July 22, 2014
Status:
Approve the Agreement with Nova Southeastern University to provide a high quality professional development program for teachers at Westwood Heights Elementary School.
As a result of the Student Success Opportunity Schools (SSOS) process, Westwood Heights Elementary School's instructional program was redesigned to support a Community of Learning initiative. In part, the redesign includes partnering with universities to infuse research-based practices into their professional learning.
To that end, this Agreement is for Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education's (NSU/FSE) Faculty to provide a high quality professional development program for teachers at Westwood Heights Elementary School (the Professional Development Institute "PDI"). It is intended to enhance teacher knowledge of the latest classroom literacy strategies in reading across the curriculum that can be directly implemented to enhance student success.
NSU Faculty is committed to personalizing the PDI to meet the unique instructional delivery and student population needs of Westwood Heights Elementary. Focus groups and a needs assessment contributed to the content design for the professional development.
This Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
The funding source is Student Success Opportunity Schools (SSOS) funds for Westwood Heights Elementary School. The total will not exceed $75,000. There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Requested Action
Approve the Agreement with Nova Southeastern University to provide a high quality professional development program for teachers at Westwood Heights Elementary School.
Summary
As a result of the Student Success Opportunity Schools (SSOS) process, Westwood Heights Elementary School's instructional program was redesigned to support a Community of Learning initiative. In part, the redesign includes partnering with universities to infuse research-based practices into their professional learning.
To that end, this Agreement is for Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education's (NSU/FSE) Faculty to provide a high quality professional development program for teachers at Westwood Heights Elementary School (the Professional Development Institute "PDI"). It is intended to enhance teacher knowledge of the latest classroom literacy strategies in reading across the curriculum that can be directly implemented to enhance student success.
NSU Faculty is committed to personalizing the PDI to meet the unique instructional delivery and student population needs of Westwood Heights Elementary. Focus groups and a needs assessment contributed to the content design for the professional development.
This Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.
School Board Goals
| Goal 2: Continuous Improvement | ||
| Goal 1: High Quality Instruction |
Financial Impact
The funding source is Student Success Opportunity Schools (SSOS) funds for Westwood Heights Elementary School. The total will not exceed $75,000. There is no additional financial impact to the District.
Source of Additional Information
Elisa Calabrese 754 321-5044
Associated File Attachments
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executive_summary (Files) | |
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sbbc_and_nsu_agreement (Files) | |
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II-2 Executed Agreement (Files) |