STEM Council Grant to Enhance School and Business Collaboration
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council directed additional support to Waukee APEX STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program through the STEM BEST Program Enhancement Fund. The funds will help enhance work-based learning opportunities made available through school and business partnerships during the 2019-2020 academic year.
The STEM BEST Program Enhancement Fund supports previously awarded STEM BEST Programs that demonstrated evidence of how the funds would enrich or expand current STEM BEST Programs, strengthen partnerships, enhance experiences for students and increase participation of students of diversity.
“We are planning to use the $10,000 grant from the STEM Council to help with new equipment in manufacturing and medical classes,” said Michelle Hill.
Recipients of the STEM BEST Program Enhancement Fund include:
- Allamakee Community School District
- Ankeny Community School District
- Boone Community School District
- CAM Community School District
- Cedar Falls Community School District
- Central Community School District
- Davenport West Community School District
- IKM-Manning Community School District
- Charles City, New Hampton, Osage and Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School Districts
- Keokuk Community School District
- Marshalltown Community School District
- Newton Community School District
- Rock Valley Community School District
- Sioux City Community School District
- Southwest Valley School District
- St. Theresa Catholic School (Des Moines)
- Waukee Community School District
- Woodbine Community School District
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has named 63 STEM BEST Program awards since the program launched in 2014.
