Elmore County Schools STEM director Tracy Wright’s research pertaining to science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) is influencing a new approach to educating students.

“We are starting a STEM action plan next Tuesday,” Wright said. “It will be our vision statement and make it uniform across the county with what we are wanting to do. We are going to educate the principals first. Principals don’t know everything. Then we have to educate the teachers.