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NSF - 1119 - Advisory Committee for STEM Education - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Advisory Committee for STEM Education	Agency Name	National Science Foundation
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	1119
Original Establishment Date	8/23/1985	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	4/15/2025	Committee URL	https://www.nsf.gov/ehr/advisory.jsp
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	Unlimited
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Assistant Director for STEM Education (EDU)
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Dr.
Current Charter Date	6/28/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	James
Date Of Renewal Charter	6/28/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	L.
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Moore
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix	III
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(703) 292-8600
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	703-292-9179
Specific Establishment Authority*	ADM IV-100	Designated Federal Officer Email*	jamoore@nsf.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	3/5/1984
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The advisory committee members are given extensive reviews of the directorate's programs and special activities, including reports on education research, planning and policy, evaluation and oversight, and communication and indicators. The full Advisory Committee receives reviews of and reports on NSF science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs, including evaluation and dissemination activities, required reports to the Congress, fellowship and traineeship programs, international student assessments, undergraduate STEM education, STEM teacher education, planning of educational conferences, and general overviews of the precollege, undergraduate and graduate program activities. The committee provides advice and counsel concerning long-term strategic planning including, though not limited to, the organization and possible reorganization of the EDU Directorate, integration of research and education, programmatic focus, strategic priorities, partnership, and investments in STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation, and STEM professional workforce.
How is membership balanced?*	Membership consists of leaders from higher education, the science, engineering, and education professoriate, private foundations, and state-wide education and policy-making communities. Members include: research scientists, mathematicians, and engineers of international stature; educational leaders in the private and public sectors; key academic, industrial, and state-level education administrators; and administrators from major school systems, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive universities and research universities. Characteristically, all exemplify a strong commitment to excellence in STEM education. Ethnic and gender diversity ensure a wide variety of views being expressed and result in a broad and balanced perspective for the generation of recommendations.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Two meetings of the full committee are held each year at approximately six-month intervals. Meeting agendas include discussion of STEM education policy issues of national importance, review of NSF programs and their effectiveness (including approval of Reports from Committee of Visitors). Bi-annual meetings are required to provide regular advice and counsel on NSF education programs and to ensure currency and relevance of strategies for improving science, mathematics and engineering education.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	For sensitive and effective medium-and long-range planning and management of its diverse programs, EDU needs broad and general advice from a continuing body of interested and well-informed persons knowledgeable of both NSF's education programs and the constituencies they are designed to serve. For those purposes, EDU has one and only one directorate-level advisory body. It is the only body providing to the Assistant Director of EDU and staff the broad general advice from the informed public that the directorate needs. No other group or combination of groups is available to fill this role.
Why close or partially close meetings?	N/A
Recommendation Remarks	Advisory Committee for STEM Education terminated on April 15, 2025, pursuant to Executive Order 14217, Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, Section 2(g).

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	Yes	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	The committee has no formal role in allocating or distributing agency resources, nor in issuing regulations, approving grants or payments, or proposing legislation.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	106	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The recommendations noted above reflect committee acceptance of Committee of Visitor reports (evaluation documents for individual programs) and AC Reports from 2023 to 2024. Fall 2023 Recommendations 1. The AC recommends that in this challenging DEIA context, EDU and NSF think and act much more intentionally to support investigators in their institutions and other spaces. For example, one AC member pointed out that limiting feedback to low-competitive proposals (e.g., triaging) could be a barrier to broadening investigator participation. 2. The AC recommends that EDU increase efforts to tell stories of impact. They suggest that we connect numbers and narratives—connect the statistics with the stories that show the power and impact of EDU investments. Leverage some of the successes (in the face of the DEIA challenges) of GRFP, TIP, EPSCOR, HSI, and Teacup, among others—and tell these stories. 3. AC members recommended that the agency adopt the required use of graduate student mentoring plans to aid in student development. 4. The AC's recommendations focused on conducting studies to understand targeted problems, using its convening powers to tackle serious challenges, focusing on K-12 STEM teacher needs, and using this information to come up with creative improvements. Spring 2024 Recommendations 1. Consider creating a collaborative resource center focused on rural STEM education, with a broader membership scope including local community groups (e.g., tribal councils). 2. Create more robust infrastructure and sustainability mechanisms, such as collaborating with funders, to support effective projects, collaborations, and resilient communities long-term. Convene NSF-PIs who focus on rural STEM education to create community and impact. 3. Identify, invest, and fund long-standing community partners important in gaining trust and collaborating in rural STEM education and include different models and technologies that effectively influence teacher preparation, recruitment, and retention in rural communities (e.g., housing and childcare) and resource these through grant structures such as grant supplements and longer-term grant timelines. Authentic change is a long-term process. 4. Continue to invest in educational research that focuses on rural STEM education with tracks in an RFP and consider additional models and partnerships with other funding agencies in this space.	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	100.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	All recommendations are considered by the agency.	Access GSA FACA Website	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Not applicable. See answer above.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	The Chair of the Advisory Committee (and sitting members when appropriate)meet periodically with NSF senior leadership to discuss topics and issues of importance, and the committee receives feedback from NSF leadership on its suggestions and recommendations.	Narrative Description*	The NSF mission is set out in the NSF Act of 1950 and it authorizes and directs the agency to initiate and support basic science and engineering research and education activities. The EDU Advisory Committee members support the agency's mission by providing expert advice and counsel on issues and topics related to S&E education at all grade levels and in all settings.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$16,560.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$7,153.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs	$600.39	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$24,313.39	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	5/28/2025 9:39 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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