PMEP - Portland Metro Education Partnership

1. PMEP -Portland Metro Education Partnership Randy Hitz, Dean of Education Leslee Peterson, Coordinator of Partnerships Deb Allen, Director of Admissions Advising and Licensure PMEPartnership.org

2. 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.

3. The Big Picture State Initiatives State Clinical Experience Initiative NCATE Clinical Experience Report Oregon Professional Educator Commission and House Bill ESEA RTTT Improved Educator Preparation and Professional Development State Task Force Oregon Coalition for Quality Teaching and Learning/NCTAF Improved student achievement Other Non-Profit Projects CLASS Project State Program Mentor Teacher Program INTASC

4. How we got started + + Mission Improve student learning through more effective collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education. Rationale Both school districts and universities have expertise and share responsibility for educator preparation and professional development

5. What we started • Create a partnership that will lead to more authentic, sustained, and productive collaboration between k-12 public schools and schools of education. • Develop a more seamless vision of continuous educator development over the career span, including pre-service preparation, induction, and professional development. • Courageously address equity issues related to our work.

6. 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)

7. PMEP’s pilot project Phase 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

8. 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

9. Learning as we go… Fall 2012 data Leadership Council survey Steering committee interviews MOU review Principal’s survey Spring 2013 data Steering Committee \ Cooperating Teachers Principals University Supervisors Student Teachers

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Challenges • Systems change • Time/resources • Administrative support • Developing common understanding • School/University cultural differences • Sustainability and scalability • Program evaluation

13. 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