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STEM Action Center reports statewide reach; cites kit and math-mentors results
Summary
The Utah STEM Action Center told the subcommittee it reached an estimated 54% of Utah students and 4,000 STEM educators in FY24, highlighted kit-based outreach and math-mentors as programs with measurable teacher and student gains, and described its public foundation and partner-supported funding model.
Tammy Getz, director of the Utah STEM Action Center, presented the agency's annual statutory report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Jan. 30, 2025. Getz said the center was created by the legislature in 2013 and operates both a state-funded program and a public 501(c)(3) foundation created in 2017 to accept private donations.
Getz said state funds are primarily used for programming (about 84% after a 16% administration share) while the foundation leverages corporate donations and grants. She…
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