KAS Strategic Plan Tasks - to share with members.xlsx

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1	This has been updated & reformatted Dec 2024-- go to the updated doc at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cPUdserRH0snQClTjvaAronFACzJyQpE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116542979449280951533&rtpof=true&sd=true
2	This spreadsheet outlines specific tasks that will help KAS achieve the goals outlined in the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. Tasks should be added or edited, as needed. Each task should be assigned to a committee, staff member, or other responsible party. The Vice President of the Board of Directors will seek to report on progress every six months.
3	Members: Please review the Goals & Tasks Below and add your name if you're interested in volunteering, under the Responsible Party column.
4	Strategic Initiative	Operating Goals	Tasks	Responsible Party	Status (include date updated)	Ideas / Details	Metrics/ Outcomes for success?

5	Strategic Initiative 1. Support scientific research in Kentucky.	Operational Goal 1A. Offer opportunities for members and others to communicate research.	Continue to organize research presentations at the annual meeting.	Program Coordinator & Annual Meetings team	doing
6			Continue to publish research in the Journal of KAS	EIC Frank Ettensohn,. Ilsun White	doing
7			Continue to fund the annual meeting and Journal of KAS	KAS Annual Budget	doing
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10		Operational Goal 1B. Continue to offer grants and awards that support research.	Share annual EPSCoR (and INBRE) funding opportunities with KAS members	Ilsun White, Amanda Fuller	5/15/23 ABF: our website is updated with recent announcements and items go into our newsletter when deadlines approach: https://www.kyscience.org/funding_resources.php
11			Provide feedback to KAS grant applicants	Grants Chair Melissa M	currently this is upon request
12			Maintain funds to offer grants	KAS Endowment, KAS Treasurer	doing
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15		Operational Goal 1C. Highlight and publicize member research.	Celebrate the diversity of people, ideas, and disciplines in membership	Communications Director Melissa Dougherty	Doing! (Melissa D says posts featuring PEOPLE get the highest engagement)
16			Determine funds needed to highlight member research	2023 EPSCoR grant = travel funds for Rob; $500 add'l to visit all Affiliates
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19		Operational Goal 1D. Offer professional development for K-12 teachers that supports student research.	Conduct a needs assessment	Justin McFadden? - put systems in place, with PIMSER? Connect to support for science clubs or science fairs.	Has not happened	Jeremy: NSF used to have program involving Ugrad students, K12 teachers, at field stations? Jeremy has a program he'd love to connect to teachers over the summer. Cate: We could apply for a planning grant from NSF to get field stations/ pilot something? Jeremy wants to be part of it. NSF is pushing planning grants & workshops right now. Not through EPSCoR.
20			Draft a budget for professional development		Has not happened- do we want this in 2025 budget?
21			Secure funds for professional development		Outside funds could come with NSF grant if we submit in 2025- no other outside funding prospects
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24		Operational Goal 1E. Support equity and inclusion in the practice of research.	Research best practices	Noel Novelo	ABF 12/24: I suggest KAS joins the STEMM Opportunity Alliance which is a national initiative on STEMM Equity: https://stemmopportunity.org/ We would submit some commitments in their categories.
25			Determine funds needed for support of equity and inclusion		? Could depend on what commitments we submit (above)
26			Secure funds for support of equity and inclusion
27			Share opportunities with members such as webinars, trainings, conducted by other organizations: UK, AAAS, SEA Change, National Research Mentoring nNetwork	Amanda	Doing! Newsletter, socials, website, calendar
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29	Strategic Initiative 2. Advocate for support of evidence-based and science-based policy.	Operational Goal 2A. Increase capacity for advocacy.	Engage members in advocacy	Trent G. is available as needed with E & A; Madison Flory	Dec 2024: Committee has some recent boost in interest, need to manage this so that people have tasks & stay engaged	We need more members o get active on our advocacy team= how to activate the folks who completed our training?
