FINAL REPORT
ACS Innovative
Projects Grant
Directions:
Please tell us about the
outcome of the project or activity that your section
accomplished through the Innovative Projects Grant. You need not
repeat information provided in your IPG application—simply
summarize very briefly what you did, focusing on the results and
impact of the event on your local section and/or the broader
community. Tell us about your collaborations (if applicable) and
“lessons learned” from conducting this type of project.
Local Section:
Kentucky Lake
Application
deadline for which you applied:
August 1, 2007
Submitted by:
Name:
Keith Butler
Address:
5 Lowery Ln
Trenton, TN
38382
E-mail address:
kbutler@aoll.biz
Phone Number:
(731) 414-6598
Project Title:
“Safety in the Chemical Workplace (changed from the
original proposal title
“Safety in the High School Laboratory”)
Briefly
summarize the project results & impact in a concise
paragraph:
Several
school systems were represented from
40 miles to our North in Baldwell, Kentucky to 135 miles to our
South in Memphis, Tennessee.
Most attendees were high school chemistry teachers but at
least one attendee was a biology instructor from Rhodes College
in Memphis. Our presentations ran longer than scheduled because
of the substantial interest shown from attendees by the variety
and depth of the questions asked.
Attendees contributed shared experiences and resources
they had utilized.
It was evident from these discussions that we were providing
valuable information to this underserved population of the
chemical education system.
The format used was very conducive to the exchange of
information.
A survey taken
at the end of the event received overwhelming high scores with
comments such as “great” and “fantastic job”.
Teachers indicated immediate actions to be taken would
include: safety
goggle policy, updating MSDS access, cleaning and reorganizing
chemical storage areas, and contacting State environmental
officers for guidance on waste management.
It was observed that
pertinent conversations continued among attendees and attendees
and speakers for some time after the event ended.
Estimated #
members involved (volunteers & attendees): __4__
Estimated #
people reached by event: _25_
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Describe any PR
generated by your event. Please attach appropriate files or include
website link, if applicable.
We sent
166 letters of invitation to high school teachers, principles and
administrators. Over 80%
of these were personally addressed to the individual recipient.
Those attending received a conversation generating tee shirt
bearing the section name and ACS logo.
Certificates of participation were given to attendees as
well. Our web site is:
http://www.utm.edu/staff/skairee/klsipg07.html
If you partnered
with another ACS entity or outside group, please list your
partner(s) and then comment on how the collaboration(s) worked out
(both positives & negatives).
This event was
held in conjunction with an event sponsored by the University of
Tennessee at Martin SAACS chapter.
Their event was their annual “Science Bowl” for high school
chemistry students from across our section.
Our target audience was the sponsoring teachers.
However, we did have attendees who were not associated with
students in the Science Bowl.
It is believed that there was a synergistic effect that
resulted in more attendees for both events.
The only negative identified was the difficulty coordinating
schedules to have a joint session for both events.
If you were to
repeat this program again, tell us what, if anything, you would do
differently. (Please consider your evaluation plan when you respond
to this.)
Consideration
would be given to holding this event independent of a coordinating
activity. This would
allow more freedom of program scheduling.
Our event was held on a Saturday.
Attendance may have been more appealing to high school
teachers if it were held Monday – Friday.
If ACS volunteers and facilities could be found, Friday would
be considered for a repeat program.
The grant money
received: __X__
was more than adequate, _____ was barely enough, _____ had to be
supplemented by other funding sources. Please list the major
expenditures utilizing the grant funds. (Note: You do NOT need to
attach receipts.)
$220 Coffee &
Pastries
$464 NIOSH Safety
Manual & Hazardous Waste Poster giveaways
$621 Tee Shirts
$588 Speaker
expense reimbursements
$325 Attendee
mileage
$493
Administrative costs
Final Cost of
Project = $2711.08
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