CSF STAR A Joint Project with VA STAR

The mission of VA STAR is to train students in the field of computer refurbishment and to increase the technology base of schools, community centers and families.

Vision

To increase opportunity and equity for those most in need through solutions which protect and promote well-being in every community.

Mission

To improve quality of life through applied research and technical assistance to communities by pioneering solutions that yield measurable results.

CSF STAR Overview

• Report card on VA STAR• STAR 2011-12 – Problem solving and

teamwork• Follow the money • First Donation to Angell Elementary

School on behalf of CSF• The Future

VA STAR Report Card

• 17 school divisions in Virginia• 100’s of Virginia students studying the field of computer

refurbishment and engineering• 50 Bridging the Gap events throughout Virginia in two

years • 4,000 plus computers, laptops, and printers refurbished

since 2009• $245,000 Productivity Investment Fund Grant• $255,000 savings to the Commonwealth in 2010-11• $312,000 savings to the Commonwealth in 2011-12• $275,000 equipment donations thus far in 2012-13• $425,000 funding for two years VA General

assembly.

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Why Is VA STAR Valuable?• Five primary goals

– Student achievement• To include a course with certification or

licensing in a recognized industry, trade, or profession

– School climate– Family and community engagement– Highly qualified, performing, motivated,

and diverse work force– Organizational alignment

GRANTS Corner:

$1,000,000 of equipment donations over the last four years

Virginia State Assembly funds VA STAR - $425,000.00 for two years

King William Pick Up

Hands-On Learning + Dedicated Staff =

Real World Experience for Students

Amelia and Nottoway School Systems Join VA STAR

School systems apply to become a VA STAR Grant site

Building Leadership Skills

Loch Lomond Elementary

Lecture5%

Reading10%

Audio Visual20%

Demonstration30%

Discussion Group50%

Practice By Doing75%

Teaching Others90%

Learning Pyramid(Average Learning Retention Rates)(National Training Laboratories, Bethel, Maine)

Teaching Others

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Number of computers per student

Pass rate percentage on Certifica-tion Exam

Goal 1.2.20

Networking Systems students honored by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine … now

Senator Kaine!!

Aneesh Chopra Federal CTO selects Forest Park to lead VA STAR …

Currently Mr. Chopra is running for Lieutenant Governor of VA

The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619

Three pronged approach: PIF grant, Sec. of Education, General Assembly

PWC School Board Legislative Priority – Activates a Lobbyist

Follow the money – State Finance Senators and their districts

Present to State Finance Committees and to Governor of Virginia

Have Superintendents write their delegates and senators

Pressure!!!

The Future• Increase VA STAR sites into the highest LCI • Apply for LLC or Non Profit status• Lobby Virginia General Assembly for

continued funding• Continue to the refine the scalable model• MI STAR?• Build on Angell Elementary school project• Develop a national U.S.A STAR plan