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615.815.3901 Lee Harrell, Director of Government and Labor Relations [email protected] 615.815.3903 Tennessee STEM Innovation Network www.thetsin.org The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is a public-private collaboration between TDOE and Battelle Memorial Institute. It is designed to promote and expand the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in K-12 public schools across Tennessee. Wesley Hall, Director [email protected] 615.727.1437 tnAchieves www.tnachieves.org tnAchieves is a post-secondary access and success program with the mission of increasing higher education opportunities for Tennessee students by providing last-dollar scholarships with mentor guidance. In only six years, tnAchieves has supported more than 10,000 students in a community or technical college with a retention rate 50 percent greater than the state average and graduation rate three times the state average. Battelle For Kids www.battelleforkids.org Battelle for Kids is a national, nonprofit organization that provides counsel and solutions to advance the development of human capital systems, the use of strategic measures, practices for improving educator effectiveness, and communication with all stakeholders in schools. Battelle currently collaborates with education organizations in more than 20 states, including Tennessee. During the 2014-15 school year, Battelle for Kids is providing access to the Tennessee Student Progress Portal at no cost to support K-12 public school districts with online courses and supporting resourc \˂