Transcript Birney Elementary Principal: Mike Perkins Fair Oaks Elementary Principal: Cindy Szwec Hollydale Elementary Principal: Stacey Abbott.

Birney Elementary
Principal: Mike Perkins
Fair Oaks Elementary
Principal: Cindy Szwec
Hollydale Elementary
Principal: Stacey Abbott
LaBelle Elementary
Principal: Sue Stanton
Milford Elementary
Principal: Michelle Pearce
Smitha Middle School
Principal: Clint Terza
Osborne High School
Principal: Josh Morreale
In 2009 Cobb County School District and Kennesaw State University collaborated
to create a Multiple School PDS (Professional Development School) partnership.
The partnership exists among the 7 schools in the Osborne HS feeder pattern and
KSU’s Professional Teacher Education Unit, which involves 3 colleges at KSU.
Central to the work of a PDS is to improve K-12 student achievement and to
prepare new teachers for success in our schools through rich clinical experiences.
The 5-year Teacher Quality Partnership grant fueled the creation and leadership
of the PDS.
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Teacher Quality Partnership
Kennesaw State University and Cobb County School District
Visual of Year 5 Committee Structure
Research
Academy
Pre-baccalaureate
Urban Ed Option for
Teacher Preparation
(ES, MS, HS Collaboration
Committees)
Steering
Committee
Transform Teacher Ed
Programs and
Improve K-12 Student
Achievement
Co-Teaching has grown
to support 225
Yearlong Internships
We want families, students, and faculties to learn more about what it means to
be at a PDS. PDS schools are alive with many university students and faculty.
University and school district faculty plan and teach together to enhance
student learning. Research is conducted by an Academy comprised of CCSD and
KSU faculty. Inquiry is directed at the improvement of professional practice.
Assessments and action research inform instruction at all partner institutions.
Partners and interns monitor their own work to improve their performance.
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An ES group in front; Smitha MS group behind them. UE interns met their
CCSD collaborating teacher for the first time. They discussed classroom
management and organization, curriculum planning, and
the preplanning schedule.
Diversity is recognized.
Culturally relevant pedagogy is valued.
We strive to provide ALL students equitable opportunities to learn.
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Each PDS assesses itself on NCATE’s rubric of development. The PDS Governing
Board plans in concert with other groups to move schools forward along the
continuum of development.
The standards are:
1. Learning Community
2. Accountability & Quality Assurance
3. Collaboration
4. Diversity & Equity
5. Structures, Resources, and Roles
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Urban Education – UE is an option within several KSU departments which prepare
teachers.
Interns – KSU students selected to participate in Urban Education.
CTs – Collaborating Teachers, or teachers who host KSU interns.
Liaisons – KSU faculty who serve as the point person for UE activities at each level.
SCs – Site Coordinators, CCSD teachers who serve as the point person for UE activities at
each school.
Clinical Practice – Intensive, long term school experience in a PDS. Interns are mentored
and supervised collaboratively by KSU and CCSD faculty.
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Urban Ed interns and their host or Collaborating teachers explore
different co-teaching roles in their yearlong senior year internship.
Osborne HS interns and faculty “share the pen” as they learn more about
the various models of co-teaching, such as parallel teaching, one teachone assist, station teaching, etc.
Toni Strieker and teammates model effective co-teaching and facilitate
professional development for KSU interns and faculty & CCSD teachers.
Osborne HS teachers and interns collaborate on planning for a strong senior
year of success.
Student Success remains the main
focus of our PDS Partnership
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