabiologist.IwishIcouldhaveSTARBASEeveryday.”TheexcitementforcontentinSTEMcomesfromthestudents’experiencethatcannotbeofferedintheeverydayscienceormathclassroom.

TheDoDSTARBASEexperienceextendstoourteachersaswell.Theyseestudents’excitementforthecontentandwanttocarrythatovertotheclassroomdaily.TiffanyBenitezofHavardElementarysaid“IplantoutilizetheadditionalresourcesprovidedbyDoDSTARBASE.Theprogramprovidesgreatsupport

A Letter from Dr. AnGi WiLLiAmS, SuperintenDent, GALenA pArK inDepenDent SchooL DiStrict, GALenA pArK, texAS


andmotivationforstudentswithaspiringcareersinscience.Iwouldlikemorestudentstoattendandamhopingtoreturneachyearifpossible.Itisawonderfulopportunityforourstudents.Pleasekeeptheprogramgoing!”Icouldn’tagreemore.

Onbehalfofourstudentsandteachers,thankyouforbringingDoDSTARBASEandDoDSTARBASE2.0toGalenaParklSD.WeareveryblessedtohavethispartnershipandlookforwardtomanymoreyearsoftheprogramhelpingtosupportSTEMeducationbeyondtheclassroom.

Sincerely,

AngiWilliams,Ed.D.SuperintendentofSchools


DoD StArBASe oKLAhomA BuiLDS inDuStry coALition thAt ALiGnS With the uS2020 preSiDent’S competitiVe GrAnt

“In 2018, there will be three million job openings in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields in the United States. But unless something dramatic changes, there will be only about one million Americans with the skills necessary to take those jobs. In essence, our nation faces an enormous skills gap, and these jobs may very well go overseas instead of being filled here at home.”

–TheHuffingtonPost-May28,2014.

Inrecognitionofthiscrisis,theWhiteHousecalledonAmerica’scivicandcorporateleadersforinnovativeideas,andwhatemergedwasUS2020,aboldinitiativeformedthroughapartnershipofleadingeducationnonprofitsandbusinessleaders.Thegoal:onemillionscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM)professionalsspending20hoursormoreayearwithstudentsinhands-on,project-basedlearningbytheyear2020.

Theconceptissimple.Studentscan’tdowhattheycan’tsee.STEMmentorshiphelpsopentheeyesofstudentsfromeverybackgroundtothepossibilitiesthatacareerinthetechnologyindustrymighthold.It’saboutmorethanrotememorizationoffactsandfigures;it’saboutignitingalifelongloveforSTEM.Ittakesmanyforms,fromparticipatinginroboticscompetitionsandshadowingSTEMprofessionalstoseeingaresearchanddevelopmentlabinaction.

TheUS2020competitionwasdesignedtotapintotheconveningpowerofcityleadershipalongwiththepotentialfornationalservicetoplayaleadingroleinhelpingthenationaddressitsSTEMeducationneeds.TheCorporationforNationalandCommunityService(CNCS),inpartnershipwithUS2020andCitizenSchools,hasmadeatotalinvestmentof29AmeriCorpsVolunteersInServiceToAmerica(VISTAs)todotheimportantworkofengagingcommunitiesinthisSTEMmentoringinitiative.

InOklahoma,theTulsaRegionalSTEMAlliance(TRSA)andDoDSTARBASEOklahoma,whobecameoneofthefirstGuidingCoalitionmembersoftheTRSAinJune2013,immediatelysprangintoaction.DoDSTARBASEOklahomaExecutiveDirector,Mrs.PamelaKirk,wasinstrumentalinguidingtheapplicationteam,offeringtheirDoDSTARBASE2.0modelasatemplateforimplementingSTEMmentorshipintheTulsaregion.


InatestamenttoTulsa’scollaborativespiritandthestrongleadershipwithinTRSA,anapplicationwassubmittedlessthan48hoursaftertheannouncementofthecompetitionwasmade.TheDoDSTARBASE2.0modelwasagoodmatchforthehigh-impactSTEMmentorshipdefinedintheUS2020CityCompetitionwhichchallengedcommunitiestodevelopinnovativementoringplansinSTEMfieldsforstudents.WithstrongTRSAsupportandDoDSTARBASEOklahomainvolvement,Tulsabecameoneofthe13finalistsintheUS2020CityCompetition.


A Letter from oKLAhomA innoVAtion inStitute

December13,2013

From:GeorgeLouthanOklahomaInnovationInstitute100SCincinnatiAve,Suite1405,Tulsa,Oklahoma74103

To:PamelaJ.KirkSTARBASEOK

DearPamela:

OnbehalfoftheOklahomaInnovationInstituteandtheTulsaRegionalSTEMAlliance,andastheleadpointofcontactforTulsa’sUS2020CityCompetitionentry,IamwritingtothankyouforyoursupportbothpersonallyandinyourcapacityasdirectorofSTARBASEOklahoma.IbelievethatSTARBASEOK’sroleasamemberofourGuidingCoalitionwasinstrumentaltooursuccessinourround1application,whichresultedinTulsa’sbeingnamedoneof13finalistcommunitiesoutof52applicants.

TheDoDSTARBASE2.0programmeetsallthecriteriaforqualityarticulatedbyUS2020’sdefinitionofhigh-impactmentoringbyfocusingonhands-onexperientiallearning,multi-sessionexperiences,engagementofSTEMprofessionalsasmentors,servicetogirlsandstudentsofcolor,andhighqualitymeasurementofresults.OurteambelievesthatDoDSTARBASEisperfectlypositionedtoprovideleadershipandamodelforhigh-impactmentoringtostudentsintheTulsacommunity.

Sincerely,

GeorgeLouthan,Director,TandySupercomputingCentcrOklahomaInnovationInstitute


mAnymentorS – A DoD StArBASe pArtner in connecticut

ManyMentorsisanon-profitorganizationfoundedbytwofemalescience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM)studentswhosawaneedforaccessibleSTEMpeermentoringwithinunderrepresentedgroups.TheyfoundakindredspiritinDoDSTARBASEConnecticut.KeshiaAshe,ManyMentorsCEOandco-founder,saysthat“DoDSTARBASEConnecticutprovidescriticalprogrammingtothestudentsinEastHartfordtogetengagedinSTEM,andtheyhavebeenaninvaluablepartnertoManyMentors.”Thegoalsofbothorganizationsarealigned,andeachbenefitsfromtheother’ssupport.

ThispartnershiphasextendedtotheDoDSTARBASEConnecticut2.0program.JulianRose,aManyMentorsvolunteerandUConnBiomedicalEngineeringmajor,leadsoneoftheConnecticut2.0clubs.JulianstartedvolunteeringwithDoDSTARBASEConnecticutbecausehenoticedthatmanystudentslacktheresearchskillsnecessarytoadvanceintheSTEMfields.Hepassionatelybelievesthatifstudentslearntheseresearchskills,theywillbebetterpreparedforfutureSTEMcareers.Healsobelievesthatmentorsareabsolutelynecessarytohelpsupportthestudentsalongthatpath.

Assuch,JulianputtogetheracurriculumtohelpthestudentsunderstandhowtoresearchbyusingtheSTEMtopicofbiomedicaltechnology,andheisalsoleadingtheDoDSTARBASEConnecticut2.0FIRSTLEGOLeagueteamindesigninganappfortheresearchportionoftheircompetition.

GazmentSosoliisanotherManyMentorsvolunteer,andhehasspecialreasonsformentoringtheConnecticut2.0program.Gazment,currentlyanengineeringstudentatUConn,wentthroughtheDoDSTARBASEprogramwhenhewasin5thgrade.HefondlyremembershistimeatDoDSTARBASEandattributeshisdecisiontoattendaSTEMthemedhighschooltohisparticipationintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.“DoDSTARBASEfirstintroducedmetolearningaboutscienceandengineeringandhowcoolitwas.”Gazmentgoesontosaythatfromthenon,“Icametolikethingsaboutscience.”ThepositiveimpactthatDoDSTARBASEhasonstudentssuchasGazmentisnowincreasedwiththepositiveimpactofSTEMmentorslikebothheandJulianhaveonthestudentsastheyparticipateintheextendedactivitiesofDoDSTARBASE2.0.MentorsareinvaluabletothesuccessoftheDoDSTARBASE2.0program,andGazmentandJulianaremakingadifference.

Julian Rose (back row, second from left) and the rest of the CT DoD STARBASE 2.0 mentors with the proud STARBASE Lions fIRST LEGo League team at the end of the season.


DoD StArBASe AWArDS & recoGnitionS

GovernorsfromKansasandMinnesotaareamongthelatestlocal,stateandnationalgovernmentandcommunityofficialstorecognizethevalueoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram.InproclamationofDoD“STARBASEDay”inKansas,GovernorSamBrownback,citedDoDSTARBASEasbeing“distinguishedforfocusingonchildrenwhomayhavefeweropportunitiesthanothers,andencouragesthemtofurthertheireducationbyexposingthemtoscience,technology,engineeringandmath.”InMinnesota,GovernorMarkDaytonproclaimedDoDSTARBASEMinnesotaDaybyrecognizingtheDepartmentofDefense“visionandresourcestoDoDSTARBASEMinnesotaandacrossthecountrythatimprovetheacademicandfuturesuccessofouryouth,leadingtothesocio-economichealthandvitalityofourcities.”



DoD StArBASe AWArDS & recoGnitionS

TheDoDSTARBASEProgramreceivedthe2014AirForceAssociation(AFA)Chairman’sAwardforAerospaceEducationAchievementforsustainedoutreachandsupportofAFAeducationmissionswhichincludessupporttoSTEMprogramsthatleadtostrengtheningthenation’sabilitytomeetitsdefenseneedswithtechnologicalsuperiority.ThisspecialawardrecognizessustainedachievementasanadvocateforSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)educationand/orsupportandpromotionofaerospaceeducation.Thisisnotanannualaward,butonethatisonlyawardedwhenadeservingrecipientisidentifiedbytheAFAAerospaceEducationCouncil.

TheAFAhonoredtheDoDSTARBASE’saccomplishmentsattheAnniversaryReceptionandDinnerheldinNationalHarbor,MarylandinSeptemberinconjunctionwithAFA’s2014AirandSpaceConferenceandTechnologyExposition.Mr.RichardWightman,ActingASD-RAandMs.BarbaraKoscak,theco-founderoftheDoDSTARBASEProgramwereinvitedtoacceptthiseducationaloutreachaward.AlsoattendingwereSenatorandMrs.CarlLevinandMr.ErnieGonzales,OSD-RA.MajGen(Ret.)JerryWhite,AFAAerospaceEducationViceChairman,presentedtheawardonbehalfoftheAFA.

Pictured from left to right: Maj Gen (Ret.) and Mrs. Jerry white, Barbara Koscak, Secretary of the Air force Deborah Lee James, Richard wightman, and Ernie Gonzales.


2014 DoD StarBaSe aSSeSSment

2014 ASSeSSmentexeCUTIve sUmmARY

Title10,UnitedStatesCodeSection2193b,authorizestheDoDSTARBASEprogramandrequirestheSecretaryofDefensetosubmitanannualreporttoCongressontheconductandeffectivenessoftheprogram.

TheFy2014assessmentprocessobtainedinformationviaknowledgeandattitudinaltests,structuredinterviews,questionnaires,programvisits,andconversationswithprogramparticipants.Assessments,interviews,and/orquestionnaireswerereceivedfrom1,106students,1,076teachers,andallDoDSTARBASEdirectors.Abriefoverviewoftheassessmenthighlightssomeofthekeyfindingsoftheanalysis.

highlights

STUDENTASSESSMENT

n TheacademyparticipationrateintheannualStudentAssessmentsurveywas84%.

n 2,212surveyswereincludedinthestudy(1,106matchingsurveyspre-topost-program).

n Mostrespondentswereinthefifthgrade(89%)andbetween10and11yearsold(90%).

n Approximately51%ofrespondentsweregirls.

n 42%oftheattitudinalitemsimprovedsignificantlypre-topost-program.Someofthelargestshiftsoccurredinattitudesabout themilitary,confidencetowardslearning,andfuturecareers.

n Performanceonknowledgeitemsincreasedsignificantly(+5.14points)frompre-topost-program.

n ChemistrySciencesshowedthelargestcurriculumareaimprovement(increaseof+1.86points).

n 62%increaseinstudentsapplyingBernoulli’sPrinciplecorrectly.

n 61%increaseinstudentsknowingthecorrectcompositionofair.

n Studentsidentifiedashighperformersscoredhigheronthepre-andpost-knowledgeassessmentandattitudesurvey comparedtotheirlowperformingcounterparts.Thelargestgapwasontheknowledgeassessmentwhere:

•Highperformersimprovedby8pointspre-topost-program,and

•Lowperformersimprovedby.75pointspre-topost-program.

n Thoseenteringtheprogramwithlowmilitaryattitudeshadlowerpost-programknowledgescores,lowerknowledgegain scores,andlessfavorableattitudesforboththepre-andpost-programthanthoseenteringtheprogramwithhighmilitary attitudes.

n Bothgendersshowedsignificantknowledgegains.Therewerenodifferencesacrossgenderfortheattitudecompositescore, butthegendergroupsdifferedon12specificitems.

n StudentswithpriorknowledgeofandexperiencewithDoDSTARBASErespondedmorefavorablytoattitudinalitemsthan thosewithnopriorknowledgeorexperience.

n Increasedstudentagecorrelatespositivelywithlikingscienceandtechnology,goalachievement,workingbetteringroups,



creativityandmilitaryattitude.Olderstudentsmightthusserveaspositiverolemodelsforyoungerstudents,andtherefore mightbeencouragedtoparticipateincollaborativelearningwiththem.

TEACHERASSESSMENT

n Almost100%oftheteachersreportthattheDoDSTARBASEcontentandconceptshelpthemreachtheirstaterequirements eitherdirectly(95.0%)orindirectly(4.6%).

n Nearly91%haverecommendedDoDSTARBASEtoothers.

n Almost60%utilizetheDoDSTARBASEmaterialsintheirclassroomandmorethanathird(36.9%)useDoDSTARBASEtake homeactivitiesbeyondtheclassroom.

n TeacherswereaskedtolistotherrelevantprogramsintheirschoolandcommunitytosustainstudentSTEMinterestfollowing DoDSTARBASEattendance.

•Over35%of147teacherswhoidentifiedspecificprogramsorsponsorsindicatedtheavailabilityofafterschoolprograms relatedtoSTEM.

•Nearly60%of480teachersindicatedthefocusoftheseprogramstobescienceprogramsandclubs.

•Themainprogramcontentmentioned(19%of190comments)wastheDoDSTARBASEprogramitself.

•ThemostcitedactivitiesavailableafterattendingDoDSTARBASEwereScienceFairparticipation(45%)andRobotics challenge(24%).

DIRECTORS’QUESTIONNAIRE

DoD STARBASE Program

n The16-dayGovernmentshutdowninOctober,2013resultedinsignificantpersonnellosses.

n DoDSTARBASEprogramsarelocatedatavarietyofmilitaryinstallationsincluding:AirForce(8),AirForceReserve(4), AirNationalGuard(32),Army(1),ArmyNationalGuard(12),andMarineCorps(1)sites.

n TheDoDSTARBASEprogramconducted1,930classesthisyearserving893schoolsacrossthecountryin298schooldistricts. Ofthe893schoolsparticipatingintheprogram,75%wereTitle1eligibleschools.

n ThemajorityoftheDoDSTARBASElocations(80%)serveschooldistrictswithina50-mileradiusoftheirprogramsite.

n ThemajorityofDoDSTARBASEstudents(88%)arefifthgraders.

n Malesoutnumberfemalestudents51%to49%respectively.

n TheaverageinstructortostudentratioforFy2014was1:15.

n TheaverageclasssizeforFy2014was24students.

n ThenotHispanicorLatino,BlackorAfricanAmerican,andWhitestudentpopulationsarethepredominateparticipantgroups at76%,20%,and55%respectively.

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exeCUTIve sUmmARY (Continued)

n ThepercentageofAmericanIndianorAlaskanNative,BlackorAfricanAmerican,andHawaiianNativeorPacificIslander participantpopulationishigheratDoDSTARBASEthanatU.S.publicschools.

n Contractoraffiliationsmadeupthemajority(59%)oftheDoDSTARBASEemploymentrelationships.

n Therewere63staffchangesoutof258staffpositionsinFy2014foranoverallturnoverrateof23%,whichissignificantly higherthanthe14%averageovertheyears2004-2012.

•Themajority(34departures)wereattheinstructorlevel.Directorpositionswerethenexthighestwithseven departures.

•Directorsreportedthatofthosestaffmemberswholefttheprogram,38%indicatedthereasonfortheirdecisiontoleave DoDSTARBASEwasbecauseofchallengespresentedatthestartofthefiscalyear,while14%citedpersonalreasons impactedtheirdecisiontoleave.

•Ofthesepositions,18remainedunfilledattheendofFy2014.

n DoDSTARBASElocationsdocumentedatotalof5,223volunteerswhocontributedatotalof63,527hourstotheprogram duringFy2014.

n 79%oftheDoDSTARBASElocationsprovideadditionalcurriculummaterialstoschools/teachers,46%providetrainingto localteachers,and57%haverelationshipswithnearbyteachercollegesortrainingprogramswherestudentteachersmay obtainpracticumhoursatDoDSTARBASE.

n 72%oftheDoDSTARBASElocationsreportthattheyhaverelationshipswithotheroutreachprogramsintheirareaincluding: STEMForward,FIRSTRobotics,ProjectLeadtheWay,CivilAirPatrol,GirlScoutsandBoyScouts.

n Theaverageoperatingcostsperlocationwas$408,714.

DoD STARBASE 2.0 Program

n Largestaffturnoverratesandalatestarttotheprogramyearduetothe16-dayGovernmentshutdownseverelyimpacted DoDSTARBASEstaffing,forcingfivelocationstodiscontinue2.0programsandfocussolelyontheirbasicDoDSTARBASE program.

n 14DoDSTARBASElocationsreportedcoordinatingatotalof25DoDSTARBASE2.0programsin13states.

n 24districtsand43schoolspartneredwithDoDSTARBASEtooperatea2.0program.

n Thegreatestnumbersof2.0programs(10programsand17clubs)weresponsoredbytheAirNationalGuardwherethe majorityoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramsarealsolocated.

n Theaveragestudentretentionratewithinthe2.0programwas86%.Ofthestudentswhodidnotcompletetheprogram 32%werefemalesand68%weremales.

n FormerDoDSTARBASEstudentsmadeup57%oftheDoDSTARBASE2.0programparticipants.

n The2.0programparticipantsincluded40%femalesand60%males.

n Theaveragestudentattendanceat2.0clubmeetingswas20students.

n Therewasa1:3mentortostudentratiowithinthe2.0program.

n Thestudentsaremostly6thand7thgraders(47%and23%,respectively)althoughsomearefromothergrades.


n AllethnicandracialgroupsofstudentsarerepresentedatDoDSTARBASE2.0.

n Most(63%)mentorsaremilitaryorotherDoDaffiliatedprofessionals.

n The25programsaresplitequallyinhowtheyreceivedfunding.Assuch,24%receivefederalfunds,24%privatefunds, 24%bothfederalandprivatefunds,and28%nofunding.

Eachsectionofthefollowingreportprovidesanassessmentoftheprogram’sprogressanddescribestheunanticipatedand/orunresolvedissuesthatemergeinprogramoperations.Thereportisorganizedasfollows:

n DoDSTARBASEProgramOverview

n DoDSTARBASE2.0ProgramOverview

n ProgramOversight

n FiscalAnalysis

n AssessmentResults

n Considerations

n Appendices


The PARTICIPANTs

DoDSTARBASEprogramsoperateundertheauspicesoftheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)throughtheOfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforReserveAffairs(OASD/RA).ACongressionalAppropriationtotheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)fundstheoperationofDoDSTARBASE.Synergybetweenthelocalmilitarybase,schools,andsurroundingcommunitiesenhancesandstrengthenstheprogram.

DuringFy2014theDoDSTARBASEprogramconducted1,930classesserving893schoolsacrossthecountryin298schooldistricts.DoDSTARBASElocationsmayschedulethe25hourprogramoverfiveconsecutivedaysoronaweeklybasisoverfiveconsecutiveweeks.MostDoDSTARBASElocationsusetheweeklyschedule.Over47,000studentsattendedthefive-dayprograminFy2014.DuringthesummermonthsmanyDoDSTARBASElocationsalsoofferavarietyofsupplementalprogramstoareayouthingradesK–12.SupplementalprogramsprovidedinFy2014include:aerospaceeducation,roboticsinstruction,andengineeringinstruction.InFy2014,25DoDSTARBASElocationsofferedsometypeofsupplementalprogramservinganadditional6,145youths.

The16-dayGovernmentshutdowninOctober,2013resultedinsignificantpersonnellosses.TheshutdownalsodelayedthestartoftheprogramyearformanyDoDSTARBASElocations.Asaresultthenumberofstudents,schoolsanddistrictsservedissignificantlylowerinFy2014thanFy2013.

THEMILITARy

ThemilitaryhousesandsupportsDoDSTARBASEprograms.1Programsarelocatedatvariousmilitaryinstallationsincluding:AirForce(8locations),AirForceReserve(4locations),AirNationalGuard(32locations),Army(1location),ArmyNationalGuard(12locations),andMarineCorps(1location)installations.EighteenlocationswerelostincludingalloftheNavylocations(15),andthreeAirNationalGuardlocations.TheseclosedDoDSTARBASEsiteshavenotreopened.

ThemajorityoftheDoDSTARBASElocations(80%)serveschooldistrictswithina50-mileradiusoftheprograms’dutystation.Locationsthatextendbeyonda50-mileradiusgenerallyhavemadespecialaccommodationstoreachmorestudentssuchasthoseintheNativeAmericanoutreachprograms.DoDhasawealthofexpertiseinSTEMeducationandprovidestheDoDSTARBASElocationsaccesstoresourcesandservicesthatmostschoolsystemscannotoffer.OASD/RAprovidesstateoftheartequipmentandtechnology,butmilitarybasesprovideclassroomspace,utilities,andsecurity.Thebasemayalsoprovideadditionalequipment,janitorialservices,maintenance,travelservices,andITsupport.DoDSTARBASEoperatesatthediscretionofthebasecommanderwhomayviewthisprogramasavenueformilitarypersonneltopositivelyinterfacewiththeircommunity.Militarypersonnelareencouragedtovolunteertheirtimetotheprogramasmentors,expertspeakers,tourguides,andothersupportactivities.

MilitaryvolunteerswhoserveasguestlecturersexplaintheuseofSTEMindifferentcareersandactasbasetourguideshighlightingtheapplicationofSTEMconceptsintheirmissions.Militaryvolunteersprovideunique,informative,andhighlyvariedexperiencesforthestudents.Studentsmaydiscusshowchemicalfiresareextinguished,learnhowtheinjuredaretransported,andexplorethecockpitofanF-18ortheinteriorofaC-130.Theonlyconstantistheexcitementthestudentexperiencesinthepresenceofamilitaryvolunteer.

1Mostoftheacademiesoperatewithintheconfinesofamilitarybase.Afewoperateinanaffiliatesitecontiguoustothemilitaryinstallation,butunderthepropertymanagementofthebase.

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THESCHOOLDISTRICT

StudentsfromlocalschooldistrictssurroundingthehostmilitaryinstallationparticipateintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.InFy2014,298schooldistrictsparticipatedintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Thisisa28%decreasefromFy2013.ParticipatingschoolsincludeschoolsfromTitle1eligible,public,private,urban,andruraldistricts(seeTable1).

Table 1: DoD sTARBAse 2014 Participating school Demographics2

School Type Number of Schools Percentage of Total Schools

Title1Eligible 678 75

Public 766 85

Private 102 11

Urban 621 69

Rural 226 25

TotalSchools 901 100

Manyelementaryteachersdonothavethetime,educationalbackground,and/orresourcestocoverSTEMtopicsappropriatelyandsimplycannotmatchtheDoDSTARBASEexperience.Schooldistrictsenteraformalagreementwiththemilitarybasehostingtheprogramwhichmayincludecommitmentsonavailabilityofstudents,targetingat-riskchildren,transportation,studentlunches,adesignatedtimeofinstruction,andprovidingteachersasmonitors.Asaresult,theschool’scurriculumisenhanced,andstudentsarebetterpreparedforstandardizedstatetesting.

THECOMMUNITy

PublicandprivateorganizationssupportandenhancetheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumandoperation.Communityleadersmayvolunteertheirtimebyservingonboards,assistingwithgainingaccesstocommunityfacilities,and/orraisingfinancialsupport.Theyalsoviewtheprogramasbenefitingthecommunitybypromotingbetterlifechoices,problem-solvingskills,andfuturejobopportunities.CommunityleadersidentifyDoDSTARBASEasamechanismtopromotestudentinterestinSTEM,facilitateawell-trainedSTEMworkforce,andaSTEM-literatepublic,therebyenhancingthefutureoftheircommunities.

2Numbersshownareforfive-dayprogramsanddonotincludeotherprograms.Someschoolsmaybecountedinmorethanonecategory.


The PROgRAm elemeNTs Of DoD sTARBAse

TheDepartmentofDefenseInstruction(DoDI)1025.7outlinestheguidelinesanddirectivesfortheDoDSTARBASEprogram.TheDoDIcoversoperationalrequirementssuchasbudget,desiredgradelevel,classsize,schedulinghours,curriculumtopicsandactivities,thedesireddemographics,documentationrequirements,testing,andprogramlocation.IfDoDSTARBASEdirectorswishtodeviatefromtheDoDIrequirements,theymustsubmitawrittenrequesttoOASD/RA.

DoD sTARBAse students

GRADELEVEL

TheDoDSTARBASEprogramisauthorizedtoservestudentsinkindergartenthroughgradetwelve.BecauseofthedramaticdeclineinmathandscienceperformancebyU.S.studentsafterthefourthgrade,theDoDSTARBASEcurriculumandstandardsaredevelopedforthefifthgradelevel.Somelocations(23)receivestudentsinothergradelevelsinadditiontothefifthgrade,butmostDoDSTARBASEstudentsarefifthgraders(88%).Thetablebelow(seeTable2)showsthenumberofstudentsateachgradelevel.

Table 2:grade level of fY 2014 DoD sTARBAse students

Grade Level Number of Students

Kindergartenthrough2ndGrade 0

3rdGrade 1

4thGrade 2,353

5thGrade 42,074

6thGrade 3,022

7thGradeandAbove 62

ThetotalnumberofstudentsservedinFy2014was47,512ThegovernmentshutdowndelayedthestartoftheprogramyearformanyDoDSTARBASElocations.Despitethechallengespresented,56%oftheFy2014DoDSTARBASElocationswereabletoreceive28ormoreclasses.

CLASSSIzE

Smallerclasssizeisparticularlyimportanttotheinquiry-basedinstructionusedatDoDSTARBASElocations.TheDoDIrequirestwoDoDSTARBASEteachersperclassoranaverageDoDSTARBASEinstructortostudentratioof1:15,with20-35studentsasacceptableclasssizes.TheaverageinstructortostudentratiofortheFy2014programyearwas1:16.TheaverageclasssizefortheFy2014programyearwas24students.Fivelocationsreportedaveragesbelow20students.3Thehighestreportedaverageclasssizewas34students.

3DoDSTARBASEsitesinVermont,SouthDakota-NOVA,Virginia,andMinnesotareportedaveragesoflessthantwentystudents.

ETHNICANDRACIALCOMPOSITION

ThefollowingtableshowstheethnicandracialcompositionoftheDoDSTARBASEstudentpopulation(seeTable3).4ThenotHispanicorLatino,BlackorAfricanAmerican,andWhitestudentpopulationsarethepredominategroupsat76%,20%,and55%respectively.

Table 3:ethnicity and Racial Composition of DoD sTARBAse student Population fY 2014

Ethnicity Percentage

HispanicorLatino 19%

NotHispanicorLatino 76%

EthnicityUnknown 5%

Race

AmericanIndianorAlaskanNative 3%

Asian 4%

BlackorAfricanAmerican 20%

HawaiianNativeorPacificIslander 1%

White 55%

MoreThanOneRace 7%

RaceUnknown 10%

DoDSTARBASEprogramsarelocatedinareaswheretheneedforSTEMeducationisgreat.Coincidently,theseneighborhoodscontaingroupsthathavebeenhistoricallyunderrepresentedinSTEMfields(HispanicsandLatinos,AfricanAmericans,AmericanIndians,AlaskaNatives,NativeHawaiiansandPacificIslanders).Figure1(p.36)comparesthesegroupsintheFy2014DoDSTARBASEstudentpopulationandinpublicandsecondaryschoolenrollment(pre-kindergartenthroughgradetwelve)asreportedbytheU.SDepartmentofEducation.5TheAmericanIndianorAlaskanNativeandBlackorAfricanAmericanpopulationsarehigheratDoDSTARBASEthanatU.S.publicschools.PublicschoolstatisticsonHawaiianNativeorPacificIslanderpopulationsarenotavailable,butthepercentageofDoDSTARBASEstudentscomparedtotheU.S.populationofHawaiianNativeorPacificIslandersarehigheratDoDSTARBASE(0.9%)thanarefoundintheU.S.population(0.2%).6


4Fivelocations(with7%ofthetotalstudentpopulation)didnotreportstudentethnicityand/orrace:STARBASEMaxwell,STARBASEAlpena,STARBASEKelly,TexasSTARBASEHoustonand

WyomingSTARBASEAcademy.

5U.S.DepartmentofEducation,NationalCenterforEducationStatistics,ProjectionsofEducationStatisticsto2021;andCommonCoreofData(CCD),“StateNonfiscalSurveyofPublicElementaryandSecondary

Education,”UnitedStates,2010.SeeDigestofEducationStatistics2012,Table44.

6UnitedStates,“TheUnitedStatesCensusBureau,State&CountyQuickFacts.”AccessedNovember6,2014.http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html.


Underrepresented sTem groups at DoD sTARBAse and Public schools

GENDERCOMPOSITION

WhilethereareafewDoDSTARBASElocationswheretheratiobetweenfemalesandmalesisover-representedbyonegenderortheother,onthewhole,theratioisthesameasinpreviousyearswith49%femaleand51%male.

DoD sTARBAse staff

EMPLOyMENTAFFILIATION

TheDoDIprovidesgeneralguidelinesonpersonnelmodels,salaryparameters,andpositiondescriptions.Theprimaryemploymentaffiliationsarefederal,state,andcontractoragencies.Employmentaffiliationisanimportantconsiderationforeachlocation.Theemployee’saffiliationdetermineshis/hersalaryadministration,hiringrequirements,benefits,personnelpolicyandpractices,aswellasreportingrelationships.Contractoraffiliationsmakeup59%oftheemploymentrelationshipsfollowedbystateandfederalaffiliationswhichareat40%and1%,respectively.Federalandstateaffiliationsoftenprovideretirementandhealthbenefits,whichincreasealocation’spersonnelcostsanduseagreaterportionofthelocation’soperatingbudget.

STAFFINGMODEL

TheDoDIoutlinestheprototypicalstaffingmodelforaDoDSTARBASElocation.Itincludesbroadguidelinesonpayscaleforeachstaffposition.Thismodelisalsothebasisforanannualbudgetforeachlocation.Thestaffingmodelincludesfourfull-timepaidstaffpositions:adirector,adeputydirector/instructor,aninstructor,andanofficemanager/administrativeassistant.Determinationofstartingsalariesistheprerogativeofeachlocation.ThesuggestedpayscaleequivalenciesoftheabovepositionsintheDoDIareGS12-13,GS11-12,GS9-11,andGS6-9,respectively.

o 5 10 15 20 25 30

AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative

BlackorAfricanAmerican

DoDSTARBASE

PublicSchools

PrecentageofStudents

HispanicorLatino

figure 1.PublicschoolstatisticsforthegroupNativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslandersisnotavailable.


Ofthe58DoDSTARBASElocations,11operatewithfourstaffmembers.Manylocationshavemadeadjustmentstotheprototypestaffingmodel.Themostcommonchangesinthestaffingmodelareadditionstoinstructionalandclassroomsupportstaffinanefforttoservemorestudents.Somelocationsrestructuretheadministrativepositiontoincludeinstruction.Otherlocationshaveusedthefollowingadjustments:hirepart-timeinstructors,establishjob-sharingpositions,consolidatejobtasks,limitbenefits,eliminatethedeputydirectorpositioninfavoroftwoinstructors,eliminatetheadministrativeposition,andhireretireeswhorequirefewerbenefits.Ofthe58DoDSTARBASElocationsinFy2014,25operatedwithmorethanfourstaffmembersand22operatedwithlessthanfourstaffmembers.IfalocationdoesnotmeettheDoDIprescribedmanningmodel,thedirectormustsubmitawrittenrequestforawaivertoOASD/RA.

Table4describestheFy2013andFy2014staffingprofileforfull-andpart-timepersonnel.“Other”positionsinclude:DoDSTARBASE2.0coordinators,teachingassistants,techassistants,substituteinstructorsandmodifieddeputydirector/officemanager.Therewasa31%decreaseinthenumberofemployeesfromFy2013,toincludethoseassociatedwiththeeighteenprogramsthatclosed.

Table 4:

fY 2013 - fY 2014 staffing Profile

Position Number of Staff Full-Time Part-Time

FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2014

Director 62 44 62 44 0 0

Deputy-Director 58 44 57 44 1 0

Instructor 158 91 116 68 42 23

OfficeManager 56 34 43 23 13 11

Other 41 45 10 16 31 29

Total 375 258 288 195 87 63

Table4alsoshowstherearefewerstaffdirectorsthanDoDSTARBASElocations.Somedirectorsmanagemorethanonelocation,someSTARBASElocationsarenewandhavenothiredadirectoryet,andotherSTARBASElocationsareintheprocessofreplacingdirectorswhohavelefttheprogram.7

STAFFDEVELOPMENT

DoDSTARBASEinstructorsattendprofessionaldevelopmenttostaycurrentinprogramcontent,methodologies,andcurriculum.Eighty-ninepercentoftheDoDSTARBASElocationsofferstaffdevelopmentopportunities.Regionalandnationalprofessionalassociationprograms,universitycourses,on-linetrainingvisitstootherlocations,andin-serviceworkshopsareallusedasprofessionaldevelopment.Mostinstructorsarecertifiededucators(86%),andongoingprofessionaldevelopmentkeepsthemup-to-dateonemergingtechnology,curriculum,resources,andinstructionalmodalities.

7DirectorsinConnecticut,NorthCarolina,Oklahoma,SouthDakota,andVermontoperatemultipleSTARBASElocations.NewSTARBASElocationsinColorado,Indiana,Louisiana,andNorthDakotawillopen

inFy15.LocationsinAlabama,Indiana,Louisiana,NorthDakota,andPuertoRicolostdirectorsinFy2014.