30			explore funding opportunities for (policy?) advocacy	Madison / Trent?	ABF 12/24: I am mostly aware of small grants <$2000
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33		Operational Goal 2B. Develop a charge for the Policy Committee.	Research examples	Trent G.
34			Determine funding needs
35			Write a charter for Policy Committee	Polciy Committee members	Done!
36			Write a charter for Education & Engagement	Education & Engagement Committee members
37		Operational Goal 2C. Develop relationships with elected officials.	Identify and document existing relationships	Trent G - Policy Committee	Doing
38			Identify and document potential relationships	Policy Committee	Doing
39			Create a plan for developing relationships	Madison & Policy Committee	Doing
40			Determine funding needs	Policy Committee	We have tapped out UCS funded workshops $1150
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43	Strategic Initiative 3. Contribute to improving science education through supporting K-12 science teachers in public schools, pre-service science teachers in their coursework, and recruiting new science educators to the field.	Operational Goal 3A. Adopt a pathways model for recruiting educators to the profession.	Review peer models, including the Kentucky Science Center-Bellarmine School of Education partnership	Education & Engagement Committee?		(UTeach model ) Look at SKY Teach at WKU; MSU Teach grants a teaching certificate WITH a BS in a science field . Students get into the classroom in first year. BUT UTeach model is very rigid - (as implemented at WKU, Morehead) - has not shifted in 15 years. KAS Opportunity: Welcome them into KAS as members? many of those ugrads don't do research. KAS Science Education Section-- what if enrolled students (teachers -in-training) could give their presentations at KAS?
44			Determine funding needs
45						NSF grant could include elements of this if we submit in 2025
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47		Operational Goal 3B. Explore program models that will effectively engage students and teachers.	Consider supporting/establishing science clubs		Need more hours/ human time capacity for Mentor Match- time has limited the coordination of participants & activities	Ask Mentor match volunteers if they want to do this?
48			Consider offering summer camps	Justin + Education & Engagement Committee	5/15/24: Compiled Directory of STEM summer camps Spent $3500 on 2024 scholarships for camps.	It would be great to have a volunteer help with this. E&E committee did not do any legwork on it
49			Conduct a "market analysis" for proposed activities			e.g. if KAS were to launch its own Summer Camp
50			Determine funding needs		10 x $250 for science clubs = $2000 or scholarships for summer camps 2024 (promote as KAS funds) $3500.
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53		Operational Goal 3C. Advocate for state policies that support science education and science educators.	Develop an advocacy plan	Policy committee +Education & Engagement committee - Madison, Trent, Justin	We advocated around Amendment 2 in 2024
54			Determine funding needs	Policy committee +Education & Engagement committee - Madison, Trent, Justin
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57		Operational Goal 3D. Facilitate meaningful connections between science teachers and practicing scientists.	Find out what teachers need	Justin Mc Fadden? / Education Committee
58			Work with KSTA to develop a plan for helping higher education institutions align pre-service teachers training with a common science education vision (i.e. convey NGSS standards)	Justin Mc Fadden?		Maybe a presentation at KSTA about field stations? Or about science literacy / popular understanding of science in the media etc.
59			Mentor new science teachers in their first 5 years of teaching	Hannah Brewer	5/15 ABF: We have all the pieces in place for Mentor Match, and 6 teachers signed up. Waiting for people to return signed agreements to match them up	Look at SKY Teach at WKU, tours to science labs & scientists;
60			Develop resource materials and/or support programs according to teacher needs			Look at SKY Teach at WKU, funds for materials for teachers (ask KSTA)? - Could teachers-in training or other teachers be involved in field stations projects?
