Assessment
Cost Efficacy
Eleven Science In Motion (SIM) sites are currently supported by a $650,000 appropriation; when fully funded in years past, they were supported by a $2.0 M appropriation. The cost for similar resources and training to be implemented individually by each of the schools impacted by these programs is estimated at $25 M. Thus, the van program provides a 4-fold per subject reduction in costs. Sharing resources makes sense!
Annual Reports
Consortium Service Numbers
| School Year | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
| Biology teaching visits | 2,184 | 2,372 | 2,090 | 2,216 | 1,127 | 1,576 | 1,377 | 1,211 |
| Chemistry teaching visits | 1,961 | 2,247 | 1,830 | 2,001 | 1,407 | 1,604 | 1,108 | 1, 019 |
| Other teaching visits | 1,020 | 948 | 1,283 | 1,204 | 896 | 980 | 593 | 646 |
| Total teaching visits made | 5,165 | 5,567 | 5,203 | 5,421 | 3,430 | 4,160 | 3,078 | 2, 886 |
| Total equipment loans | 6,447 | 7,492 | 8,271 | 7,775 | 6,403 | 14,755 | 8,256 | 7,238 |
| Total student contacts | 217,366 | 262,566 | 280,224 | 236,359 | 188,622 | 207,380 | 208,328 | 214,164 |
| Different schools served | 307 | 331 | 337 | 324 | 291 | 294 | 312 | 244 |
| Different teachers served | 698 | 776 | 715 | 752 | 612 | 768 | 713 | 626 |
| Different labs taught | 986 | 1,050 | 1,143 | 1,286 | 1,059 | 1,046 | 1,050 | 925 |
| Total students in accelerated classes | 48,819 | 69,366 | 72,298 | 18,993 | 48,010 | 49,124 | 46,197 | 50,043 |