1. TEACHER QUALITY STATE INITIATIVES, K-16 PROGRAMS, AND TECHNOLOGY

2. State Initiatives • Standards developed for content areas grades 3,5,8, and 11 • State tests developed to assess standards-Pa. System of School Assessment (PSSA) • Education Empowerment Act • twelve empowerment districts • four districts under new governance models

3. State Initiatives – Teacher Preparation • Act 48, Chapter 49, and Chapter 354 • Act 48 eliminated permanent certification for teachers • Chapter 49 affected all curricula for teacher preparation programs • supported K-12 academic standards • expanded support for novice teachers • expanded assessment of teachers

4. State Initiatives- Teacher Preparation • Chapter 354 defined certification requirements • Complete three semesters of liberal arts course work with minimum of 3.0 GPA • Cooperation between liberal arts and education faculty for the design of teacher preparation programs • Clinical experiences starting in first semester of freshman year • Programs approved every five years • Integration of technology into curriculum

5. State Initiatives-Teacher Professional Development • Governor’s Academy for Urban Educators • Week long professional development program for in-service teachers • Teachers and administrators attend as a team • Funded by the state • Graduate credit provided • 2500 participants

6. K-16 Network • Developed through the Pennsylvania Academy for the Profession of Teaching and Learning • Improved linkages between basic and higher education • Improved the integration of technology in teacher preparation programs • Integrated K-12 standards into teacher preparation programs

7. K-16 Network • Undergraduate courses revised to include standards based teaching methods • Mentoring programs developed • mentors from NSTOY used • mentors from Milken used • Professional development schools created

8. Academy Board • Public Policy Representatives • 1 PTA • 1 Business/Education Partnership • 2 PDE/Deputy Secretaries • 1 State Board • 2 Regional K-16 Council Members • Total - 7

9. Academy Board • K - 12 Representatives • 5 Teachers PSEA/PFT • 1 Superintendent PASA • 1 Executive Director IU • 2 School Board Members PSBA • 1 Principal PAESSP • Total - 10

10. Academy Board • University and College Representatives • 1 Chancellor/State System of Higher Ed. • 2 PACU Presidents • 1 Dean of Arts and Sciences • 2 PACTE Representative/Deans of Ed. • 3 Faculty Member/SSHE/APSCUF appt. • 1 Community College • Total - 10

11. Technology Integration • Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to use Technology (PT3) • Developing rubric to identify technology competency • Uses ISTE standards to design program • Creating a electronic learning community • Redesigning 50 pre-service courses to integrate technology

12. Teacher Quality • Developed K-16 partnerships • Changed policies for preparation and professional development of teachers • Effected school improvement K-16