Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative Archive

For the Empowerment Collaborative, which guides schools in aligning classrooms to workplace environments to provide students with real world, problem-solving opportunities that support the development of entrepreneurial mindsets

To support the transition of Kids for Kids from an in-school program to an out-of-school-time, community-based program

For BotsIQ to implement career exploration activities, facilitate internships, and engage companies in increasing students’ understanding of STEM concepts and promoting manufacturing careers to youth

To implement a series of community engagement activities that are designed to promote kindergarten readiness and grade level proficiency

To grow global learning and youth leadership programs for educators and students in rural areas with limited access to opportunities to learn about key international issues that affect local and global communities

For the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative’s continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying, funding, supporting, scaling, and evaluating early literacy projects (over two years)

To strengthen the partnership between public school districts and community preschool providers through curricular alignment, professional development offerings, and strategic resource allocation

To increase undergraduate student completion rates by employing intentionally scaffolded evidence-based practices throughout the first two years of students’ academic careers (over two years)

To develop a robust and well-resourced network of K-12 youth-serving practitioners to increase access to entrepreneurial opportunities for youth (over two years)

To improve cross-generational educational access, engagement, and identity for rural families in Tucker County, West Virginia through the facilitation of co-designed, sociocultural experiences