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ATTENTION: EDUCATION EDITOR September 26, 1994
CONTACT: Melinda Kitchell (202) 401-1008
ITEM: SCHOOL PROJECTS TO HELP IMPROVE TEACHER SKILLS -- Teachers in 16 states will improve their instructional skills and subject knowledge under 25 new projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
More than $2 million dollars has been awarded to support the new School-Level Projects of the department's Schools and Teachers Program. The projects offer enrichment activities for elementary and secondary teachers and principals to help improve student learning and to upgrade their status as professional educators.
"These initiatives to support improved professional development for educators will complement the work being done by states under the new Goals 2000 Act," said Sharon Robinson, assistant secretary for educational research and improvement.
The projects are conducted at individual schools or with a consortium of schools and are managed by a full-time teacher or administrator. The projects run from one to three years with awards ranging from $42,130 to $125,000.
For example: In Fairfax County, Va., three teachers will lead research efforts in their schools, lead a forum of teacher- researchers from other schools, show how teachers' research can influence school programs and policies and help plan staff development. Plans include a teacher-researcher conference, publication and sharing of research and the formation of a network of teacher-researchers across districts. The teachers are expected to contribute to the body of knowledge about teaching and learning and report on strategies for building and supporting teacher research.
The Schools and Teachers Program School-Level Projects are authorized by the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-297).
ALABAMA Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa City Schools $66,881 Richard Rhone (205) 759-3576 ARIZONA Phoenix Creighton Elementary School 78,840 District #14 Pamela Burkhardt (602) 381-6000 COLORADO Denver Sheridan School District #2 51,835 Judy Karv (303) 761-1304 CONNECTICUT Hartford Hartford Public Schools 79,968 Marilyn Piurek (203) 722-8659 FLORIDA Fort Lauderdale School Board of Broward County 113,460 Amalia Zagami (305) 370-1723 Ft. Myers School District of Lee County 77,743 Peter A. Folaros (813) 337-8522 Ft. Myers School District of Lee County 118,500 Jeananne Folaros (813) 334-3416 Melbourne School Board of Brevard County 95,000 Paul Martin (407) 768-0465 Miami School Board of Dade County 42,130* John Johnson II (305) 995-1704 MASSACHUSETTS Boston Boston Public Schools 125,000 Barbara Locurto (617) 635-9440 Cambridge Cambridge Public Schools 88,393 Noe Medina (617) 349-6455 Salem Salem Public Schools 55,390 Annette Stavros (508) 740-1158 Springfield Springfield Public Schools 50,653 William R. Thayer (413) 787-7144 MICHIGAN Flint School District, City of Flint 52,892 Linda Borgsdorf (810) 760-1237 MISSISSIPPI Natchez Natchez-Adams School District 67,335 Margaret B. Watts (601) 442-0212 Raymond Hinds County School District 125,000 Cathy Lawson (601) 857-5222 MISSOURI Webster Groves Webster Groves School District 106,096 Sarah D. Caldwell (314) 961-1233 NEW YORK Yonkers Yonkers City School District 117,903 Gladys Pack (914) 376-8213 OREGON Beaverton Beaverton School District #48J 48,003 Steve Andrews (503) 591-4478 PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia School District of Philadelphia 124,734 Katherine Conner (215) 299-7842 TENNESSEE Dyersburg Dyer County Board of Education 49,990 Robert Galloway (901) 285-6712 TEXAS Hallsville Hallsville Independent School 49,625 District Elizabeth A. Clark (903) 660-4473 VIRGINIA Fairfax Fairfax County Public Schools 105,538 Maryanne Roesch (703) 698-0400 WASHINGTON Pullman Pullman School District #267 79,713 Lynn Baker (509) 332-1551 Spanaway Bethel School District 42,762 Grant Hosford (206) 535-2972 TOTAL $2,013,384
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