THE NEXT TWO YEARS ARE CRITICAL FOR THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE GLOBE PROGRAM. USING THE 2016 INDEPENDENT NASA REVIEW PANEL REPORT AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT THIS STATEMENT OF WORK INTEGRATES A NUMBER OF KEY POINTS WITHIN THE PLANNED OPERATIONS OF THE GIO. INDEED WE AGREE WITH THE SENTIMENT FROM THE PANEL THAT GIVEN THIS CURRENT MOMENT IN HISTORY GLOBE CAN MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOTH SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS THE GLOBE PROGRAM S FOCUS ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONTINUES THE GIO WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NUMBER OF THE INITIATIVES AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AT THE END OF THIS PERIOD THE GLOBE PROGRAM SHOULD BE VIEWED TO AN EVEN GREATER EXTENT AS A LEADER IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION. WITH AN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT CANNOT BE EASILY REPLACED OR REPLICATED THE GIO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA AND NSF IS POISED AND READY TO MOVE THE GLOBE PROGRAM FORWARD TO HELP ENSURE THAT 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONAL AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS HAVE THE 21ST CENTURY STEM TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO EFFECTIVELY EXPAND OUR COLLECTIVE CONCERTED ABILITY TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS THROUGH SCIENCE AND EDUCATION.