Organizations Filed Purposes:
21PSTEM IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION, EMPOWER LEARNERS, AND IMPROVE LIVES BY ADVANCING LITERACY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PURPOSE DRIVEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) CONTRACT PROVIDES THE 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION (21PSTEM) WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PIONEER AN 18-STEP DESIGN PROCESS TO CREATE A FULLY INTEGRATED ADVANCED STEM HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM FOR THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. THE CURRICULUM IS BACKWARD DESIGNED FROM TEN GRAND CHALLENGES AND UTILIZES RELATED SEMESTER CAPTSONE PROJECTS. 11 STEM HIGH SCHOOLS USE THE CURRICULUM WITH 16 MORE STEM SCHOOLS PLANNED.
US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES GRANT SEEKS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND ENSURE THE VITALITY OF THE NATION'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION ENTERPRISE. THE EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES (EHR) COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SPONSORS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS AND STRATEGIES FOR PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY STEM EDUCATION. THE PORTFOLIO OF EHR PROGRAMS IN STEM EDUCATION IS COMPRISED OF EFFORTS SPANNING FROM PRE-K TO 12TH GRADE. THE NSF EDUCATION GRANT ALSO WORKS TO FOCUS ON NEW MEHTODS OF UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING TEACHER CHANGE IN SCHOOLS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AMBIENT POSITIONAL INSTABILITY".
21PSTEM HAS FEE FOR SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FOUNDATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CONCEPTS OF 21PSTEM FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| F Joseph Merlino | PROJECT DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT | 40 | $180,512 |
| Reda Abouserie | CHIEF OF PARTY | 40 | $146,619 |
| John Weathers | US HIGHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT | 40 | $107,587 |
| Kate Shaw | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Rutenbeck | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Paul Hopkins | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Victor Donnay | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Luann Crosby | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Fred Akl | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Curchack | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Girifalco | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
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