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| What is the San Diego Science Alliance? Founded in 1995, San Diego Science Alliance is a non-profit consortium of leaders from business, education and scientific institutions in San Diego County committed to science literacy in grades K through 12. What is the mission of the Science Alliance? The Science Alliance is committed to enhancing science literacy in K-12 education. How does the Science Alliance fulfill its mission? The Science Alliance enhances science literacy in K-12 education by: Providing science and technology resources to K-12 educators; Creating, implementing and supporting K-12 science education programs for San Diego County students and teachers; Developing advances in science education through the consortium. Who participates in the consortium? More than 250 member organizations participate in the Science Alliance, including science and technology-related businesses; scientific professional societies; research institutes; military agencies; museums, and other informal education organizations. How do teachers access Science Alliance resources? The Science Alliance “eNews” informs teachers about upcoming opportunities, events and resources via e-mail. Educators can sign up for eNews through the science alliance Web site at www.sdsa.org. In addition, the Science Alliance provides an online Resource Catalog, a directory of science education programs available to teachers in San Diego County. How is the Science Alliance funded? The Science Alliance is privately supported through contributions from local businesses, foundations, and other granting institutions. Who governs the Science Alliance? A voluntary Board of Directors representing 25 science, technology and engineering based businesses, as well as elementary, secondary and higher education institutions, takes an active role in management of the Science Alliance. The Executive Director is Nancy Taylor. A complete listing of Science Alliance members can be found at http://sdsa.org/full_members.html Executive Committee: President: Rick Beach, Ph.D., Amazing Possibilities Foundation Vice President: Vacant Secretary: Tom Trott, Mad Science Chief Financial Officer: Vacant Executive Director: Nancy Taylor, SDCOE Committee Chairs:
How can I make a tax-deductible contribution to the Science Alliance? SDSA is a 501c3 non-profit. Checks can be made out to San Diego Science Alliance and mailed to: San Diego Science Alliance Contributions via credit card can also be made securely online at: http://sdsa.org/support/giving-guidlines How can my organization become involved with the Science Alliance? The Science Alliance is constantly seeking engineers, scientists and other members of the science and business communities to serve on our committees, attend events, exhibit at the High Tech Fair, and potentially partner with one of our programs connecting the STEM community with classrooms (STEM Professionals with Class; Health Science Initiative). Organizations should contact Nancy Taylor (ntaylor@sdcoe.net), Executive Director, to discuss various options that best meet their interests. Organizations can also promote STEM events and opportunities and/or sign-up to receive SDSA Science eNews announcements that are sent out weekly.
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