Higher Education Partnership in Professional Development

Higher Education Partnershipin Professional Development for After School Workers

is located in the center of California Fresno County Office of Education Yosemite Fresno County

After School Enrollment forFresno County Office of Education • 39,241 Students • 25 Districts • 130 School Sites

Source: Educational Resource Consultants

Fresno County Office of Education partners with California State University, Fresno’s Teaching Fellows Program

Teaching Fellowsis facilitated through the • Kremen School of Education and Human Development at California State University, Fresno • in partnership with the • California Teaching Fellows Foundation

Teaching Fellows may be students at other colleges or universities. More than 700 undergraduates staff after school programs at 130 school sites.

Teaching Fellows Ethnicity Closely Parallels the K-12 population (2010-11)

Dual Benefits of the Partnership • The major purpose of the Teaching Fellows program is to improve the quality and diversity of professionals in education and human services, by providing meaningful experience for undergraduates that complements their university course work in degree and credential programs.

Dual Benefits of the Partnership At the same time, the program strives to improve the academic success and personal development of underrepresented youth, through their contact with university students, selected for their potential to engage K-12 students in high interest academic enrichment.

Teaching Fellows Academy All Teaching Fellows participate in professional development through the Teaching Fellows Academy, one Saturday per month, to learn, plan and practice effective academic enrichment and youth development activities.

The How • Partnership team. • Academy held on university campus and partner locations. • Presenters paid through a variety of sources. • Paid professional development.

Outcomes • Study: After School Staffing Patterns, 2010-11 • N = 4,676 Students in K-12 after school programs • Average Days of Program Attendance • Teaching Fellows 125 • Non-Teaching Fellows 119 • Level of Significance – p = .001

For Every 100G i r l s

For every 100 girlssuspended from school 250 boys are suspended http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_144.asp

For every 100 girlsexpelled from elementary and secondary school 335 boys are expelled http://nces.ed.gov./programs/digest/d04/tables/dto4_144.asp

For every 100 girlsdiagnosed with a learning disability 276 boys are diagnosed http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls diagnosed with an emotional disturbance 324 boys are diagnosed http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girlsdiagnosed with ADHD in public school 400 males are diagnosed http://www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm

For every 100 girls age 15-19that commit suicide 549 males in the same age range commit suicide http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2002.pdf

For every 100 girls age 15-17in correctional facilities There are 837 boys behind bars http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html

60% of the Bachelors degrees awarded go to women College Presidents fear this figure is inching towards 70% by 2011 http://nces.ed.gov./programs/digest/d04/tables/dto4_262.asp

In 2008: 1 in every 100 American adults were behind bars For men between 20 and 34, the figure was 1 in 30 For black males of the same age, the figure was 1 in 9 http://pewcenteronthestates.org

In 2007, more African-American men obtained their G.E.D. in prison than were awarded Bachelor’s Degreesfrom U.S. colleges http://pewcenteron thestates.org

Your job is to…. Tutor Students Raise Tests Scores Supervise Students After School Teach Enrichment Classes Coach Sports Further STEM Learning Embed Academics in Fun Activities

Your job is to…. Keep kids off the streets from three to six Compete against the S.A.D. measuring stick

Higher Education Partnership in Professional Development