Newstaffmembersaretypicallytrainedon-the-job.PriortoteachingatDoDSTARBASE,newinstructorsmayobserveexperiencedinstructors,whooftenserveastheirmentors.Instructorsalsoattendregionalworkshopsfordeliveryofcomputeraideddesign(CAD)softwareandupdatestotheDoDSTARBASEcurriculum.DuringFy2014,21ofthe58DoDSTARBASElocationssent100%oftheirstafftoCADtraining.Anadditionalninelocationssent75%oftheirstaff,and28locations8sentlessthanhalfoftheirstafftoCADtraining.

STAFFCHANGESANDDEPARTURES

Therewere63staffdeparturesoutof258staffpositionsinFy2014.Themajority(34departures)wereattheinstructorlevel.Directorpositionswerethenexthighestwithasevendeparturesfollowedbydeputydirectorsandofficemanagersatfiveandthreedeparturesrespectively.TheoverallturnoverrateinFy2014was23%,and,whilenotashighasitwasinFy2013(33%),itisstillhigherthantheaveragedeparturesofpreviousyears.PriortoFy2013DoDSTARBASEhasalwaysseenturnoverratesbelow20%withanaverageof14%overtheyears2004-2012(seeTable5).Directorsreportedthatofthosestaffmemberswholefttheprogram,38%indicatedthereasonfortheirdecisiontoleaveDoDSTARBASEwasbecauseofchallengespresentedatthestartofthefiscalyear,while14%citedpersonalreasonsfortheirdecisiontoleave.Someofthesepositions(18vacancies)remainedunfilledattheendofFy2014.

Table 5:

staff Departure Rate Over fiscal Years 2004 - 2014

Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

NumberofStaff 238 231 233 243 267 292 285 291 367 375 258

Number 30 39 36 37 34 34 45 46 48 124 63ofDepartures

TurnoverRate 13% 17% 15% 15% 13% 12% 16% 16% 13% 33% 23%

vOlUNTeeRs

VolunteersareanessentialparticipantgroupintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Theyserveaspresenters,boardmembers,advisors,tourguides,instructoraids,andperformawidevarietyofdailysupportservices.Volunteersincludemilitarypersonnel,teachers,parents,andcommunityleaders.Alllocationsreportedusingvolunteers.

TheDoDSTARBASElocationsdocumentedatotal5,223volunteerswhocontributedatotalof63,527hourstotheprogramduringFy2014(seeTable6).AspartoftheobjectivesoutlinedundertheInspiregoaloftheDoDSTEMEducationandOutreachStrategicPlan,militarypersonnelareencouragedtovolunteertheirtimetotheprogramasmentors,expertspeakers,tourguides,andothersupportactivities.Afterparents,militarypersonnelaccountforthegreatestamountofvolunteers,followedbyteachers.

8LocationsinColorado,NorthDakota,Louisiana(BatonRouge)andIndiana(Indianapolis)wereinvariousstagesofinstallationduringFy2014anddidnothavestafforsendstafftotraining.


Table 6:

fY 2014 volunteer Participation

Volunteers Hours

Military 1,673 12,247

Teachers 1,108 21,640

Parents 2,080 24,592

Other9 309 3,599

OUTReACh

ManyDoDSTARBASElocationsprovideresourcesandtrainingtolocalteachers.Ofthe58locations,46reportedtheyprovideadditionalcurriculummaterialstoschools/teachersand24locationsprovidedsomekindoftrainingtolocalteachersinFy2014.ManyDoDSTARBASElocations(57%)reportedtheyhaverelationshipswithnearbyteachercollegesortrainingprogramswherestudentteachersmayobtainpracticumhoursatDoDSTARBASE.Atthelocationsthatofferteachertraining,79%oftheteachersmayusethistrainingtowardtheircertificationrequirements.

StudentsmayattendDoDSTARBASEatthefifthgradelevel,aswellasparticipateinotheroutreachprogramsthatareavailableintheirareaatothergradelevels.OASD/RAencouragesDoDSTARBASElocationstoconnectwithotherlocaloutreachprogramstocreateaSTEMpipelineforstudents.Directorsfrom42ofthe58DoDSTARBASElocationsreportthattheyhaverelationshipswithotheroutreachprogramsintheirareaincluding:STEMForward,FIRSTRobotics,ProjectLeadtheWay,CivilAirPatrol,GirlScoutsandBoyScouts.Inaddition,theDoDSTARBASElocationmaycoordinateaDoDSTARBASE2.0programatthemiddleschoollevel.DoDSTARBASE2.0isaSTEM-basedafterschoolmentoringprogramthatisbasedatacollaboratingschoolsystem.10

Mentorsprovideavitalroleinthesuccessoftheparticipantsandtheprogram,providingarolemodelofasuccessfulSTEMprofessional.SerialengagementswithprofessionalsinSTEMcareersallowstudentstonetworkwithsomeonesuccessfulinthefieldandenvisionpathwaysforthemselvestopursuethosecareers.Additionally,mentoringcanbeapowerfulexperienceforSTEMprofessionals,buildingworkskillsandconnectingthemtotheircommunity.

9OthervolunteersincludeSTEMgroups,firefighters,boardmembers,etc.

10DoDSTARBASE2.0programsarecurrentlyofferedinConnecticut,Georgia,Louisiana,Michigan,Minnesota,NewMexico,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,SouthDakota,Utah,WestVirginia,andWyoming.See

thesectiononDoDSTARBASE2.0inthisreport.


The DoD sTARBAse CURRICUlUm

Today’sDoDSTARBASESTEMcurriculumisstandardized,cutting-edge,research-basedinstructionthatmeetsnationaleducationalstandardsandensuresaqualitativeassessmentofcurriculumoutcomes.CurriculumdevelopmentisalignedwithboththeDoDSTEMEducationandOutreachStrategicgoalto InspireandtheFederalSTEMEducationStrategicPlanasanEngagement Investment.ItalsosupportstheFederalSTEMEducationgoaltoimproveSTEMinstruction.Assuch,theDoDSTARBASEcurriculumisdesignedtoincreasethestudents’involvementandinterestinSTEMactivities,enhancetheirunderstandingoftherolethatSTEMliteracyplaysintheirlives,strengthenpotentialforfuturecareers,andmakethepursuitofSTEMactivitiesmoreattractiveandaccessible.Italsocontainsthepresentationofaccuratescientificinformation,whichpromotesthedevelopmentofSTEMskills,knowledge,andpractices,therebysupportingtheFederalgoalsofalearninginvestment.

The37learningobjectivesareclearlyoutlinedforeachoftheSTEMcategories,whichareconsistentwithnationaleducationstandards.TheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumprovidesstudentstheopportunitytoengageinauthenticscientificinquiries,whichallowtheparticipantstolearnthroughexperiential“handson-mindson”basedactivities.Forexample,whilestudyingtheengineeringdesignprocess,studentsdesignandcreateitemswith3-Dcomputer-assistedtechnology.Thestudentsummativeassessmenttoolisappliedpre-andpost-programtodetermineifthelearningobjectiveshavebeenmet.

TherearefourbasictypesoflessonplansthatareusedtoteachDoDSTARBASElearningobjectives:

1.Parentlessonplansprovidetheintroductorybackground,instructionalstrategiesandmaterialsrequiredtoteachthe overallconceptsofthecurriculumobjective.Theseareshorterinlengthandarealwaysusedinconjunctionwithlesson planappendices.

2.Appendixlessonplansofferachoiceofactivitiesthatprovidestudents“hands-on,minds-on”opportunitiestounderstand theintroductorymaterialpresentedintheparentlessonplan.Wheninstructorsestablishtheirteachingcriteria, theywillusetheparentlessonplanandthenchooseoneoftheapprovedappendicestocompletethelesson.This allowsDoDSTARBASEinstructorstodifferentiatetheirapproachtoteachingthelearningobjective.

3.ActivityStationlessonplansareintendedtogivestudentsmultipleactivitiestostrengthentheirunderstandingofthe learningobjective.Theseinquirybasedstationsaregenerallyshort,andinmostcases,anumberofstationsaretaughtin conjunctionwithacurriculumsegment.Forexample,anumberofactivitystationlessonplansareinthefinalstages ofdevelopmenttosupportteachingBernoulli’sPrincipleswhereoneinvestigationoftheseprinciplesmightnotbeenough toensureahigherlevelofunderstandingandapplication.

4.Stand-Alonelessonplansarecomplete,self-containeddocumentsthatfullyaddressthestatedcomponentsofthe curriculumobjective.Theycontainthenecessarybackgroundinformationandinstructionalguidanceandsupportcriteriato meettherequirementsfortheobjective.

ThisprogressivecurriculumisdesignedforDoDSTARBASEstudentsbyahighlyeducatedDoDSTARBASEstaff.IdeasfornewlessonplansaresolicitedfromtheDoDSTARBASEDirectorsandarethenvettedbyaCurriculumCommitteethatiscomprisedofexperiencedDoDSTARBASEstaffmembers.Lessonplansareadoptedusingapeer-reviewprocesswhichutilizestheexpertiseoftheDoDSTARBASEstaffwhofield-testtheproposedactivitiestofurtherimprovethepedagogyanddeliverymethodology.


ThisrigorousprocessexpandsandenhancestheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumofferings.DoDSTARBASEdirectorsandinstructorsmaychoosefrommultipleapprovedlessonplanstoteachtherequired37objectives.11Directorsareaskedtocreateascheduleoutliningthelessonstheyhavechosentoteach.Althoughthefocusisonusingtheapprovedlessonstoteachtherequiredobjectives,theschedulealsoincludesanytimespentonacademymanagement,studentbreaks,lunch,andgraduationtogiveanaccurateportrayalofhowstudentsspendtheirdaysateachDoDSTARBASElocation.CurriculumschedulesaresubmittedannuallywiththeDirectors’Questionnaireandduringvisitationsbytheevaluationteam.

ChAlleNges TO PROgRAm gROwTh

Upuntilthe2012-13programyear,DoDSTARBASEincreasedthenumberoflocationswhilealsocreatingprogramupgradesincontent,applications,operationalefficienciesandcurriculum.Inaddition,therewasanaggressiveexpansionofSTEMlinkageswithcommunitiesandschoolstofurtherthedevelopmentofstudentskillsandabilitiesbeyondtheDoDSTARBASEexperience.ThisincludedtheintroductionoftheDoDSTARBASE2.0program,aSTEM-basedafterschoolmentoringinitiativethatisbasedatacollaboratingschoolsystem.DoDSTARBASE2.0provedtobeaneffectivedownstreamactivitywith25DoDSTARBASElocationscoordinatingatotalof42DoDSTARBASE2.0programsbytheendofFy2013.The16-dayGovernmentshutdowninOctober,2013,severelyimpactedtheoverallDoDSTARBASEprogram.SignificantincreasesinstaffturnoverduringFy2013andFy2014resultedinareductioninthenumberofstudents,schoolsanddistrictsservedaswellasthenumberofDoDSTARBASE2.0programs.

Evidenceofprogramgrowthismeasured,inpart,bytheprogressionofDoDSTARBASElocationsthroughtheAcademyPerformanceLevelsystem.Entryintoahigheracademyperformancelevelrequiresacarefulreviewandassessmentoftheprogramparticipantsandacarefulstructuringoftheresponsibilitiesofeachparty.Checklists,protocolsandsupport,aswellasperiodicreviews,areessentialtotheirsuccess.TheFy2013sitevisitationsindicatedthataboutathirdoftheDoDSTARBASElocationshadcompletedallLevelIIrequirements,butassessmentandvalidationofAcademyPerformanceLevelwasplacedonholdduringtheFy2014visitations.Instead,theevaluationteamfocusedondocumentingrecoveryeffortsasmostDoDSTARBASElocationsstruggledwithstaffturnoverandprogramdelivery.

DespitestaffturnoverissuesandlateprogramstartsduetotheGovernmentshutdown,55ofthe58Fy2014DoDSTARBASElocationsmaintainedoperations,albeitnotattherobustpastservicenumbers,whileundergoingthehiringandtrainingprocesstoreplaceloststaffpositions.SomelocationswerenotnegativelyimpactedatallinFy2013andFy2014andwereabletomaintaintheirpreviousservicenumberswhileexpandingwithadditionalactivitiestopromoteSTEMlinkageswithcommunityandnationalprograms.OverthecourseofFy2014,alloftheremaining58DoDSTARBASEprogramshaveregainedfulloperationalstatuswith11locationsplanningtoexpandtheiroperationswithaDoDSTARBASE2.0programinFy2015.

Many(15)newdirectorshavejoinedtheDoDSTARBASEprogramandwillneedcarefulandcontinuingguidanceinthenuancesoftheprogram.TheorientationofthesenewdirectorsalongwiththementoringoffournewlocationswillbecloselymonitoredbyDoDSTARBASEProgrammanagement.ConfirmationofprogressinAcademyPerformanceLevelstatusandDoDSTARBASE2.0participationwillresumeduringtheFy2015visitations.Sustainabilityoftheentireprogramrequireson-goingmonitoring,scheduling,andassessment.

11Currentlythereare53availablelessonsinadditiontoPTC.


12A2.0programisdefinedbythelocationwhere2.0meetingstakeplace.A2.0programlocationmayoperateanumberof2.0clubs.

13ProgramsdiscontinuedinCalifornia,Kansas(4programs),MarylandandNorthDakota.ProgramsreducedinConnecticut(closed2programs)andOklahoma(closed2programs).

14ProgramsincreasedinGeorgia(fiveadditionalprograms)andLouisiana(twoadditionalprograms).

The DoD sTARBAse 2.0 PROgRAm elemeNTs

DoDSTARBASE2.0isaSTEM-basedafterschoolmentoringprogramthatisbasedatacollaboratingschoolsystem.TheobjectiveistoservestudentsatothergradelevelsintheSTEMareasbeyondtheirinitialDoDSTARBASEexperience.Theprogramwasintroducedin2010andexpandedtoadozensitesduringthe2011-12programyear.ByFy2013,25DoDSTARBASElocationsreportedcoordinatingatotalof42DoDSTARBASE2.0programs.InFy2014,14DoDSTARBASElocationsreportedonlycoordinatingatotalof25DoDSTARBASE2.0programs12in13states(seeFigure2)Thisisdown44%fromFy2013.Largestaffturnoverratesandalatestarttotheprogramyearduetothe16-dayGovernmentshutdownseverelyimpactedDoDSTARBASEstaffing,forcingdirectorstodiscontinuesome2.0programsandfocussolelyontheirbasicDoDSTARBASEprogramwhileundergoingtheprocesstoreplaceandtrainnewstaffmembers13.AfewDoDSTARBASElocationswereabletoincreasetheirnumberof2.0programs14.Directorsofthe14Fy2014locationsweresurveyedtoobtaindataonprogramrequirements,participants,curriculum,staff,andfundingfortheDoDSTARBASE2.0program.

The DoD sTARBAse 2.0 Program locations

figure 2. TheOklahomaNOVAprogramatBurnsFlatalsocoordinatesa2.0program.

DoD StArBASe proGrAm oVerVieW


PROGRAMREQUIREMENTS

DoDSTARBASE2.0maintainsauniqueschool-basedafterschoolprogramthattargetsat-risksixthtoeighthgraders.TheprogramtakesplaceinpartneringschoolsthathaveexpressedthedesireforadditionalDoDSTARBASEprogramresources.Aswithotherschool-basedafterschoolmentoringprograms,DoDSTARBASE2.0ishighlystructuredandintendstohelpsupportschoolgoals,providesafeenvironmentsforstudents,andimprovestudent-teacherrelationshipswhileempoweringschoolsthroughstudentreferrals.BasicprogramrequirementsareoutlinedintheDoDSTARBASE2.0ProgramGuide.Theguidelistsexpectationsforprogrambasics,thepartneringschool,participanteligibility,andtheSTEMMentorCoordinatorposition.Complianceonseveralofthebasicrequirementsisgivenbelow(seeTable7).

Table 7:

locations meeting Basic Requirements

Basic Requirement Percentage of Locations Meeting Requirement

DoDSTARBASE2.0meetingsareheldataschool 92

Thereisamplespaceformeetings 100

Meetingsareheldafterschoolhours 92

Parkingisprovidedformentors 100

Anutritionalsnackisprovidedforthestudents 84

Thestudentsarein6th,7thand/or8thgrades 86

PARTICIPANTS

InFy2014,24districtsand43schoolspartneredwithDoDSTARBASEat14locationstooperate25-2.0programs.Thisisa36%decreaseinthenumberofDoDSTARBASElocationswhocoordinatedaprograminFy2013.OftheeightDoDSTARBASElocationsthatdiscontinued2.0programcoordinationinFy2014,twowereatclosedNavylocationsandonewasaclosedAirForcelocation.Theremainingfivelocations(Kansas–fourlocationsandCharleston,WestVirginia)reportedstaffingissueswhichdebilitatedtheirDoDSTARBASEprogram,forcingthesitestostreamlineresourcesandeliminateoutreachprograms.

DoDSTARBASE2.0programsaresponsoredbytheAirForce,NationalGuardandAirForceReserve(seeTable8).Thegreatestnumbersofprograms(11programs)aresponsoredbytheAirNationalGuardwhichalsohasthemajorityoftheDoDSTARBASEprograms(32DoDSTARBASElocations).


Table 8:

DoD sTARBAse 2.0 Programs and Clubs by military Affiliation

Service Arm Number of 2.0 Programs Number of 2.0 Clubs

AirForce 5 6

AirNationalGuard 10 17

AirForceReserve 9 12

Army 0 0

ArmyNationalGuard 1 1

MarineCorp 0 0

Navy 0 0

Total 25 36

InFy2014,theDoDSTARBASE2.0programbeganwith777studentparticipantsandfinishedwith672students.Theretentionrateis86%.Ofthestudentswhodidnotcompletetheprogram,32%werefemalesand68%weremales.Thesurveyeddirectorsdidnotreportastowhythestudentsdroppedtheprogram.

ManyoftheFy2014DoDSTARBASE2.0studentswereformerDoDSTARBASEstudents(57%)andmostweremales(60%).Theaveragestudentattendanceatclubmeetingswas20students,witha1:3mentor-to-studentratio.Thestudentsaremostly6thand7thgraders(47%and23%,respectively)althoughsomearefromothergrades(seeTable9).

Table 9:

grade level of Participating students

Grade Level Percentage of Students

4th Grade 4.4

5th Grade 8.0

6th Grade 47.1

7th Grade 22.6

8th Grade 16.1

9th Grade 1.8

Figure3andFigure4(p.45)showtheethnicandracialcompositionoftheFy2014DoDSTARBASE2.0students.Althoughthisprogramisstrictlyavolunteerprogram,allgroupsofstudentsarerepresented,includinggroupshistoricallyunderrepresentedinSTEMfields(HispanicsandLatinos,AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative,andBlackorAfricanAmerican).HigherparticipationofthesegroupsinDoDSTARBASE2.0maybeduetothepositiveexperiencethestudentsencounteredatDoDSTARBASEasindicatedbyattitudinaltests(seeattitudinaltestresults).

ethnic Composition of DoD sTARBAse 2.0 student Population fY 2014

Racial Composition of DoD starbase 2.0 student Population fY 2014


10%HispanicorLatino

39%NotHispanicorLatino

51%EthnicityUnknown

figure 3. EthnicgroupshistoricallyunderrepresentedinSTEMfieldsare:HispanicsandLatinos.

Asian4%

BlackorAfricanAmerican20%

RaceNotReported10%

NativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander1%

White55%

MoreThanOneRace7%

AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative3%

figure 4. RacialgroupshistoricallyunderrepresentedinSTEMfieldsare:AfricanAmericans,AmericanIndians,AlaskaNatives,NativeHawaiiansandPacificIslanders.


CURRICULUM

Overthecourseofthreetofivemonths,DoDSTARBASE2.0studentsworkonateamprojectattheirschoolwithaSTEMmentorduringclubmeetings.TheoutcomesforstudentsparticipatinginDoDSTARBASE2.0areasfollows:

•IncreasedSTEMinterestandknowledge •Reducedhigh-riskbehavior •Increasedengagementwithschool •Increasedcareerawareness

Programlocationsuseavarietyofdifferentteamprojectstoachievethesegoals.STEMprojectsinclude:Scalextrics,robotics,rocketry,engineering,physics,FIRSTLEGOLeague,solarcars,chemistry,technology,andaerospace.Manyprograms(61%)culminatetheprogramwithsomesortofrelatedcompetition.Ofthoseprograms,38%participateinFIRSTLEGOLeaguecompetitions.15

STAFF

DoDSTARBASE2.0isprimarilyavolunteerprogram.ThevolunteerSTEMmentorsandvolunteerclassroomteacherareallcoordinatedbyadesignatedSTEMMentorCoordinator.Thisistypicallyapart-timepositionandmanyprogramschoosetohiretheSTEMMentorCoordinatorin-housewiththeirexistingDoDSTARBASEdirector,deputydirector,programinstructor,orofficemanagertakingontheadditionalresponsibilities.Ifhiringin-houseisnotpossible,candidatesarerecruitedfromthepartneringschoolorcommunity.TheresponsibilitiesoftheSTEMMentorCoordinatorinclude:

•Programmarketing •Managingrelationshipswithschools •Recruitingandscreeningprogramvolunteers •ManagingvolunteerSTEMmentors •Coordinatinganddeliveringvolunteertraining •Trackingdata •Supportingandmotivatingprogramvolunteers

ThesetasksplayaninvaluableroleinthesuccessofDoDSTARBASE2.0.Ofthe25locationsthatsupportaDoDSTARBASE2.0program,onlyeighthaveadedicatedSTEMMentorCoordinator.

TheidealSTEMmentorteamconsistsofaleadSTEMmentor,representativesfromlocalSTEMindustries,collegestudents,andmembersofthemilitary.ToserveasaDoDSTARBASE2.0STEMmentor,volunteersmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:

•Beatleast18yearsofage •Successfullypassmentorscreening/background •Volunteerapproximatelysixhourspermonththroughtheschoolyear

OfthementorswhoparticipatedinFy2014programs,89%completed2.0trainingand97%completedabackgroundcheck.Thementorsweremale(53%)andfemale(47%).MentorsfromavarietyofSTEMprofessionsparticipatedintheprogramincluding,military,non-military,DoDprofessionals,industryprofessionalsandcollegestudents(seeTable10).Workingwithamentor,participatingstudentsareexposedtothelifelongbenefitsofhighereducationandacareerinaSTEM-relatedfield.Theymayalsoreceiveguidanceabouteducationalandcareeroptions.

15FIRSTLEGOLeagueisaglobalcompetitionwhereelementaryandmiddle-schoolstudentsbuildLEGO-basedrobotstocompletetasksonathematicplayingsurface.


Table 10:

mentor Types

Type Percentage of Mentors

Military 34

Non-Military, DoD, Professionals 30

Industry Professionals 15

College Students 15

Other 8

FUNDING

TheDoDSTARBASE2.0programsoperatethroughacombinationoffederalandprivatefunds.Ofthe25programs,24%receivefundingfrombothsourcesand24%receivesolelyfederalfunds.Threeprogramsreportedthattheydonotreceiveanyfundswhatsoevertooperatea2.0program.16

PROgRAm OveRsIghT

COMPLIANCE

TheOfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforReserveAffairs(OASD/RA)hastheoverallresponsibilityforthemanagementoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram.TheDepartmentofDefenseInstruction(DoDI)1025.7providesthepoliciesandproceduresthatguidethecurrentDoDSTARBASEprogramlocations.TheDoDIdirectsthelocationsonoperationalrequirementssuchasthenumberofclasses,classroomhours,studentnumbers,targetstudentpopulation,participanteligibility,programsitelocationforinstruction,corecurriculum,fiscalandpropertyauditsandfrequencyofthem,andreportingrequirements.

COMPLIANCEPROCEDURES

AcomplianceprogramwasdesignedanddevelopedtoensurethattheDoDSTARBASElocationsadheretotheDoDIrequirementsaswellasadministrativedirectionsandreportingrequirements.TheprogramisreviewedandadjustedeachyearbasedonOASD/RAguidelines.Overthepastseveralyears,DoDSTARBASElocationshavebeenevaluatedusingaperformanceassessmentsystemthatiscomposedofthreeprogressivelevelsofprogramandorganizationalperformance.EachlevelhasaprescribedsetofactivitiesthatrangefromobtainingadherencetotheDoDIrequirementsthatguidebasicoperatingproceduresandfullinstallationofprogramdelivery(LevelI);toobtainingdesirableoperatingapplications,keyplanningstrategies,andmanagerialefficiencies(LevelII);andlastly,toexhibitadvancedstrategicprogramlinkagesanddownstreamrelationshipsforpromotingstudentskillsandabilitiesinSTEM-relatedactivities(LevelIII).Thefollowingsectionsoutlinedetailsandcriteriaoftheperformanceassessmentsystem.

16STARBASEofRapidCity,andSTARBASELouisiana-ElmGroveMiddleSchool,andSTARBASELouisiana-T.O.RusheonMiddleSchooldonotreceivefundingforaDoDSTARBASE2.0program.


ForeachDoDSTARBASElocation,theassessmentsystemnotonlyrequirestheattainmentofeachoftheobjectivesateachlevel,butalsotheirmaintenanceandsustainabilityovertimetoretaintheirstatuslevel.Performancelevelisdeterminedthroughsitevisitations,academyreportingrequirements,andperiodicsurveys.ShortfallsinrequiredactivitiesareusuallyhandledthroughacorrectiveactionscheduleagreeduponbytheparticipantsandOASD/RAtosuccessfullyobtaintherequiredperformancelevelunderreview.Inmostcases,thesecorrectiveactionplansareshort-termandsuccessfullyobtained.Theattainmentoftheperformancelevelunderreviewisheldinabeyanceuntilthecorrectiverequirementsarecompletedandverified.

Theassessmentsystemalsorequiresthattheacademycanonlyadvancetohigherlevelsofperformanceafteritsuccessfullyattainsapositiveassessmentatthepriorlevel(i.e.,anacademymustmeetallrequiredactivitiesatLevelIbeforeitcanclaimanyactivitiesatLevelIIandsoon).Whileanacademyprogramcouldmovetowardsandcompleteanactivityatanotherlevel,theprogramwouldnotbereviewedforacceptanceuntilthepriorlevelhadbeensuccessfullyachieved.

ThesuccessfulattainmentoftheselevelsofperformanceprovidesOASD/RAandtheMilitaryServicerepresentativesawaytodeterminewhetheranacademymaybeselectedand/orconsideredforspecialprogramsthatwillbemadeavailabletolocationsattherequiredlevel.Thesystemalsodistinguishesandidentifiesthoselocationsthatoperateathigherlevelsofperformancetotheirsponsorsandparticipantgroups,thelocalcommunity,thetargetgroupofstudents,theschoolsystems,andmilitarysponsors.

Duetothelargestaffturnover(33%)experiencedinFy2013,theassessmentandvalidationofAcademyPerformanceLevelswasplacedonholdduringtheFy2014visitations.Instead,theevaluationteamfocusedondocumentingrecoveryeffortsasmostDoDSTARBASElocationsstruggledwithreplacingstaffanddeliveringthebasicprogramrequirements.OverthecourseofFy2014,theremaining58DoDSTARBASEprogramshaveregainedfulloperationalstatus,with11locationsplanningtoexpandtheiroperationswithaDoDSTARBASE2.0programinFy2015.Newdirectors(15)whohavejoinedtheDoDSTARBASEprogramwillneedcarefulguidanceinthenuancesoftheprogram.TheorientationofthesenewdirectorsaswellasestablishingandmentoringfournewlocationswillbecloselymonitoredbyOASD/RA.ConfirmationofprogressinAcademyPerformanceLevelstatusandDoDSTARBASE2.0participationwillresumeduringtheFy2015visitations.

PERFORMANCELEVELDESCRIPTIONS

Level I: The Basic/Fully Operating Location

LevelIcriteriaincludesallDoDIrequirementsandoperatingguidelinesstipulatedbyOASD/RA.Thisincorporatesrequiredprogramactivitiessuchasstudentnumbers,classroomhours,installationofcorecurriculumcontent,military-baseprogramdelivery,emphasisontargetstudentpopulation,requireddocumentation(i.e.,MOU’s,studentwaivers,etc.),reportingrequirements,andanumberofadministrativeresponsibilitiessuchaswrittenwaivers,disabilitybuildingaccessibility,testingsamples,teacherassessment,etc.

Level II: The Advanced Performing Location

ThesecondlevelofperformancerequiresattainmentofLevelIstatusandsuccesswithasetofdefinedoperational,planning,andmanagerialupgrades,fiscalprogramoperations,andthesuccessfulinstallationandmaintenanceofDoDSTARBASE2.0.TheseareorganizationalandadministrativerequirementssetupbyOASD/RAtoobtainprogramdeliveryefficienciesandoperationaleffectiveness.


Theserequirementsinclude,butarenotexclusiveto,participantgroupinvolvement;programenhancements;STEMprograminventoriesandanassessmentofpotentialfitthatenhancesstudentparticipationinfurtherskilldevelopment;budgetmanagementplanningandreview;publicrelationsplanning;personnelmanagementplans;equipmentstatusassessment;“children-at-risk”review;staffdevelopment/personnelplans;transferofleadershipplans(i.e.,successionplans);managementresourcemanuals;andseveralotherconsiderationsthatupgradeprogrammanagementandoperatingperformance.

Level III: A High Performing Location

AcademiesmustachieveLevelIandIIstatuslevelsbeforetheycanbeassessedatLevelIII.LevelIIIrequiresthedevelopmentofanactivity,orsetofactivities,thatsignificantlyadvancestheDoDSTARBASEprogramvisionandmission.

Operationalandprogramenhancements,higher-levelproblem-solvingtechniques,time-sensitiveimprovements,andefficienciesinoperationscouldbeincludedintheassessmentofLevelIIIactivitiesiftheyareofsignificantmagnitude.HighpriorityactivitiesarethosethatpromotethewelfareandSTEMskill/abilitiesofthestudentpopulation,demonstrateprogramsustainability,providetransportabilitytootherlocations,andhavetheabilitytobeinstalledandoperablewithinan18-to-24monthperiod.Thevalidationoftheprogram’sinstallationandsustainability,aswellastheoperationalpotentialfortransportability,wouldbereviewedbytheevaluationteamforapprovalbyOASD/RA.

Eachoftheabovelevelcriteriaarereviewedonanongoingbasisforlocation-wideapplication,appropriate-leveldesignation,thetypicalperiodinwhichtheycanbesuccessfullyattained,andtheabilityfordownstreamsustainability.Ascollaborationsandnewlyestablishedoperationsareintroduced,theacademyperformancelevelreviewprocessisexpectedtoberefinedandexpanded.

COMPLIANCEADHERENCE

CompliancevisitationsunderDoDI1025.7areconductedatleastonceeverythreeyearsforeachDoDSTARBASElocation.Thevisitationinvolvesatwotofivedayreviewofdocuments,audits,fiscalreports,classroomobservation,andstructuredinterviewswithstaff,schooladministration,sponsorgroups,not-for-profitboardmembers(ifappropriate),andmembersfromotherparticipantgroups.Attheconclusionofthevisit,ameetingisconductedwiththebasecommanderandDoDSTARBASEdirectortoreviewthepreliminaryresultsofthecompliancevisitandtodiscussifanycorrectiveactionisrequired.Aplan-of-actionisdeveloped,andascheduleforcompletionismutuallyagreedupon.AwrittenreportisthensenttotheOASD/RAprogrammanageruponcompletionofthevisitation.OASD/RAmaysharethekeypointsofthereportwiththedirectorand/orthebasecommander.AwrittensummaryofprogressmadebytheDoDSTARBASEdirectorissenttoOASD/RAascorrectivetasksareobtained,andcopiesmaybeforwardedtosponsorsandmilitaryservicerepresentatives.Occasionally,afollow-upvisitationisscheduledtodocumentthatcorrectiveactionhasbeentaken.

NewlyinstalledlocationsmayreceiveanorientationvisitationtooutlineDoDIrequirements.Thedirectorandstaffarebriefedandprovidedinformationandmaterialsonbestpractices,testingadministration,reportingschedules,documentation,performanceexpectations,andprotocols.Thistimeisalsousedtoansweranyquestionsandconcernsthestaffandsponsorsmayhave.

Thenon-compliantactivitiesmostcommonlynotedareprimarilytechnicalinnature.Theyincludelackoftimelyresponsestoperiodicandrequiredreportingschedules;lackoflocalfinancialandpropertyauditswithintherequiredthreeyearperiodand/ordocumentedrequestsbythelocationtohavethemconductedbytheappropriatelocalbaseagency;incompletedocumentationand/orlackofawrittenrequestformodificationtoOASD/RAforexceptionsorrevisionsonDoDI1025.7requirements;and


incompleteimplementationofthecorecurriculum.Aspreviouslyindicated,giventhenumberandscopeofactivities,thenumberofincidentsissmall,andinvolvesonlyafewlocations.Overall,mostlocationsmetcompliancerequirements.Asmallnumberoflocationsfacechallengesinobtainingstudentnumbers,hoursofinstruction,auditschedulesandcompletions,andmeetingreportingrequirementsinatimelyfashion.

fIsCAl ANAlYsIs

AcongressionalappropriationtotheDepartmentofDefense(DoD)fundstheoperationofDoDSTARBASE.TheOfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryofDefenseforReserveAffairs(OASD/RA)overseestheprogramanddistributesfunding.InFy2014,thetotalprogrambudgetwas$25,438,000.OASD/RAallocated$22,888,000to5617programs.Asmallamountofthisallocation,(4%)wasusedtoinstallprogramsinColorado,Indiana,Louisiana,andNorthDakotawhiletheremainderwasusedforprogramoperations.Theremainderoftheappropriationwasusedforevaluation/assessmentactivities,staffdevelopmentandtrainingprograms,andoverallprogramdesignanddevelopmentactivities.

InFy2014,theaverageoperatingcostperlocationwas$408,714(seeTable11).Thisisa28%increasefromFy2013anda50%increasefromtheaveragecostperlocationinFy2004.

Table 11:

Average Cost Per location 2004 - 2014

Fiscal Year Average Cost Per Location

2004 $272,469

2005 $273,040

2006 $293,584

2007 $301,773

2008 $310,895

2009 $317,638

2010 $320,304

2011 $331,482

2012 $310,500

2013 $319,408

2014 $408,714

17DoDfundsallottedtoSTARBASEprogramsinOklahomaandSouthDakotaincludeadditionalfundsforoutreachlocationsinthosestates.


OperationalcostsdifferamongDoDSTARBASElocations.OverallexpendituresofDoDSTARBASEfundsallocatedtoeachprogramsiteareshowninFigure5.Staffcostsrangefrom23%to94%ofthelocation’sbudgetwhich,onaverage,accountfor64%ofthesitebudgetfollowedbyequipment(13%)andcontractservices(8%).

fY 2014 expenditures of DoD funds

figure 5.

