PMEP -Portland Metro Education Partnership

Randy Hitz, Dean of Education

Leslee Peterson, Coordinator of Partnerships

Deb Allen, Director of Admissions Advising and LicensurePMEPartnership.org

What’s the problem? Placements in a metropolitan setting are difficult to

make.• Multiple large districts, multiple schools of education

• Messy coordination process

• Random, inefficient and of little value to school

• Reluctant cooperating teachers

• Lack of support, incentive and recognition for cooperating teachers

School and university expectations of what student teaching looks like differ.

Teachers go from university preparation to district hiring with little collaborative long-term support.

NCATE

Clinical Experience Report

State

Clinical Experience Initiative

Oregon Professional Educator Commission

and House Bill

State Initiatives

State Task Force

Oregon Coalition for Quality Teaching and

Learning/NCTAF

INTASCState Program

Mentor Teacher Program

Non-Profit Projects

CLASS Project

Improved Educator Preparation and

Professional Development

Improved student achievement

ESEA

RTTT

Other

The Big Picture

How we got started

MissionImprove student learning through more effective

collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education.

RationaleBoth school districts and universities have expertise

and share responsibility for educator preparation and professional development

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What we started 1. Create a partnership that will lead to more authentic,

sustained, and productive collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education.

2. Develop a more seamless vision of continuous educator development over the career span, including pre-service preparation, induction, and professional development.

3. Courageously address equity issues related to our work.

The Leadership Council Mj MjDeans of Schools of Education and MjSuperintendents of Portland area Mj

School Districts Mj

Steering Committee MjDistrict and University Mj

representatives Mj

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Some helpful agreements We agree that no model is one-size-fits-all so

partners can choose what works for them

• Usable research-based models (e.g. co-teaching)

• Conversations about best practices• Coordinate efforts to streamline practices

We agree to come to meetings

• Created minimum attendance requirement to encourage commitment (found that irregular attendance led to misunderstandings and time spent re-explaining things in meetings)

PMEP’s pilot projectPhase 1

Matching interested schools and teacher education programs

Voluntary, and self-identified

PMEP Phase 1 partnerships will:

Recruit and select qualified cooperating teachers based on PMEP cooperating teacher description

Implement the PMEP Clinical Practice model (similar to co-teaching)

Complete an MOU using PMEP MOU template

2012-13 PMEP partnerships

Five schools of education are in PMEP partnerships 17 schools each with cluster of 4 or more

student teachers (over 50 cooperating teachers)

All partnerships have agreed on a method of selecting cooperating teachers

All partnerships are using a cooperative clinical practice model in the classroom

Learning as we go…

Fall 2012 dataLeadership Council surveySteering committee interviewsMOU review Principal’s survey

Spring 2013 data Steering Committee

\ Cooperating Teachers Principals

University Supervisors

Student Teachers

How PMEP is changing our practice

Institutions are changing Creating collaborative clinical practices Student teacher placement procedures Veteran teacher remains in the classroom

Schools and districts are getting excited about having student teachers in their schools

Enhanced cooperating teacher professional development

Cooperating teacher selection based on standards and expectations

Lessons Learned

Investment pays off

Tension between focused tasks and larger vision

Unintended consequences

No implicit agreements

Resources matter

Shifting landscape

What makes a partnership a partnership is different for everyone.

Challenges

Systems change

Time/resources

Administrative support

Developing common understanding

School/University cultural differences

Sustainability and scalability

Program evaluation

PMEP Accomplishments Changing the conversation from “placing student

teachers” to “improving student achievement through mutually beneficial partnerships.”

Deans and superintendents regularly talk about professional preparation and professional development

Agreement on principles and goals MOU template for pilot partnerships Developing purposeful student teacher placement Helping all partners in efforts to use the co-teaching

model Working together to obtain external funding Influence state activities and policies