California State University CSU Math and Science Teacher Initiative: The Fundamental Role of Collaboration and Partnerships Beverly Young, Ph.D. Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs California State University

California’s Continuing Shortage of Math and Science Teachers  Projected need for mathematics and science teachers over the next ten years exceeds 33,000  More than 10% of California’s high school math and science teachers are teaching out-of-field or are under-prepared  Urban schools serving minority students have disproportionately large numbers of out-of-field and under-prepared teachers  Governor and Legislature have allocated $2.713 million annually for the CSU Math and Science Teacher Initiative 2

CSU Math and Science Teacher Initiative Results: Significant Growth Since 2005  Significant overall gains across entire CSU system –Almost 80% increase in CSU math and science teachers (768 to 1,367)  Major gains in mathematics –Foundational –Regular Mathematics  Annual gains in all four science areas –Chemistry –Geosciences - 73 –Physics - 42 –Biology

CSU Math and Science Teacher Effort: Partnerships for Doubling Math & Science Teachers  Collaboration and Institutional Commitment –Mutually supportive leadership between CSU Chancellor and Presidents, Provosts, Deans, Department Chairs, Faculty –Partnerships between Colleges of Science and Mathematics and Colleges of Education  Collaboration among 22 CSU campuses –Cooperative effort developing comprehensive online Math and Science Teacher Recruitment Toolkit –Sharing effective strategies and learning from one another (SDSU community college strategies replicated by CSU East Bay) 4

CSU Math and Science Teacher Effort: Partnerships for Doubling Math & Science Teachers  Partnerships with Federal Agencies in Scholarships, Fellowships, Residencies –National Science Foundation Noyce Scholarships and Fellowships –U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership Grants  Partnerships with Federal Science Agencies in Research Opportunities –U.S. Department of Energy Labs: Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Sandia California, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center –NASA Research Centers: Ames, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dryden 5

Financial Support for New Math and Science Teachers: All CSU Campuses Offer Noyce Scholarships  NSF Noyce Scholarships provide up to $30,000 for each qualified CSU math/science student pursuing a teaching career  Additionally, there is up to $50,000 in fellowship support for students pursuing a Credential/Master’s degree, and then serve as California beginning teachers  New NSF funding awarded to CSU campuses in the current academic year was over $17,000,000. 6

Focus on Closing the Achievement Gap: CSU Math & Science Teachers Serve High Need Schools  42% teach in urban schools  34% teach in schools that have not yet met their annual API  49% teach in schools with more than half of the students in poverty and 70% in schools with one-quarter in poverty  84% teach in schools without a fully credentialed teaching staff CSU’s new teachers are contributing significantly to overcoming inequities in the distribution of math and science teachers. 7

The National Context: CSU MSTI Recognition The CSU’s Math/Science Teacher Initiative has been recognized as a national model by:  US Department of Energy  National Science Foundation  American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education  National Association of System Heads  Association of Public and Land Grant Universities  California Council on Science and Technology And, MSTI partnerships are cited as “Models of Success “ at the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)- October