Salaries64%

Facilities6%

Travel/Transportation2%

Supplies6%

Equipment13%

ContractServices8%

PublicRelations/Outreach1%


fY 2014 expenditures of supplemental funding

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Supplies10%

Facilities/Furnishings45%

Program/CurriculumDevelopment3%

Equipment6%

Salaries31%

Travel/Transport2%

Other2%PublicRelations/Outreach1%

ContractServices0%

Severalfactorscontributetothecostvariances,includinggeographiclocation,outreachprograms,andsalaryscales.OASD/RAannuallyreviewseachlocation’sbudgettomaintainanequitabledistributionoffunds.Twenty-oneofthe58locationsobtainedsupplementalfundingfromnon-DoDsources.ThetotalraisedinsupplementalfundingforFy2014was$1,228,105.Theaverageraisedbylocationsthatsecuredadditionalfundingthroughstateallocations,grants,anddonationswas$22,743.Thetotalmoniesreceivedfromthesesourceswere$284,400,$143,100,and$1,232,615,respectively.Atotalof$898,545(73%)ofsupplementalfundingwasexpendedinFy2014.Academiesusedsupplementalfundingforstaffsalaries(31%);program/curriculumdevelopment(3%);facilities/furnishings(45%);transportation/travel(2%);supplies(10%);equipment(6%);publicrelations/outreach(1%);andotherexpenditures(2%).SeeFigure6.


sTUDeNT AssessmeNT

OVERVIEW

TheDoDsponsoredSTARBASEprogramhasbeenoperationalforover20yearsandsuccessfullyexpandedtonewlocationsandschoolswhilepromotingandextendingcommunityresources.Partofitssuccesshasbeenimplementingstrategicimprovementsbasedonannualsitereviewanddatagatheredfromthestudents.Annualprogramevaluationisaccomplishedinpartbyassessingstudentattitudestowardschool,themilitary,andcareeropportunitiesaswellasassessingknowledgegainsinthecorecurriculumofscience,technology,engineering,andmath(STEM)concepts.StudentscompletetheDoDSTARBASEStudentQuestionnairebeforetheDoDSTARBASEprogramandthenagainoncetheprogramiscomplete.Thekeypre-topost-assessmentareasinclude:

•Attitudestowardthemilitary(e.g.,militarypersonnel,militarylocations) •AttitudestowardSTEMtopics •AttitudestowardSTEMcareers,bothmilitaryandnon-military •KnowledgeitemsassessingtheSTEMcurriculum

ThroughoutthehistoryoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram,incrementalchangeshavebeenintroducedtothecoreSTEMcurriculumresultinginthemodificationandadjustmenttotheStudentAssessment.Acompleteredesignofthecurriculumoccurredduringthe2009-2010academicyear,resultinginamajorrevisionoftheStudentAssessmentin2011.ThisStudentAssessmentrevisionbecamethepilotstudyfortheassessmentdeliveredin2012.TheStudentAssessmentthatyearmaintainedmanycoreitems(bothknowledgeandattitudinal)assessedthroughoutthelifeoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Theseitemsarestillrelevanttothecurrentprogramandprovidehistoricalreferencepointstogaugeadjustmentsinresults.Newitemsintroducedduringthepasttwoyearswereevaluatedandincluded,excluded,orrevised.Eachitemwasevaluatedbasedontheassessmentresults,feedbackfromtheDoDSTARBASEinstructors,andsubjectmatterexpertsineithertheSTEMcurriculumortestingandmeasurementtechniques.

Thisyear’sDoDSTARBASEStudentAssessmentretainsacoresetof27knowledgeand31attitudinalitemstoallowforyear-to-yearcomparisons.Fivenewknowledgeitemswerepilotedbasedonevolvingcurriculummaterialsandclassroomactivities.Pilotitemsandhistoricalitemsaremaintainedinanitemdatabaseforpossibleuseinfutureadministrations.

INSTRUMENTDESIGN

Thecorecurriculumcontentunderwentsignificantchangesin2010andisupdatedregularlywithnewlearningexercisesandexperiencesforthestudents.Inresponse,theDoDSTARBASEStudentAssessmentisupdatedannuallyto:

•ContinuallyaligntheassessmentwiththeDoDSTARBASElearningobjectives •Gatherdataonpilotitemsthatcanbeutilizedinfutureassessments •Minimizetheriskofteachingtotheassessment

Similartopreviousyears,theassessmentthisyearconsistsoftwoseparateinstrumentscombinedintoonequestionnaire.Thefirstinstrumentisa32-itemmultiple-choiceassessmentofSTEMknowledgefocusedonthecoreDoDSTARBASEcurriculum.Thesecondinstrumentisa31-itemsurveymeasuringvariousaspectsofstudents’attitudesandopinionsaboutSTEMandDoDSTARBASEthatimpactareassuchasacademicsuccessandcareergoals.

ASSeSSment reSuLtS


•Knowledge Assessment–32multiple-choiceitemswereincludedintheknowledgeassessment:

– 27itemsremainedfromprevioussurveyswiththreeofthoseitemshavinghistoricalreferencebenchmarksdating backtoatleast2007.

– Fivenewitemswerepilotedthisyear.

•Attitudinal Survey – 31attitudinalitems(26administeredbothpre-andpost-program;fiveadministeredpost-program only)wereincludedinthesurvey: – 31itemswereretainedverbatimfrom2013. – Itemorderwasmodifiedin2012tomakeiteasierforstudentstofollowtheresponseoptionformatting.

Theresultsfortheknowledgeassessmentandfortheattitudinalsurveyareeachthensummarizedbasedonitemcontentareastoyieldcategoryscoresaswellasonoverallscore.Theoverallscoreforeachinstrumentispresentedasameanscoreandalsoasapercentcorrectscoreforgroupsofstudentsinthefollowingreport.

STUDyLOGISTICS

TheDoDSTARBASEStudentAssessmentwasadministeredbetweenJanuaryandJuneof2014.TheStudentAssessmentwasadministeredtwicetothesameparticipatingclassofstudents(pre-andpost-program)ateachparticipatingacademytogaugeprogramimpact.TheassessmentsweremaileddirectlytotheDoDSTARBASEacademiesandincludedthefollowinginstructionsets:

•Directors’ Instructions–OverviewoftheDoDSTARBASEevaluationcomponentsincludingdetailssuchasadministration methodology,selectionofparticipatingclasses,andananswerkeyfortheknowledgeassessment.

•Administrator Instructions–Detailedinstructionstotheassessmentcoordinatorsincludingthematerialsneeded foradministration,fillingouttheassignedstudentnumbers,andinstructionstobereadduringtheadministrationofthe questionnaire.

CompletedquestionnaireswerereturnedtoGeneralDynamicsInformationTechnologyforprocessingusingscanformtechnology.

STUDENTDEMOGRAPHICINFORMATION

Thestudentsurveywasadministeredduringthefirsthalfof2014,withatotalof2,371(1,200pre-programand1,171post-program)surveysreturnedtoGeneralDynamicsITforprocessing.Responseswerereceivedfrom49ofthe58DoDSTARBASEacademiesparticipating(86%academyresponserate).In2013,74academiesrespondedwitharesponserateof99%.Thedecreaseinthenumberofacademiesparticipatingin2014wasduelargelytothestaffingandoperationalissuesstemmingfromthegovernmentshutdown.

Surveyswerematchedpre-andpost-programbasedonuniquestudentID.Thosewithmatchingdataforboththepre-andpost-programwereretainedforanalysisresultinginatotalof2,212surveys(1,106matchingcasesforpre-andpost-programassessments).Allofthe1,106matchingcaseshadnomorethanthreemissingitemsforthepre-questionnaireandnomorethanthreemissingitemsforthepost-questionnaire.These1,106casesarereferencedthroughoutthisreport.


ThefrequencyandpercentofDoDSTARBASEstudentsthatreportedbelongingtothevariousdemographiccategoriesarepresentedinTable12andTable13.Asinpreviousyears,theDoDSTARBASEstudentpopulationisalmostevenlysplitbetweenboysandgirls(49.2%and50.7%,respectively).Mostofthestudentswereinthefifthgrade(88.7%)andbetween10–11yearsold(90.2%).

Table 12: Demographic Profile of student sample

Item Response Frequency Percent

9 5 .5

10 406 36.7

Age 11 592 53.5

12 96 8.7

13 6 .5

Unknown/Noanswer 1 .1

4 4 .4

5 981 88.7

Grade 6 116 10.5

7 1 .1

8 1 .1


Boy 544 49.2

Gender Girl 561 50.7


DoDSTARBASElocationsthroughouttheUnitedStatesarerepresented,withoverhalfofthesampledrawnfromtheMidwest(31.7%)andSouth(25.8%).TheremainingstudentsaresplitamongtheSoutheast(20.1%),theWest(13.7%),andtheEast(6.1%).FivemilitarycomponentssponsorDoDSTARBASEprograms.TheAirNationalGuardisstillthemostrepresentedcomponent(48.6%).Thisyear,allNavyprogramswereclosedanddidnotparticipate.TheMarineCorpshasoneparticipatingsite(2.7%).Fifty-fivepercentofDoDSTARBASEprograms(611students)broughtstudentsinonedayperweekversusthestudentscomingtotheprogrameverydaywithinaoneweektimespan(39%ofacademiesincluding431students).SixoftheDoDSTARBASEacademiesreportedbeingawareoftestingaccommodations,indicatingthattheprogramisaccessibletostudentsthatmayneedspecialaccommodationsduringtheprogramsessions.


Table 13: Demographic Profile of Academy sample

Item Response Academy Frequency Student Frequency Percent

East 4 66 6.0

Midwest 15 351 31.7

Region South 13 285 25.8

Southeast 9 222 20.1

West 8 182 16.5

AirForce 5 111 10.0

AirForceReserve 4 85 7.7

Sponsoring Component AirNationalGuard 26 572 51.7

Army/ArmyNationalGuard 13 308 27.9

MarineCorps 1 30 2.7

Consecutive 18 431 39.0

Class Schedule Oneperweek 28 611 55.2

Otherschedule 3 63 5.7

Unknown/Noanswer 0 1 .1

Notawareof 44 998 90.2 Accommodations testingaccommodation

Awareoftestingaccommodation 6 107 9.7

Unknown/Noanswer 0 1 .1

Students’previousexposuretothemilitaryandtheDoDSTARBASEprogramispresentedinTable14.Familiaritywiththemilitaryand/orDoDSTARBASEwasreviewedtogaugeexperiencewiththemilitaryingeneralandwithDoDSTARBASEinparticular.MostofthestudentsknewsomeonethatwentthroughDoDSTARBASE(69.2%),hadheardaboutDoDSTARBASE(63.8%),orhadmetmilitarypeoplebeforecomingtotheDoDSTARBASEprogram(58.6%).


Table 14: students’ Prior experience with military and DoD sTARBAse

Item Response Frequency Percent

No 454 41.0

yes 648 58.6


No 395 35.7

yes 706 63.8


No 338 30.6

yes 765 69.2


sTUDeNTs’ ATTITUDINAl ResPONses

Thefollowinganalysisprovidesasummaryoftheattitudinalsurveyresultsforboththepre-programsurveyandthepost-programsurvey.Theanalysisincludesthosesurveyswithnomorethanthreemissingitemsforeithersurvey.Theattitudinalitemswereratedusinga7-pointLikertscalewitharangeofresponsesfromone(StronglyDisagree)throughseven(StronglyAgree).

Forthestudentsrespondingtoboththepre-andpost-programattitudequestionnaire,manyoftheirpre-programresponsesstartedoutpositiveandincreasedinfavorabilitypost-program.Thissuggeststhatthesestudentsenteredtheprogramwithgenerallypositiveattitudesthatwerereinforcedthroughouttheprogram.

PRE/POSTATTITUDINALSURVEyMEANS

Pre-andpost-programAttitudinalSurveytotalmeanscoresbeginningin2008areshowninTable15.DuetomajorrevisionsintheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumduring2009and2010,thestudentassessmentwasnotadministeredinFy2010.Totalmeanscoresareacompositescoreofalltheitemsonthesurveywithapossiblerangefromone(leastfavorable)toseven(mostfavorable).Thepre-programmeansincludethe26coresurveyitems.Thepost-programmeansincludethe26coresurveyitemsaswellasthefivepost-programitems.Utilizingmeanscoresinpre-topost-programcomparisonscontrolsforthedifferenceinthetotalnumberofitemsgiven.

Asinthepreviousyears,therewasasignificantincreaseinpost-programmeanscoresascomparedtopre-programmeanscoresindicatingthatimmediatelyfollowingtheprogram,studentsrespondedmorefavorably.Thetotalmeanscoresforthepre-andpost-programarefairlytypicalcomparedtorecentyears.AdditionaldetailsareprovidedinTable15,includingthetotalmeanattitudinalscoresaswellasthescoreshiftfrompre-topost-programstartingin2008.

I have met military people before coming to DoD STARBASE

I heard about DoD STARBASE before I knew I was coming here

I know someone that went through DoD STARBASE before me


Table 15:Pre/Post Attitudinal survey means and standard Deviations (2008 – 2014)**

Survey 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008-2014 Mean* Mean* Mean* Mean* Mean* Mean* Average*

Pre-Program 5.84 5.80 5.77 5.69 5.82 5.78 5.78

Post-Program 6.06 6.00 5.93 5.89 5.97 5.91 5.96

Survey Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev.

Pre-Program 0.69 0.66 0.66 0.71 0.61 0.63 0.66

Post-Program 0.66 0.65 0.71 0.69 0.66 0.67 0.67

* Pre- and post-program means are significantly different ** The student assessment was not administered in FY 2010.

Table16rank-orderstheitemsbasedonpost-programmeansfrommostfavorabletoleastfavorable.Mostoftheitemsshowanincreaseinfavorabilityfrompre-topost-programmeans.The11boldeditems(42%oftheitems)showasignificantincreaseinfavorabilityfrompre-programtopost-programattitudes.Dramaticimprovementsinattitudesandconfidencetowardlearning,themilitary,andfuturecareersinclude:

•DoDSTARBASEinstructorsarekindandhelpful •Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings •Militarybasesareexciting •Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork •Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer •Learningcanbefun •Iamgoodatmathandscience

Twoitemsrankedhighforboththepre-andpost-programsurveyinclude“IplantograduatefromHighSchool”and“IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup.”Theconsistentlyhighratingforbothshowthatstudentsarethinkingabouttheirfutureandhaveconfidenceintheirabilitytosucceed.Havingstudentscomingintotheprogramalreadythinkingabouttheirfutureprovidesthemtheopportunitytofocustheirattentiononpossiblecareerfieldswithinthemilitaryspecifically,andcareerswithinthescientificorengineeringfieldsgenerally.


Table 16: Pre/Post Rankings and mean scores of student Attitudinal Responses

Pre-Program N=1106 Attitudinal Item Post-Program N=1106

Mean Rank Mean Rank

6.74 1 IplantograduatefromHighSchool. 6.75 1

6.21 5 DoD STARBASE Instructors are kind and helpful. 6.58 2

6.39 2 youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. 6.45 3

6.32 3 I like using computers. 6.43 4

PostOnly AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. 6.35 5/6

6.31 4 IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. 6.35 5/6

6.15 7 Military people do lots of different things. 6.34 7

6.17 6 IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool. 6.27 8 (ReverseScored)*

PostOnly DoDSTARBASEisboring.(ReverseScored)* 6.24 9

6.13 8 Iliketomakenewthings. 6.17 10

PostOnly Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. 6.14 11

PostOnly DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. 6.09 12

5.96 9 I like to think of new ways to use things. 6.04 13

PostOnly IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. 5.96 14/15

5.91 12 Isetgoalsformyself. 5.96 14/15

5.75 17 Military bases are exciting. 5.93 16

5.92 10/11 Iuseacomputerathome. 5.89 17

5.74 18 Learning can be fun. 5.88 18/19

5.79 15 I like science. 5.88 18/19

5.78 16 Iamabletoachievemygoals. 5.84 20

5.92 10/11 Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. 5.83 21

5.87 13 Iamgoodatfollowingdirections. 5.82 22

5.82 14 youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. 5.80 23

5.69 19 Imakegooddecisions. 5.72 24

5.53 20 youcanworkbetterinagroup. 5.55 25

5.36 21 I am good at science. 5.51 26

5.30 23 The military is a good place to work. 5.47 27

5.34 22 Learningiseasyforme. 5.38 28

5.21 24 I am good at math. 5.33 29

5.17 25 Ilikemath. 5.23 30

4.11 26 I am interested in being a scientist or engineer. 4.30 31

*Item reverse-scored (a higher score is associated with a more positive attitude). Bold items show statistically significant changes.


yEARLyCOMPARISONSFORPOST-PROGRAMATTITUDES

Table17providesalistoftheseventop-ratedattitudinalitemsfor2014.Comparisonsfrompreviousyears,beginningwith2004,indicatethatthetop-rateditemsstillincludeafocusonthemilitary,student’sfuture,andexperiencingnewthings.

Table 17: highest Ranked Post-Program Attitudes (2006 – 2014)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

Attitudinal Item Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank

Iplantograduatefrom 4 2/3* 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1highschool.

DoDSTARBASEinstructorsare 1 2/3* 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2kindandhelpful.

youcanlearnalotby 3 1 3/4* 3 4 2 3 3/4* 4 3tryingthings.

Ilikeusingcomputers. Newitemin2012 5 3 4

AtDoDSTARBASE,Ilearnedalotof 2 4 3/4* 4 2 4 4 3/4* 6 5/6*thingsthatIcanuse.(postonly)

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhen 6 5 6 5 6 6 10 6 7 5/6*Igrowup.

Militarypeopledolots 9/10/11* 8/9* 8 8/9* 8 8 5 9 5 7ofdifferentthings.

* Denotes tied rank with other item(s).

Thepre-andpost-programcompositemeanscoresinTable18fortheattitudinalitemshavehadsomefluctuationssince2004,butgenerallyhaveremainedpositive.Thisyear,thetotalmeanPre-Programattitudes(mean=5.78)werecomparabletotheaverageofprioryears(mean=5.79).TheoverallpatternacrosstheyearsreflectsincreasedfavorableattitudesafterDoDSTARBASEattendance.Despitetheyear-to-yearfluctuationsinattituderatingsacrossyears,thescoreshiftfrompre-topost-surveyremainsfairlyconsistent,rangingfromanincreaseof.13pointsin2014toa.25increasein2007.Changesincontentforafewoftheattitudeitemscouldpartiallyaccountforthemorerecentfluctuations.


Table 18: Pre/Post Attitudinal survey means (2004 – 2014)

Composite Attitudinal 2004* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2008* 2009* 2011* 2012* 2013* 2014* Mean Scores

Pre-ProgramSurvey 5.78 5.83 5.81 5.75 5.84 5.80 5.77 5.69 5.82 5.78

Post-ProgramSurvey 5.97 6.06 6.05 6.00 6.06 6.00 5.93 5.89 5.97 5.91

ScoreShift+/- +.19 +.23 +.24 +.25 +.22 +.20 +.16 +.20 +.15 +.13

* Pre- and post-program means are significantly different.

Table19(p.62-63)showsthemeansforallpost-programattitudinalitemsbeginningin2004.Asexpected,thereisfluctuationinresponsesfromyeartoyear,andthechangesseenfrom2013to2014arenoexception.Thetableisrank-orderedbythe2014meanvalues.

Thefollowingitemsshowedthelargestincreasesfromthe2013responses:

• “Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer”(+.11)

• “IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.”(+.07)18

• “Ilikescience.”(+.06)

Thefollowingitemsshowedthelargestdecreasesfromthe2013responses(thefirsttwowerealsointhislistin2013.

• “Iuseacomputerathome.”(-.30).

• “Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase.(post-programattitudeonly).”(-.14).

• “Learningiseasyforme.”(-.12)

18Reverse-scoreditem.Apositiveincreasemeansthatstudentsmorestronglydisagreed.


Table 19: Post-Program Attitudinal Item mean scores (2004 – 2014)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

Post-Program Attitudes Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean

Iplantograduatefrom 6.47 6.54 6.53 6.53 6.54 6.50 6.55 6.73 6.78 6.75highschool.

DoDSTARBASEinstructorsare 6.54 6.54 6.61 6.51 6.61 6.57 6.47 6.46 6.55 6.58kindandhelpful.

youcanlearnalotby 6.51 6.57 6.51 6.47 6.51 6.51 6.40 6.41 6.46 6.45tryingthings.

Ilikeusingcomputers. Newitemin2012 6.40 6.48 6.43

AtDoDSTARBASE,Ilearnedalotof 6.53 6.53 6.51 6.46 6.55 6.49 6.36 6.41 6.39 6.35thingsthatIcanuse.(postonly)

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhen 6.38 6.37 6.36 6.39 6.36 6.36 6.17 6.26 6.32 6.35Igrowup.

Militarypeopledolots 6.29 6.30 6.26 6.23 6.28 6.24 6.29 6.24 6.40 6.34ofdifferentthings.

IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelp N/A 6.03 6.11 6.03 6.06 6.14 6.18 5.96 6.20 6.27medobetterinschool.*DoDSTARBASEisboring* 6.44 6.36 6.45 6.32 6.41 6.38 6.18 6.21 6.25 6.24

Iliketomakenewthings. 6.29 6.36 6.24 6.25 6.27 6.20 6.20 6.16 6.27 6.17

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. 6.35 6.30 6.28 6.23 6.31 6.28 6.24 6.25 6.28 6.14(postonly)

DoDStarbaseisbetterthanIexpected(postonly) NewItemin2012 6.04 6.20 6.09

Iliketothinkofnew 6.17 6.13 6.00 6.06 6.10 6.02 5.92 5.82 6.12 6.04waystousethings.

Isetgoalsformyself. 6.07 6.07 6.14 6.09 6.05 5.98 5.78 5.88 6.04 5.96

Iwouldtellmyfriendstocometo 6.21 6.15 6.19 6.07 6.23 6.12 5.92 5.99 5.99 5.96DoDSTARBASE.(postonly)


Table 19: (Continued)Post-Program Attitudinal Item mean scores (2004 – 2014)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014


Militarybasesareexciting.(replaced‘Militarybases 6.02 5.93 5.94 5.84 5.93 5.49 5.61 5.91 6.01 5.93arefun.’)

Iuseacomputerathome NewItemin2012 6.25 6.19 5.89

Learningcanbefun. 6.15 6.12 6.03 5.93 6.02 6.00 5.82 5.91 5.95 5.88

Ilikescience. 5.67 5.78 5.72 5.65 5.76 5.79 5.75 5.81 5.82 5.88

Iamabletoachieve NewItemin2012 5.95 5.88 5.84mygoals

Iwanttolearnmore NewItemin2012 5.51 5.83 5.83abouttechnology

Iamgoodat 5.70 5.79 5.82 5.74 5.78 5.76 5.73 5.80 5.85 5.82followingdirections.

youcanaccomplish 6.29 6.10 6.11 5.98 6.05 5.99 5.88 5.82 5.91 5.80alotinagroup.

Imakegooddecisions. 5.73 5.79 5.86 5.72 5.83 5.73 5.72 5.70 5.72 5.72

youcanworkbetterinagroup(replaced 6.34 6.24 6.20 6.11 6.19 6.18 6.05 5.52 5.59 5.55‘youcanhavefunworkinginagroup.’)

Iamgoodatscience. 5.43 5.50 5.53 5.42 5.50 5.50 5.56 5.58 5.60 5.51

Themilitaryisagood 5.40 5.40 5.38 5.25 5.34 5.20 5.37 5.37 5.52 5.47placetowork.

Learningiseasyforme. 5.55 5.54 5.48 5.49 5.48 5.51 5.47 5.46 5.50 5.38

Iamgoodatmath. 5.27 5.35 5.28 5.36 5.36 5.35 5.40 5.42 5.37 5.33

Ilikemath. 5.33 5.39 5.25 5.16 5.32 5.29 5.03 5.17 5.19 5.23

Iaminterestedinbeing NewItemin2012 4.21 4.19 4.30ascientistorengineer

* Values have been reverse coded with years 2004 – 2011 estimated.


SHIFTSINSTUDENTS’ATTITUDES

Table20providesthe11significantpre-topost-programattitudinalshiftsforthe2014program.Asexpected,theattitudinalitemsresultedinapositiveshiftfrompre-programmeanresponsestopost-programmeanresponses.Inparticular,therewasa.37increasefrompre-topost-programmeanresponseinstudentsreportingthattheDoDSTARBASEinstructorsarekindandhelpful.Therealsowereimpressivechanges,averaging+.18,onthreeitemsreflectingpositiveattitudestowardsmilitarypeople(.19),militarybases(.18)andmilitarycareers(.17),indicatingthattheDoDSTARBASEprogramisachievingoneofitsprimarygoals.FurtherindicatingthattheDoDSTARBASEprogramisachievingitsgoals,studentsalsorespondedwithgreaterpositivitytowardlearning,science,mathandcomputers.

Table 20:The Top 10 Ranking of Attitudinal Item shifts from Pre- to Post-Program in 2014

Attitudinal Item Mean Positive Shift Pre- to Post-program

DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. +.37

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. +.19

Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. +.19

Militarybasesareexciting. +.18

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. +.17

Iamgoodatscience. +.15

Learningcanbefun. +.14

Iamgoodatmath. +.12

Ilikeusingcomputers. +.11

Ilikescience. +.09

Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. +.08

MATHANDSCIENCEATTITUDINALRATINGS

Similartopreviousyears,students’meanattitudesinTable21onscienceandmatharemorepositivepost-ascomparedtopre-program.Inaddition,studentshavelargershiftsinbeinggoodatmathandsciencepost-program,suggestingthattheSTEMcurriculumtaughtwithintheprogramisgivingthestudentsmoreconfidenceintheirabilitiespertainingtomathandscience.Table22showsthehistoricalmeansforthescienceandmathitemsbeginningin2004.Theattitudesacrossyearsremainconsistentlyfavorable,withthegeneraltrendbeingthatscienceattitudesarehigherthanmathattitudeseachyear.


Table 21: math and science Attitudinal Item mean scores (2014)

Math and Science Attitudinal Items Pre-Program Mean Post-Program Mean Gap Score•

Ilikescience. 5.79 5.88 +0.09

Iamgoodatscience. 5.36 5.51 +0.15

Iamgoodatmath. 5.21 5.33 +0.12

Ilikemath. 5.17 5.23 +0.06

Table 22: Post-Program Attitudinal Item mean scores (2004 – 2014)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014


Ilikemath. 5.33 5.39 5.25 5.16 5.32 5.29 5.03 5.17 5.19 5.23

Iamgoodatmath. 5.27 5.35 5.28 5.36 5.36 5.35 5.40 5.42 5.37 5.33

Ilikescience. 5.67 5.78 5.72 5.65 5.76 5.79 5.75 5.81 5.82 5.88

Iamgoodatscience. 5.43 5.50 5.53 5.42 5.50 5.50 5.56 5.58 5.60 5.51

MILITARy-RELATEDATTITUDES

ShiftsinMilitary-RelatedAttitudes

Table23showsthefouritemsintheattitudinalsurveyrelatedtoperceptionssurroundingthemilitary.19Theitemsremainedsimilarlyrankedwhencomparedto2013andpreviousyears.Theitem,“Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase,”wasadministeredpost-programonlyanddecreasedslightlyinrank.Thelowestrankedmilitary-relateditemasksaboutthemilitaryasagoodplacetowork(ranked27inthe2014survey).Thisisslightlyimprovedfrom2012andthesameasin2013,yetlowerthaninprioryears.Ingeneral,itappearsthatstudents’attitudesaboutthemilitaryarestillpositivelyinfluencedbytheirDoDSTARBASEexperiences.

19ComparisonsinTable23arefora6yearperiodratherthanan8yearperiodduetoeconomyofspaceconsiderations.


Table 23: Attitudinal shifts on military-Related Items (2006 – 2014)

Military Attitudinal Items 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

Shift Shift Shift Shift Shift Shift Shift Shift

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. +.31 +.37 +.34 PostOnly PostOnly PostOnly PostOnly PostOnly

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. +.20 +.21 +.15 +.13 +.17 +.19 +.16 +.19

Militarybasesareexciting. +.43 +.46 +.41 +.40 +.40 +.41 +.26 +.18

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. +.24 +.32 +.18 +.19 +.23 +.19 +.19 +.17

COMPARISONOFHIGHVS.LOWMILITARyATTITUDE

Overallmilitaryattitudeswerecalculatedbasedonacompositeofthoseitemsadministeredbothpre-andpost-program.Studentresponsestothefollowingitemsweresummedforthepost-programassessmentonly:“Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings,”“Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork,”and“Militarybasesareexciting.”Studentswithasumtotalof20or21onthosethreeitemsinthepost-programassessmentwerecategorizedashavinghighmilitaryattitudes.Studentswithasumtotalof13orlessonthosethreeitemswerecategorizedashavinglowmilitaryattitudes.“Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase”wasadministeredpost-programonlyandwasnotincludedwithintheMilitaryAttitudescale.

Table24providestheresponsesforalltheattitudinalitemsrank-orderedfromlargesttosmallestgapscorebetweenthehighandlowMilitaryAttitudegroups.Asexpected,thefirstseveralitemsarethosethatmakeupthecompositescale.Otherlargedifferencesbetweenhighandlowmilitaryattitudesreflect:

•moreinterestinSTEMactivities(e.g.,“Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer”,“Iwanttolearnmoreabout technology”),

•groupwork(“youcanaccomplishalotinagroup,”“youcanworkbetterinagroup”),

•novelideas(e.g.,“Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings,”“Iliketomakenewthings”),and

•forwardthinking(e.g.,“Isetgoalsformyself,““IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup”).

Inshort,studentswithmorereceptiveattitudestowardthemilitaryappeartoalsobemorehighlymotivatedinregardtoSTEMlearningandapplications.Theyreportbeingmoregoal-orientedandconfidentaswell.AllofthegapdifferencesbetweenstudentswithhighorlowMilitaryAttitudescoresarestatisticallysignificant.


Table 24: statistically significant Post-Program gap scores Based on low and high military Attitudes

Attitude Item Low Military Attitude High Military Attitude +/- Gap (n = 115) (n = 401)

Post-program Attitudes (mean total) Composite Score 5.15 6.31 1.16

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. 3.07 6.78 3.71

Militarybasesareexciting. 3.49 6.92 3.43

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. 4.81 6.92 2.11

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. 4.95 6.62 1.67

Ilikemath. 4.26 5.64 1.38

Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. 5.17 6.49 1.32

youcanworkbetterinagroup. 4.72 6.01 1.29

Learningiseasyforme. 4.63 5.86 1.23

IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. 5.13 6.35 1.22

Learningcanbefun. 5.11 6.32 1.21

Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. 3.68 4.87 1.19

Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. 5.14 6.26 1.12

Iamabletoachievemygoals. 5.14 6.24 1.1

youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. 5.17 6.27 1.1

Iamgoodatmath. 4.56 5.61 1.05

Isetgoalsformyself. 5.26 6.32 1.05

Iliketomakenewthings. 5.6 6.57 0.97

DoDSTARBASEisboring.* 5.64 6.57 0.93

DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. 5.50 6.39 0.89

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. 5.79 6.61 0.82

Iamgoodatscience. 5.04 5.83 0.78

Imakegooddecisions. 5.19 5.97 0.78

AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. 5.90 6.67 0.77

Ilikescience. 5.42 6.14 0.72

Iamgoodatfollowingdirections. 5.42 6.10 0.68

DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. 6.15 6.83 0.68

IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.* 5.77 6.42 0.65

youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. 6.16 6.70 0.54

Ilikeusingcomputers. 6.20 6.62 0.42

IplantograduatefromHighSchool. 6.48 6.86 0.38

*(Reverse Scored) This item was reverse-scored; therefore a higher mean average value reflects a more positive attitude.


Knowledgetotalscoreswerealsocomparedagainstmilitaryattitudes20.Table25showsthatthereweredifferentialgainsonthepre-andpost-programmeanknowledgeassessmentscoresbetweenthosewithhighmilitaryattitudesandthosewithlowmilitaryattitudes.Bothgroups(highandlowmilitaryattitudes)hadsignificantgainsinknowledgescorespre-topost-program,butthehighmilitaryattitudegroupshowedmarginallygreaterimprovement(5.32vs.4.73).

Table 25: Pre/Post-Knowledge Assessment mean scores for high and low military Attitude students

Military Attitudes Sample Size Pre-Program Mean Std. Deviation Post-Program Mean Std. Deviation

HighMilitaryAttitudes 401 12.26 4.16 17.58 5.30

LowMilitaryAttitudes 115 11.96 3.65 16.69 5.12

*Significant increase in post-program means.

GENDERCOMPARISONSANDATTITUDINALDIFFERENCES

ThefollowingtwotablesprovidetheAttitudinalSurveymeantotalscores,aswellastheitem-leveldetailcomparingtheresponsesforbothboysandgirls.Table26showstheoveralldifferencesinresponsesbasedongenderforboththepre-andpost-programresponses.Althoughnosignificantdifferencesareseenoverallwhencomparingthepre-andpost-programtotalresponses,therearesignificantitem-leveldifferencesasoutlinedinTable27.

Girlsrespondedsignificantlymorefavorablythanboystoeightitemsfocusedonfutureplanningandlearning,andfavorableattitudestotheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Boysontheotherhand,respondedsignificantlymorefavorablythangirlstofiveitems,withmostrelatingtomorefavorableattitudestowardSTEM-relatedareas(e.g.,“Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology,”“Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer,”and“Iamgoodatmath”).

Theappendixcontainsallitemmeansforbothpre-andpost-programattitudes(includinggapscores)forboysandgirls.Thelargestgainforgirlsandboyswas“DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful”withanincreaseof.36and.38,respectively.

Table 26: gender Differences on Pre/Post Attitude survey mean Total scores

Sample Size Pre-Program Mean Post-Program Mean Performance Gap Score

Boys 544 5.76 5.91 +.15

Girls 561 5.80 5.92 +.12

20Detailedanalysisoftheknowledgeitemsisprovidedinlatersectionsofthisreport.


