- Developed vision,
values, mission and goals for professional development school (PDS).
- Established fiscal
and human resources necessary for year one operation.
- Established budget
from district to support personnel, facilities, materials, training.
- Established budget
from Illinois State University to support staffing.
- Established budget
from Soldwedel Foundation to support technology- laptops, equipment,
etc.
- Established collaboration
and cooperation among university and district for program development.
- Provided clinical
observation experience for interns at primary and intermediate levels.
- Provided methods
instruction to interns in language arts, science, social studies, reading
and technology as part of experience at district site.
- Provided intern
and mentor teacher orientation.
- Developed professional
portfolios for interns and posted to web site.
- Conducted evaluation
of program from interns, mentor teachers and staff.
- Attended forums
with IPLP (Illinois Professional Learning Partnership) and visited other
PDS sites.
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Incorporating Illinois
Learning Standards as part of PDS curriculum.
Addressing national
certification standards as part of intern expectations.
Reviewing expectations
for ISU and District liaisons.
Appointing Jerry
Jenks as ISU liaison for 2000-2001.
Conducting summer
retreat for PDS instructional staff.
Reviewing curriculum
and integration of best practices in language arts, social studies, science
and technology methods instruction as part of summer retreat.
Expanding PDS to
middle school in the science area.
Receiving $22,334
from Goals 2000 grant for program expansion.
Reviewing application
process for mentor teachers.
Refining professional
portfolio, mock interview process and placement services requirements.
Continuing to receive
fiscal support from ISU and district.
Continuing collaboration
with other PDS sites.
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- Will draft a long-range
plan for the PDS.
- Will continue to
pursue expansion of PDS to include middle school and early childhood.
- Will review schedule
to involve ISU instruction team in all phases of internship.
- Will study establishing
graduate assistantships in which district faculty would assist ISU instructors.
- Will explore ways
ISU can assist the district with professional development.
- Will utilize summer
planning retreat to integrate methods instruction with classroom SAI.
- Will explore ways
district and ISU can conduct action research.
- Will continue to
pursue technological connections between ISU and district.
- Will utilize Soldwedel
Foundation to further goals of PDS.
- Will get active
in Holmes Partnership and in networking with other PDS sites.
- Will develop brochure
and video for recruitment.
- Will collaborate
with mentor teachers to develop assessment tools, units of instruction
and how to be an effective mentor.
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