2025 Power Up Your Potential: AI Fluency. Real Work. Future Ready.
Power Up Your Potential: AI Fluency. Real Work. Future Ready. is one of Central Ohio’s first informal learning programs to fuse generative AI integration, career readiness, and project-based design in a scalable, equitable ecosystem rooted in the Common Instructional Framework (CIF).
2022 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INNOVATIONS: OUR BIG BET
Something unprecedented is happening in Ohio. The state’s economy and workforce needs are surging in what can be described as a growing COVID-endemic economy.
2021 PAST REMOTEEDX LISTENING TOUR FINAL REPORT
The PAST Foundation Listening Tour was sponsored by Ohio
Department of Education and RemotEDx. The information shared will help in developing
additional resources and strategies for supporting student learning. View the Results of this data here.
2018 New York Academy of Sciences, Science Alliance Leadership Training Cohort 2 Evaluation Final Report
This report provides a compilation of evaluation data and analysis of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) Science Alliance Leadership Training (SALT) Program beginning in the summer of 2017 and concluding in May 2018. The 2017-18 program involved (30) graduate student participants from fourteen colleges and universities who are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The 2017-18 SALT participants formed the second year cohort (cohort 2) of the program designed to build skills in leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and team dynamics. During the 2017-18 training program, the PAST Foundation conducted evaluation based on observation of the 5-day workshop, analysis of an online, anonymous pre- and post-training questionnaire, and observation of (9) monthly SALT Program webinars that were held beginning in October 2017 through May 2018.
2018 RURAL LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE STRAIGHT A GRANT, YEAR 2 FINAL EVALUATION REPORT
The Rural Collaborative to Improve Instruction and Expand Student STEM Opportunities and 21st Century Skills through Literacy Design Collaborative (Rural LDC Project) is a project funded by the Ohio Department of Education, Straight A Fund. The project is designed for implementation in five rural districts that comprise the Rural Collaborative consortia schools, including Northwestern Local Schools, Mapleton Local Schools, Hillsdale Local School District, Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools, and Black River Local Schools.
2017 State University of New York (SUNY) – Innovative High Schools Models of New York Final Report
The SUNY Innovative High School Programs study is an evaluative research project that contributes to the understanding of how innovative high school models promote, accelerate and amplify New York’s aspirations for 21st century education. The project relies on a mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative approach to capturing important data that informs comparative analysis and establishes a consistent process for assessing future models as they arise in order for policy makers and administrators to forge informed decisions in the best interest of New York communities.
2017 New York Academy of Sciences, Science Alliance Leadership Training (SALT) Atlanta Bullet Point Report
The following Bullet Point Reports (11) provide an overview of the New York Academy of Sciences’ Science Alliance Leadership Training (SALT) in Atlanta, Georgia. The New York Academy of Sciences previously held two SALT workshops in New York City in 2016 and the summer of 2017, making SALT Atlanta the third cohort to complete this intensive professional development. The training spanned four days from Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17. Graduate students (28) from diverse backgrounds and working in STEM fields attended SALT Atlanta seeking to develop leadership skills to advance their careers. Participants gained leadership skills through improvisational training and by studying group and team dynamics. SALT Atlanta was sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Corporation, which gave participants the opportunity to visit the Lockheed Martin Facility in Marietta, Georgia, network with company executives, and engage with keynote speakers.
2017 RURAL LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE STRAIGHT A GRANT, YEAR 1 MID-YEAR REPORT
The Rural Collaborative to Improve Instruction and Expand Student STEM Opportunities and 21st Century Skills through Literacy Design Collaborative (Rural LDC Project) is a project funded by the Ohio Department of Education, Straight A Fund. The project is designed for implementation in five rural districts that comprise the Rural Collaborative consortia schools, including Northwestern Local Schools, Mapleton Local Schools, Hillsdale Local School District, Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools, and Black River Local Schools. The project duration involves the grant year (2016-17), and five sustaining years (2017-18 through 2021-22). The project is being implemented during the grant year by the Northwestern Local Schools in partnership with Battelle Education (BEd) and High Schools that Work (HSTW). The PAST Foundation Knowledge Capture Program (KC) is evaluating project implementation and project outcomes.
2017 RURAL LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE STRAIGHT A GRANT, YEAR 1 EVALUATION FINAL REPORT
The Rural Collaborative to Improve Instruction and Expand Student STEM Opportunities and 21st Century Skills through Literacy Design Collaborative (Rural LDC Project) is a project funded by the Ohio Department of Education, Straight A Fund. The project is designed for implementation in five rural districts that comprise the Rural Collaborative consortia schools, including Northwestern Local Schools, Mapleton Local Schools, Hillsdale Local School District, Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools, and Black River Local Schools. The project duration involves the grant year (2016-17), and five sustaining years (2017-18 through 2021-22). The project is being implemented during the grant year by the Northwestern Local Schools in partnership with Battelle Education (BEd) and High Schools that Work (HSTW).
2017 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI SURVEY FINAL REPORT
The Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School Program (Clean Tech ECHS), in partnership with the PAST Foundation Knowledge Capture Program, conducted a survey of Clean Tech alumni to gather data regarding particular aspects of the Clean Tech student experience during enrollment at the ECHS and post graduation as college students or in their current work/job experience. The survey was designed to identify key measures of impact of the ECHS experience for graduates as they pursue post-secondary education goals, explore career options, and continue to develop as young professionals entering STEM fields. This evaluation report integrates quantitative and qualitative data to create a holistic understanding of the Clean Tech post-graduate experience.
2016 RURAL LITERACY DESIGN COLLABORATIVE STRAIGHT A GRANT YEAR 1 FINAL EVALUATION PLAN
The Rural Collaborative to Improve Instruction and Expand Student STEM Opportunities and 21st Century Skills through Literacy Design Collaborative (Rural LDC Project) is a project funded by the Ohio Department of Education Straight A Fund. The project is designed for implementation in five rural districts that comprise the Rural Collaborative consortia schools, including Northwestern Local Schools, Mapleton Local Schools, Hillsdale Local Schools, Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District, and Black River Local Schools. Beginning in the grant year (2016-17) and continuing through five successive years (2017-18 through 2021-22) this project is being implemented by the Northwestern Local Schools in partnership with Battelle Education (BEd) and High Schools that Work (HSTW). The PAST Foundation Knowledge Capture Program (KC) will conduct the evaluation of project implementation and project outcomes.
2016 REYNOLDSBURG STEM SCHOOLS TRANSFORMATION FINAL REPORT
In the 2015-16 school year, the Knowledge Capture Program conducted the second parent survey in five Reynoldsburg City Schools (RCS) to explore their perceptions of STEM education in the RCS K-12 STEM schools. The five schools include Herbert Mills STEM Elementary, Summit Road STEM Elementary, STEM Middle@Baldwin Road Junior High, eSTEM Academy, and (HS)2 Academy.
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PAST Research has collected data from educational institutions and communities from all over the country. The progress our research has been promptly shared, enabling stakeholders and PAST STEM coordinators to anticipate the next steps in the journey.