Table 27: gender gap score Differences in Post-Program Attitude survey mean Item scores

Attitude Item Girls’ Rank Girls’ Mean Boys’ Rank Boys’ Mean G - B Difference

Girls More Favorable than Boys

Iamgoodatfollowingdirections. 14 6.06 24 5.57 0.50

Imakegooddecisions. 18 5.91 26 5.52 0.39

IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. 12 6.12 21 5.81 0.31

DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. 10 6.23 15 5.94 0.30

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. 4 6.44 7 6.26 0.18

IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelp 7 6.34 10 6.19 0.16medobetterinschool.(reversescored)

IplantograduatefromHighSchool. 1 6.82 1 6.68 0.15

youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. 3 6.52 4 6.39 0.13

Boys More Favorable than Girls

Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. 31 3.94 31 4.68 -0.74

Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. 24 5.61 12 6.06 -0.46

Iamgoodatmath. 29 5.19 28 5.48 -0.29

Militarybasesareexciting. 22 5.81 13 6.05 -0.24

youcanworkbetterinagroup. 26 5.44 23 5.66 -0.22


PRIORExPERIENCEWITHTHEMILITARy

ComparisonsBasedonPriorExperiencewithMilitaryPersonnel

Priorexperiencewithmilitarylocationsand/orpersonnelwasrelatedtothepre-andpost-programattitudinalpatternsofthestudents.Priorexperiencewasdeterminedbyaffirmativeresponsestothedemographicitem“IhavemetmilitarypeoplebeforecomingtoDoDSTARBASE”.Asexpected,thosewithpriormilitaryexposurehadmorepositiveattitudesbeforeandaftertheprogramascomparedtothosewithnopriormilitaryexposure(Table28).

Table 28: significant Differences in Attitudinal Items Based on Prior military Contact

More Positive with Prior Military Contact

Iamgoodatmath.(pre&post)

Iamgoodatscience.(pre&post)

Learningiseasyforme.(pre&post)

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings.(pre&post)

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork.(pre&post)

Ilikescience.(preonly)

youcanlearnalotbytryingthings.(preonly)

Militarybasesareexciting.(postonly)

Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings.(postonly)

Iuseacomputerathome.(postonly)

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup.(postonly)

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase.(postonly)

Note: Mean values of item responses by prior military contact group are omitted for simplicity. They are available upon request.

GenderDifferencesBasedonPriorExperiencewithMilitaryPersonnel

Experiencewithmilitarypersonnelwasalsoreviewedbasedongenderdifferencesforbothattitudinal(Table29)andknowledge-basedpre-andpost-programresponses(Table30).Nosignificantdifferenceswerefoundbetweenboysandgirlsineitherthepre-orpost-programmeansforeitherpriorexperiencegroupindicatingthatthedifferencesinmeanscoresaremorelikelyderivedfrompriormilitaryexperienceversusafunctionofgender.


Table 29: Prior experience with the military Attitudinal Differences by gender

No Prior Experience with Military Prior Experience with Military

Pre-Program Post-Program Pre-Program Post-Program Mean Mean Mean Mean

Boys 5.68 5.77 5.81 5.99 +.22

Girls 5.76 5.88 5.84 5.95 +.07

Table 30: Prior experience with the military Knowledge Differences by gender

No Prior Experience with Military Prior Experience with Military

Pre-Program Post-Program Pre-Program Post-Program Mean Mean Mean Mean

Boys 11.45 16.65 12.93 17.96 +1.31

Girls 11.65 16.64 13.17 18.50 +1.86

ComparisonsBasedonPriorKnowledgeofDoDSTARBASE

Knowledgeoftheprogramwasmeasuredbyresponsesto,“IheardaboutDoDSTARBASEbeforeIknewIwascominghere.”ThosefamiliarwithDoDSTARBASErespondedsignificantlymorefavorablytotwooftheAttitudinalSurveyitemsbothpre-andpost-program(Table31).ThoseenteringtheprogramthathadheardaboutDoDSTARBASErespondedsignificantlymorefavorablyto11additionalitemspre-program.Finally,studentsthathadheardofDoDSTARBASErespondedsignificantlymorefavorablytotwoadditionalitemspost-program.

Themostfavorableratingsbothpre-andpost-programindicatethatthemajorityofstudentsare:

• hearingpositivefeedbackfromformerparticipants;

• enteringtheprogramwithmorepositiveexpectations;and

• endingtheprogramwithmorefavorableattitudesthantheircounterpartsthatdidnothearaboutDoDSTARBASE beforegoingthroughtheprogram.

DifferenceBetween Post-Program Means

DifferenceBetween Post-Program Means


Table 31: significant Differences on Attitudinal survey Items Based on Knowledge of DoD sTARBAse Ranked high to low

Pre-Program Only Pre- and Post-Program

Learningiseasyforme. Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings.

Learningcanbefun. Iliketomakenewthings.

Iamgoodatmath.

Iamgoodatfollowingdirections.

youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. Post-Program Only

Imakegooddecisions. DoDSTARBASEisboring.(ReverseScored)

Iamabletoachievemygoals. Militarybasesareexciting.

youcanlearnalotbytryingthings.

Isetgoalsformyself.

IplantograduatefromHighSchool.

DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful.

Note: All attitudes were more positive among students with prior knowledge. Mean values of item responses by DoD STARBASE knowledge group are omitted for simplicity. They are available upon request.

IMPACTOFSTUDENTAGEANDGRADEONREPORTEDATTITUDES

Table32presentsstatisticallysignificantcorrelationsbetweenastudent’sageandgradeinschoolwithAttitudinalSurveyitems.Althoughthemagnitudesoftherelationshipsareallfairlysmall,thepositiverelationshipssuggestthatslightlyolderstudentsmayserveasrolemodelstotheiryoungerpeersforapositiveengagementintheDoDSTARBASEprogram,includinganappreciationformath,workingingroups,creativityandthemilitary.ThecompletePearsonCorrelationmatrixcanbefoundintheappendixforthePost-ProgramAttitudinalStudentSurveyandtheKnowledgeAssessment.


Table 32: Relationships of student Age and grade with Post-Program Attitudinal Responses

Correlation

Grade Age

Ilikescience. .060*

Iamabletoachievemygoals. .076* .107**

youcanworkbetterinagroup. .093** .096**

Iliketomakenewthings. .060*

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. .085**

Militarybasesareexciting. .066* .060*

Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. .090**

Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. .086**

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .062*

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). .

COMPARISONSBASEDONCLASSSCHEDULE

Academieswerecomparedbasedonclassschedule(Table33).Classschedulewascategorizedasmeeting

•onconsecutivedays(18academiesand431students),

•onceperweek(28academiesand611students),or

•someotherschedule(3academiesand63students).

Studentsattendingonceperweekdemonstratedthelowestknowledgeprogramscores,butstartedoutthelowestandhadmoderategains,showingmoreimprovementthantheotherschedulegroup.Attitudinally,thepre-programscoreswerecomparableacrossclassschedulewiththeconsecutiveclassscheduledemonstratingthemostimprovementinfavorableattitudescorespost-program(increaseof.16).Furtherinformationregardingwhatconstitutesthe“OtherSchedule”mayprovideadditionalinsight.

Table 33: Class schedule Pre-program and Post-program Knowledge and Attitudinal scores

Knowledge Scores• Attitudinal Scores

Pre-Program Post-Program Gap Pre-Program Post-Program Gap

Consecutive 13.09 18.34 5.26 5.79 5.95 0.16

Onceperweek 11.91 16.99 5.08 5.78 5.90 0.12

Otherschedule 12.71 17.59 4.87 5.75 5.86 0.11

* Means are significantly different across class schedule.


DRIVERSOFOPINION

Thesubsectionsofthetablebelow(Table34)providealistofnon-overlappingstatisticalpredictorsofthetargetattitudesrank-orderedbyrelativeimpact(betaweight)ofthedriveronthetargetattitude.Thatmeansthatiftheconditionsinthelistarepresent,itisverylikelythetargetattitudewillbepresentalso.Manyconsidertheseliststobeprioritizedactionitemsforimprovingthetargetattitude.

Therearerepeatingdriversthatappeartohaveabroadimpactonthetargetattitudes.Thefivemaindriverswiththemostimpactonatleastfourofthetargetattitudesinclude:

• Ilikescience.

• Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork.

• Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase.

• DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected.

• DoDSTARBASEisboring.(reverse)

Fourotherdriversimpactedatleastthreetargetattitudes:

• Iliketomakenewthings.

• Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings.

• Ilikeusingcomputers.

• Learningiseasyforme.

Improvingtheseattitudesmayaffectmanyotherattitudesaswell.SomeofthedriverattitudesarepotentiallymoreeasilyinfluenceddirectlybyDoDSTARBASEprogramdeliveryelements,suchascontent,activities,andinstructors.Totheextentthatacademiesareabletocreateastimulating,rewardingandsupportivelearningenvironment,positivestudentattitudescanbeenhancedandreinforced,whichmaypaycontinuingdividendsoverthelongertermafterDoDSTARBASEattendance.Thesedesirableoutcomesincludewordofmouthendorsement,furtherpursuitoflearningabouttechnology,STEMcareermotivation,andpossiblymilitaryenlistment.

Table 34: Drivers of Key Target Attitudes (Post-Program Responses)

Target Attitude Drivers of Target Attitude Adjusted R Square

IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. .263

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .307

DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. .333

Iliketomakenewthings. .353

youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. .367

IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool. .376

Ilikescience .381

AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse.



Table 34: (Continued) Drivers of Key Target Attitudes (Post-Program Responses)



AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. .406

DoDSTARBASEisboring. .422

youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. .436

Isetgoalsformyself. .445


Ilikeusingcomputers. .452

Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. .158


Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. .257

youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. .269


Iuseacomputerathome. .283

Ilikescience. .289

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. .294


DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. .302

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. .305

Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. .158

Ilikescience. .223

Learningiseasyforme. .241





IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE.

Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology.

Iaminterestedinbecomingascientistorengineer



Table 34: (Continued) Drivers of Key Target Attitudes (Post-Program Responses)





Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. .461


DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. .472

Militarybasesareexciting. .131

IplantograduatefromHighSchool. .181




youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. .240


Ilikemath. .371



Ilikescience. .413

Iamgoodatmath. .417

IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. .420


Isetgoalsformyself. .426

Militarybasesareexciting.

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings.

Learningcanbefun.


STUDENTKNOWLEDGEANDSKILLS

Thefollowingtable(Table35)breaksdowntheKnowledgeAssessmentitemsintothespecificcurriculumareasmeasured.Onlytheitemstemsarepresentedhere.

Table 35: scored and Pilot Knowledge Items by Curriculum Area

Chemistry Science (E3.1.1.2)

Item # Atmospheric Properties

5 Whichpiechartrepresentsthecorrectcompositionofair?

19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,inwhichcitywouldtheatmospherebetheleastdense?

20 Whichofthefollowinghaspropertiessimilartothepropertiesofair?

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases.Whydoesthishappeneventhoughnoextraair isadded?

Item # Building Blocks

10 HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbondedsubstancerepresent?

3 Somecharacteristicsofonebottleofwater(H2O)aregiveninthetablebelow.Iftemperatureandaltitudestaythesame,which characteristicwillchangewhenyoucompareabottleofwatertoabathtubofwater?

Item # Physical and Chemical Changes

4 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofphysicalchange?

18 Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountofkineticenergy?

Engineering (E3.1.1.4)

Item # 3-D Computer-Aided Design

22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue?

Item # Engineering Design Process

8 Whyareprototypesakeypartoftheengineeringdesignprocess?

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients.youhaveaskedyourfamilyandfriendstotryyournew candybar.Whatstepoftheengineeringdesignprocess(EDP)areyoucompleting?

MathematicsOperations&Applications(E3.1.1.5)

Item # Data Analysis

13 Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingtheexperimentthreetimes,whatisthetotalamountof wateryouwillneed?

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials.Thedatafortheexperimentisinthetable below.Selectthegraphthatcorrectlyrepresentsthedataoftheexperiment.

Item # Geometry

12 Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatthecoordinates(3,-2).IsitA,B,C,orD?



Table 35: (Continued) scored and Pilot Knowledge Items by Curriculum Area

Item # Measurement

17 Whichofthefollowingistypicallymeasuredinnanometers?

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemostamountofwaterwhencompletelyfilled?

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk?

Item # Numbers and Number Relationships

31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate?

29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%

Physics (E3.1.1.1)

Item # Fluid Mechanics & Aerodynamics

2 Twoboatsarefloatingbyeachotherandpassingcargofromoneboattotheother.BasedonBernoulli’sPrinciple,whathappens ifwaterisforcedbetweenthetwoboats?

14 youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends.Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthrough thetube,theairpressureismeasuredatthreepoints:A,B,andC.Basedontheabovediagram,wherewouldyouexpecttheair pressuretobehighest?

Item # Newton’s Three Laws of Motion

1 Tworocketsarelaunchedusingthesameamountofforce.Onerocketisheavierthantheother.Whichrocketwillgohigher?

11 youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack.youmaintainaconstantspeedwithout changingdirections.Asexpected,thewaterinthecupspilledatpredictedpointsduringyourdrive.WhendidthewaterNOTspill fromthecup?

16 Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB.Thetrainsbegintomovedownthe tracksbutneithertraincangetaheadoftheother.Whatcanyouconclude?

28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikesandexertsforceonabug,thebug_____.

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt?

Technology (E3.1.1.3)

Item # Innovations

6 Whichofthefollowingquestionsistestableinascientificinvestigation?

9 youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways.youtesttheproductbymeasuringthetimeittakesforthe areatobecomesafeforwalking.Whatconclusionwouldyoumakebasedonthefollowingresults?

Item # Navigation and Mapping

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? •G.P.S.technology •Remoteimagery •Electronic/computerizedmaps

15 youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,then1KilometerWestandstopforlunch.Afterlunch, youheadtoyourfriend’shousewhichisfivekilometerstotheEast.Wheredoesyourfriendlive?

21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,whichofthearrowsymbolsbelowwouldpoint inthesamedirectionasthelatitudeline?

7 Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodreasontouselatitudeandlongitudecoordinates?


PRE/POSTKNOWLEDGEITEMSByCURRICULUMAREA

The27coreitemsoftheknowledgeassessmentwerecategorizedaccordingtotheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumareatheymostcloselymeasureinordertocalculatescalescores.Table36showsthepre-andpost-programassessmentmeanscorebycurriculumarea(samplesize=1,106).Allitemcategories(e.g.,ChemistrySciences,Physics)showsignificantimprovementpost-programascomparedtoresponsespriortoparticipationinDoDSTARBASE.Similartolastyear,thelargestimprovementwasseeninChemistrySciences(+1.86),withAtmosphericProperties(+.98)showingthemostgain.Thesmallestpost-programincreaseswereintheEngineering(+.29)andTechnology(+.73)areas,wheretherewereonlymodestimprovementsforNavigationandMapping(+.60)andInnovation(+.12).

Table 36:

Pre/Post Knowledge scores by Curriculum Area

Curriculum Area # of Items Pre-Program Post-Program Gap Mean Score Mean Score*

KNOWLEDGE ITEM TOTAL (Excludes pilot items) 27 12.42 17.56 5.14

Chemistry Sciences (Subtotal) 8 2.72 4.58 1.86

BuildingBlocksofMatter 2 .66 1.08 0.42

PhysicalandChemicalChanges 2 .71 1.18 0.47

AtmosphericProperties 4 1.34 2.32 0.98

Physics (Subtotal) 4 1.51 2.65 1.14

FluidMechanicsandAerodynamics 1 .06 .68 0.62

Newton’sThreeLawsofMotion 3 1.44 1.97 0.53

Mathematics Operations and Applications (Subtotal) 7 3.75 4.87 1.12

DataAnalysis 2 1.30 1.49 0.19

Geometry 1 .49 .66 0.17

Measurement 3 1.28 1.94 0.66

NumbersandNumberRelationships 1 .68 .78 0.10

Technology (Subtotal) 5 2.45 3.18 0.73

Innovation 1 .59 .71 0.12

NavigationandMapping 4 1.87 2.47 0.60

Engineering: 3-D Computer-Aided Design 3 1.99 2.28 0.29

3-DComputer 1 .59 .68 0.09

EngineeringDesignProcess 2 1.40 1.60 0.20

Piloted Items (Subtotal – Not included in totals) 5 2.09 2.62 0.53

NewMathematicsNumbersandNumberRelationshipsItem 1 .48 .61 0.13

NewPhysicsFluidMechanicsandAerodynamicsitem 1 .31 .43 0.12

NewPhysicsNewton’sThreeLawsofMotionitems 2 .69 .90 0.21

NewTechnologyInnovationItem 1 .61 .68 0.07

* All subtotal means are statistically significantly higher than pre-program means.


PRE/POSTKNOWLEDGESCORES

Table37comparesthepre-andpost-programmeanscores,percentcorrect,andgapdifferencesfortheKnowledgeAssessmentsince2002.Thecontentchangesin2011werecarriedoverto2014,includingthereplacementofsimpleknowledgeitemswithproblem-solvingapplicationitems.Forexample,insteadofaskingstudentstorecallspecificfactsregardingthelearningactivity,the2011-2014assessmentspresentedstudentswithsituationswheretheymustapplythefactslearnedinordertoanswerthequestion.Theapplication-baseditemshavemadetheassessmentmoredifficultthaninthepast.Thedifferencebetweenpre-andpost-assessmentscoresforeachoftheyearsisstatisticallysignificant.The2011-2014versionsofthetestaremoredifficult,resultinginfewercorrectanswersforbothpre-andpost-assessments.However,thegainscoreshaveremainedsubstantial(averagegainscore2002-2009=5.36andaveragegainscore2011-2013=5.67).Thecomparativelylowerpre-andpost-assessmentscoresin2014mayalsobeduepartlytothedisruptioncausedbysequestration,especiallywithnon-participationofsomeofthemoreestablishedprogramsduringthispastyear.Evenwhiletheaveragepre-andpost-assessmentscoreswereabithigherin2014thanin2013,thepercentageofcorrectanswersgivenfellsomewhatagaintotheirlowestobservedpointsalthoughthegappercentageisstillabovethelongtermaverage(19%vs.18%).

Table 37: Pre/Post Knowledge Assessment mean Total scores and Percent Correct (2002 – 2014)

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011* 2012 2013 2014

# of Items 30 30 30 30 32 30 33 33 32 30 25 27

Pre-ProgramScore 18.44 19.12 19.09 17.81 19.06 19.05 20.62 21.15 15.77 14.88 12.18 12.42

(61.5%) (63.7%) (63.6%) (59.4%) (59.6%) (63.5%) (62.5%) (64.1%) (49.3%) (49.6%) (48.7%) (46.0%)

Post-ProgramScore 22.67 24.42 24.25 23.28 25.40 24.31 26.23 26.62 21.53 21.45 17.37 17.56

(75.6%) (81.4%) (80.8%) (77.6%) (79.4%) (81.0%) (79.5%) (80.7%) (67.3%) (71.5%) (69.5%) (65.0%)

Gap +4.23 +5.30 +5.16 +5.47 +6.34 +5.26 +5.61 +5.47 +5.76 +6.57 +5.19 +5.14

(14.1%) (17.7%) (17.2%) (18.2%) (19.8%) (17.5%) (17.0%) (16.6%) (18%) (21.9%) (20.8%) (19%)

* Knowledge items were updated in 2011 to reflect new content areas based on current DoD STARBASE curriculum standards.

Table38rank-ordersthegapdifferenceforeachitembasedonpre-topost-programpercentagecorrectforthepastthreeyears.Thepercentageofstudentsansweringanitemcorrectlyincreasedforallitemspre-topost-program.StudentswhoparticipateinDoDSTARBASEcomewithabasicunderstandingoftheconceptstaughtintheprogramasevidencedbythepercentageofstudentsthatansweredcertainitemscorrectlypre-program.Forexample,82%oftheincomingstudentsrespondedcorrectlytoaquestionaboutrocketmaximumaltitude,resultinginasmallgapscoreimprovement(6%)tothesameitempost-program(88%).Usingthisexample,itisexpectedthatmoststudentswillhavesmallergapscorespre-topost-programonitemsmeasuringcoreconceptsalreadytaughtaspartoftheirformalschoolprograms.Knowledgeofconceptsthatwereunknownpre-programtypicallyhadmuchlargerincreasesaftertheprogram.Forexample,correctanswerstotheitemaskingaboutBernoulli’sPrincipleincreasedfrom6%to68%,resultingina62%increaseinthoserespondingcorrectlypre-topost-program.Theaverageincreaseincorrectrespondingfrompre-topost-programin2014was18%.


Table 38: 2012 - 2014 Pre/Post Knowledge Item mean Percentage Correct

with Rank-Ordered Difference Post- to Pre-Program for 2014

2012 2013 2014

Knowledge Item Pre-Program Post-Program Pre-Program Post-Program Pre-Program Post-Program % % Correct % Correct % Correct % Correct % Correct % Correct Difference (2014 Post-Pre)

2.Twoboatsarefloatingbyeachotherandpassingcargofromoneboattotheother.BasedonBernoulli’sPrinciple, 7% 67% 7% 67% 6% 68% 62%whathappensifwaterisforcedbetweenthetwoboats?*

5.Whichpiechartrepresentsthe 12% 75% 13% 71% 12% 73% 61%correctcompositionofair?

10.HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbonded 39% 70% 43% 71% 36% 70% 34%substancerepresent?

25.Whatscientificlawmakesit 39% 75% 39% 75% 38% 72% 34%importanttowearaseatbelt?

17.Whichofthefollowingistypically 40% 72% 38% 71% 41% 69% 28%measuredinnanometers?*

7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodreasontouselatitudeand -- -- 43% 70% 41% 69% 28%longitudecoordinates?*

18.Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountof 46% 72% 51% 73% 36% 62% 26%kineticenergy?*

26.Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolume -- -- 39% 60% 53% 75% 22%ofaglassofmilk?*

4.Whichofthefollowingisanexample 31% 57% 33% 61% 35% 55% 20%ofphysicalchange?

21.Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,whichofthearrowsymbolsbelowwould 43% 61% 38% 62% 40% 57% 17%pointinthesamedirectionasthelatitudeline?

12.Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatcoordinates(3,-2). 49% 69% 48% 67% 49% 66% 17%IsitA,B,C,orD?

23.Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemostamount -- -- 31% 50% 34% 50% 16%ofwaterwhencompletelyfilled?†



Table 38: (Continued) 2012 - 2014 Pre/Post Knowledge Item mean Percentage Correct


2012 2013 2014


19.Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,inwhich 25% 51% 29% 51% 30% 46% 16%citywouldtheatmospherebethe leastdense?

28.AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshield -- -- -- -- 26% 40% 14%strikesandexertsforceonabug, thebug____.†

20.Whichofthefollowinghas -- -- -- -- 40% 53% 13%propertiessimilartothepropertiesofair?

8.Whyareprototypesakeypart 56% 68% 56% 69% 64% 77% 13%oftheengineeringdesignprocess?

31.Whichofthefollowingconversions -- -- -- -- 48% 61% 13%isaccurate?†

24.Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials.Thedatafortheexperiment 55% 69% 54% 69% 55% 67% 12%isinthetablebelow.Selectthegraphthatcorrectlyrepresentsthedataoftheexperiment.

14.youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends.Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthroughthetube,....Basedonthe -- -- -- -- 31% 42% 11%abovediagram,wherewouldyou expecttheairpressuretobehighest?†

16.Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB.Thetrainsbegintomove 19% 38% 22% 34% 25% 37% 12%downthetracksbutneithertraincangetaheadoftheother.Whatcanyouconclude?

9.youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways.youtesttheproductbymeasuringthetime -- -- 60% 71% 59% 71% 12%ittakesfortheareatobecomesafeforwalking.Whatconclusionwouldyoumakebasedonthefollowingresults?*






2012 2013 2014


15.youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,thenonekilometerWestandstopforlunch. 46% 63% 46% 62% 59% 70% 11%Afterlunch,youheadtoyourfriend’shousewhichisfivekilometerstotheEast.Wheredoesyourfriendlive?*

29.Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? 87% 94% 72% 87% 68% 78% 10%

22.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout 65% 76% 63% 73% 59% 68% 9%3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue?*

3.Somecharacteristicsofonebottleof -- -- 31% 37% 30% 39% 9%water(H2O)aregiveninthetablebelow.*

11.youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack.youmaintainaconstantspeedwithout -- -- -- -- 42% 51% 9%changingdirections.Asexpected,thewaterinthecupspilledatpredictedpointsduringyourdrive.WhendidthewaterNOTspill?†

27.youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients.youhaveaskedyourfamilyandfriendstotryyournew 75% 86% 76% 88% 76% 83% 7%candybar.Whatstepoftheengineeringdesignprocess(EDP)areyoucompleting?*

6.Whichofthefollowingquestionsis -- -- -- -- 61% 68% 7%testableinascientificinvestigation?†

1.Tworocketsarelaunchedusingthesameamountofforce.Onerocketis 79% 92% 82% 91% 82% 88% 6%heavierthantheother.Whichrocketwillgohigher?

30.Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinside 57% 60% 51% 61% 53% 59% 6%increases.Whydoesthishappeneventhoughnoextraairisadded?*





2012 2013 2014


13.Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingthe 78% 88% 77% 84% 75% 81% 6%experimentthreetimes,whatisthetotalamountofwateryouwillneed?

32.Whatdothefollowingthree 22% 39% 28% 44% 46% 52% 6%technologytoolshaveincommon?*

*Item content modified from last administration † New item for 2014

yEARLyCOMPARISONSFORPOST-PROGRAMKNOWLEDGEASSESSMENT

In2011,thecontentoftheknowledgeassessmentwasupdatedbasedoncurriculumchangesthroughouttheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Theassessmentbeganmeasuringnewconceptsthatweremorechallengingtothestudentsresultinginlowerscoresoverall.Table39showstheyear-over-yearpost-programknowledgescoresbeginningin2002.Thepost-programpercentcorrectknowledgescoresremainedfairlyconsistentfrom2002through2009.Thelowerpercentcorrectin2011through2014isindicativeoftheupdatestotheassessmentcontenteveryyear.Notethatin2014only27itemswerescoredwhich,thoughtwomorethanin2013,weredesignedtobesomewhatharder,asevidencedbythealmost5%lowerpercentageofcorrectanswers.

Table 39:Post-Program Knowledge Assessment mean Total scores and Percent Correct (2002 – 2014)

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

30 30 30 30 32 30 33 33 32 30 25 27

Post-Program 22.67 24.42 24.25 23.28 25.40 24.31 26.23 26.62 21.53 21.45 17.37 17.56MeanScore

%Correct 75.6% 81.4% 80.8% 77.6% 79.4% 81.0% 79.5% 80.7% 67.3% 71.5% 69.5% 65.0%


Table40highlightstheknowledgemeasuresoverthepastsixyearsincludingthepre-andpost-programmeansaswellasthepost-programaveragestudentpercentagecorrectandgapscore.The2008and2009resultsshowthetwoyearspriortothecoreSTEMchangesimplementedin2010.The2011and2012resultsshowthetwoyearsafterthecurriculumchanges.Thegapscoresfor2011and2012arehigherdespitethemorechallengingitemsontheassessment,indicatingthattheDoDSTARBASEprogramwaseffectiveinhelpingthestudentstobetterunderstandthecomplexconceptsonwhichtheywereassessed.In2013and2014,boththepre-programmeanandthepost-programmeanwerelowerthaninpreviousyears,whichmayreflectthedecreaseinnumberofitemsscoredbeginningin2013and/ortheacademicpreparationofthestudentscomingtotheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Nonetheless,theprogramcontinuestocreateademonstrableincreaseinstudentknowledge.

Table 40: mean scores on Pre/Post Knowledge Assessment (2008 – 2014)

Program Year # of Items Pre-Program Post-Program Post Average Gap Score Mean Mean Student %

2008 33 20.62 26.23 79.5 +5.61

2009 33 21.15 26.62 80.7 +5.47

2011 32 15.77 21.53 67.3 +5.76

2012 30 14.88 21.45 71.5 +6.57

2013 25 12.18 17.37 69.5 +5.19

2014 27 12.42 17.56 65.0 +5.14


ThethreeknowledgeitemsthatwereretainedfrompreviousassessmentsarepresentedinTable41alongwiththepercentageofcorrectresponsesbeginningin2007.Thepercentcorrectfortheitemaskingaboutthescientificlawregardingwearingaseatbelthasbeenthemostvariablebetween2009and2012.Thisismostlikelyduetothemodificationsmadetotheresponseoptionsin2011and2012.Althoughtherehasbeenslightvariabilityincorrectresponsesince2007,thelargestdifferenceoccurredthisyearwithfewerstudentsrespondingcorrectly(11%decrease)tothestateofmatterhavingtheleastamountofkineticenergy.Thedramaticdecreaseismostlikelyduetotheverbiagechangethisyeartakingouttheclarifyingstatementforkineticenergy.In2013,theitemread“Inwhatstateofmatterdomoleculeshavetheleastamountofkineticenergyormotion?”

Table 41: Post-Program Percentage Correct Responses for Recurrent Knowledge Items

(2007 – 2014)

2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

Post-Program Knowledge % % % % % % % 2014-2013 Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Difference 25.Whatscientificlawmakesit 74 73 76 64 75 75 72 -3importanttowearaseatbelt?*

1.Tworocketsarelaunchedusingthesameamountofforce.Onerocketis 87 87 86 86 92 91 88 -3heavierthantheother.Whichrocketwillgohigher?*

18.Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountof 70 70 73 74 72 73 62 -11keneticenergy?*

*Modifications made to the original item verbiage.

GENDERDIFFERENCESONKNOWLEDGETEST

Table42presentsthepre-andpost-programscoresandgapdifferencesbetweenscores,basedongender.Unliketheprioryear,thepre-programknowledgescorewasslightlyhigherforgirlsthanforboys.Theaveragepost-programknowledgescoreforgirlsisalsohigher,butneithergenderdifferencewasstatisticallysignificant.Bycontrast,theknowledgeincreasefrompre-topost-programissignificantforbothboysandgirls.

Table 42: Pre/Post Knowledge Assessment mean scores by gender

Sample Size Pre-Program Score Post-Program Score* Individual Gap Score

Boys 544 12.35 17.45* +5.10

Girls 561 12.50 17.67* +5.17

*Significant difference between pre-program score and post-program scores.


Thedifferencesingapscoresbetweengirlsandboysfrom2004to2014rangefromthesmallestabsolutedifferenceof.07in2014tothelargestabsolutedifferenceof.72in2007(Table43).Girlsobtainedlargergapscoresacrosstheyearswiththeexceptionsin2011and2013whereboysobtainedalargergapscorethanthegirls.

Table 43: gender gap score Differences (2004-2014) on Knowledge Test

Gender 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014

# of Items 30 30 32 30 33 33 32 30 25 27

Boys +5.08 +5.33 +6.09 +5.09 +5.37 +5.19 +5.83 +6.39 +5.31 +5.10

Girls +5.25 +5.64 +6.58 +5.81 +5.80 +5.74 +5.69 +6.76 +5.09 +5.17

Difference +.17 +.31 +.49 +.72 +.43 +.55 -.14 +.37 -.22 +.07

HIGHVS.LOWPERFORMERSONKNOWLEDGETEST

Figure7illustratesthedifferencesbetweenhighandlowperformersonthepre-andpost-programknowledgeassessment.Performancewasmeasuredusingthepost-programtotalassessmentscoresamplemeanof17.56andstandarddeviationof5.20.Highperformancewasconsideredtobeatotalscoreof23orhigher(17.56+5.20,roundedtowholeunitvalue).Atotalof19%ofthesamplewasclassifiedashighperformers.Lowperformancewasdefinedtobeatotalscoreof12orlower(17.56-5.20,roundedtowholeunitvalue).Atotalof19%ofthesamplewastaggedaslowperformers.BoththelowandhighperformersshowedsignificantimprovementsafterparticipatingintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Similartothepastseveralyears’results,thosestudentswhoscoredlowonthepost-assessmentalsoscoredlowonthepre-assessmentanddidnotimproveasmuch.Thelowperformers’averagegapscorewasa.75-pointincreasefrompre-topost-program,comparedtothehighperformerswhoimprovedonaverageby8points.Thedifferencesbetweenthetwogroupsinpre-andpost-programtotalscoresarestatisticallysignificant.Thepre-andpost-programaveragesontheattitudesurveyoverallwerealsolowerforlowknowledgeassessmentperformers.Thelowperforminggrouphadasignificantlylowermeanattituderatingbothpre-andpost-program(5.57and5.69respectively)ascomparedtothehighperforminggroup(5.96and6.09respectively).

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PARTICIPATINGTEACHERASSESSMENT

Introduction

ClassroomteachersparticipatingintheDoDSTARBASEprogramwereinvitedbytheindividualDoDSTARBASEacademiestocompletetheonlineTeacherSurvey.TheTeacherSurveycollectsbackgroundinformationalongwithteacherviewsabouttheDoDSTARBASEprogramandcurriculum,aswellastheprogram’sperceivedimpactontheirstudents,themselvesandtheschoolsystem.Eachacademywasrequestedtoprovideatleast10completedTeacherSurveys.Duringthe2013-2014programyear,(August2013toJune2014)21,1,076teachersfrom49academiesacrosstheU.S.completedtheonlinesurvey.ThisreportprovidesasummaryoftheTeacherSurveyresponsesfromthecurrentprogramyear.Inaddition,historicalcomparisonsprovidetrendsoverrecentyearsasacomponentofevaluatingtheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

Historical Trends

TheTeacherSurveyhasbeenaformalcomponentoftheDoDSTARBASEevaluationprogramsincethe2000-2001programyear.Overthe14yearspanofthesurvey,teacherresponseshaveremainedconsistentlyfavorableonmostofthedimensionsmeasuredbythesurvey,andthisalsoislargelytrueofthelatestresults.Thefiguresbelowillustrateseveralofthemorenotablerecenttrends.Theaverageratingsobtainedin2014,2013,and2012arecomparedtotheaverageratingsachievedduringthecombinedthreepreviousyears(2009-2011).Althoughthemagnitudeofyear-to-yeardifferencesisrelativelysmall,ratingsareconsistentlyhigh.

Thisyear,teachersagainindicatedthatstudentsweremoreinterestedinlearningmath.Theyalsoreportedincreasedparticipationinsciencefairscomparedtoyearspriorto2012(seeFigure8).Evenso,theratingsofbothstudentbehaviorsaresomewhatlowerthaninthelasttwoyears,thoughstillabovethepriorthreeyearperiod.ThismaybeindicativeofacontinuingdownwardtrendinstudentSTEMinterestasafunctionofSTARBASEexposurebutcannotbedeterminedwithcertaintyfrompresentlyavailabledata.Itshouldbemonitoredincomingprogramyears,alongwithotherinformation.

21Intheremainderofthisreport,thiswillsimplybereferencedas2014.


2009/2011(N=4,644) 2012(N=1,760) 2013(N=2,146)

Moreinterestedaboutlearningaboutmath

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Overall,therecent(i.e.,2013and2014)trendsinteacherattitudesrelatedtoDoDSTARBASEhaveexceededtheleveloffavorabilityseeninthethreeyearspriorto2012.Giventheprogram’scontraction,itisremarkablethatthatDoDSTARBASEmaintainedareliabledegreeofprogramconsistency.TeacherratingsontheOverallIndex22werecloselysimilarin2014whencomparedto2013(6.11vs.6.13).

