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Coalition
Activities
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| Partnerships
continue to recruit a diverse group of students into urban teacher
preparation programs. |
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Boston
College/Boston Public Schools
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Clark
University/Worcester Public Schools
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Received
US DOE Title II Teacher Quality Recruitment Grant to
recruit and support more diverse teacher candidates.
17 minority students have been accepted into program
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Developing
joint admissions process for teacher licensure programs
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School
and college faculty and community representatives participate
in interview and selection process of new M.A. applicants.
Leaders of 3 minority groups most prominent in Worcester,
African-American, Asian-American and Latino, part of
Teacher Recruitment team and participated in the selection
process of MAT applicants
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Lesley
University/Dever School, Boston Public Schools
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Partnership
Director attended all university wide teacher education
recruitment sessions
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A
full cohort for 03-04 academic year has been recruited
with 11% students of color
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More
internship programs are in place in the overall Teacher
Education Programs at Lesley based upon the successful
work of the internship program at the Dever School
- Northeastern
University/Boston Public Schools
- Held
second “Educating the Black Child” conference
for educators in the schools and community to elicit interest
of African American teachers and perspective teachers
in addressing the achievement gap.
- UMass
Amherst/Springfield Public Schools
- 180
Day Program recruitment yielded 80 applicants for 15 spots.
Number of minority applicants increased as did the number
applying overall for the Master’s level program.
- Wheelock
College/Boston Public Schools
- 5
of 7 graduate teacher candidates at Young Achievers are
students of color
- On-site
seminar focuses on issues of race and equity in the classroom
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| Negotiate
hiring practices with partner urban districts that enhance employment
opportunities for the graduates of urban teacher preparation programs |
- Lesley
University/Boston Public Schools
- In
past 3 years, 40% of teacher graduates have been hired
into urban schools, but not just in Boston.
- Wheelock
College/Boston Public Schools
- 5
teacher interns of color received financial support from
BPS
- All
7 teacher candidates at Young Achievers apply for BPS
teaching positions
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| Conduct
research on role of school-college partnerships in providing support
for new teachers that will positively affect the retention rate
of beginning urban teachers |
- Coalition-wide
- Title
II Recruitment funding for Project QUEST to investigate
and pilot school/college partnership support of new teachers
in partnership schools
- Boston
College/Boston Public Schools
- Developing
a retention reporting system on special education teachers
- Work
with Collaborative Fellows to design a retention umbrella
program
- Northeastern
University/Boston Public Schools
- Planning
induction support for new teachers in City on a Hill school
as an extension of the immersion program for teacher interns
- Wheelock
College/Boston Public Schools
- 4
beginning teachers, graduates of the intern program, participate
in QUEST to help identify support needs of new teacher
in urban schools
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| Collaborate
with state education agencies on addressing the issue of the retention
of new teachers in urban schools |
- Coalition-wide
- Project
QUEST is part of the a larger US DOE Title II Teacher
Quality Recruitment grant awarded to the MA DOE which
focuses on both the recruitment and retention of teachers
in Massachusetts
- Clark
University/Worcester Public Schools
- MA
DOE grant to nominate 6 teacher candidates for new teacher
‘Signing Bonus’ program
- Northeastern
University/Boston Public Schools
- Transition
to Teaching grant from BPS to prepare elementary paraprofessionals
and substitute teachers in math and science for licensure
- MA
DOE grant to nominate 6 teacher candidates for new teacher
Signing Bonus program
- UMass
Amherst/Springfield Public Schools
- MA
DOE grant to nominate 6 teacher candidates for new teacher
Signing Bonus program
- UMass
Boston/Boston Public Schools
- Transition
to Teaching grant from BPS to prepare secondary math and
science unlicensed teachers for licensure
- Effective
Substitute Teaching grant from BPS being conducted with
ACORN
- Teacher
Quality grant from MA DOE to train mentor teachers for
teacher candidates in their practicum
- MA
DOE grant to nominate 6 teacher candidates for new teacher
Signing Bonus program
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