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Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council

Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council

Operating Status: Operating

The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council is a state council that advances STEM education for Iowa students.

Founded
2011
Location
Des Moines, IA, US
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  2. 02Products & Services
  3. 03Market Outlook
  1. 01Executive Summary
  2. 02Products & Services
  3. 03Market Outlook

Memo

The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council functions as the state's convening body for STEM education policy and programming, drawing its membership from higher education, employers, PK-12 education, and state and local government. It sets direction for a portfolio of programs that reach students and educators statewide, with delivery carried by school districts, employers, and community partners.

Its programming is funded through a mix of legislative appropriation and corporate sponsorship, and its recognition programs are underwritten by named corporate partners. For readers tracking Iowa's STEM education landscape, the council is the anchor institution to follow, with its program pages and department press surface carrying the current activity.

Product Overview

The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education across Iowa through a set of statewide programs rather than through any product it sells. Its signature programs include STEM BEST, which funds school and employer partnerships that co-develop work-based curriculum, and STEM Scale-Up, which places vetted external STEM programs in PK-12 classrooms and trains the educators who use them.

The council also runs STEM Teacher Externships that place secondary STEM teachers in summer industry placements, and it recognizes work in the field through the Iowa STEM Teacher Award and the STEM Seal of Approval for non-council programs. Delivery runs through public-private partnerships with school districts, employers, and community organizations rather than through a direct-to-consumer channel.

Market Outlook

The council's operating environment is set by Iowa state education policy and by the workforce demand that state officials and employers attribute to STEM skills. Its programs are measured publicly through evaluation reports the council publishes, and its funding depends on legislative appropriation and continuing corporate sponsorship.

The outlook for its program portfolio turns on educator participation and on employer willingness to host teachers and co-develop curriculum. Demand signals cited on its own surfaces include sustained corporate sponsorship of its teacher award and steady growth in the number of school-employer partnership models it has supported.