22TheOverallIndexistheaverageofalltheattitudinalitems.Ratingsoneachitemaremadeona7pointscalefromDisagreeatthelowendtoAgreeatthehighend.Higherscoresalwaysreflectmorepositiveteacherattitudes.


DoD STARBASE TEACHER SuRVEY ANALYSIS

Demographic Information

Forthe2013-2014academicyear,1,076schoolpersonnelcompletedtheonlineDoDSTARBASETeacherSurvey23.Thisrepresentsanapproximately50%dropintotalresponsesascomparedtolastyear.Therewere894females(83%)and192males(17%)in2014,agenderratiothatisunchangedfrom2013.Agesrangedfromunder30(17.6%ofrespondents)toover60(4.6%ofrespondents).Theagecohortwiththehighestfrequencyofrespondentswas31-40yearsofage(32.2%),allofwhichremainscomparablewith2013.Table44describesthecharacteristicsofthesurveyrespondentsoverthemostrecentthreeyearperiodinrelationshiptothegradetaught,priormilitaryexposure,experiencewithDoDSTARBASEprogramsandteachingexperience.

Ingeneral,therespondentsareestablishedfifthgradeteacherswithsomeexposuretomilitarybasesprevioustotheprogram.Themajorityofteachers(82.2%)taughtfifthgrade.Approximately75%oftheteachershadvisitedamilitarybasepriortothe2013-2014DoDSTARBASEprogramwhileapproximately35%visitedamilitarybaseforactivitiesunrelatedtotheprogram.

TheteachersrepresentarangeofexperiencewithteachingingeneralandwithDoDSTARBASEinparticular.Slightlyover36%oftheteachersforthe2013-2014DoDSTARBASEprogramreportbeingnewtotheprogram,whileanother41%reportbeinginvolvedwiththeprogramfromtwotofouryears.Evenso,thesamplecharacteristicshaveremainedrelativelyconsistentoverthefour-yearperiod,indicatingmuchsimilaritybetweenthesurveyrespondentsduringeachacademicprogramyear.

23Thesampleconsistedmainlyofteachers,butalsoincludedasmallpercentageofadministrators(seeTable44).

24Themajorityofthe“Other”responsesincludeteachingacombinationofdifferentgrades(e.g.,grades4and5),focusingonspecificcontentareas(e.g.,mathorscience),aspecializedteacher(e.g.,special

education,paraprofessional),oracounselor(e.g.,schoolcounselor,peerfacilitator).


Table 44: Teacher Characteristics Over a 3-Year Period

2012 (N=1,760) 2013 (N=2,146) 2014 (N=1,076)

Response Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent

Grade Taught

Grade3 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

Grade4 86 4.9% 86 4.9% 63 5.9%

Grade5 1,426 81.0% 1,426 81.0% 884 82.2%

Grade6 93 5.3% 93 5.3% 65 6.0%

Grade7 4 0.2% 4 0.2% 1 .1%

Grade8 13 0.7% 13 0.7% 1 .1%

Iamaspecial 39 2.2% 39 2.2% 19 1.8%classteacher

Iamateachingassistant 31 1.8% 31 1.8% 14 1.3%

Iamanadministrator 3 0.2% 3 0.2% 5 .5%

Other24 65 3.7% 65 3.7% 63 5.9%


Table 44: (Continued) Teacher Characteristics Over a 3-Year Period

2012 (N=1,760) 2013 (N=2,146) 2014 (N=1,076)

Response Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent

Ever visit a military base prior to your current DoD STARBASE involvement?

Never,thisismyfirstDoDSTARBASE 341 19.4% 540 25.2% 271 25.2%Program.

yes,forpriorDoDSTARBASE 447 25.4% 369 17.2% 163 15.1%programsonly.

yes,foractivitiesnotrelatedto 430 24.4% 748 34.9% 356 33.1%DoDSTARBASE.

yes,forDoDSTARBASEandnon-DoDSTARBASE 487 27.7% 393 18.3% 231 21.5%activities.

Other25 55 3.1% 96 4.5% 55 5.1%

Number of years with DoD STARBASE

Thisismyfirstyear 626 35.6% 969 45.2% 390 36.2%

2-4years 697 39.6% 686 32.0% 446 41.4%

5-7years 291 16.5% 306 14.3% 146 13.6%

8-10years 93 5.3% 125 5.8% 60 5.6%

11-15years 37 2.1% 39 1.8% 28 2.6%

Over15years 16 0.9% 21 1.0% 6 .6%

Number of years teaching

Thisismyfirstyear 81 4.6% 31 6.1% 66 6.1%

2-4years 217 12.3% 273 12.7% 145 13.5%

5-7years 243 13.8% 292 13.6% 132 12.3%

8-10years 235 13.4% 276 12.9% 153 14.2%

11-15years 335 19.0% 449 20.9% 206 19.1%

Over15years 649 36.9% 725 33.8% 374 34.8%

25Themajorityofthe“Other”responsesincludefamilymemberseitheractiveorinactive/retiredfromthemilitarywithafewattendingabaseforanaviationfestivaloranairshoworteachingataschoolon

amilitaryfacility.


DOD STARBASE’S IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

AspartoftheTeacherSurvey,teacherswereaskedtosharetheirknowledgeofspecificpracticesintheirschoolthathelpstocreatesupportfortheDoDSTARBASEprogram,rangingfrombuildingcommunityawarenesstousingclassroomeducationalmaterialsthemselves(seeTable45).Forthemostpart,amajorityofrespondentsgavepositiveanswers,andthisremainedfairlycomparablewiththeprevioustwoyears’responsesintheareasofuseofDoDSTARBASEmaterialsintheirclassroomandteacherrecommendations.UseofDoDSTARBASEmaterialsintheirclassroomsdiddecrease6%inthe2013-2014programyearfromthelastyear,anddippingunderthe60%utilizationseenin2012.TheuseofDoDSTARBASEmaterialsfortakehomeandfollow-upactivitiesalsodeclinedbyabout6%fromthelevelreportedin2012-13,fallingbelow40%forthefirsttimetojustunder37%.TheutilizationrateofDoDSTARBASEsupplementalmaterialsfortakehomeactivitieshadbeengreaterthan60%foranumberofyearsandwasstillclosetothatlevelasrecentlyastwoyearsago.

Alargemajorityofteachers(90.5%)indicatedthattheyhaverecommendedDoDSTARBASEtootherteachers,principals,orschoolsystems,whichisconsistentwithprioryears.Thisstabletrenddemonstratesthevaluethatteachersplaceontheprogram.Inaddition,allbutahandfulofteachersreportthattheDoDSTARBASEprogramcontenthelpstheschoolreachstaterequirementseitherdirectlyorindirectly(95.0%and4.6%,respectively),whichprovidesfurtherdocumentationthatacademicsuccessishelpedthroughtheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

Lessthanhalfoftherespondentsforthe2013-2014programyear(42.8%)reportthattheschooldistributesaformalcommunicationthatraisescommunityawarenessoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram,adecreaseof2.5%from2012-13.Theremainingresponsesweredividedaboutequallybetweenthosereportingnoformalcommunication(29.2%)andthoseindicatingthattheydidnotknowwhethertherewasformalcommunicationtoincreasecommunityawareness(28.2%).Itmaybethattherelativeabsenceofknowledgeaboutcommunicationplansin2013isdueinparttothedisruptionanduncertaintycausedbythesequestrationin2014.yettherewasalsoadecreaseof5%in2013fromtheprioryear,whenjustoverhalf(50.5%)ofteachersreportedsomeformalcommunicationfromtheirschoolabouttheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Thus,therehasbeenarelativedropoffofapproximately15%inthepasttwoyears,fromthehistoricalaverageofaround50%.Theremay,however,belocalschoolpoliciesconcerningcommunicationofDoDSTARBASEthatmayhampersuchdissemination.Someschoolsmayalsohaveexperiencedfundingandstaffingchallengesthemselvesduringthisperiodduetothenationaleconomicconditions.FutureTeacherSurveysmightexplorethepossibilityoflocalimpedimentstoformalcommunicationabouttheprogram.


Table 45: DoD sTARBAse’s Impact on the school system

Item Positive (Yes) Positive (Yes) Positive (Yes) Responses Responses Responses

2012 2013 2014

Isthereformalcommunicationfromtheschoolthatraises 50.5% 45.3% 42.8%communityawarenessoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram?

DoyouuseDoDSTARBASEmaterials/applications 60.1% 64.2% 58.1%inyourownclassroom?

DoyouhaveDoDSTARBASEtakehome/follow- 58.8% 43.0% 36.9%throughactivitiesbeyondyourclassroompresentation?

HaveyourecommendedDoDSTARBASEtoother 89.5% 91.9% 90.5%teachers,principals,orschoolsystems?

Inyourview,dotheDoDSTARBASEcontentandconceptshelpyoureachyourstaterequirements 96.5% 99.6% 99.6%eitherdirectlyorindirectly?

Insummary,thepercentageoffavorableresponsestokeysupportactionshasgenerallyremainedaboutthesameintwoareas(reachingstaterequirementsandrecommendingDoDSTARBASE)asin2013.However,thepercentageof‘No’responseshasincreasedsomewhatfortheothersupportactions.ThustherelativedegreeofpositivesupportforDoDSTARBASEcomparedtolesssupportiveorientationsappearstobenarrowingabit.

SCHOOL & TEACHER SuPPORT AND TEACHER ATTITuDINAL RATINGS

Teacherswereaskedtorate40attitudinalitemsona7-pointLikertscalefromDisagree(1)toAgree(7)basedontheirexperiencewiththeDoDSTARBASEprogram.Themeanteacherattitudesacrossthesurveyitems(i.e.,theOverallIndex)werecomparedbasedonthesupportprovidedtotheteachers.Inallinstances,thoseteacherswhoreceivedsupportfromtheschoolandweresuppliedwithresourcematerialsrespondedwithmorefavorableattitudestotheDoDSTARBASEprogramasawholethanthoseteacherswithlittleornoperceivedsupport.Figure10showsthemeanOverallIndexfortheselectedteachercharacteristicsaccordingtoresponsecategory(e.g.,yesorno).Highlightsofthespecificoutcomecomparisonsinclude:

• ThoseschoolsthatpromotedDoDSTARBASEthroughformalcommunicationshadhigherteacherratings(6.32)than schoolsthatdidnothaveformalcommunicationplans(5.94).

• Likewise,teachersthatutilizedDoDSTARBASEmaterialsinclassandfortake-homeactivitiesrespondedmorefavorably (6.24and6.32,respectively)thanteacherswhodidnotutilizethematerials(5.89and5.95,respectively).

• Additionally,almostalloftheteachersindicatedthattheprogramhelpsthemreachstaterequirementseitherdirectly orindirectly.Thoseteachersseeingadirectrelationship(95%)reportedmorepositiveattitudes(6.32)thanthoseseeing onlyanindirectrelationship(5.95).

• Finally,91%oftheteachersreportedthattheyhaverecommendedtheDoDSTARBASEprogramtoothers,whichis indicativeofthevaluethoseteachersplaceonallaspectsoftheprogram.


• Ofconcern,102teachers(9%)havenotrecommendedDoDSTARBASEtoothers.Theaverageattitudinalresponse forthisgroupofteachersissignificantlylowerthanthosethathaverecommendedtheprogramtoothers(5.17versus 6.16,respectively).

Ingeneral,theseresultsindicatethatteacherswhospecificallybelievethattheyarereceivingappropriatepromotionalcommunicationandinstructionalmaterial,whobelievethattheDoDSTARBASEprogramhelpsthemtomeetstaterequirements,andwhorecommendtheprogramtoothers,generallyhavemorepositiveattitudestowardtheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

significant Differences in Average Teacher Overall Index by Response to Key support Actions*

Isthereaformalcommunicationfromthe

schoolaboutDoDSTARBASE?

yesMean6.32SD.66

DoyouuseDoDSTARBASEmaterialsin

yourclassroom?

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NoMean5.94SD.79

yesMean6.24SD.70

NoMean5.89SD.82

DoyouhaveDoDSTARBASEtake-home

activities?

yesMean6.38SD.64

NoMean5.95SD.78

DoesDoDSTARBASEcontenthelpyou

reachstaterequirements?

yesMean6.19SD.71

IndirectlyMean5.19SD.92

IhaverecommendedDoDSTARBASEto

others.NoMean5.32SD.93

yesMean6.21SD.69

* Note: Mean of all responses on a 7-point Likert scale from 1(Disagree) to 7 (Agree)


TEACHER ATTITuDES BY DoD STARBASE EVALuATION FACTOR

TheattitudinalsurveyitemsweregroupedintothefollowingfiveareasforevaluatingtheeffectivenessoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram.AnOverallIndexisalsoprovidedasasinglecombinedmeasure.

• STEM=science,technology,engineeringandmath

• Perceptionaboutthemilitary

• Citizenshipandpro-socialattitudes

• OveralleffectivenessofDoDSTARBASE

• Careerreflectionsforthefuture

AllattitudinalitemsareaggregatedintoanOverallIndexforasummarymeanoftotalresponsescomparableacrossyears(seeTable46).Duringthepastdecade,themeanratingshavefluctuated,withhighpointsachievedduringtheperiodfrom2009to2012.ThemeanOverallIndexof6.11attainedfor2014doesnotdiffersignificantlyfromthemeanOverallIndex(6.13)attainedin2013andisnotoutoflinewithlevelsrealizedin2008andearlier.Althoughthemeanattitudinalratingsbyteachersgenerallyhavebeenconsistentoverthepastdecade,thereappearstobeadecliningtrendfromthepeakOverallIndexscoresthatwereseenafewyearsago.Possiblereasonsforthisinversiontowardarelativelylowerrangeofvaluesarenotentirelyclearatthistime.Perhapsthe16-dayGovernmentshutdownhassomebearingonit.Itisalsoimportanttotakeintoaccounttheprogramfeaturesandstrengthsthatcontributedtothehigherteacherratingsobservedintheearlierperiodtohelpisolatefactorsthatcouldhelpregainandsustainmomentuminapositivedirection.Inretrospect,theyearsfrom2009to2012wereaperiodofsubstantialgrowthandchangeintheDoDSTARBASEprogramwithexpandedsitesandnewstandards.Thatcouldhavegeneratedexcitement,energy,andenthusiasmamongbothstaffandteachers,influencingtheirperceptionsinafavorablemanner.ThecontractionoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramduetotheGovernmentshutdown,however,mayhavecreatedadegreeofuncertaintyanddiminishedthefavorableimageandexperienceoftheprogrambyteachers.

Table 46: mean Overall Attitudinal Index scores for the Teacher survey (2003-2014) 26

Overall Index 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

(Summative 6.10 6.15 6.17 6.10 6.08 6.14 6.24 6.26 6.22 6.26 6.13 6.11

MeanRatings)

GapdifferencesbetweenyearsprovideanotherindicationoftheimpactofchangesintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.Table47showstheaveragedratingsandgapsfortheOverallIndexandtheevaluationareasacrossthelatest6-yearperiod.Responseanalysisshowsgradualincreasesinfavorableresponsesuntil2012,thenslightdecreasesinallcategories.Thelowermeanvalueof5.97forthenewCareerFuturefactoraddedin2013mayhavecontributedtothelowermeanvalueof6.13and6.11fortheOverallIndexin2013and2014,respectively.Dropsfrom2012inMilitary(-.17),andEffectiveness(.11)alsocontributedandsuggesttheneedforcontinuedeffortstomaintainpositiveTeacherAttitudes.Thelargestgainsince2009hasbeenontheSTEMfactor(gapof+.06since2009)indicatingtheoverallimportanceofscience,technologyandmath.Theclearestpatternexhibitedsince2009isthatalmostallevaluationfactormeansapproach6.00orhigher.

26Thecalculationsincludedinthistablearethetotalmeanresponsesforallattitudinalitems.


Table 47:Average mean Ratings and gap Difference scores by Assessment group factors (2009-2014)

Factor Items 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Gap Difference 2014 – 2009 (+/-)

OverallIndex 6.24 6.26 6.22 6.26 6.13 6.11 -.13

STEM 6.10 6.17 6.16 6.21 6.17 6.16 +.06

Military 6.36 6.37 6.36 6.39 6.29 6.22 -.13

Citizenship/Pro-Social 6.06 6.07 5.98 6.03 6.01 5.97 -.09

Effectiveness 6.41 6.41 6.39 6.44 6.35 6.33 -.08

CareerFuture N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.97 5.97 +.00

AsshowninTable47,theCareerFuturemeasureaddedin2013hadameanteacherratingof5.97whichislowerthanthemeansfortheotherfactorsandprobablyaccounts,inpart,forthelowerOverallIndexmeanforthisyear.Thiscouldindicatethatthe(mostlyfifthgrade)studentsparticipatinginDoDSTARBASEdonotspendasubstantialamountoftimereflectingontheirfuturecareersorpossiblythattheteacherscomprisingthesurveysamplearenotespeciallyattunedtopayingattentiontothestudents’futurecareerinterests.AsthemissionshiftsinfutureprogramyearstoplacegreateremphasisonawarenessofSTEM-relatedcareersinDoDandthemilitary,itmaybethatteacherscouldbenefitfromtrainingontherelevanceoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramtothestudents’careerenhancement.

Figure11illustratesthemeanvaluesofthefactorsusedfrom2009through2014.Since2009,perceptionshavebeenfairlyconsistentandaboveorverynearameanof6.00forareasmeasuringthecoreSTEMAwarenessaspectoftheprogram,perceptionsrelatingtothemilitary(e.g.,personnel),overalleffectiveness/impactoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramandcitizenship/pro-socialattitudes.Consideringthatthemeanhasaceilingof7.00,thesevaluesreflecthighteacherendorsementoftheseDoDSTARBASEcomponents.

mean score

7

6.5

6

5.52009 2010 2011 2012

OverallIndex* STEM* Military*Citizenship/Pro-Social Effectiveness*

2013

Teacher Ratings by factor (2009-2014)

figure 11.*Represents a statistically significant difference (p<.05)

2014


TEACHER ATTITuDINAL RATINGS ON STEM ACTIVITIES

Teacherattitudesreflectingcorecurriculumprogramaremeasuredbysixitemsfocusingonscience,technologyandmath.Table48comparestheratingsofthesesixitemsforthepastfiveyears.Teacherssawsubstantiveimprovementinstudents’attitudesandbehaviorsforallaspectsofSTEMaddressedbythesurveyin2012.During2014,thesixSTEMitemsshowedaslightdeclineorremainedlevelfrom2013.ThisrelativestabilitymightbeattributabletothemostcommittedDoDSTARBASESandteachersstayingwiththeprogramdespitechallengespresentedatthestartofthefiscalyear.

Table 48:Teachers’ Perceptions of student Interests and Behavior Related to science, Technology

and math (sTem) Awareness 2009 - 2014

Mean Scores Across Years

Items 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Moreinterestedinlearningaboutmath 5.67 5.77 5.79 5.87 5.84 5.79

Moreinterestedinlearningaboutscience 6.54 6.54 6.51 6.56 6.54 6.53

Thestudentsaskmorequestionsabouttechnology 5.90 5.90 5.91 5.95 5.93 5.92

DoDSTARBASEhashelpedimprovethestudents’ 6.61 6.60 6.54 6.59 6.57 6.54understandingofscience

DoDSTARBASEhashelpedtoimproveappreciation 6.12 6.23 6.26 6.32 6.30 6.26ofhowmathcanbeappliedtoavarietyofsituations

AfterDoDSTARBASEattendance,thereisincreased 5.53 5.78 5.66 5.74 5.79 5.72participationinthesciencefair

Combined STEM Mean Score 6.10 6.17 6.16 6.21 6.17 6.16

TOP TEACHER ATTITuDINAL ITEM RATINGS (2014)

Table49providesthetop10-ratedattitudinalitemswitha5-yearhistoricalcomparison,rankorderedbyfavorabilitybasedonthe2014meanratings.Ingeneral,theteachersratetheexperientialaspectsofDoDSTARBASEprogramforthemselvesaswellasfortheirstudentsandtheirstudents’familiesasthehighest.Overhalfofthetop10-rateditemsforthisyearrefertoperceptionsoffeelingsabouttheexperienceofattendingDoDSTARBASEanditsimmediateorfutureeffects.Twoofthethreehighestrateditemsin2014arefuture-orientedtowardanticipatedbenefits.TeachersalsohavehighregardforDoDSTARBASEinstructors,asevidencedbythetopratingoftheinstructorsasrolemodels.Inaddition,teachersgavehighratingsin2014totheimpactofDoDSTARBASEonkeylearningobjectives,especiallywithrespecttoscience.Historically,thetop10-ratedattitudinalitemsallhaveameanratingabove6.00.Theappendixpresentscompleterankingsofallsurveyitemsfrom2009to2014,withinkeytopiccategories.


Teachers’ experience: (Ranked 1 and 3 in 2014)

• Ilookforwardtomyclasses’continuedparticipationintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

• TheDoDSTARBASEexperiencehasbeenapositiveinfluenceonmepersonally.

Students’ experience: (Ranked 4 and 9 in 2014)

• Thestudentsenjoyedbeingonamilitarybase.

• ThestudentstalkaboutDoDSTARBASElongaftertheprogramhasended.

Structural components of the program: (Ranked 2 and 7 in 2014)

• TheDoDSTARBASEinstructorsaregoodrolemodelsforthestudents.

• DoDSTARBASEhashelpedimprovestudents’understandingofscience.

Table 49:

Top 10 2014 Teacher Ratings Over a 5-Year Period (2009-2014)

2014 Item 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Rank

1 Ilookforwardtomyclasses’continued 6.85 6.83 6.81 6.86 6.83 6.87 participationintheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

2 TheDoDSTARBASEinstructorsaregood 6.84 6.84 6.80 6.85 6.85 6.84 rolemodelsforthestudents.

3 TheDoDSTARBASEexperiencehasbeena 6.76 6.73 6.71 6.75 6.72 6.75 positiveinfluenceonmepersonally.

4 Thestudentsenjoyedbeingonamilitarybase. 6.61 6.63 6.66 6.67 6.71 6.72

5 Parentsaredelightedthattheirchildrenare 6.63 6.62 6.59 6.67 6.65 6.65 participatinginDoDSTARBASE.

6 DoDSTARBASEreinforcesmanypositive 6.71 6.69 6.65 6.67 6.64 6.63 behaviorsItrytoteachmystudents.

7 DoDSTARBASEhashelpedimprovestudents’ 6.61 6.60 6.54 6.59 6.57 6.54 understandingofscience

8 Moreinterestedinlearningaboutscience 6.54 6.54 6.51 6.56 6.54 6.53

9 ThestudentstalkaboutDoDSTARBASE 6.61 6.59 6.58 6.50 6.52 6.52 longaftertheprogramhasended.

10 AfterattendingDoDSTARBASE,students understandbetterthatdevelopingtheir NA NA NA NA 6.44 6.43 currentskills/abilitiesisnecessarytohave goodfuturecareerchoices.(Newitemin2013)


COMPARISON OF ATTITuDES ACROSS TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS

Experience with DoD STARBASE and Teaching Experience

ShiftsinteacherattitudesarefairlyconsistentacrossyearsofteachingexperienceingeneralandyearsofteacherexperiencewithDoDSTARBASEinparticular.TeacherswhohavemoreexperiencewithDoDSTARBASEandgenerallylongerteachingexperiencetypicallyreportedmorepositiveattitudesandbehaviorsonaverageforeachsummaryfactor(STEM,Military,Citizenship,Effectiveness,CareerandOverallIndex).

• ExperiencewithDoDSTARBASE:Generally,teacherswhohavemoreexperiencewiththeDoDSTARBASEprogram tendedtorespondmorepositivelythanteacherswithlessexperience(seeFigure12).27

– StatisticallysignificantdifferencesbyyearsofprogramexperiencewerefoundfortheMilitaryPerception, CitizenshipandCareerFuturecomposites.

» OntheMilitaryPerceptionandCitizenshipindices,teacherswithfiveormoreyearsofexperiencegavehigher ratingsthandidteacherswithonetofouryearsofexperience.

» IntheCareerFuturearea,teacherswithoneyearofexperiencegavelowerratingsthanteacherswithtwotofour years’experience,andthosewithtwotofouryears’experiencegavemarginallylowerratingsthanteacherswith fivetosevenyears’experience.

» OntheMilitaryPerceptionfactor,teacherswithover10yearsofexperiencegavehigherratingsthandidfirstyear participants.

• Generally,asteachingexperienceincreased,sodidfavorabilityofresponses(seeFigure13).

– Inparticular,teacherswithmorethan11yearsofteachingexperiencegavesignificantlyhigherratingsontheOverall Indexthandidteacherswithlessexperience.

– WithrespecttotheSTEMAwarenessmeasure,firstyearteachersweresignificantlylowerthanteacherswithfiveor moreyearsofexperience.Teacherswith11ormoreyearsofexperiencealsogavehigherratingsthantheir colleagues.

– OntheMilitaryPerception,Citizenship,EffectivenessandCareerFutureindices,teacherswith11ormoreyearsof experiencegavehigherratingsthanthosewithonetofouryearsofexperience.

mean

score

7.0000

6.5000

6.0000

5.5000Thisismyfirstyear 2-4years 5-7years 8-10years

STEM Military* Citizenship* Effectiveness Career

Over10years

shift in Teacher Attitudes Based on Number of Years with DoD sTARBAse


OverallIndex

27Teacherswith11-15ormorethan15yearsofDoDSTARBASEexperiencewerecombinedduetosmallsamplesizes.


mean

score

7.0000

6.5000

6.0000

5.5000Thisismyfirstyear 2-4years 5-7years 8-10years

STEM* Military* Citizenship* Effectiveness* Career*

11-15years

shift in Teacher Attitudes Based on Number of Years of Teaching experience


OverallIndex*

Over15years

Familiarity with Military Bases

Teachers’attitudesinthelatestprogramyearwerealsoreviewedbasedonexperiencebeingatamilitarybaseforaDoDSTARBASEactivity.Thecriteriaforgroupingteachersbymilitaryexposurearebelow.

No previous base visits for a DoD STARBASE program (58.3%) included responses to:

(1)Never,thisismyfirstDoDSTARBASEprogram

(3)yes,foractivitiesnotrelatedtoDoDSTARBASEand

(5)Other.

Visited a base for a DoD STARBASE program (36.5%) included responses to:

(2)yes,forpriorDoDSTARBASEprogramsonlyand

(4)yes,forDoDSTARBASEandnon-DoDSTARBASEactivities.

Whiletherewerenosignificantdifferences,teacherswhohavebeenonamilitarybaseforDoDSTARBASEprogramsrespondedslightlymorefavorablythanthosewhohadnotbeenonamilitarybaseforDoDSTARBASEactivities,asshowninFigure14.Effectivenessreceivedthemostfavorableratingsregardlessofpriormilitaryexposure(6.33)andCitizenship/Pro-Social(5.97),closelyfollowedbyCareerFuture(5.98),receivedtheleastfavorableratingsregardlessofpriormilitaryexposure.


NopreviousbasevisitsforaDoDSTARBASEprogramVisitedabaseforaDoDSTARBASEprogram

STEM Military

Teacher Attitudes as a function of Prior visiting a military Base

figure 14.

OverallIndex Citizenship Effectiveness Career

mean

score

7.0000

6.5000

6.0000

5.5000

Drivers of Target Ratings

StepwisemultipleregressionanalyseswereutilizedtodeterminetheimportantdriversofkeyteacherattitudesandratingsaboutDoDSTARBASE28.Thekeyteacherratingsselectedthisyearweredeterminedtobe:

1. Estimatesofteachers’perceivedstudentoutcomesorgainsmadebystudentsonspecificitems,and

2. TeacheradvocacyoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram

• Perceivedstudentoutcomes

– Studentsperformingbetteronstandardizedstateassessments

– Increasesinstudents’schoolattendance

– Increasesinstudents’participationinthesciencefair

Thepredictivemodelselectedforperceivedstudentoutcomeswasthatthemoresupportfromtheirvariousstakeholdersthatteachersbelievedtheyreceivedthebettertheoutcomeratingsbytheteachers(Table50).Thesignificanceoftheoverallmodel,aswellasthesignificanceofanychangesinthemodelasvariableswereentered,wasevaluatedviastepwisemultipleregressions.Resultsshowedthat,asratingsofsupportfromeachstakeholdergroupwereenteredintothemodel,significantincreasesinpredictionofperceivedstudentoutcomeswereevident.Thus,assupportgrowssodoesteachers’perceptionofstudentoutcomes.Becausethemultiplecorrelation(R)providesaquantitativemeasureofhowwellthecombinationofsurveyitemscontributestothetargetattitudebasedonthechosenmodel,considerationmayneedtobegiventobuildingstakeholdersupporttoimprovethestudentperformance.

• TeacheradvocacyoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram

Thepredictivemodelselectedforteacheradvocacywasthatthegreatertheteachers’perceptionofthestudentoutcomes themorelikelytheteacherswouldbeadvocatesoftheprogram.Thisisevidencedbyteacherplanstoreferstudentsto additionalSTEMprogramsorresourcesafterDoDSTARBASEtosustaintheirenthusiasmandpromoteknowledge development.Additionally,asecondmodelevaluatedwithregardtoteacheradvocacywasthesameasthestudent outcomemodel.Thatis,themoresupportfromthevariousstakeholdersthatteachersbelievedtheyreceivedthemorelikely theywouldbeprogramadvocates.AscanbeseeninTable50,similartotheresultsforthemodelsinvolvingstudent outcomes,greaterperceivedprogrameffectivenessandperceivedstakeholdersupportwerebothsignificantpredictorsof teacheradvocacy.

28Theappendixprovidesadefinitionofmultipleregressionandotherstatisticaltechniquesusedinthisreport.


Theoverallimplicationofthesefindingsisthatperceivedstakeholdersupportpredictsteachers’perceivedprogrameffectiveness.Additionally,perceivedprogrameffectivenessandperceivedstakeholdersupportpredictteacheradvocacyoftheDoDSTARBASEprogram.DoDSTARBASEacademiesthatputfortheffortinto“selling”keystakeholderscaninfluenceteachers’positiveperceptionsandadvocacyforfurtherSTEMrelatedprogramsandactivitiesfortheirstudentsbeyondtheinitialDoDSTARBASEexperience.

Table 50:Drivers of Key Target Ratings

Target Rating Drivers of Target Ratings R

MyschoolboardisveryinvolvedinsupportingDoDSTARBASE .405*

ParentsaredelightedthattheirchildrenareparticipatinginDoDSTARBASE .469*

MyprincipalisastrongadvocateofDoDSTARBASE .494*

Overallmodel .494*

MyschoolboardisveryinvolvedinsupportingDoDSTARBASE. .342*

ParentsaredelightedthattheirchildrenareparticipatinginDoDSTARBASE. .405*

Overallmodel .405*

MyprincipalisastrongadvocateofDoDSTARBASE. .401*


MyschoolboardisveryinvolvedinsupportingDoDSTARBASE. .487*

Overallmodel. .487*

StudentsthatattendDoDSTARBASEperformbetteronstandardizedstateassessments. .330*

AfterDoDSTARBASEattendancetherehasbeenincreasedparticipationinthesciencefair. .360*

Overallmodel 360*


MyprincipalisastrongadvocateofDoDSTARBASE. .268*

Overallmodel .268*

* Statistically significant Multiple Correlations ( p<.05)

StudentsthatattendDoDSTARBASEperformbetteronstandardizedstateassessments.

AfterDoDSTARBASEstudentshavebetterschoolattendance.

AfterDoDSTARBASEattendancethereisincreasedparticipationinthesciencefair.

IplantoreferstudentstoadditionalSTEMprogramsorresourcesafterDoDSTARBASE.

IplantoreferstudentstoadditionalSTEMprogramsorresourcesafterDoDSTARBASE.


CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE 2015 PROGRAM YEAR

Theannualreporttraditionallyconcludeswithaproposedlistof“considerations”onallaspectsoftheprogramoperation,delivery,researchapplications,andnewprograminitiatives.Theobjectiveofthissectionistoguideplannedandpurposefulimprovementineverydimensionoftheprogram.Therefore,itisimportantthatconsiderationsareobtainedfrommultiplesources.Theyincludetheviewsofkeyparticipants,suchastheclassroomteachers,schooladministrators,militarybasepersonnel,basecommanders,DoDSTARBASEstaff,students,volunteers,andinterestedobserversoftheprogram.

Theassessmentprocesscapturesvaluableinformationfromeachofthesekeyparticipantgroupsthroughsurveys,reportsonoperationalactivities,after-actioninvestigations,complianceactivities,academyvisitations,reviewsofacademydocuments,observationsofprogramactivity,andspecialad-hocstudiesonnewlyestablishedinitiatives.The“considerations”dimensionexplainstheimplicationsofthisdataforprogramapplicationsandthepotentialforimprovingoperationalactivities.Thisyear,asinthepast,theconsiderationsandchallengesarepositionedanddesignedtobesupportiveofimprovingprogramoperations,practices,policyimplementation,andtheintegrationwithnationalstrategicinitiatives.Thekey“considerations”include:

Outreach

CollaborationswithOtherSTEMPrograms

• ContinuepursuitofSTEMcollaborationswithothercommunity,stateandnationalSTEMorganizationstoexpandtheir knowledgeoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramandsolidifytheDoDSTARBASEpositioninraisingawarenessofSTEMin regardtothefutureneedsofournation.

• Establishprotocolsfordevelopingpotentialcollaborationswiththird-partySTEMorganizations.

• EachacademyshoulddevelopacompleteinventoryandvettingassessmentofSTEMprogramsinitscommunity. Thisdocumentshouldbesharedwithkeyparticipants(i.e.schools,partnerships,militarybasepublicrelationsofficer, collaborativepartners,etc.).

• IdentifyinventoriedSTEMprogramswiththehighestpotentialforcollaboration.ConsideravisitationbyDoDSTARBASE studentstotheprogramand/orinvitethemtotheDoDSTARBASEacademyforapresentationtothestudentsofthe collaborativeprograms’activities.

• ReviewMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)protocolsforcollaborationsanddevelopastandardfornationwide academyuse.

• CreatecriteriaforaDoDSTARBASEacademytoobtaina“sustainability’statusonacollaborativeprogramactivity.

ProgramMarketing

•Developasetofmaterialsregardingstudentadvocacyneedsanddistributeinformationtocollaborativepartnershipsas wellastoparticipantteacherstopromotedownstreamstudentdevelopment.


ClassroomTeachers

• FindinnovativewaystoincreasethedirectinvolvementofparticipatingclassroomteachersintheDoDSTARBASE experience.

