UNCG/Rckingham Cunty Schls Mss Street Partnership Schl Presentatin t the UNCG Bard f Trustees December 7, 2017
Purpses f the Partnership Schl T imprve student perfrmance and enhance educatinal pprtunity fr lw perfrming students in high needs schls T prepare pre-service teachers t address the needs f students in high needs schls T prvide teachers and administratrs with prfessinal develpment, s they can address the needs f students in high needs schls T cnduct research and demnstratin prjects that expand student pprtunities fr success
Cmmitments Access t pprtunities fr every student Build n cmmunity, schl, and district strengths Innvative and transfrmative learning Caring and respnsive schl cmmunity
Addressing the Educatinal Needs f K-5 children Active teaching and learning envirnments Experiential learning Innvatin in teaching, learning, assessment, and schl peratins Psitive teaching and learning relatinships amng students and adults Students wh exhibit grwth in academic perfrmance, academic and scial cnfidence, and a lve f learning Students wh learn t cntribute and pursue their aspiratins A schl that respnds innvatively t the needs f all students
Cmmunity Engagement Research Cmmunity Engagement Pre-service Prfessinal Preparatin Student Experience and Perfrmance Teaching and Learning Research In-service Prfessinal Learning Cmmunity Engagement Research Cmmunity Engagement
Mss Street Partnership Schl
What will be different? 1 Transfrmative Learning in an Inclusive Schl Envirnment 2 Innvative Classrms, Furniture, and Technlgy 3 Discvery Learning and Learning thrugh Experience 4 5 Hands-On Science, Technlgy, Engineering, & Math 6 Opprtunities fr the students t discver talents thrugh perfrming and fine arts 7 Literacy embedded thrughut the curriculum Cmmunity engagement and civic educatin 8 Securing External Funding
Partnership Schls: A Visin f the Classrm Mss Street Fall Semester ~ 18 Students Spring Semester ~ 18 Students Licensed teacher clinical educatr Licensed teacher clinical educatr Senir Intern Junir Intern Student Teacher Junir Intern Senir Intern 1.5 days per week Junir Intern 1.5 days per week Student teacher every day Junir Intern 1.5 days per week
Mss Street Partnership Schl Gvernance, Planning, and Implementatin Chancellr r Designee Cmmunity Cuncil Mss Street Partnership Schl Lab Schl Advisry Bard Partnership Implementatin Team UNCG + RCS UNCG Planning Teams Assessment Design Team Pre-Service Preparatin Design Team Child and Family Service Design Team Prfessinal Develpment Design Team Curriculum and Instructin Design Team Faculty Design Teams
Key Operatinal Pints A schl f chice Students are lw perfrming students OR students wh have been attending a lw perfrming schl Operated by UNC Greensbr Emplyees are UNCG emplyees wh maintain state retirement and ther benefits UNCG s Chancellr is the schl s executive fficer A ten persn Advisry Bard appinted by the Chancellr advises the Chancellr n the peratins f the Partnership Schl Funding cmes frm state ADM surces, lcal surces, federal surces, and external surces Released frm sme state regulatins regarding the peratin f schls
Opprtunities Clse existing relatinship between UNCG and Rckingham Cunty Schls UNCG has the capacity in place t attract and receive external funding Creating educatinal and prfessinal develpment prgrams and resurces with area rganizatins and agencies Wrk with Rckingham Cunty t engage lcal strengths and resurces in service t teaching and learning in the schls UNCG faculty wrking with schl and district persnnel t fster equity and diversity and address educatinal prblems f practice
Things t Remember Mss Street Partnership Schl is a UNCG prject, nt just an SOE prject Rckingham Cunty Schls and UNCG will be full-fledged partners in this prject. We are nt using the term labratry schl t emphasize that this is a partnership The Partnership Schl creates a schl space where faculty research is valued and research lgistics are facilitated The Partnership Schl prject is ur pprtunity t change the lives f high-needs students by giving them access t the pprtunities they need t learn, t grw, t hpe, t dream