Flagstaff's Community Vision
Flagstaff recognizes its role as a leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) in its Education, Business and Governance;
Flagstaff values and celebrates its heritage as the home of major scientific institutions, technology-based companies, and institutions of higher education;
Flagstaff aspires to foster the success of its STEM organizations and to incubate and attract other such entities as a key avenue for increasing the prosperity of all our citizens;
Flagstaff commits to support and encourage our schools in their efforts to educate our children to be successful in an ever-more-technological, competitive, and complex world;
As such, we, the Flagstaff STEM Community,will collectively work towards the following goals:
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1. STEM literacy among students, families, and the community will be strengthened by:
2. The promotion and expansion of STEM-related businesses and institutions will be advanced by:
3. Establish financial sustainability for STEM activities and outreach by:
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STEM for Flagstaff
For Schools:
Flagstaff values and celebrates its heritage as the home of major scientific institutions, technology-based companies, and institutions of higher education;
Flagstaff aspires to foster the success of its STEM organizations and to incubate and attract other such entities as a key avenue for increasing the prosperity of all our citizens;
Flagstaff commits to support and encourage our schools in their efforts to educate our children to be successful in an ever-more-technological, competitive, and complex world;
As such, we, the Flagstaff STEM Community,will collectively work towards the following goals:
- Strengthen STEM literacy
- Promote STEM-related business
- Sustain STEM initiatives
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1. STEM literacy among students, families, and the community will be strengthened by:
- Pursuing high quality STEM curricula in our schools
- Creating sustained and meaningful partnerships between STEM businesses and organizations and our schools, and across the PK-12-adult continuum
- Increasing STEM opportunities for students that are outside of the regular school day or year
- Promoting community dialogue around the importance of STEM in Flagstaff’s education, businesses, and culture
2. The promotion and expansion of STEM-related businesses and institutions will be advanced by:
- Highlighting existing STEM business partnerships and economic development opportunities
- Attracting STEM leaders, personnel, businesses, and initiatives to Flagstaff
- Pursuing legislative efforts, where feasible and necessary, to support local STEM institutions, initiatives and education
- Establishing a comprehensive and effective dissemination plan to inform stakeholders, the community, and the region of successes, achievements, and opportunities
3. Establish financial sustainability for STEM activities and outreach by:
- Aligning local STEM programs and expenditures, where practical and feasible, to the STEM City Strategic Plan
- Seeking external funding through public and private sources
- Establishing a STEM City Fund to support local STEM education and outreach initiatives
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STEM for Flagstaff
For Schools:
- Increased community support for STEM curricular needs
- Enhanced STEM-business and organizational connections for schools, teachers, and students
- Expanded support for building and sustaining a cadre of professional STEM educators in Flagstaff
- Improved academic achievement and knowledge in STEM areas
- Well-educated, locally grown work force
- Increased workplace innovation
- Strengthened 21st Century Work Skills
- Attractive community for high-quality personnel and their families
- Increased innovation in the community
- Greater economic development
- Expanded job base and more high-paying jobs to prevent “brain drain” from the community
- Greater tax base to support community needs and cultural and recreational assets
- Overall well-educated and engaged citizens
- Improved Faculty/staff recruitment and retention
- Accelerated innovation
- Excellent educational opportunities and schools for families
- Sustainable model for economic development