• Explainoperationalexpectationstoparticipatingclassroomteacherstoensuretheykeepappropriatedisciplineand conductoftheirstudentswhileatDoDSTARBASE,soDoDSTARBASEinstructorscanconcentrateonlessons,not disciplinaryissues.

• Ensureparticipatingteachersunderstandtheimportanceoftimelyarrivalanddepartureofstudentsinordertofulfill theDoDSTARBASErequirementsoffiveclassroomcontacthoursperday.Thismayrequireincreasedparticipating teacherinteractionwithtransportationprovidersandschooladministrativestaff.

• Developmaterialsandinformationclassroomteachersneedforstudentstofurtherexplorecareerdevelopmentactivities inSTEMcareerswithinthemilitaryandtheDoDaftertheirDoDSTARBASEexperience.


ProgramOperations

• TheGovernmentshutdowncausedalaterstartinmanyprogramsduringFiscalyear2014.DoDSTARBASEDirectors mustensuremaximumuseofschedulingtoaccommodatetherequired28classesperyear.

• DevelopanActionPlanforDoDSTARBASEDirectorsandFederalProgramManagerstofollowintheeventofanother shutdown.

o Whenprogramandfundinguncertaintiesoccur,academiesneedtonotifytheOASD/RAofficeaboutthenegative impactoftheevent(i.e.stafflossesandtheneedtoobtainsupporttomaintainprogramintegrity,qualityand maintenance).

o Systematicallycaptureshutdown-relatedinformationontheimpactandcapabilitiesofDoDSTARBASE academiestoassistindesigningappropriatefunctionalresponsestrategiesacrossthetotalprogram.

• StabilizecurrentDoDSTARBASEprogram.

• IncreaseoperationalcommunicationsfromOASD/RA.Recommendaseriesofcommunicationsregardingstandard operationalprocedurestoguidenewandestablishedstaffmemberswho,duringsitevisits,havereportedfeeling isolatedanduninformed.Suchcommunicationsshouldinclude:

o Timelyandaccurateinformationofthestatusofprogramfundingeachfiscalyear.

o Currentoperationalrequirements/standardsfromDoDI1025.7andrelatedsupplementalpolicymemorandums. (numberofclassesrequired,gradelevelsserved,classroomhours,etc.).

o Curriculumissues.

o Reportingexpectationsandrequirementsforannualfinancialplansanddirector’squestionnaires.

o Sitevisitprocedures.

o Wheretofindinformation/helpregardingDoDSTARBASEoperations.

• DevelopnewDoDItodocumentandprovidecurrentprogramguidelines.

• ReinstateannualDoDSTARBASEdirectorsandstafftrainingconferences.Thelargenumberofnewstaffmembers hiredoverthepasttwoyearswouldgreatlybenefitfromface-to-faceinteractionandinformationexchangewith experiencedstaffmembersfromotherlocations.

• ContinuementoringrelationshipsbetweennewDoDSTARBASEdirectorswithveteranDoDSTARBASEdirectorsto provideguidanceandsupportduringinitialprogramstart-upthroughtheirfirstLevelIComplianceVisit.

• Continuepursuitofprogramsupportintheformofadedicatedorassociatednon-profitorganizationtoallow DoDSTARBASEtobenefitfromadditionalcommunitysupportandpartnershipsinanofficial(andtaxdeductible) capacity.Suchrelationshipswouldalsobebeneficialincasesoffuturefundingshortagesorstart-updelays.

• Developprototypememorandumsofunderstanding(MOU’s)asresourcesforDoDSTARBSEacademiestousein formalizingrelationshipswiththeirkeyparticipantgroups.AproperlydocumentedMOUshouldoutlinemutual commitments,responsibilitiesandobjectives.

• IdentitythoseacademiesthatconsiderthemselvesinaLevelIIIstatusandvalidatetheirstatusthroughsitevisitation assessment.

Curriculum


• RemindallDoDSTARBASEacademiesofcurrentapprovedcurriculumandexecutionrequirements.

• Continueemphasisonstandardizationofcurriculumschedules.

• ClarifywhenvariationstothestandardDoDSTARBASEcurriculumcan/cannotbeused,etc.

• CommunicatethelinkageoftheDoDSTARBASEcurriculumtonationalstandardstoparticipatingclassroomteachers andschooladministrators.

• EnsurethatallDoDSTARBASEacademiesfocussolelyonthetargetpopulationoffifthgradestudentsintheir traditional,five-dayprogram.Otheragegroupsshouldbeservedthroughoutreachandsummerprogramsonly.

• Ensureactivitiesandexperimentsareconductedbypairsofstudentstomaintainmaximumparticipationand engagementbyallstudents.

• Reinstatetheinternalprocessesandproceduresforsubmissionofnewcurriculumactivitiestobeaddedtothecurrent poolofoptions.

StudentTesting

• EnsurethatDoDSTARBASEclassroomteachersanddirectorsreceiveannualstudenttestresultsandknowhowtheycan beusedtoimprovelocaloperations.

• Encourageuseofalocal“satisfaction”surveytoobtainimmediatestudentandteacherfeedbackonprogramoperations.

• Developmethodstoassesstheeffectivenessofcollaborationsandtheirabilitytopromotestudentskills,abilitiesand problem-solvinginSTEMforuseinconjunctionwithadatabaseonstudentperformance.

• Developalongitudinalassessmentanditsrequirementstotrackstudentsthroughparticipationincollaborative relationshipsandSTEMactivitiesofferedatschool.

DoDSTARBASE2.0

• ExpandoriginalDoDSTARBASE2.0programintentofschoolpartnershipstoincludeformalizedpartnershipswithother youthprograms(i.e.BigBrothers/BigSisters,localclubs,museums,etc.)toleverageexistingresourcesandreinforce theSTEM-based2.0programasanactiveandintegralpartofthecommunity(notjustinschools).

• Continueeffortstoincreasethevolunteermentorpooltoenhancecommunitybuy-intoDoDSTARBASE2.0asamodel after-schoolSTEMProgram.

appenDiCeS



Locations Based on Military Branch

8 Air Force4 Air Force Reserves44 National Guard1 Marines1 Army


Table 51: expressed Attitudinal Differences by gender

Pre STARBASE Post Individual STARBASE Gaps

Mean Mean Mean Post - Pre

5.23 Boy Ilikemath. Boy 5.30 0.07

5.12 Girl Girl 5.17 0.05

5.31 Boy Iamgoodatmath. Boy 5.48 0.17

5.12 Girl Girl 5.19 0.07

5.77 Boy Ilikescience. Boy 5.88 0.11

5.81 Girl Girl 5.89 0.08

5.34 Boy Iamgoodatscience. Boy 5.49 0.15

5.38 Girl Girl 5.54 0.16

5.58 Boy Iamgoodatfollowingdirections. Boy 5.57 -0.01

6.14 Girl Girl 6.06 -0.08

5.27 Boy Learningiseasyforme. Boy 5.37 0.10

5.39 Girl Girl 5.40 0.01

5.62 Boy Learningcanbefun. Boy 5.80 0.18

5.86 Girl Girl 5.97 0.11

6.32 Boy youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. Boy 6.39 0.07

6.46 Girl Girl 6.52 0.06

6.64 Boy IplantograduatefromHighSchool. Boy 6.68 0.04

6.84 Girl Girl 6.82 -0.02

6.20 Boy Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. Boy 6.38 0.18

6.10 Girl Girl 6.30 0.20

5.83 Boy Isetgoalsformyself. Boy 5.89 0.06

5.98 Girl Girl 6.02 0.04

5.46 Boy Imakegooddecisions. Boy 5.52 0.06

5.91 Girl Girl 5.91 0.00

5.77 Boy Iamabletoachievemygoals. Boy 5.84 0.07

5.78 Girl Girl 5.85 0.07

5.81 Boy youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. Boy 5.83 0.02

5.84 Girl Girl 5.76 -0.08

5.59 Boy youcanworkbetterinagroup. Boy 5.66 0.07

5.48 Girl Girl 5.44 -0.04

6.07 Boy Iliketomakenewthings. Boy 6.18 0.11

6.18 Girl Girl 6.17 -0.01

5.38 Boy Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. Boy 5.54 0.16

5.22 Girl Girl 5.40 0.18

5.93 Boy Militarybasesareexciting. Boy 6.05 0.12

5.58 Girl Girl 5.81 0.23


Table 51: (Continued)expressed Attitudinal Differences by gender

Pre STARBASE Post Individual STARBASE Gaps

Mean Mean Mean Post - Pre

5.94 Boy Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. Boy 6.04 0.10

5.97 Girl Girl 6.04 0.07

6.33 Boy Ilikeusingcomputers. Boy 6.44 0.11

6.31 Girl Girl 6.41 0.10

5.91 Boy Iuseacomputerathome. Boy 5.89 -0.02

5.92 Girl Girl 5.90 -0.02

6.03 Boy Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. Boy 6.06 0.03

5.82 Girl Girl 5.61 -0.21

6.17 Boy DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. Boy 6.53 0.36

6.25 Girl Girl 6.63 0.38

6.16 Boy IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. Boy 6.26 0.10

6.46 Girl Girl 6.44 -0.02

5.97 Boy IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.(R) Boy 6.19 0.22

6.35 Girl Girl 6.34 -0.01

4.44 Boy Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. Boy 4.68 0.24

3.79 Girl Girl 3.94 0.15

Boy DoDSTARBASEisboring.(R) Boy 6.24

Girl Girl 6.25

Boy AtDoDSTARBASEIlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. Boy 6.30

Girl Girl 6.40

Boy IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE Boy 5.81

Girl Girl 6.12

Boy Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. Boy 6.22

Girl Girl 6.07

Boy DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected Boy 5.94

Girl Girl 6.23


Table 52: gender gap score Differences 2014 Post-Program Attitudes

Girls’ Girls’ Boys’ Boys’ Gap Rank Mean Rank Mean by Mean by Mean

I plan to graduate from High School. 1 6.82 1 6.68 0.15

DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. 2 6.63 2 6.53 0.10

You can learn a lot by trying things. 3 6.52 4 6.39 0.13

I think about what I want to be when I grow up. 4 6.44 7 6.26 0.18

Ilikeusingcomputers. 5 6.41 3 6.44 -0.03

At DoD STARBASE, I learned a lot of things that I can use. 6 6.40 6 6.30 0.10

I do not think DoD STARBASE will help me do better in school. 7 6.34 10 6.19 0.16(reverse scored)

Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. 8 6.30 5 6.38 -0.07

DoDSTARBASEisboring.(reversescored) 9 6.25 8 6.24 0.01

DoD STARBASE is better than I expected. 10 6.23 15 5.94 0.30

Iliketomakenewthings. 11 6.17 11 6.18 -0.01

I would tell my friends to come to DoD STARBASE. 12 6.12 21 5.81 0.31

Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. 13 6.07 9 6.22 -0.15

I am good at following directions. 14 6.06 24 5.57 0.50

Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. 15 6.04 14 6.04 0.00

Isetgoalsformyself. 16 6.02 16/17 5.89 0.13

Learningcanbefun. 17 5.97 22 5.80 0.17

I make good decisions. 18 5.91 26 5.52 0.39

Iuseacomputerathome. 19 5.90 16/17 5.89 0.00

Ilikescience. 20 5.89 18 5.88 0.01

Iamabletoachievemygoals. 21 5.85 19 5.84 0.00

Military bases are exciting. 22 5.81 13 6.05 -0.24

youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. 23 5.76 20 5.83 -0.07

I want to learn more about technology. 24 5.61 12 6.06 -0.46

Iamgoodatscience. 25 5.54 27 5.49 0.05

You can work better in a group. 26 5.44 23 5.66 -0.22

Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. 27/28 5.40 25 5.54 -0.14

Learningiseasyforme. 27/28 5.40 29 5.37 0.03

I am good at math. 29 5.19 28 5.48 -0.29

Ilikemath. 30 5.17 30 5.30 -0.13

I am interested in being a scientist or engineer. 31 3.94 31 4.68 -0.74

Bold items show significant differences based on gender


PeARsON CORRelATION mATRIx fOR POsT-PROgRAm sTUDeNT ATTITUDe sURveY

Gr A Ge 1 2 3 4 5 6

Gr Grade 1

A Age .461** 1

Ge Gender -.069* -.052 1

1 Ilikemath. -.020 .016 -.034 1

2 Iamgoodatmath. .006 -.014 -.091** .653** 1

3 Ilikescience. .016 .060* .004 .104** .161** 1

4 Iamgoodatscience. -.021 .021 .019 .146** .318** .628** 1

5 Iamgoodatfollowingdirections. -.013 .011 .187** .275** .281** .206** .321** 1

6 Learningiseasyforme. .019 .032 .010 .381** .481** .251** .361** .423** 1

7 Learningcanbefun. .039 .050 .058 .338** .236** .297** .260** .309** .442**

8 youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. .049 .022 .068* .204** .153** .263** .226** .266** .319**

9 IplantograduatefromHighSchool. .036 .022 .092** .183** .184** .125** .175** .263** .227**

10 Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. .019 .045 -.034 .153** .152** .164** .194** .189** .250**

11 Isetgoalsformyself. .001 .054 .050 .207** .188** .168** .232** .296** .291**

12 Imakegooddecisions. -.006 .038 .160** .243** .244** .158** .250** .513** .354**

13 Iamabletoachievemygoals. .076* .107** .001 .243** .268** .166** .252** .284** .405**

14 youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. .048 .042 -.023 .199** .121** .179** .128** .201** .204**

15 youcanworkbetterinagroup. .093** .096** -.067* .145** .050 .127** .091** .175** .159**

16 Iliketomakenewthings. .060* -.018 -.006 .120** .100** .244** .241** .152** .242**

17 Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. .024 .085** -.046 .208** .142** .056 .110** .131** .202**

18 Militarybasesareexciting. .066* .060* -.086** .227** .198** .140** .186** .162** .225**

19 Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. .057 .090** -.001 .186** .161** .259** .279** .231** .272**

20 Ilikeusingcomputers. .003 -.002 -.014 .093** .080** .162** .186** .038 .099**

21 Iuseacomputerathome. .015 -.023 .001 .034 .105** .019 .099** .040 .116**

22 Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. .059 .086** -.147** .138** .110** .255** .188** .133** .256**

23 DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. .044 .044 .054 .200** .135** .204** .204** .231** .246**

24 IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. .034 .005 .074* .137** .089** .122** .145** .193** .154**

25 IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.(R) -.022 -.011 .048 .072* .036 .172** .108** .046 .080*

26 Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. .011 .004 -.175** .148** .151** .351** .249** .123** .249**

27 DoDSTARBASEisboring.(R) .006 .018 .004 .109** .037 .155** .083** .181** .119**

28 AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. .030 .026 .043 .202** .123** .264** .184** .201** .252**

29 IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. .029 .017 .101** .175** .095** .222** .130** .222** .220**

30 Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .031 .062* -.055 .145** .164** .133** .113** .115** .182**

31 DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. .014 .027 .095** .131** .047 .175** .092** .172** .160**

Tot Post-programAttitudeScore .053 .066* .008 .487** .448** .481** .497** .495** .594**


PeARsON CORRelATION mATRIx fOR POsT-PROgRAm sTUDeNT sURveY (CONTINUeD)

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender

1 Ilikemath.

2 Iamgoodatmath.

3 Ilikescience.

4 Iamgoodatscience.

5 Iamgoodatfollowingdirections.

6 Learningiseasyforme.

7 Learningcanbefun. 1

8 youcanlearnalotbytryingthings. .490** 1

9 IplantograduatefromHighSchool. .217** .324** 1

10 Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings. .215** .256** .302** 1

11 Isetgoalsformyself. .269** .240** .252** .244** 1

12 Imakegooddecisions. .261** .248** .226** .180** .395** 1

13 Iamabletoachievemygoals. .282** .257** .274** .198** .549** .450** 1

14 youcanaccomplishalotinagroup. .282** .273** .111** .142** .276** .249** .290** 1

15 youcanworkbetterinagroup. .205** .201** .054 .109** .231** .230** .252** .699** 1

16 Iliketomakenewthings. .328** .299** .159** .139** .197** .153** .281** .263** .213**

17 Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. .196** .115** .096** .323** .241** .147** .241** .211** .217**

18 Militarybasesareexciting. .287** .212** .101** .348** .250** .143** .282** .254** .225**

19 Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. .368** .339** .198** .272** .342** .263** .303** .194** .156**

20 Ilikeusingcomputers. .111** .177** .092** .097** .109** .096** .075* .090** .116**

21 Iuseacomputerathome. .056 .075* .109** .085** .071* .051 .059 -.027 -.025

22 Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. .247** .152** .084** .109** .117** .104** .181** .202** .180**

23 DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. .263** .259** .189** .184** .208** .196** .200** .286** .256**

24 IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. .099** .183** .221** .131** .243** .224** .212** .146** .134**

25 IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.(R) .157** .166** .097** .109** .085** .011 .038 .111** .081*

26 Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. .265** .184** .033 .112** .118** .091** .160** .126** .122**

27 DoDSTARBASEisboring.(R) .244** .132** .074* .091** .104** .098** .117** .190** .164**

28 AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. .322** .350** .146** .195** .230** .236** .238** .308** .300**

29 IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. .319** .317** .156** .202** .244** .172** .228** .261** .288**

30 Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .228** .221** .117** .238** .182** .124** .197** .147** .142**

31 DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. .255** .238** .116** .145** .196** .199** .199** .255** .244**

Tot Post-programAttitudeScore .602** .533** .371** .428** .519** .487** .552** .511** .456**



16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender

1 Ilikemath.

2 Iamgoodatmath.

3 Ilikescience.

4 Iamgoodatscience.



7 Learningcanbefun.

8 youcanlearnalotbytryingthings.

9 IplantograduatefromHighSchool.

10 Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings.

11 Isetgoalsformyself.

12 Imakegooddecisions.

13 Iamabletoachievemygoals.

14 youcanaccomplishalotinagroup.

15 youcanworkbetterinagroup.

16 Iliketomakenewthings. 1

17 Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork. .212** 1

18 Militarybasesareexciting. .243** .536** 1

19 Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings. .429** .244** .332** 1

20 Ilikeusingcomputers. .163** .107** .124** .254** 1

21 Iuseacomputerathome. .030 .019 .048 .107** .259** 1

22 Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology. .257** .222** .223** .316** .319** .158** 1

23 DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful. .266** .212** .291** .266** .122** .105** .237** 1

24 IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. .188** .197** .187** .170** .043 .026 .051 .194**

25 IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.(R) .144** .087** .118** .135** .101** .032 .140** .236**

26 Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. .237** .190** .194** .261** .088** .036 .363** .176**

27 DoDSTARBASEisboring.(R) .139** .109** .289** .203** .035 .001 .178** .327**

28 AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. .251** .170** .275** .314** .151** .023 .262** .396**

29 IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. .227** .167** .285** .307** .060* .014 .173** .371**

30 Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .190** .248** .449** .239** .078* .046 .169** .256**

31 DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. .195** .129** .239** .243** .090** -.014 .152** .396**

Tot Post-programAttitudeScore .487** .449** .555** .580** .317** .207** .473** .534**

** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

(R) This item was reverse-coded; therefore a higher average reflects a more positive attitude.



24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Tot

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender

1 Ilikemath.

2 Iamgoodatmath.

3 Ilikescience.

4 Iamgoodatscience.



7 Learningcanbefun.

8 youcanlearnalotbytryingthings.

9 IplantograduatefromHighSchool.

10 Militarypeopledolotsofdifferentthings.

11 Isetgoalsformyself.

12 Imakegooddecisions.

13 Iamabletoachievemygoals.

14 youcanaccomplishalotinagroup.

15 youcanworkbetterinagroup.

16 Iliketomakenewthings.

17 Themilitaryisagoodplacetowork.

18 Militarybasesareexciting.

19 Iliketothinkofnewwaystousethings.

20 Ilikeusingcomputers.

21 Iuseacomputerathome.

22 Iwanttolearnmoreabouttechnology.

23 DoDSTARBASEInstructorsarekindandhelpful.

24 IthinkaboutwhatIwanttobewhenIgrowup. 1

25 IdonotthinkDoDSTARBASEwillhelpmedobetterinschool.(R) .059 1

26 Iaminterestedinbeingascientistorengineer. .059 .058 1

27 DoDSTARBASEisboring.(R) .090** .283** .142** 1

28 AtDoDSTARBASE,IlearnedalotofthingsthatIcanuse. .173** .285** .209** .290** 1

29 IwouldtellmyfriendstocometoDoDSTARBASE. .154** .216** .182** .355** .521** 1

30 Iamenjoyingcomingtoamilitarybase. .156** .168** .139** .226** .358** .377** 1

31 DoDSTARBASEisbetterthanIexpected. .133** .229** .151** .395** .472** .542** .354** 1

Tot Post-programAttitudeScore .352** .330** .437** .419** .588** .555** .470** .499** 1


(R) This item was reverse-coded; therefore a higher average reflects a more positive attitude.


Gr A Ge 1 2 3

Gr Grade 1.000

A Age .404** 1.000

Ge Gender -.064* -.047 1.000

1 Tworocketsarelaunchedusingthesameamountofforce. .007 -.019 .014 1.000 Onerocketisheavierthantheother.Whichrocketwillgohigher?

2 Twoboatsarefloatingbyeachotherandpassingcargofromoneboattotheother. .042 .054 .024 .000 1.000

BasedonBernoulli’sPrinciple,whathappensifwaterisforcedbetweenthetwoboats?

3 Somecharacteristicsofonebottleofwater(H2O)aregiveninthetablebelow. -.081** -.058* .001 .053 .089** 1.000

4 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofphysicalchange? .121** .034 -.006 .110** .111** .165**

5 Whichpiechartrepresentsthecorrectcompositionofair? .108** -.016 -.013 .015 .168** .139**

6 Whichofthefollowingquestionsistestableinascientificinvestigation? -.035 .006 -.017 -.001 .083** .047

7 Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodreasontouselatitudeandlongitudecoordinates? .049 .007 -.031 .085** .144** .072*

8 Whyareprototypesakeypartoftheengineeringdesignprocess? .048 -.001 .000 .077* .144** .055

9 youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways. .029 .027 .006 .090** .139** .120**

youtesttheproductbymeasuringthetimeittakesfortheareatobecomesafeforwalking.

Whatconclusionwouldyoumakebasedonthefollowingresults?

10 HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbondedsubstancerepresent? .091** .035 -.004 .047 .157** .116**

11 youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack. -.030 -.042 .050 .079** .052 .103**

youmaintainaconstantspeedwithoutchangingdirections.Asexpected,thewaterinthecup

spilledatpredictedpointsduringyourdrive.WhendidthewaterNOTspill?

12 Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatcoordinates(3,-2).IsitA,B,C,orD? .131** .105** .047 .065* .087** .067*

13 Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingtheexperiment .002 -.033 .026 .144** .147** .064*

threetimes,whatisthetotalamountofwateryouwillneed?

14 youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends. .041 .007 .012 .020 .003 .030

Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthroughthetube,...Basedontheabovediagram,

wherewouldyouexpecttheairpressuretobehighest?

15 youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,thenonekilometer .023 -.005 .059* .075* .114** .092**

Westandstopforlunch.Afterlunch,youheadtoyourfriend’shousewhichisfivekilometers

totheEast.Wheredoesyourfriendlive?

16 Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB. .056 -.040 -.042 .142** .086** .106**

Thetrainsbegintomovedownthetracksbutneithertraincangetaheadoftheother.

Whatcanyouconclude?

17 Whichofthefollowingistypicallymeasuredinnanometers? .088** .022 -.019 .065* .128** .136**

18 Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountofkineticenergy? .011 -.042 -.018 .046 .148** .107**

19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,inwhichcitywouldthe .016 -.045 -.040 .084** .080** .170**

atmospherebetheleastdense?

20 Whichofthefollowinghaspropertiessimilartothepropertiesofair? -.026 .002 -.035 .076* .115** .158**

21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap, .008 -.039 -.016 .060* .078** .104**

whichofthearrowsymbolsbelowwouldpointinthesamedirectionasthelatitudeline?

22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue? -.029 -.051 .032 .106** .044 .140**

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemostamountofwater .001 -.013 .043 .073* .041 .168**

whencompletelyfilled?

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials. -.053 -.027 .038 .085** .110** .094**

Thedatafortheexperimentisinthetablebelow.Selectthegraphthatcorrectlyrepresents

thedataoftheexperiment.


KeNDAll’s TAU-B CORRelATION mATRIx fOR POsT-PROgRAm sTUDeNT KNOwleDge

Continued


Gr A Ge 1 2 3

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt? .060* .006 -.016 .107** .137** .081**

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk? .046 -.016 .042 .080** .142** .075*

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients. .004 .033 -.015 .082** .091** .065*

youhaveaskedyourfamilyandfriendstotryyournewcandybar.

Whatstepoftheengineeringdesignprocess(EDP)areyoucompleting?

28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikes .109** .080** -.009 .062* .016 .097**

andexertsforceonabug,thebug______________.

29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? .074* .032 .089** .033 .112** .032

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases. .020 .043 .000 .124** .105** .107**

Whydoesthishappeneventhoughnoextraairisadded?

31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate? -.011 -.042 .075* .054 .145** .031

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? -.014 .019 .087** .036 .076* .187**

TotalPost-KnowledgeScore .057* .003 .008 .191** .273** .294**


KeNDAll’s TAU-B CORRelATION mATRIx fOR POsT-PROgRAm sTUDeNT KNOwleDge (CONTINUeD)


4 5 6 7 8 9

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender

1 Tworocketsarelaunchedusingthesameamountofforce.

Onerocketisheavierthantheother.Whichrocketwillgohigher?

2 Twoboatsarefloatingbyeachotherandpassingcargofromoneboattotheother.


3 Somecharacteristicsofonebottleofwater(H2O)aregiveninthetablebelow.

4 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofphysicalchange? 1.000

5 Whichpiechartrepresentsthecorrectcompositionofair? .254** 1.000

6 Whichofthefollowingquestionsistestableinascientificinvestigation? .116** .129** 1.000

7 Whichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodreasontouselatitudeandlongitudecoordinates? .225** .145** .121** 1.000

8 Whyareprototypesakeypartoftheengineeringdesignprocess? .195** .157** .088** .266** 1.000

9 youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways. .193** .156** .131** .220** .186** 1.000



10 HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbondedsubstancerepresent? .265** .198** .120** .233** .242** .210**

11 youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack. .119** .101** .167** .144** .111** .146**



12 Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatcoordinates(3,-2).IsitA,B,C,orD? .154** .138** .114** .187** .120** .129**

13 Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingtheexperiment .224** .146** .089** .206** .198** .170**

threetimes,whatisthetotalamountofwateryouwillneed?

14 youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends. .084** .115** -.009 .051 .050 .030

Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthroughthetube,....Basedontheabovediagram,where

wouldyouexpecttheairpressuretobehighest?

15 youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,thenonekilometer .176** .150** .061* .169** .135** .149**



16 Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB. .146** .122** .092** .162** .123** .156**


Whatcanyouconclude?




10 11 12 13 14 15

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender











9 youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways.



10 HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbondedsubstancerepresent? 1.000

11 youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack. .129** 1.000



12 Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatcoordinates(3,-2).IsitA,B,C,orD? .158** .099** 1.000

13 Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingtheexperimentthreetimes, .211** .112** .188** 1.000

whatisthetotalamountofwateryouwillneed?

14 youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends. .075* .020 .096** .097** 1.000

Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthroughthetube,....Basedontheabovediagram,wherewould

youexpecttheairpressuretobehighest?

15 youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,thenonekilometer .176** .155** .187** .173** .052 1.000



16 Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB. .122** .096** .083** .125** .053 .151**


Whatcanyouconclude?

17 Whichofthefollowingistypicallymeasuredinnanometers? .191** .121** .134** .122** .077* .088**

18 Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountofkineticenergy? .247** .119** .121** .190** .077* .116**

19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,inwhichcitywould .202** .119** .090** .119** .031 .093**

theatmospherebetheleastdense?

20 Whichofthefollowinghaspropertiessimilartothepropertiesofair? .227** .097** .099** .119** .074* .194**

21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,whichofthe .147** .062* .107** .113** .143** .074*

arrowsymbolsbelowwouldpointinthesamedirectionasthelatitudeline?

22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue? .182** .130** .108** .223** .032 .182**

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemostamountof .182** .062* .145** .174** .038 .152**

waterwhencompletelyfilled?

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials. .195** .125** .200** .180** .052 .136**





Continued


10 11 12 13 14 15

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt? .159** .093** .128** .174** .081** .177**

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk? .257** .105** .157** .240** .047 .148**

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients.youhaveaskedyour .139** .072* .085** .121** .013 .089**

familyandfriendstotryyournewcandybar.Whatstepoftheengineeringdesignprocess

(EDP)areyoucompleting?

28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikesandexerts .140** .098** .109** .071* .101** .073*

forceonabug,thebug______________.

29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? .138** .054 .116** .118** .035 .158**

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases. .161** .101** .178** .147** .012 .151**


31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate? .168** .066* .133** .143** .039 .118**

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? .219** .115** .182** .161** .067* .158**

TotalPost-KnowledgeScore .424** .214** .328** .358** .111** .349**




16 17 18 19 20 21

Gr Grade

A Age

Ge Gender











9 youareworkingonanewproducttomeltsnowandiceonwalkways.



10 HydrogenandOxygenbondtoformwater(H2O).Whatdoesthisbondedsubstancerepresent?

11 youareholdingacupfilledtotherimwithwaterasyoudrivearoundanovaltrack.



12 Inthegraphabove,findtheletterthatisatcoordinates(3,-2).IsitA,B,C,orD?

13 Anexperimentcallsfor150millilitersofwater.Ifyouareperformingtheexperimentthreetimes,

whatisthetotalamountofwateryouwillneed?

14 youblowairthroughatubethatissmallerinthecenterandequalsizesattheends.

Astheairmovesfromlefttorightthroughthetube,....Basedontheabovediagram,wherewould

youexpecttheairpressuretobehighest?

15 youstartoutattheflag(coordinates-1,3)andwalktwokilometersNorth,thenonekilometer



16 Twotrainsaregettingreadytorace.ThemassofTrainAisgreaterthanthemassofTrainB. 1.000


Whatcanyouconclude?

17 Whichofthefollowingistypicallymeasuredinnanometers? .109** 1.000

18 Whichofthefollowingstatesofmatterhavetheleastamountofkineticenergy? .125** .185** 1.000

19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,inwhichcitywouldthe .095** .117** .125** 1.000

atmospherebetheleastdense?

20 Whichofthefollowinghaspropertiessimilartothepropertiesofair? .153** .207** .175** .133** 1.000

21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,whichofthe .123** .148** .128** .142** .108** 1.000

arrowsymbolsbelowwouldpointinthesamedirectionasthelatitudeline?

22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue? .102** .136** .130** .163** .111** .167**

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemostamountofwater .150** .172** .140** .105** .162** .118**

whencompletelyfilled?

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials. .147** .170** .174** .110** .120** .134**





Continued


16 17 18 19 20 21

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt? .117** .175** .197** .163** .138** .170**

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk? .106** .151** .205** .132** .186** .064*

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients. .050 .121** .088** .029 .082** .150**



28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikes .093** .124** .092** .101** .152** .141**


29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? .107** .062* .145** .087** .112** .087**

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases. .097** .135** .156** .127** .148** .033


31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate? .102** .122** .134** .118** .116** .127**

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? .130** .085** .142** .127** .140** .140**

Tot Post-KnowledgeScore .318** .338** .367** .331** .372** .305**




22 23 24 25 26 27



19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,

inwhichcitywouldtheatmospherebetheleastdense?


21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,


22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue? 1.000

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemost 200** 1.000

amountofwaterwhencompletelyfilled? .

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials. .165** .183** 1.000

Thedatafortheexperimentisinthetablebelow.

Selectthegraphthatcorrectlyrepresentsthedataoftheexperiment.

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt? .175** .131** .159** 1.000

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk? .199** .218** .184** .183** 1.000

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients. .158** .137** .070* .081** .164** 1.000



28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikes .082** .067* .072* .080** .077* .096**


29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? .156** .133** .110** .143** .146** .142**

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases. .191** .121** .142** .207** .213** .096**


31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate? .107** .113** .123** .134** .129** .100**

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? .289** .190** .184** .107** .209** .136**

Tot Post-KnowledgeScore .374** .371** .356** .345** .383** .260**




28 29 30 31 32 Tot



19 Basedontheelevationshowninthetableanddiagram,

inwhichcitywouldtheatmospherebetheleastdense?


21 Ifyouwereaskedtodrawalatitudelineandalongitudelineontheabovemap,


22 Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout3-DComputer-AidedDesign(CAD)istrue?

23 Basedontheboxesabove,whichcontainerwillholdthemost

amountofwaterwhencompletelyfilled? .

24 Anengineeristestinghowwellthreedifferenttowelsabsorbliquidsoverthreetrials.

Thedatafortheexperimentisinthetablebelow.

Selectthegraphthatcorrectlyrepresentsthedataoftheexperiment.

25 Whatscientificlawmakesitimportanttowearaseatbelt?

26 Ofthefollowing,whichtoolwouldbeappropriatetomeasurethevolumeofaglassofmilk?

27 youhaveproducedanewcandybarwithallofyourfavoriteingredients.



