Technology Access Foundation

Programs: Taf academy is a 6th to 12th grade public school with a mission to prepare every student for college and life through a rigorous and relevant science, technology, engineering and math (stem) focused curriculum. The goal is to enlist students as active participants in their education and cultivate a keen awareness of their important role with-in the world. The first taf academy opened in federal way public school district in september 2008 with 130 students. Enrollment has grown to 306 for the 2016-17 school year.

stembytaf includes three programs focused on science, technology, engineering and math (stem) focused curriculum: stembytaf camp/jump start, stembytaf teacher institute and stembytaf school transformation. For 2016-17, 33 new students attended stembytaf jump start. Stembytaf teacher institute is a professional development and teacher institute featuring hands on training for pre-service and current classroom teachers with 92 teachers attended this year. Stembytaf school transformation is a program where taf supports public schools that are interested in transforming their academic environment to model that of our award-winning taf academy school. In 2016-17 there were 409 students at the elementary school taf supported with this program.

the martinez fellowship is a program established by edgar and holli martinez in 2008, previously known as the martinez foundation, with a mission of improving teacher diversity. It provides support to teachers of color through graduate level scholarships, early career coaching, and ongoing professional development in an effort to close the opportunity gap by recruiting and retaining teachers of color in washington state. In december 2015, the martinez foundation entrusted taf to continue its efforts of diversifying the teacher population and improving ethically correct educational curriculum within school districts. Through martinez foundation, we served 121 fellows this year.