Partnership Josephine Scott Sandra Stroot Dean Fowls

Group Activity:  What would you like to have as a part of a partnership between your district and a local university?  What structural components would have to be in place for this to occur?

Major Structural Components:  Exchange of Services Agreements  Office of Outreach and Engagement in the College of Education  Office of Curriculum and Staff Development

Ensure all educators can meet highly-qualified professional development requirements. Ensure every educator is highly-qualified. Ensure all educators understand data and can use data to improve student achievement. Ensure all educators have knowledge and skills they need to teach to standards.

Ensure all educators can meet highly-qualified professional development requirements.  Columbus Public Schools Professional Development Days  Scope of coursework offered through the partnership with the Office of Outreach and Engagement.

Ensure every educator is highly-qualified  PAR (highlight PD for interns and mentors)?  Special Education  Gifted and Talented  ESL

Ensure every educator is highly-qualified  Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) PD for Consulting Teachers (PD for PAR) PD for Interns (PAR/OSU)

Ensure every educator is highly-qualified  Special Education  Gifted and Talented  ESL

SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: English as a Second Language Program

Fastest Growing Department in CPS Two major causes: Increasing number of immigrant and refugee students moving into the central Ohio area. Unique needs of many of these students that require specialized programming.

Number of Students in ESL Programs in Columbus

Fastest Growing Department in CPS Obvious impact: Increased Need for Licensed Teachers

Fastest Growing Department in CPS State efforts to increase licensed teachers Limited capacity for university coursework

Total ESL Teachers Licensed ESL Teachers * number (86) as of August, 2003

Autumn, ESL courses Winter, ESL courses Spring, ESL courses Summer, ESL courses Autumn, ESL courses Winter, ESL courses Spring, ESL courses Summer, ESL courses NO COST TO THE STUDENTS

Licensed Teachers in ESL Classes Information provided by Brenda Custodio; ESL Coordinator, Columbus Public Schools

What have we accomplished for ESL? Provided collaboratively designed option to respond to district needs for coursework to attract and retain ESL teachers in Columbus Public Schools Increased number/percentages of teachers licensed to teach ESL students in Columbus. Increased capacity of other teachers/professionals to work with children with English as a Second Language

Ensure all educators understand data and can use data to improve student achievement.  Basic Foundation PD Days District-wide Video  In-depth Knowledge Graduate Coursework ASIT Teams E-School Modules

Samples of the E-School Modules for Value- Added Assessment  School Value Added Report - Review School Value Added Report - Review  School Diagnostic Report School Diagnostic Report  Individual Student Report - Projection Individual Student Report - Projection

Ensure all educators have knowledge and skills they need to teach to standards.  Courses aligned to state content standards  CPS Curriculum Guides  eSchool Modules (Another example?)

Broad focus of partnership:  University Teacher Education Consortium (UTEC)  Higher Education Partnership (HEP) Teacher Quality Enhancement