STEM AP Access Expansion Opportunity Initiative Year End Report – Year 3
September 2023
From the Executive Summary:
This third year-end report is part of the ongoing evaluation of the STEM AP Access Expansion Opportunity (Expanding Access) initiative by the UMass Donahue Institute (UMDI), under contract with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). This report focuses on high-level findings about the third year of the initiative (2022–23 school year), which was the second year of in-school program implementation. This report is based on data collected through numerous activities: school site visit student and school administrator focus groups, interviews, and surveys; secondary data from DESE and VHS Learning; and notes from monthly collaborative meetings that included DESE, VHS Learning, and UMDI. This Executive Summary provides an overview of the key findings and strategic considerations.