61			Determine funding needs	Amanda - will ask around
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64	Strategic Initiative 4. Increase member engagement.	Operational Goal 4A. Recognize volunteer service, recruit new volunteers, and track volunteer hours.	Develop database capacity	Amanda
65			Create a program for volunteer recognition	Awards Committee (who wants to be on this?)		Volunteer spotlight? Award at our Annual Mtg? Volunteer of the year in different categories
66			Develop a plan for recruitment	Amanda +
67			Determine funding needs		$ for awards?
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70		Operational Goal 4B. Engage members with regular communications.	Create a fundraising campaign(s) to appeal to members	Melissa willing to help	Done+ doing
71			Continue to send regular newsletters to members	Newsletter Editor, with staff support	Done + doing
72			Update the mailing list	Amanda + Mark W	Done + doing
73			Determine funding needs		None
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76		Operational Goal 4C. Continue cultivating diversity in membership, board representation and attendance at annual meetings.	Broaden KAS participation to Jr. Academy, Professional and private sector/industry, state and federal agencies	Mark and Amanda and Jon have been working on Industry membership category; Melony will lead effort to build Junior Academy participation ; Amanda can reach out to our small number of members in public agencies
77			Consider establishing local chapters based on region or institutional affiliation
78			Work with partner organizations ( KSTA, KPA, KAPT, APA, AIPG, Sigma Xi, etc.) to include their members as presenters and attendees	Trent G. can pass along to AIPG, KSTA, Marilyn to KAPT, Amanda to KPA, Amanda + Marilyn Sigma Xi?	5/15 ABF: In 2024 fortunately Ky Psychological Assn and Ky Sci Teachers Assn are not the same time as our Annual Meeting! We should send representatives to both those events in November
79			Recruit social scientists	Ann K.	Ann sent an appeal to colleagues in the fall before 2023 Annual Mtg
80			Determine funding needs
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83		Operational Goal 4D. Offer professional development with funding to attend.	Create a program plan for professional development	Amanda can add opportunties to website and newsletter; ask Board/ Section leaders for ideas; Noel Novelo can help to support development of plan for professional devt.	We currently advertise some opportunities offered through other societies: AIPG, KPA, CUR, AAAS,; Jon has some he can assemble; Science Communications? Training for people signing up for the Speakers Bureau?
84			determine funding needs			Could we offer funding to members to apply for $$? Ask awardee for an article to publish about their traning opportunity
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87		Operational Goal 4E. Continue supporting connections between members.	Document existing successes in connecting members across institutions and disciplines	Amanda +		KY INBRE highlights some; check journal submissions; ask members for info about research collaborations; Newsarticle on recent survey data on natural history collections and networking; know about research collaborations amongst research institutions. Maybe put in newsletter...requesting stories or information.
88			Document existing successes in connecting students and early career scientists with mentors	Amanda, Melony, Education & Engagement Committee ) Heather Kissel	Mentor Match is Live (https://mms.kyscience.org/members/form.php?orgcode=KYAS&fid=5977703); we may not have time / $ to manage this if it grows a lot . 5/15 ABF: We have all the pieces in place for Mentor Match, only 1 student signed up. Have not made any matches. We need to promote this to students!	https://mms.kyscience.org/members/form.php?orgcode=KYAS&fid=5977703
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92	Strategic Initiative 5. Increase statewide visibility and public engagement.	Operational Goal 5A. Increase the number of participants and geographic representation in the Junior Academy.	Develop recruitment plan	Melony +	check science & technology vocational HS contacts also, NKY Girl Scouts, 4H clubs
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94			Explore funding opportunities for Jr. Academy	Amanda, Melony, Mark W, Noel's grant	EPSCoR 2024 could include? Industry partners. sponsors
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97		Operational Goal 5B. Adopt a pathways model for recruiting future scientists.	Review peer models		Models encompass activities above e.g. camps, clubs, mentor matching; Hit up undergraduates as near-peer mentors who are submitting & presenting at Annual Meeting; Meet & Greet at Annual mtg / Networking ; Provide structures for mentors (borrow checklists/ guidelines from other orgs, train mentors AND mentees); See STEMM Opportunity Alliance
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