28 AccordingtoNewton’sthirdlawofmotion,whenacarwindshieldstrikes

andexertsforceonabug,thebug______________. 1.000

29 Whatisthedecimalequivalentto89%? .100** 1.000

30 Onhotdays,balloonsgetlargerasthekineticenergyoftheairinsideincreases. .049 .118** 1.000


31 Whichofthefollowingconversionsisaccurate? .112** .167** .111** 1.000

32 Whatdothefollowingthreetechnologytoolshaveincommon? .170** .125** .181** .056 1.000

Tot Post-KnowledgeScore .214** .285** .350** .230** .386** 1.000




hIsTORICAl COmPARIsONs ACROss YeARs (2009 - 2014)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 N=1,497 N=1,637 N=1,510 N=1,760 2,146 1,076 Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation n n n n n n

OverallIndex 6.24 .69 6.26 .70 6.22 .72 6.26 .70 6.13 .75

STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering, Math 6.10 .82 6.17 .82 6.16 .86 6.21 .81 6.17 .83 6.17 .83

STARBASE has helped improve the students’ understanding of science 6.61 .74 6.60 .74 6.54 .81 6.59 .77 6.57 .77 6.53 .82

Moreinterestedinlearningaboutscience 6.54 .82 6.54 .79 6.51 .84 6.56 .78 6.54 .81 6.54 .81

STARBASE has helped to improve appreciation of how mathcan be applied to a variety of situations 6.12 1.10 6.23 1.03 6.26 1.02 6.32 .95 6.30 .97 6.26 1.02Thestudentsaskmorequestionsabouttechnology 5.90 1.16 5.90 1.18 5.91 1.24 5.95 1.17 5.93 1.19 5.92 1.18

More interested in learning about math 5.67 1.32 5.77 1.29 5.79 1.27 5.87 1.19 5.84 1.26 5.79 1.25

After STARBASE attendance, there is increased participation in the Science Fair 5.53 1.52 5.78 1.52 5.66 1.53 5.74 1.57 5.79 1.46 5.72 1.50

Military/MilitaryPersonnel 6.36 .78 6.37 .76 6.36 .79 6.39 .77 6.29 .84 6.22 0.88

TheSTARBASEinstructorsaregoodrolemodelsforthestudents 6.84 .60 6.84 .59 6.80 .68 6.85 .57 6.85 .55 6.84 0.59

The students enjoyed being on a military base 6.61 .85 6.63 .78 6.66 .75 6.67 .78 6.71 .73 6.72 0.73

BecauseofmyparticipationinSTARBASE,Iammorecomfortablewithmilitarypersonnel 5.91 1.50 5.95 1.49 5.92 1.48 5.93 1.49 5.87 1.53 5.76 1.57

MorecomfortablewithMilitarypersonnel 5.92 1.28 5.96 1.23 5.93 1.25 5.96 1.24 5.86 1.34 5.70 1.42

ThestudentsadmiretheirSTARBASEinstructors 6.63 .83 6.61 .83 6.62 .85 6.68 .76 NA NA NA NA

Citizenship 6.06 .90 6.07 .89 5.98 .95 6.03 .91 6.01 .92 5.97 0.93

STARBASEreinforcesmanypositivebehaviorsItrytoteachmystudents 6.71 .69 6.69 .74 6.65 .83 6.67 .77 6.64 .79 6.63 0.80

Morewillingtotrynewthings 6.22 1.01 6.24 .97 6.20 .99 6.23 .99 6.23 1.01 6.24 0.96

Moreexcitedaboutlearning 6.18 1.02 6.18 1.02 6.17 1.02 6.22 .99 6.21 1.01 6.18 1.01

Moreconfidentaboutwhattheycanaccomplish 6.10 1.03 6.13 1.01 6.05 1.09 6.09 1.04 6.10 1.06 6.05 1.04

Moreexcitedabouttheirfutures 6.06 1.07 6.06 1.06 6.01 1.12 6.07 1.05 6.03 1.07 5.99 1.11

More willing to cooperate with each other 6.05 1.09 6.05 1.06 5.92 1.14 6.00 1.09 5.98 1.09 5.92 1.11

More likely to encourage each other 6.02 1.10 6.01 1.09 5.88 1.17 5.98 1.10 5.94 1.04 5.87 1.13

Better at working in groups 5.95 1.12 6.04 1.09 5.89 1.20 5.93 1.15 5.92 1.18 5.87 1.17

Morecomfortablemakingdecisions 5.83 1.11 5.84 1.10 5.75 1.16 5.80 1.11 5.77 1.13 5.67 1.17

More goal oriented 5.86 1.11 5.82 1.16 5.71 1.22 5.76 1.19 5.71 1.22 5.68 1.22

Betteratfollowingdirections 5.66 1.29 5.67 1.26 5.57 1.35 5.58 1.27 5.57 1.33 5.54 1.31

Effectiveness 6.41 .64 6.42 .65 6.39 .67 6.44 .66 6.35 .70 6.33 0.71

Ilookforwardtomyclasses’continuedparticipationintheSTARBASEprogram 6.85 .58 6.83 .59 6.81 .71 6.86 .61 6.83 .65 6.87 0.50

The STARBASE experience has been a positive influence on me personally 6.76 .69 6.73 .70 6.71 .80 6.75 .73 6.72 .79 6.75 0.69

Parents are delighted that their children are participating in STARBASE 6.63 .80 6.62 .77 6.59 .82 6.67 .77 6.65 .79 6.65 0.77

ThestudentstalkaboutSTARBASElongaftertheprogramhasended 6.61 .84 6.59 .85 6.58 .86 6.60 .87 6.52 .93 6.45 1.02

I would like more STARBASE resources to take back to my classroom 6.30 1.24 6.32 1.20 6.36 1.19 6.33 1.26 6.42 1.04 6.41 1.06

MyprincipalisastrongadvocateofSTARBASE 6.41 1.08 6.42 1.07 6.40 1.04 6.39 1.09 6.37 1.13 6.31 1.15

STARBASEhashelpedimprovetheclimateforparticipativelearningintheclassroom 6.18 1.05 6.18 1.06 6.09 1.13 6.19 1.05 6.16 1.08 6.08 1.09

Students that attend STARBASE perform better on standardized state assessments 5.94 1.28 6.05 1.21 6.02 1.23 6.06 1.23 6.01 1.27 5.98 1.25

My school board is very involved in supporting STARBASE 5.73 1.66 5.88 1.52 5.74 1.60 5.87 1.58 5.80 1.57 5.83 1.51

IusetheresourcesSTARBASEprovidestoteachers 6.10 1.42 6.06 1.42 6.06 1.41 6.02 1.46 NA NA NA NA

IhaveincludedmanySTARBASEresourcesinmycurriculum 5.82 1.51 5.75 1.52 5.72 1.48 5.75 1.51 NA NA NA NA

TheSTARBASEexperiencewillbeapositiveinfluenceonstudentsincomingyears 6.84 .51 6.83 .51 6.82 .56 6.85 .53 NA NA NA NA

ThechildrenenjoysharingtheirSTARBASEexperienceswithothers 6.83 .56 6.83 .51 6.83 .59 6.84 .56 NA NA NA NA

The STARBASE curriculum supports our state standards 6.70 .76 6.71 .75 6.72 .77 6.78 .66 NA NA NA NA

Bolded items represent statistically significant differences in sample group means across years.


hIsTORICAl COmPARIsONs ACROss YeARs (2009 - 2014) (Continued)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 N=1,497 N=1,637 N=1,510 N=1,760 2,146 1,076 Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Mean Std Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation Deviation n n n n n n

Career N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.97 .94 5.97 0.95

Moreinterestedinlearningaboutmilitarycareers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.61 1.34 5.53 1.42

TohavemorequestionsaboutSTEMcareeropportunities N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.74 1.30 5.85 1.24

Tofocusmoreontheirfuturepotential N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.86 1.16 5.81 1.16

Morereadytosetfutureeducationalandcareergoals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5.83 1.18 5.78 1.20

AfterattendingDoDSTARBASE,studentsunderstandbetterthatdevelopingtheircurrentskills/abilitiesisnecessarytohavegoodfuturecareerchoices N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.44 .89 6.43 0.88

AfterattendingDoDSTARBASE,studentsunderstandbetterhowSTEMskills/abilitiesfitjobrequirementsforcertaincareerfields N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.36 .99 6.43 0.87

AfterattendingDoDSTARBASE,studentsareabletolinktheirexperiencetoSTEMcareersinthemilitary N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.02 1.18 6.04 1.22

Bolded items represent statistically significant differences (p<.05)in sample group means across years.


DefINITIONs fOR sTATIsTICAl ANAlYses wIThIN ThIs RePORT

Thefollowingsectionprovidesalistofthestatisticalformulasthatwereusedtocalculatethedatapresentedinthisreport.

1. Mean – Average value of a variable

xbar=∑x/N

xbar=thesamplemean;xbarisgenerallyrepresentedbyacapital‘x’withabarorlineoverthetop

∑x=thesumofallvaluesofx

N=thesamplesize

2. Standard deviation – Measure of the average deviation of each score from the mean

s=[∑xi-xbar2/n-1]1/2

n=thesamplesize.

3. t-test – Tests the difference between two means

t=xbar1–xbar2/sx1bar-x2bar

sx1bar-x2bar=thestandarddeviationofthedifferencebetweenthetwovariables

4. Pearson’s Correlation – Determines the relationship between two variables

r12=[[∑y1*y2–∑y1*∑y2/N]/N-1]/sy1sy2

r=thestatisticalrelationshipoftwovariables

y=thevaluesofthevariables

s=thestandarddeviationofthevariables

5. Multiple Correlation (R) – Represents the correlation or statistical relationship between a set

of variables and a single variable

6. Regression Equation – Determines what combination of variables can best predict the outcome

for the dependent variable

y=a+b1*x1+b2*x2+...+bp*xp

y=thepredictedvalueofthedependentvariable.

a=theinterceptvalueofywhenx=0.

b=theregressioncoefficientsforthepredictors.

x=thevalueofthepredictorvariable


glOssARY

Academy:SeeDoDSTARBASEacademy.

Academy Performance Level: STARBASEsitesareevaluatedusingaperformanceassessmentsystemthatiscomposedofthreeprogressivelevelsofprogramandorganizationalperformance.EachlevelhasaprescribedsetofactivitiesthatrangefromobtainingadherencetotheDoDIrequirementsthatguidebasicoperatingproceduresandfullinstallationofprogramdelivery(LevelI);toobtainingdesirableoperatingapplications,keyplanningstrategies,andmanagerialefficiencies(LevelII);andlastly,toexhibitadvancedstrategicprogramlinkagesanddownstreamrelationshipsforpromotingstudentskillsandabilitiesinSTEM-relatedactivities(LevelIII).

American Indian or Alaska Native: ApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesofNorthandSouthAmerica(includingCentralAmerica)whomaintainsculturalidentificationthroughtribalaffiliationorcommunityattachment.

Appropriations Act: AnactofCongressthatpermitsfederalagenciestoincurobligationsandtomakepaymentsoutoftheTreasuryforspecifiedpurposes.Anappropriationsactisthemostcommonmeansofprovidingbudgetauthority.

Asian: ApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesoftheFarEast,SoutheastAsia,ortheIndianSubcontinent,including,forexample,Cambodia,China,India,Japan,Korea,Malaysia,Pakistan,thePhilippineIslands,Thailand,andVietnam.

At-Risk/At-Risk Youth: Being“at-risk”meanshavingoneormorefamilybackgrounds,orotherfactors,thathavebeenfoundtopredictahighrateofschoolfailureatsometimeinthefuture.This“failure”generallyreferstodroppingoutofhighschoolbeforegraduation,butalsocanmeanbeingretainedwithinagradefromoneyeartothenext.Theriskfactorsincludehavingamotherwhoseeducationislessthanhighschool,livinginasingle-parentfamily,havinganoldersiblingwhodroppedoutofhighschool,changingschoolstwoormoretimesotherthanforthenormalprogression(e.g.fromelementarytomiddleschool),having“C”orlowergrades,repeatinganearliergrade,receivingwelfareassistance,beingfromalowsocio-economicstatusfamily,andlivinginahouseholdwheretheprimarylanguagespokenisotherthanEnglish.

Black or African American: ApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheblackracialgroupsofAfrica.Class:WithinthecontextofaDoDSTARBASEAcademy,aclassisagroupingofstudents.ThisgroupmaynotnecessarilyhavebeenahomogenousentitypriortoDoDSTARBASEinstruction;itmaybeatemporarygroupingonlyforthepurposesofassemblingforthe20-hourminimumperiodofDoDSTARBASEinstruction.

Class: WithinthecontextofaDoDSTARBASEAcademy,aclassisagroupingofstudents.ThisgroupmaynotnecessarilyhavebeenahomogenousentitypriortoDoDSTARBASEInstruction;itmaybeatemporarygroupingonlyforthepurposesofassemblingforthe20-hourminimumperiodofDoDSTARBASEInstruction.

Classroom Teacher:TeacherfromschoolswhoparticipateinDoDSTARBASEclasses.

Computer-Aided Design (CAD): Theuseofcomputersystemstoassistinthecreation,modification,analysis,oroptimizationofadesign.Itisbothavisualandsymbol-basedmethodofcommunicationwhoseconventionsareparticulartoaspecifictechnicalfield.ProE(Pro/ENGINEER)isusedinSTARBASEprograms.

Core Curriculum: ThefixedcourseofstudytaughtbyallDoDSTARBASEAcademies.(SeeDoDSTARBASECurriculum.)

Director: DoDSTARBASEstaffmemberresponsibleforaDoDSTARBASEAcademy.


Disability: AnyofthedisabilitiesclassifiedintheU.S.DepartmentofEducation’sOfficeofSpecialEducationPrograms(OSEP),whichcollectsinformationonstudentswithdisabilitiesaspartoftheimplementationoftheIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA).Categoriesofdisabilitiesincludeautism,deaf-blindness,developmentaldelay,emotionaldisturbance,hearingimpairment,intellectualdisability,multipledisabilities,orthopedicimpairment,otherhealthimpairment,specificlearningdisabilities,speechorlanguageimpairments,traumaticbraininjury,visualimpairments,andpreschooldisability.

DoD: DepartmentofDefense.

DoD Instruction 1025.7 (DoDI): Documentthatimplementspolicies,responsibilities,andproceduresforexecutingtheDoDSTARBASEprogram.

DoD STARBASE Academy: ADoDSTARBASEeducationalprogramheldinaspecificstatelocation.

DoD STARBASE Curriculum: DoDSTARBASEcorecurriculumiscomprisedofthefollowingareas: Physics A.Newton’sThreeLawsofMotion B.FluidMechanicsandAerodynamics ChemistrySciences A.BuildingBlocksofMatter B.PhysicalandChemicalChanges C.AtmosphericProperties Technology A.Innovations B.NavigationandMapping Engineering A.EngineeringDesignProcess(EDP) B.3-DComputer-AidedDesign(3.0hoursasmandatedbyOASD/RA) MathematicsOperations&Applications A.NumbersandNumberRelationships B.Measurement C.Geometry D.DataAnalysis STEMCareers A.STEMCareersonMilitaryFacilities B.PersonalInvestigations

DoD STARBASE Program: TheDoDSTARBASEProgramisauthorizedbytitle10,UnitedStateCodesection2193basaDoDscience,math,andtechnologyeducationimprovementprogram.TheOASD/RAadministerspolicyandoversight;theDoDcomponentsexecutetheprogramatDoDSTARBASEAcademies.DoDSTARBASEisfundedbyCongressasaCivilMilitaryProgram.

DoD STARBASE Site/Location: ThelocationofaDoDSTARBASEAcademywheretheprogramistaught.

Driver:Driversidentifyasetofrelatedattitudinalclustersforthestudentpopulation(i.e.whenthedriverispresent,thesetofattitudeswillmostlikelybepresent,orinreverse,whentheconditioninthelistofattitudesarepresentthetarget“driver”attitudewillalsobepresent).


glOssARY

Elementary School: Elementaryschoolsincluderegularschools(i.e.,schoolsthatarepartofstateandlocalschoolsystemsandprivateelementary,bothreligiouslyaffiliatedandnonsectarian);alternativeschoolsandspecialeducationschools.ElementaryschoolstypicallyhostgradesK–6anddonothaveanygradehigherthangrade8.Forexample,schoolswithgradesK–6,1–3,orK–8areclassifiedaselementary.

Ethnicity/Race: Categoriesdevelopedin1997bytheOfficeofManagementandBudget(OMB)thatareusedtodescribegroupstowhichindividualsbelong,identifywith,orbelongintheeyesofthecommunity.Thecategoriesdonotdenotescientificdefinitionsofanthropologicalorigins.ThedesignationsareusedtocategorizeU.S.citizens,residentaliens,andothereligiblenon-citizens.Individualsareaskedtofirstdesignateethnicityas:HispanicorLatinoorNotHispanicorLatino.Second,individualsareaskedtoindicateoneormoreracesthatapplyamongthefollowing:AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative,Asian,BlackorAfricanAmerican,NativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander,White.

Expenditures: Chargesincurred,whetherpaidorunpaid.

Expenditures Per Pupil: Chargesincurredforaparticularperiodoftimedividedbyastudentunitofmeasure,suchasenrollment,averagedailyattendance,oraveragedailymembership.

Fiscal Year or FY: TheyearlyaccountingperiodfortheFederalGovernment,whichbeginsonOctober1andendsonthefollowingSeptember30.Thefiscalyearisdesignatedbythecalendaryearinwhichitends;forexample,fiscalyear2015beginsonOctober1,2014,andendsonSeptember30,2015.

Gap Score: Differencebetweenpre-programandpost-programtestscores.

Graduate: Anindividualwhohasreceivedformalrecognitionforthesuccessfulcompletionofaprescribedprogramofstudies.

High School: Asecondaryschoolofferingthefinalyearsofhighschoolstudynecessaryforgraduation,inwhichthelowestgradeisnotlowerthangrade9.Usuallyincludesgrades10,11,and12orgrades9,10,11,and12.Theymayalsobedefinedasaschoolwithnogradelowerthan7andatleastonegradehigherthan8.Thisincludesregularschools(i.e.schoolsthatarepartofstateandlocalschoolsystemsandprivatesecondaryschools,bothreligiouslyaffiliatedandnonsectarian),alternativeschools,vocationaleducationschools,andspecialeducation.

Hispanic or Latino: ApersonofCuban,Mexican,PuertoRican,SouthorCentralAmerican,orotherSpanishcultureororigin,regardlessofrace.

Inquiry-Based Learning: Astudent-centerededucationalapproachwhichfocusesonusingandlearningcontentasameanstodevelopinformation-processingandproblem-solvingskills.Inthisapproachtheteacheractsasafacilitator.Studentsareinvolvedinthebuildingofknowledgethroughactiveinvolvement.

Instructor: DoDSTARBASEeducator.

Kindergarten: Includestransitionalkindergarten,kindergarten,andpre-1stgradestudents.

Location: SeeDoDSTARBASESite/Location.

Mapping: Theprocessofusingmapstochartacourse.

Mathematics: Thestudyofthemeasurement,properties,andrelationshipsofquantitiesandsets,usingnumbersandsymbols.Abodyofrelatedcoursesconcernedwithknowledgeofmeasurement,properties,andrelationsquantities,whichcanincludetheoreticalorappliedstudiesofarithmetic,algebra,geometry,trigonometry,statistics,andcalculus.


Middle School: Aschoolwithnogradelowerthan5andnogradehigherthan8.Thisincludesregularschools(i.e.schoolsthatarepartofstateandlocalschoolsystemsandprivatesecondaryschools,bothreligiouslyaffiliatednonsectarian),alternativeschools,vocationaleducationschools,andspecialeducation.

Minority: Racialandethnicminoritypopulationsaredefinedas:AsianAmerican,BlackorAfricanAmerican,HispanicorLatino,NativeHawaiianandOtherPacificIslander,AmericanIndianandAlaskaNative.

Nanotechnology: Thescienceofmanipulatingmaterialsonanatomicormolecularscaleespeciallytobuildmicroscopicdevices.

National School Lunch Program: EstablishedbyPresidentTrumanin1946,theprogramisaFederallyassistedmealprogramoperatedinpublicandprivatenonprofitschoolsandresidentialchildcarecenters.Tobeeligibleforfreelunch,astudentmustbefromahouseholdwithanincomeatorbelow130percentoftheFederalpovertyguideline;tobeeligibleforreduced-pricelunch,astudentmustbefromahouseholdwithanincomebetween130percentand185percentoftheFederalpovertyguideline.

Native American: SeeAmericanIndianorAlaskaNative.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: ApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesofHawaii,Guam,Samoa,orotherPacificIslands.

Navigation: Thetheory,practice,andtechnologyofchartingacourseforaship,aircraft,oraspaceship.,Not-For-Profit Organization: AlegalentityrecognizedorcharteredbycompetentstateauthorityandtowhichtheInternalRevenueServicehasgivenstatusasa501(c)(3)tax-exempteducationalorganization.

OASD/RA: OfficeoftheAssistantSecretaryofDefense/ReserveAffairs.

Operational Academies: Anacademythatisprocessingstudents.

Participant: ADoDSTARBASEstudent.Participantalsoreferstomilitarycommandsupportunits,thelocalsponsoringbasecommand,communityleaders,localcommunitysponsoringcommittees,schoolsystems,schools,teachers,militaryservicevolunteers,DoDSTARBASEBoardmembers,staff,andparents.

Pre/Post: Priortothestartoftheprogramandatthecompletionoftheprogram.

Program Year: TheDoDSTARBASEprogramyearisthesameastheGovernmentfiscalyear,October1–September30.

Public School: AschoolthatprovideseducationalservicesforatleastoneofgradesK–12(orcomparableungradedlevels),hasoneormoreteacherstogiveinstruction,hasanassignedadministrator,receivespublicfundsasprimarysupport,andisoperatedbyaneducationorcharteringagency.Publicschoolsincluderegular,specialeducation,vocational/technical,alternative,andcharterschools.Theyalsoincludeschoolsinjuveniledetentioncenters,schoolslocatedonmilitarybasesandoperatedbytheDepartmentofDefense,andBureauofIndianEducation-fundedschoolsoperatedbylocalpublicschooldistricts.

Race/Ethnicity: Categoriesdevelopedin1997bytheOfficeofManagementandBudget(OMB)thatareusedtodescribegroupstowhichindividualsbelong,identifywith,orbelongintheeyesofthecommunity.Thecategoriesdonotdenotescientificdefinitionsofanthropologicalorigins.ThedesignationsareusedtocategorizeU.S.citizens,residentaliens,andothereligiblenon-citizens.Individualsareaskedtofirstdesignateethnicityas:HispanicorLatinoorNotHispanicorLatino.


glOssARY

Second,individualsareaskedtoindicateoneormoreracesthatapplyamongthefollowing:AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative,Asian,BlackorAfricanAmerican,NativeHawaiianorOtherPacificIslander,White.

Race/Ethnicity unknown: Thecategoryusedtoreportstudentsoremployeeswhoseraceandethnicityarenotknown.

Rural Location: Allpopulation,housing,andterritorynotincludedwithinanurbanizedarea.Whateverisnoturbanisconsideredrural.

Salary: Thetotalamountregularlypaidorstipulatedtobepaidtoanindividual,beforedeductions,forpersonalservicesrenderedwhileonthepayrollofabusinessororganization.

School District: Aneducationagencyatthelocallevelthatexistsprimarilytooperatepublicschoolsortocontractforpublicschoolservices.

Science: Thebodyofrelatedcoursesconcernedwithknowledgeofthephysicalandbiologicalworldandwiththeprocessesofdiscoveringandvalidatingthisknowledge.

Secondary School: Aschoolwithoneormoreofgrades7–12thatdoesnothaveanygradelowerthangrade7.Forexample,schoolswithgrades9–12,7–9,10–12,or7–8areclassifiedassecondary.

Site: SeeDoDSTARBASESite/Location.

STEM: Science,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM)fieldsofstudythatareconsideredtobeofparticularrelevancetoadvancedsocieties.

Supplemental Programs: Theseareprogramsthatforonereasonoranother(e.g.belowminimumhours,donotcoverthecorecurriculumareas,etc.)donotmeetDoDIstandards.TheyaremorediversethantraditionalDoDSTARBASEprograms,areoftenconductedduringthesummermonths,andmaybedesignedtoreachstudentswhodonotfallunderthetargeted“participant”schoolsorareinresponsetorequestsbymembersofthecommunitytoserveothergroupsofchildren.Supplementalprogramsarenotrequiredandarebeyondthenormaloperationandobligationsoftheacademy.Inmanycases,supplementalprogramsareestablishedinresponsetothedemandcreatedbythepopularityandsuccessoftheDoDSTARBASEprogramwithinthecommunity.

Teacher Certification: Licensegrantedbystatesforteacherstoteachagivensubject.Thesevarybystate,butgenerallyinclude:obtainingabachelor’sdegree;completingateacherpreparationprogram,whichincludeseitheranundergraduate,master’s,oralternativeprogram;andgettingstateornationalcertificationtoteachbycompletingallrequirements.

Title 1 or Title 1 Eligible: TheFederalGovernmentprovidesgrantstolocaleducationagenciestosupplementstateandlocaleducationfundingbasedprimarilyonthenumberofchildrenfromlow-incomefamiliesineachlocaleducationagency.Theprogramprovidesextraacademicsupportandlearningopportunitiestohelpdisadvantagedstudentscatchupwiththeirclassmatesormakesignificantacademicprogress.

urban Area (uA): Consistsof50,000ormorepeople.

urban Cluster (uC): Consistsofatleast2,500andlessthan50,000people.

White: ApersonhavingoriginsinanyoftheoriginalpeoplesofEurope,theMiddleEast,orNorthAfrica.


AlABAmA

MONTGOMERY

STARBASE MaxwellServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:MaxwellAirForceBaseAddress: 60WestMaxwellBoulevard,Building835 Montgomery,Alabama36112Director:RuthScott(interimdirector)Email:[email protected]:N/A

Autauga County Public Schools PrattvilleIntermediate

Montgomery County Public Schools HighlandAvenueElementary

ARIZONA

TuCSON

STARBASE ArizonaServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:Davis-MonthanAirForceBaseAddress: 5355E.GraniteStreet Davis-MonthanAirForceBase,Arizona85707Tel:(520)228-7827Fax:N/ADirector:MikelleCronkEmail:[email protected]:class.vail.k12.az.us/starbaseaz

Amphitheater unified School District KeelingElementarySchool RioVistaElementarySchool WalkerElementarySchool

Benson unified School District BensonMiddleSchool

Bureau of Indian Education SantaRosaRanchSchool

Presidio Independent School District PresidioElementarySchool

Sunnyside unified School District MissionManorElementarySchool

Tucson unified School Disrict WrightElementarySchool

Vail unified School District AcaciaElementarySchool DesertWillowElementarySchool SycamoreElementarySchool

CAlIfORNIA

LOS ALAMITOS

STARBASE Los AlamitosServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:LosAlamitosJointForcesTrainingBaseAddress: POBox857 LosAlamitos,California90720Tel:(562)795-1473Fax:N/ADirector:StaceyHendricksonEmail:[email protected]:starbaselosalamitos.com

Compton unified School District ComptonUnifiedSchoolDistrict JeffersonElementary McKinleyElementary

Fullerton School District RichmanElementary

Long Beach unified School District PriskElementary

Los Angeles unified School District 112thStreetElementary 92ndStreetElementary 96thStreetElementary ChristopherDenaElementary ComptonElementary SepulvedaElementary SunriseElementary

DoD sTARBAse DIReCTORY

* Indicates location also coordinates a DoD STARBASE 2.0 Program.


Santa Ana unified School District DiamondElementary FlournoyElementary GrapeStreetElementary JohnAdamsElementary JohnF.KennedyElementary AbrahamLincolnElementary LowellElementary MonteVistaElementary RemingtonElementarySchool WallaceR.DavisElementaryPrivate St.MichaelsCatholicSchool

SACRAMENTO

STARBASE of SacramentoServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:OkinawaArmoryAddress: 8400OkinawaStreet,Suite1 Sacramento,California95828Tel:(916)387-7405Fax:(916)387-8309Director:CaptKelThedeEmail:[email protected]:underconstruction

Elk Grove unified School District BarbaraComstockMorseElementarySchool FlorenceMarkoferElementarySchool PrairieElementarySchool RoyHerburgerElementarySchool

Elverta Joint School District ElvertaElementarySchool

Robla School District BellAvenueElementarySchool GlenwoodElementarySchool MainAvenueElementarySchool RoblaElementarySchool

Sac-City unified School District MartinLutherKing,Jr.K-8School

CONNeCTICUT

WINDSOR LOCKS

STARBASE Hartford*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:WindsorLocksReadinessCenterAddress: 85-152LightLane WindsorLocks,Connecticut6096Tel:(860)2924678Fax:N/ADirector:MelissaVanekEmail:[email protected]:http://www.starbase-ct.com

Agawam RobertaG.DoeringSchool

East Hartford SilverLaneSchool SunsetRidgeElementarySchool WoodlandSchool

East Hartford Public Schools AnnaE.NorrisSchool FranklinH.MayberrySchool Gov.WilliamPitkinSchool HockanumElementarySchool JohnALangfordSchool JosephOGoodwinSchool RobertJ.O’BrienSTEMAcademy ThomasS.O’ConnellSchool

Hartford AlfredE.BurrSchool JumokeAcademy RJKinsellaSchoolofPerformingArts



WATERBuRY

STARBASE WaterburyServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardLocation:NaugatuckCommunityCollegeAddress: 750ChaseParkway Waterbury,Connecticut06708Tel:(203)575-8271Fax:N/ADirector:MelissaVanekEmail:[email protected]:http://www.starbase-ct.com

Waterbury Public Schools BucksHillElementarySchool BunkerHillElementarySchool CarringtonElementarySchool ChaseElementarySchool DriggsElementarySchool DugganElementarySchool GeneraliElementarySchool GilmartinElementarySchool HopevilleElementarySchool KingsburyElementarySchool MaloneyElementarySchool ReedElementarySchool ReganElementarySchool RotellaElementarySchool SpragueElementarySchool TinkerElementarySchool WalshElementarySchool WendellCrossElementarySchool

flORIDA

JACKSONVILLE

STARBASE FloridaServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:125thFighterWing,FLANGAddress: 14300FangDrive Jacksonville,Florida32218Tel:(904)714-7320Fax:(904)741-7324Director:GregStritchEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Duval County CenterAcademy

Duval County Public Schools AndrewRobinsonElementarySchool BrentwoodElementarySchool HendricksAvenueElementarySchool JohnFordElementarySchool LongBranchElementarySchool RamonaBlvdElementarySchool SeacoastAcademyElementarySchool SusieTolbertElementarySchool TigerAcademyElementarySchool WestRiversideElementarySchool

geORgIA

MARIETTA

Peach State STARBASEServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:ClayNationalGuardCenterAddress: 1484PatrolRoad DobbinsARB,Georgia30069Tel:(678)569-3565Fax:N/ADirector:JohnMcKayEmail:[email protected]:https://www.facebook.com/PeachStateStarbase

Cobb County School District Harmony-LelandElementarySchool MabletonElementarySchool RussellElementarySchool

Home School Group ForsythCountyChristianHSG GreatOakAcademyHSG

Marietta City Schools HickoryHillsElementarySchool SawyerRoadElementarySchool

Private School CumberlandChristianAcademy



SAVANNAH

STARBASE SavannahServiceComponent:ArmyMilitaryLocation:HunterArmyAirfieldAddress: 134MacArthurCircle,Bldg617 Savannah,Georgia31409Tel:(912)315-3749Fax:(912)315-3748Director:BettyLGMorganEmail:[email protected]:http://savannahstarbase.weebly.com/index.html

Chatham CalvaryDay CharlesEllis EastBroad Georgetown HubertMiddle JacobGSmith RamahJrAcademy SavannahChristianPreparatory StFrancisCabrini ThunderboltElementary WestChatham Garrison

Evans MetterIntermediate

Liberty DiamondElementary

WARNER ROBINS

STARBASE Robins*ServiceComponent:AirForceReserveMilitaryLocation:RobinsAirForceBaseAddress: MuseumofAviation WarnerRobins,Georgia31098Tel:(478)926-1769Fax:N/ADirector:WesleyFondalEmail:[email protected]:www.starbaserobins.org

Bibb MillerMagnetMiddleSchool

Bibb County AlexanderIIElementary BerndElementary TwiggsCountyElementary VinevilleElementary

Bleckley County BleckleyCountyElementary

Houston FaeginMillMiddleSchool MossyCreekMiddleSchool NorthsideMiddleSchool

Houston County EagleSpringsElementary HilltopElementary HuntingtonMiddleSchool LindseyElementary LinwoodElementary MillerElementary NorthsideElementary ParkwoodElementary PearlStephensElementary ShirleyHillsElementary ThomsonMiddleSchool TuckerElementary

Peach County Ft.ValleyMiddleSchool

hAwAII

KEANuu

STARBASE - Hawaii, Big IslandServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:NationalGuardArmoryAddress: 16-512VolcanoHighway Keaau,Hawaii96749Tel:(808)982-4298Fax:(808)982-4241Director:ToddFrielEmail:[email protected]:N/A



Hilo Private School HailiChristianSchool St.JosephSchool

Ka’u-Kea’au-Pahoa Complex Kea’auElementarySchool Mt.ViewElementary Na’alehuElementary PahalaElementary PahoaElementarySchool

Puna Charter School HawaiiAcademyofArtsandScience KeKulaoNawahiokalaniopu’u NaWaiOlaPublicCharterSchool

INDIANA

FORT WAYNE

STARBASE IndianaServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:FortWayneANGBAddress: 3005WestFergusonRoad FortWayne,Indiana46809Tel:(260)478-3712Fax:(260)478-3473Director:ScottLiebhauserEmail:[email protected]:www.starbasein.org

East Allen County School HeritageElementary NewHavenIntermediate

Fort Wayne Community GlenwoodParkElementary IndianVillageElementary LevanScottAcademy MaplewoodElementary SouthWayneElementary StudyElementary ThurgoodMarshallAcademy WashingtonElementary

Fort Wayne Lutheran Schools St.Paul’sLutheran

SB-FW Catholic Dio Schools MostPreciousBloodSchool StJoeHessenCassel St.Aloysius St.ElizabethAnnSeton St.Joseph

KANsAs

KANSAS CITY

STARBASE Kansas CityServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:2-137thCombinedArmsBattalionAddress: 100S20thStreet KansasCity,KansasTel:(913)279-7858Fax:(913)279-7859Director:JasonJohnstonEmail:[email protected]:www.kansasstarbase.org

Basehor-Linwood uSD458 BasehorIntermediate GlenwoodRidgeElementarySchool LinwoodElementary

Easton uSD 449 PleasantRidgeElementary

Hope Lutheran School HopeLutheranSchool

Kansas City uSD 500 NewChelseaElementary ParkerElementary StoneyPointNorthElementary StoneyPointSouth T.A.EdisonElemntary

Lansing Schools uSD 469 LansingElementary

Lawrence Public Schools uSD 497 PinckneyElementarySchool

Leavenworth Regional Catholic Schools xavierElementary



Leavenworth uSD 453 DavidBrewerElementarySchool HenryLeavenworthElementarySchool

Shawnee Mission uSD 512 ChristaMcAuliffeElementarySchool PawneeElementarySchool SantaFeTrailElementarySchool

St. Agnes Catholic Parish St.AgnesCatholicSchool

MANHATTAN

STARBASE ManhattanServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:778thTransportationCompanyAddress: 721LeveeDrive Manhattan,Kansas66502Tel:(785)560-3525Fax:(785)539-7810Director:KarenWhitacreEmail:[email protected]:www.kansasstarbase.org

Kaw Valley uSD #321 St.MarysGradeSchool

Geary County uSD#475 SeitzElementarySchool

Manhattan uSD #383 AmandaArnoldElementarySchool BluemontElementarySchool FrankV.BergmanElementarySchool LeeElementarySchool NorthviewElementarySchool OgdenElementarySchool TheodoreRooseveltElementarySchool WoodrowWilsonElementarySchool

