NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS
READY! PRE-COLLEGIATE ENGAGEMENT: Helping NSBE Pre-Collegiate Be READY & RISE!
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Pre-Collegiate students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 represent NSBE’s future promise and supply of potential collegiate students. However, systematically exposing, engaging and preparing these students across the early developmental and academic life span takes a variety of distinct engagement, academic/learning and enrichment strategies and tactics best delivered by prepared, well- trained and energetic NSBE student and professional member-volunteers, community and academic partners. The Pre-Collegiate Strategic Direction workgroup especially acknowledged the importance of segmenting this broad age range into a continuum of 4 core age/grade oriented groups: K-Grade 2;, Grades 3-5 (SEEK and NSBE Jr.); Grades 6-8 (NSBE Jr.); and a high school grouping Grades 9 – 12
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(NSBE Jr., college ready). Each group would receive dierent exposures, engagements, level of mentorship/tutoring or other supports. The end-game is to use this period to create deep academic readiness and career interest in engineering academic programs and/or STEM careers.
Program Activity
Member / Stakeholder Engagement
Descriptions
Suggested Changes Necessary
Awareness of STEM (Kindergarten – Grade 2) Program
AWARENESS PROGRAM An introductory program that reaches students K-2 in at least 1 major city in each of the 6 regions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. We can start with 1 major city and then expand to other viable cities in applicable regions where it makes sense in 2022 and beyond. This will include the following: Adoption by the PCI Leader within the NEB and each Region as a core component of their platform ii. The Communications Chair or relevant leader to develop and implement a Communication program that starts to incorporate K-2 and blends in the other 3 program groups to provide one breath of “in the know” about what NSBE is doing with K-12. A curriculum that includes a toolkit with hands-on activities for K-2, roles and responsibilities for key players, stakeholder engagement plan (BCA, NEB, Regional leaders/chapters, etc.), criteria for implementation, etc. Metric plan developed with performance objectives for each of the NSBE program owners; Develop a signature program plan and create a strawman to align with the logistics and implementation of the program Program Example: In conjunction with a signature program or event, each year a team representing a strategic mix of the NSBE’s current PCI eco-system (i.e. key designated leadership and stakeholders like NEB, WHQ sta, Collegiate and Professional chapters, Regional team and BCA/Industry partners) would partner with a local school district to conduct K-2 programming with a host city/organization/sponsor. A program guide can be developed to demonstrate impact and sustainability after Convention. A NSBE Jr. and/or SEEK camps, if viable, can be leveraged to showcase benefit of students advancing to 3rd to 5th grade curriculum, etc. That way NSBE demonstrates value proposition and further brands themselves as an Engineering Organization of Choice.
WHAT: Provide an introduction to the K-2 nd grade community, so they get a first-hand touch of STEM related activities. And also provide this group with mentors/role models and resources to STEM. HOW: Formal outreach at schools, Annual Conventions and FRCs TORCH program…is it within the existing mission or do we need to modify (TORCHfest is a recruiting event to attract non-NSBE Jr students) Remote (virtual)
NSBE Members:
Chapter Leadership • TORCH Chair • PCI Chair
Chapter members.
Regional Leadership • TORCH Chair • PCI Chair
National Leadership • TORCH Chair • PCI Chair
School System administrators, (help
structure group sessions, and perhaps compensate facilitators, recruiting facilitators, provide, orientation, training, etc.)
outreach and programming
Industry and community partners (i.e. Museums)
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