Rock Creek uSD #323 St.GeorgeElementarySchool

Salina Diocese ManhattanCatholicSchools

SALINA

STARBASE SalinaServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:GreatPlainsJointTrainingCenterAddress: 3010ArnoldStreet Salina,Kansas67401Tel:(785)822-6602Fax:N/ADirector:DixieTiplingEmail:[email protected]:www.kansasstarbase.org

Central Plains uSD #112 WilsonSchools

Concordia uSD #333 ConcordiaMiddleSchool

Ell-Saline uSD #307 Ell-SalineElementarySchool

Lincoln unified uSD#298 LincolnElementarySchool

Lucas-Sylvan unified uSD #299 Lucas-SylvanUnifiedElementarySchool

North Ottawa County uSD #239 MinneapolisGradeSchool

Salina Diocese St.Mary’sGradeSchool

Salina uSD #305 MeadowlarkRidgeElementarySchool

Solomon uSD #393 SolomonElementarySchool

Twin Valley uSD #240 BenningtonGradeSchool TescottGradeSchool



TOPEKA

STARBASE TopekaServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:ForbesFieldANGAddress: 5920SECoyoteDrive Topeka,Kansas66619Tel:(785)861-4709Fax:(785)861-4127Director:JeffGabrielEmail:[email protected]:www.kansasstarbase.org

Archdioceses of Kansas City, Kansas ChristtheKingElementarySchool St.Matthew’sElementarySchool

Atchinson County Community unified Schools AtchisonCountyCommunitySchool

Auburn Washburn unified School District AuburnElementarySchool FarleyElmentarySchool IndianHillsElementarySchool PaulineSouthIntermediateSchool

Baldwin City unified School District BaldwinCityIntermediateSchool

Central Heights unified School District CentralHeightsElementarySchool

Jefferson West unified School District JeffersonWestMiddleSchool

Lyndon unified School District LyndonElementarySchool

Mill Creek Valley unified School District AlmaGradeSchool MapleHillElementarySchool

Santa Fe Trail unified School Distict CarbondaleAttendanceCenter

Seaman unified School District LoganElementarySchool NorthFairviewElementarySchool RochesterElementarySchool WestIndianolaElementarySchool

Topeka Public Schools LowmanHillElementarySchool

Wamego Public Schools WestElementarySchool

WICHITA

STARBASE WichitaServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:McConnellAirForceBaseAddress: 52870JayhawkDrive McConnellAFB,Kansas67221Tel:(316)759-8911Fax:(316)759-8915Director:AaronSantryEmail:[email protected]:www.kansasstarbase.org

Andover unified School District SunflowerElementarySchool

lOUIsIANA

PINEVILLE

Pelican State STARBASEServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:CampBeauregardAddress: 609FStreet Pineville,Louisiana71360Tel:(318)290-5252Fax:(318)290-5937Director:NancyL.BrinkerhoffForceEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Accelerated Christian Education AlpineChristianAcademy

American Montessori Association CenlaMontessoriEducationProgram



Association of Chrisian Schools HopeBaptistSchool

Diocese OurLadyofPromptSuccor SacredHeartSchool

Grant Parish SouthGrantElementary

Home School Association CenlaChristianHomeSchoolAssociation

Rapides Parish AlmaRedwineElementaryNewVisionAcademy CarterC.Raymond ForestHillElementary Hadnot-HayesSTEMElementary J.I.BarronElementary L.S.RuggElementary LessieMooreElementary MabelBrasherElementary MartinParkElementary NorthwoodHighSchool PinevilleElementary PlainviewHighSchool PolandJuniorHigh TiogaElementary W.O.Hall

Seventh Day Adventist AlfredBookerJuniorAcademy

NEW ORLEANS

STARBASE Jackson BarracksServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:JacksonBarracks,ArmyNationalGuardAddress:6400SaintClaudeAvenueNewOrleans,Louisiana70117Tel:(504)278-8440Fax:(504)278-8537Director:LisaCalabresiEmail:[email protected]:NASt. Bernard Parish ChalmetteElementary GauthierElementary

LacosteElementary OurLadyofPromptSuccorOrleans EsperanzaCharterSchool UpperRoomBibleChurchAcademy

Orleans Parish BenjaminFranklinElementary Dr.MartinLutherKIngCharterSchool EdgarP.HarneyElementary FannieC.WilliamsCharterSchool HynesCharterSchool St.PaulLutheranSchool SuccessPreparatoryAcademy

Plaquemines BelleChasseAcademy

BOSSIER CITY

STARBASE Louisiana*ServiceComponent:AirForceReserveMilitaryLocation:BarksdaleAirForceBaseAddress: 827TwiningDrive BarksdaleAFB,Louisiana71110Tel:(318)529-3521Fax:(318)529-3631Director:KathyBrandonEmail:[email protected]:http://www.facebook.com/StarbaseLAandwww.307bw.afrc.af.mil/units/starbaselouisiana/index.aspBossier Parish Schools ApolloElementary BentonElementary BossierElementary CarrieMartinElementary CentralParkElementary CurtisElementary ElmGroveElementary KerrElementary LegacyElementary MeadowviewElementary PlantationParkElementary PrincetonElementary StockellPlaceElementary W.T.LewisElementary WallerElementarySchool



Caddo Parish Schools ClaiborneFundamentalElementaryMagnet CreswellElementary JudsonFundamentalElementaryMagnet KeithvilleElementary NorthHighlandsElementary OilCityEnvironmentalScienceElementaryMagnet ShreveIslandElementary SouthernHillsElementary SummerGroveElementary

Catholic Diocese of Shreveport St.JohnBerchmansCatholicSchool St.JosephCatholicSchool

mAssAChUseTTs

BEDFORD

STARBASE HanscomServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:HanscomAirForceBaseAddress: 98BarksdaleStreet HanscomAFB,Massachusetts1731Tel:(781)862-4015Fax:(781)862-4016Director:PeterHoldenPhDEmail:[email protected]:http://mass-starbase.org

Boston Public Schools TheNathanHaleSchool

Fitchburg Public Schools TheArthurM.LongsjoMiddleSchool

Haverhill Public Schools Dr.PaulNettleMiddleSchool

Leominster Public Schools FallBrookElementary JohnnyAppleseedElementary NorthwestElementary SoutheastElementary

Lincoln Public Schools HanscomMiddleSchool

Littleton Public Schools RussellStreetElementary

Malden Public Schools LindenSTEAMAcademy

mIChIgAN

ALPENA

STARBASE AlpenaServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:CompactReadinessTrainingCenterAddress: 5884AStreet Alpena,Michigan49707Tel:(989)654-6332(989)354-6329Fax:(989)354-6353Director:StevenTezakEmail:[email protected]:www.starbasealpena.org

Alcona Community Schools AlconaElementarySchool AllSaintsCatholicSchool

Alpena Public Schools BesserElementarySchool EllaM.WhiteSchool HinksSchool ImmanuelLutheranSchool LincolnCommunitySchool SanbornSchool StIgnatiusCatholicSchool WilsonCommunitySchool

Bingham Arts Academy BinghamArtsAcademy CooperativeofAlpena-AreaChristianHomeschoolers

Hillman Community Schools HillmanElementarySchool

Posen Consolidated School District No. 9 PosenElementarySchool

Rogers City Area Schools RogersCityElementarySchool



BATTLE CREEK

STARBASE Battle Creek*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:BattleCreekANGBaseAddress:3595MustangAvenueBattleCreekANGBase,Michigan06909Tel:(269)969-3219Fax:(269)969-3251Director:BruceMedaughEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Albion Public Schools Altec

Battle Creek Public Schools DudleyElementary FranklinElementary FremontElementary UrbandaleElementary ValleyViewElementary VeronaElementary

Bellevue Public Schools BellevueElementary

Colon Public Schools ColonElementary

Delton Kellogg Public Schools DeltonKelloggMiddleSchool

Hastings Community Schools CentralElementary NortheasternElementary SoutheasternElementary STARElementary

Lakewood Public Schools ClarksvilleElementary SunfieldElementary WestElementary WoodlandElementary

Mar Lee School MarLee

Parchment School District NorthwoodElementary

Pennfield Schools DunlapElementary

Thornapple Kellogg Public Schools PageElementary

Three Rivers Community Schools ParkElementary

MOuNT CLEMENS

STARBASE One*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:SelfridgeANGBAddress: 27310DStreet SelfridgeANGB,Michigan48045Tel:(586)239-4884Fax:(586)239-5751Director:RickSimmsEmail:[email protected]:http://www.starbaseone.org

Anchor Bay School District AshleyElementary FrancoisMaconceElementarySchool GreatOaksElementary LottieM.SchmidtElementarySchool NaldrettElementary SugarbushElementary

Charter MerrittAcademy

Charter-Centerline MichiganMathematicsandScienceAcademy

Charter- Detroit CarverSTEMAcademy ClippertAcademy PlymouthEducationalCenterCharterSchool

Detroit City School District BennettElementarySchool ChryslerElementarySchool DavisonElementary-MiddleSchool



EmersonElementary-MiddleSchool MannLearningCommunity PasteurElementarySchool

L’Anse Creuse Public Schools DonaldJ.yacksElementary EmmaV.LobbestaelElementary FrancisA.HigginsElementary JosephM.CarkenordElementary SouthRiverElementary

Lamphere Public Schools HillerElementarySchool

Mount Clemens Community School District MountClemensMiddleSchool

New Haven Community Schools EndeavourElementarySchool NewHavenElementarySchool

Richmond Community Schools RichmondMiddleSchool

South Lake Schools ElmwoodElementary

Private OurLadyStaroftheSea St.GermaineCatholicSchool TrinityLutheran

mINNesOTA

ST. PAuL

STARBASE Minnesota*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:133rdAirliftWingAddress: 659MustangAvenue St.Paul,Minnesota55111Tel:(612)713-2530Fax:(612)713-2549Director:KimVanWieEmail:[email protected]:www.starbasemn.org

Anoka Hennepin School District UniversityAvenueSchool

Eagan Apple Valley Rosemount Schools CedarParkSTEMSchool WestviewElementary

Hopkins Public Schools Meadowbrook

Minneapolis Public Schools AnishinabeAcademy BrynMawrCommunitySchool EmersonSILC(SpanishImmersionLearningCenter) JeffersonCommunitySchool KeewaydinCommunitySchool LoringCommunitySchool PillsburyCommunitySchool RisenChristCatholicSchool

North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale School District CastleElementary RichardsonElementary SkyviewElementary WebsterElementary

St. Paul Public Schools BattleCreekElementary

St. Paul Charter School AchieveLanguageAcademy CommunityofPeaceAcademy

St. Paul Parochial CommunityofSaints StJeromeSchool St.AgnesSchool St.MaryoftheLakeSchool St.RoseofLimaCatholicSchool

Saint Paul Public Schools ComoParkElementarySchool FarnsworthAerospaceElementaryMagnetSchool5-8 FarnsworthAerospaceElementaryMagnetSchoolPreK-4 FrostLakeMagnetSchoolofTechnology andGlobalStudies GaltierScienceandMathematicsTechnologyMagnet MaternityofMary-St.Andrew PhalenLakeHmongStudiesMagnet



mONTANA

GREAT FALLS

STARBASE Great FallsServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:MontanaAirNationalGuard,120FWAddress: 2800AirportAvenueB GreatFalls,Montana59404Tel:(406)791-0806Fax:(406)791-0339Director:WendyFechterEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Augusta School District Augusta

Cascade School District Cascade

Centerville School District Centerville FoothillsChristianSchool

Great Falls Public School District ChiefJoseph LewisandClark Lincoln Longfellow Loy MeadowLark Morningside MountainView Riverview Roosevelt Sacajawea Sunnyside West Whittier

Highwood Public School District Highwood HolySpirit Homeschoolers OurLadyofLourdes

Great Falls School District ValleyView

HELENA

STARBASE Fort HarrisonServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:FortHarrisonAddress: 1956Mt.MajoStreet FortHarrison,Montana59636Tel:(406)324-3727Fax:(406)324-3735Director:WendyFechterEmail:[email protected]:N/A

East Helena RHRadley

Helena BroadwaterElementary BryantElementary CentralElementary FourGsElementary HawthorneElementary JeffersonElementary JimDarcyElementary KesslerElementary RossiterElementary SmithElementary WarrenElementary

Kalispell CorneliusHedges

Montana City MontanaCity

West Glacier WestGlacier



NevADA

LAS VEGAS

STARBASE NellisServiceComponent:AirForceReserveMilitaryLocation:NellisAirForceBaseAddress: 2841KinleyDrive LasVegas,Nevada89191Tel:(702)575-3837Fax:(702)575-3837Director:MylesJuddEmail:[email protected]:starbasenellis.com

Clark County BetsyRhoades Braken Crestwood LomieHeard Lowman UteVPerkins Wilhelm

New mexICO

ALBuQuERQuE

New Mexico STARBASE La Luz*ServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:KirklandAirForceBaseAddress:1401MaxwellStreetSE,Bldg1900Albuquerque,NewMexico87117Tel:(505)846-8042Fax:(505)846-8932Director:RondaColeEmail:[email protected]:http://prs.afrl.kirtland.af.mil/LaLuz

Albuquerque Public Schools DoloresGonzalesElementarySchool EastSanJoseElementarySchool EmersonElementarySchool LowellElementarySchool NorthStarElementarySchool PetroglyphElementarySchool SandiaBaseElementarySchool SevenBarElementarySchool WherryElementarySchool

Archdiocese of Santa Fe HolyChildCatholicSchool

Grants-Cibola County Schools MesaViewElementarySchool

Los Lunas Public Schools BosqueFarmsElementarySchool PeraltaElementarySchool

Magdalena Municipal Schools MagdalenaElementarySchool

NORTh CAROlINA

CHARLOTTE

STARBASE CharlotteServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:145thAirliftWing,ANGAddress:STARBASE,145AW,4930MinutemanWayCharlotte,NorthCarolina28208Tel:(704)398-4819Fax:(704)398-4822Director:BarbaraMillerEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Brunswick County Public School System JessieMaeMonroeElementarySchool

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools BarringerAcademicCenter DevonshireElementarySchool LongCreekElementrySchool PinevilleElementarySchool

Lincoln County Public Schools LincolnCharterSchool RockSpringsElementarySchool St.JamesElementarySchool

Thomasville School System LibertyDriveElementary

Wake County Public Schools yorkElementarySchool



KuRE BEACH

STARBASE Ft. FisherServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:NCNGTrainingCenter,FortFisherAddress: 116AirForceWay KureBeach,NorthCarolina28449Tel:(910)251-7333Fax:N/ADirector:BarbaraMillerEmail:[email protected]:N/A

New Hanover County Schools BradleyCreekElementary Dr.HubertEaton,Jr.Elementary Dr.JohnCodingtonElementary JohnJ.BlairElementary

OhIO

DAYTON

STARBASE Wright-Patt*ServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:Wright-PattersonAirForceBaseAddress: 2261MonahanWay WPAFB,Ohio45433Tel:(937)938-4859Fax:(937)904-8033Director:DanielJAndrewsIIEmail:[email protected]:http://edoutreach.wpafb.af.mil/starbase/index.html

Beavercreek City Schools ParkwoodElementarySchool

Dayton Public Schools KempPreK-6School

Fairborn City Schools FairbornIntermediateSchool

Huber Heights City Schools CharlesHuberElementarySchool MonticelloElementarySchool RushmoreElementarySchool

ValleyForgeElementarySchool WrightBrothersElementarySchool

Jefferson Township Local Schools BlairwoodElementarySchool

Mad River Township Schools SpinningHillsMiddleSchool

Yellow Springs Exempted Village Schools MillsLawnElementarySchool

Xenia Community Schools ArrowoodElementarySchool CoxElementarySchool McKinleyElementarySchool ShawneeElementarySchool TecumsehElementarySchool

OKlAhOmA

OKLAHOMA CITY

STARBASE Oklahoma - Oklahoma City*ServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:TinkerAirForceBaseAddress: 3001S.DouglasBoulevard OklahomaCity,Oklahoma73145Tel:(918)833-7757Fax:N/ADirector:PamelaKirkEmail:[email protected]:www.starbaseok.org

Arapaho/Butler Public Schools Arapaho/ButlerElementary

Bishop Public Schools BishopElementary

BF-DC Public Schools BF-DCElementary

Canute Public Schools CanuteElementary

Duncan Public Schools HorraceMannElementary



Empire Public Schools EmpireElementary

Erick Public Schools ErickElementary

Flower Mound Public Schools FlowerMoundElementary

Lawton Public Schools PatHenryElementary HughBishElementary GeronimoRoadElementary RidgecrestElementary

Leedey Public Schools LeedeyElementary

Hammon Public Schools HammonElementary

Mid-Del Public Schools DelCityElementary SchwartzElementary

Mountain View-Gotebo Public Schools MountainView-GoteboElementary

OKC Public Schools SequoyahElementary ClevelandElementary MillwoodElementary

Private School St.CharlesBorromeoCatholicSchool St.PhillipNeriCatholicSchool BishopJohnCarrollCatholicSchool TinkerHomeSchoolGroup LawtonAcademyofArtsandSciences LawtonChristianSchool St.Mary’sCatholicSchool TrinityChristianAcademy

Sentinel Public Schools SentinelMcMurrayElementary

Sweetwater Public Schools SweetwaterElementary

Thomas Fay Custer Public Schools ThomasFayCusterElementary

TuLSA

STARBASE Oklahoma - Tulsa*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:TulsaAirNationalGuardAddress: 9131E.ViperStreet Tulsa,Oklahoma74115Tel:918-833-7757Fax:918-833-7769Director:PamelaKirkEmail:[email protected]:www.starbaseok.org

Cherokee Nation CherokeeNationSummerCamp

Private Sts.PeterandPaulCatholicSchool AllSaintsCatholicSchool RejoiceChrisitanAcademy

Owasso Public Schools NortheastElementary PamelaHodsonElementary

Tulsa Public Schools LindberghElementary PearyElementary

Varied TANGSummerCamp



ORegON

KLAMATH FALLS

STARBASE Kingsley*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:KingsleyField,173rdFighterWingAddress: 302BongStreet KlamathFalls,Oregon97603Tel:(541)885-6472Fax:N/ADirector:DeniseKortesEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Klamath County School District ChiloquinElementary HenleyElementary KenoElementary PetersonElementary StearnsElementary

Klamath Falls City Schools CongerElementarySchool MillsElementary PelicanElementary PonderosaMiddleSchool RooseveltElementary

Independent Institution HosannaChristianAcademy TriadSchool

PORTLAND

STARBASE PortlandServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:PortlandAirNationalGuardBaseAddress: 6801NECornfootRoad Portland,Oregon97218Tel:(503)335-5364Fax:N/ADirector:DeniseKortesEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Canby School District PhilanderLeeElementary

Portland Public Schools CesarChavez CrestonElementary FaubionElementary HarrisonParkElementary JamesJohnElementary JasonLeeElementary OckleyGreen/ChiefJoe PeninsulaElementary RiglerElementary RosaParksElementary SittonElementary VernonElementary VestalElementary

Reynolds School District AlderElementary WilkesElementary

PUeRTO RICO

CAROLINA

STARBASE Puerto RicoServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:MuñizANGBaseAddress: 200JoseA.SantanaAvenue Carolina,PuertoRico00983Tel:(787)253-2513Fax:(787)253-2513Director:EfrainSotoSantiagoEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Aguadilla LiceoAguadillano

Barranquitas InesM.Mendoza NicolasRodriguezGarcia SegundaUnidad

Bayamon JoseFernandezRubial

Caguas ConcepcionMendezCano SantaClara



Guaynabo RafaelMartinezNadal

Humacao AndresSotoQuinones FelixSanchezCruz JoseR.Agosto MariaM.Simmons

Ponce SegundaUnidadManuelCandanedoOrtiz

San Juan CruzSalgueroTorres ElConquistador LuisMunozRivera NGDependants VillaGranadaElemental

sOUTh CAROlINA

BEAuFORT

STARBASE MCAS BeaufortServiceComponent:MarineCorpsMilitaryLocation:MarineCorpsAirStationAddress: MCASBeaufort Beaufort,SouthCarolina29904Tel:(843)524-1320Fax:(843)524-1322Director:RobertW.SemmlerEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Beaufort County School District BeaufortElementarySchool

Beaufort County BeaufortElmentarySchoolAcademyofMath,Engineering andScience HiltonHeadIslandElementarySchool Lady’sIslandMiddleSchool MossyOaksElementarySchool OkatieElementarySchool PortRoyalElementarySchool RobertSmallsMiddleSchool St.HelenaElementarySchool WhaleBranchMiddleSchool

Catholic St.PeterCatholicSchool St.GregorytheGreatCatholicSchool

Colleton County School District BellsElementarySchool CottagevilleElementarySchool ForestHillsElementarySchool HendersonvilleElementarySchool NorthsideElementarySchool

DoDEA BoldenElementarySchool

NA AGAPEChristianAcademy BeaufortAcademy BridgesPreparatorySchool HolyTrinityClassicalChristianSchool RiverviewCharterSchool ThomasHeywardAcademy

EASTOVER

STARBASE Swamp FoxServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:McEntireJointNationalGuardBaseAddress: 1325SouthCarolinaRoad Eastover,SouthCarolina29044Tel:(803)647-8126Fax:(803)647-8195Director:JohnMotleyEmail:[email protected]:http://www.scstarbase.org

Diocese of Charleston St.JohnNeumannCatholicSchool St.JosephCatholicSchool St.PeterCatholicSchool

Calhoun County School District SandyRunK-8School

Lee County School District WestLeeElementary



Lexington-Richland School District Five B.C.GrammarSchool#1 H.E.Corley IrmoElementary NurseryRoadElementary

Richland County School District One A.C.MooreElementary BurnsideElementary CatawbaTrailElementary ForestHeightsElementary GadsdenElementary HopkinsElementary HorrellHillElementary MillCreekElementary WebberElementary

SC/Fort Jackson School District C.C.PinckneySchool

Sumter School District F.J.DelaineElementary WillowDriveElementary

sOUTh DAKOTA

RAPID CITY

STARBASE NOVA HonorServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:SouthDakotaNationalGuardCampRapidAddress: 2823WestMainAvenue RapidCity,SouthDakota57702Tel:605-737-6083Fax:605-737-6082Director:JulieMathiesenEmail:[email protected]:www.sdstarbase.org

Custer School District CusterElementarySchool HermosaSchool HotSpringsElementarySchool

Eagle Butte School District EagleButteUpperElementarySchool

Faith School District FaithSchool

Kadoka Area School KadokaSchool

Lyman School District LymanCountySchool

Meade School District PiedmontElementarySchool WhitewoodElementarySchool SturgisElementarySchool

New underwood School District NewUnderwooodElementarySchool

Pierre Indian Learning Center PierreIndianLearningCenter

Red Cloud Indian School OurLadyofLourdesElementarySchool

Shannon County School District WolfCreekElementarySchool BateslandElementarySchool RedShirtIndianSchool

Stanley County School District StanleyCountySchool

St. Joseph Indian School St.JosephIndianSchool

STARBASE Rapid City*ServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:SouthDakotaNationalGuardCampRapidAddress: 2823WestMain RapidCity,SouthDakota57702Tel:(605)737-6083Fax:(605)737-6082Director:JulieMathiesenEmail:[email protected]:www.sdstarbase.org

Douglas VandenbergElementarySchool



Rapid City BlackHillsElementarySchool CanyonLakeElementarySchool GeneralBeadleElementarySchool HoarceMannElementarySchool KnollwoddHeightsElementarySchool RapidValleyElementarySchool

Private zionLutheranSchoolSIOuX FALLS

SIOuX FALLS

STARBASE NOVA CourageServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:NationalGuard,SiouxFallsAddress: 801WNationalGuardDrive SiouxFalls,SouthDakota57104Tel:(605)367-4930Fax:(605)367-4926Director:VonnyRevellEmail:[email protected]:www.sdstarbase.org

Andes Central School District AndesCentralElementarySchool

Armour School District ArmourElementarySchool

Avon School District AvonElementarySchool

Browns Valley School District BrownsValleyElementarySchool

Big Stone City School District BigStoneCityElementarySchool

Enemy Swim School District EnemySwimDaySchool

Garretson School District GarretsonElementarySchool

Rosholt School District RosholdElementarySchool

Sisseton School District SissetonElementarySchool NewEffintonElementarySummit School District SummitElementarySchoolTodd County School District KleinElementarySchool LakeviewElementarySchool LittleburghElementarySchool OkreekElementarySchool RosebudElementarySchool SouthElementarySchoolWagner School District WagnerElementaryCommunitySchoolWaubay School District WaubayElementarySchoolWebster School District WebsterElementarySchoolWilmot School District WilmotElementarySchool

STARBASE Sioux FallsServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:SouthDakotaAirandArmyNationalGuardAddress: 801WestNationalGuardDrive SiouxFalls,SouthDakota57104Tel:(605)367-4930Fax:(605)367-4926Director:VonnyRevellEmail:[email protected]:www.sdstarbase.org



Sioux Falls School District AllCityElementary AnneSullivanElementary EugeneFieldElementary GarfieldElementarySchool HawhtorneElementarySchool HaywardElementarySchool HoraceMannElementarySchool LauraBAndersonElementarySchool LongfellowElementarySchool LowellElementarySchool RenbergElementarySchool RobertFrostElementarySchool St.LambertElementarySchool TerryRedlinElementarySchool

TexAs

AuSTIN

Texas STARBASE AustinServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:CampMabryAddress: 2200W.35thStreet Austin,Texas78703Tel:(512)782-3469Fax:N/ADirector:PatrickMyonnoneEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Austin ISD ReillyElementary

Del Valle DelValleElementary Hornsby-DunlapElementary

Diocese of Austin CathedralSchoolofSaintMary StIgnatiusMartyrCatholicSchool St.TheresaCatholicSchool

Del Valle ISD CreedmoorElementary GilbertElementary HillcrestElementary SmithElementary St.AustinCatholicSchool

Our Savior Lutheran School OurSaviorLutheranSchool

St. Francis School St.FrancisSchool

Redeemer Lutheran RedeemerLutheran

St. Paul Lutheran St.PaulLutheran

HOuSTON

Texas STARBASE HoustonServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:EllingtonFieldAddress: 14657SneiderStreet,Bldg.#1055 Houston,Texas77034Tel:(281)929-2034Fax:(281)929-2036Director:GailWhittemore-SmithEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Galena Park Independent School District CimarronElementarySchool CloverleafElementarySchool GalenaParkElementarySchool GreenValleyElementarySchool HavardElementarySchool JacintoCityElementarySchool MacArthurElementarySchool NormandyCrossingElementarySchool NorthShoreElementarySchool PurpleSageElementarySchool PyburnElementarySchool SamHoustonElementarySchool ShirleyJ.WilliamsonElementarySchool TiceElementarySchool WoodlandAcresElementarySchool

Galveston-Houston Diocese St.Mary’softhePurificationCatholicSchool St.RoseofLimaCatholicSchool

Home School FaithHomeSchool GulfCoastChristianHomeSchoolScholars



Humble Independent School District WhisperingPinesElementarySchool

Houston Independent School District CorneliusElementarySchool GeorgeI.SanchezElementarySchool JamesH.LawElementarySchool LeeonaLeroyPughElementarySchool

Pasadena Independent School District BaileyElementarySchool CarterLomaxMiddleSchool FisherElementarySchool JensenElementarySchool\ MorrisMiddleSchool RickSchneiderMiddleSchool

Sheldon Independent School District GarrettElementarySchool

SAN ANTONIO

STARBASE KellyServiceComponent:AirForceReserveMilitaryLocation:JointBaseSanAntonio-LacklandAddress: 203GalaxyRoad,Suite112 JBSA-Lackland,Texas78236Tel:(210)925-3708Fax:(210)925-3702Director:RonJacksonEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Archdiocese of San Antonio LittleFlowerSchool St.MaryMagdalenCatholicSchool

Southwest Independent School District ElmCreekElementarySchool SkyHarbourElementarySchool

South San Antonio Independent School District AthensElementarySchool FrankMadlaElementarySchool KindredElementarySchool

UTAh

OGDEN

STARBASE Hill Screaming Eagles*ServiceComponent:AirForceMilitaryLocation:HillAirForceBaseAddress: 5731EAvenue HillAFB,Utah84056Tel:(801)586-7494Fax:N/ADirector:FrancesEPBradshawEmail:[email protected]:www.starbasehill.com

Davis School District AdelaideElementarySchool AntelopeElementarySchool BluffRidgeElementarySchool CrestviewElementarySchool DoxeyElementarySchool EagleBayElementarySchool EndeavourElementarySchool FoxboroElementarySchool HeritageElementarySchool HillFieldElementarySchool KingElementarySchool LaytonElementarySchool LincolnElementarySchool MeadowbrookElementarySchool SandSpringsElementarySchool SouthClearfieldElementarySchool SunsetElementarySchool TolmanElementarySchool VaeViewElementarySchool WashingtonElementarySchool WestPointElementarySchool



veRmONT

RuTLAND

STARBASE Vermont - RutlandServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:RutlandArmedForcesReserveCenterAddress:2143PostRoadRutland,Vermont05701Tel:(802)786-3820Fax:(802)786-3822Director:DanMyersEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Addison Central Supervisory union SalisburyCommunitySchool ShorehamElementarySchool

Addison-Rutland Supervisory union OrwellVillageSchool BensonVillageSchool CastletonElementarySchool

Rutland Central Supervisory union WestRutlandCentralSchool

Rutland City School District RutlandIntermediateSchool

Rutland County Homeschool

Rutland Diocese ChristTheKingSchool

Rutland Northeast Supervisory union BarstowElementarySchool SudburyCentralSchool WhitingSchool LeicesterCentralSchool LothropSchool PoultnyElementarySchool NeshobeSchool

Rutland South Supervisory union ClarendonElementary ShrewsburyElementary WallingfordElementarySchool

Rutland-Windsor Supervisory union MountHollyElementary

Southwest Vermont Supervisory union ShaftsburyElementary

Windsor Central Supervisory union KillingtonElementarySchool WardsboroElementary JamaicaVillageSchool

Windsor Southwest Supervisory union RochesterSchool CavendishTownElementarySchool

SOuTH BuRLINGTON

STARBASE Vermont - South BurlingtonServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:VermontAirNationalGuardAddress: 62NCODrive SouthBurlington,Vermont05403Tel:(802)660-5201Fax:(802)660-5940Director:DanMyersEmail:[email protected]:N/A

Addison Northwest Supervisory union BristolElementarySchool VergennesElementarySchool

Burlington School District CpSmithSchool IntegratedArtsAcademy JohnJFlynnSchool

Burlington Dioces ChristTheKingSchool SaintFrancisxaviorSchool

Chittenden County GuardSummerProgram HomeschoolGroup



Chittenden East Supervisory union BrownsRiverMiddleSchool

Franklin West Supervisory union BellowsFreeAcademy/Fairfax

Grand Isle Supervisory union GrandIsleSchool IsleLamotteSchool NorthHeroElementarySchool

Lamoille North Supervisory union CambridgeElementarySchool

South Burlington School District OrchardElementarySchool

Winooski School District JohnF.KennedySchool

Washington Central Supervisory union EastMontpelierElementarySchool

vIRgINIA

WINCHESTER

Winchester STARBASE AcademyServiceComponent:ArmyNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:ArmyGuardReadinessCenterAddress: 181PendletonRoad Winchester,Virginia22602Tel:(540)686-4964Fax:N/ADirector:SusanCorriganEmail:[email protected]:http://starbasewinchester.webs.com

Clarke County Public Schools DGCooleyElementary BoyceElementary

Frederick County Public Schools Bass-HooverElementary MiddletownElementary

Independent Randolph-MaconAcademy SacredHeartAcademy ShenanhoahChristianHomeEducatorsGroup WinchesterAcademy

Shenandoah County Public Schools SignalKnobMiddleSchool

Winchester Public Schools FrederickDouglassElementary JohnKerrElementary QuarlesElementary VirginiaAvenueCharlotteDeHartElementary

wesT vIRgINIA

CHARLESTON

West Virginia STARBASE AcademyServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:130thAirliftWingAddress: 1679CoonskinDrive Charleston,WestVirginia25311Tel:(304)341-6440Fax:(304)341-6445Director:ChrisTreadwayEmail:[email protected]:www.wvstarbase.org

Kanawha County Schools AlumCreekElementary ChesapeakeElementary HolzElementary MontroseElementary PinchElementary SaintFrancisofAssisiSchool SharonDawesElementary ShoalsElementary WeimerElementary



MARTINSBuRG

STARBASE Martinsburg*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:167thAirliftWingAddress: 222SabreJetBlvd Martinsburg,WestVirginia25405Tel:(304)616-5501Fax:(304)616-5478Director:SherraTriggsEmail:[email protected]:http://www.starbasemartinsburg.webs.com/

Berkeley County Schools EagleSchoolIntermediate FaithChristianAcademy MillCreekIntermediate MountainRidgeIntermediate OrchardViewIntermediate PotomackIntermediate St.JosephSchool TomahawkIntermediate

Jefferson County Schools C.W.ShipleyElementary RansonElementary T.A.LoweryElementary WrightDennyIntermediate

wIsCONsIN

MILWAuKEE

STARBASE WisconsinServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:U.S.ArmyReserveCenterAddress:5130WSilverSpringDriveMilwaukee,Wisconsin53218Tel:(414)535-5786Fax:N/ADirector:Dr.CharisseSekyiEmail:[email protected]:www.starbasewi.orgMilwaukee Public Schools BrowningSchool ByronKilbournSchool ClarkeSt.SummerSchool

CongressSchool GoodrichSchool GrantosaDriveSchool HawthorneSchool Hopkins/LloydSummerSchool JeremiahCurtainLeadershipAcademy MapleTreeSummerSchool ParksideSummerSchool RalphH.MetcalfeSchool SilverSpringSchool TownsendStreetSchool WaltWhitmanSchool WestsideAcademy

Milwaukee Nonpublic DowntownMontessoriAcademy EarlyViewAcademy

wYOmINg

CHEYENNE

Wyoming STARBASE Academy*ServiceComponent:AirNationalGuardMilitaryLocation:RaperArmoryAddress: 5410BishopBoulevard Cheyenne,Wyoming82009Tel:(307)777-8191Fax:N/ADirector:BarbaraMarquerEmail:[email protected]:http://starbase.wyo.gov/

Laramie County School District #1 AfflerbachElementary AltaVista AndersonElementary BainElementary BuffaloRidgeElementary ColeElementary DavisElementary DildineElementary FairviewElementary FreedomElementary GilchristElementary GoinsElementary HebardElementary



HendersonElementary HobbsElementary JessupElementary MiIllerElementary PioneerParkElemntary RossmanElementary SaddleRidgeElementary St.Mary’sAcademy SunriseElementary

Laramie County School District #2 AlbinElementary BurnsElementary PineBluffsElementary


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