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Bardstown AT&T Partnership Enhancement Project. Voices of AMSP Conference December 2010 Julie Caldwell Carl Lee Melissa Peters David Royster. AT&T Funding. $35,000 planning grant $24,000 implementation grant (currently underway).
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Bardstown AT&T Partnership Enhancement Project Voices of AMSP Conference December 2010 Julie Caldwell Carl Lee Melissa Peters David Royster
AT&T Funding • $35,000 planning grant • $24,000 implementation grant (currently underway)
The Partnership Enhancement Projects (PEPs) program was created five years ago by the Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership (AMSP) • The currently funded AT&T Foundation grant has provided the unique opportunity for all of the math teachers from the middle and high school from Bardstown Independent School District to work in collaboration with each other on improving the math program.
The collaboration has also included members of PIMSER (Barbara Shoemaker) and math faculty from the University of Kentucky (Carl Lee and David Royster). • Bardstown also offers the participation of special needs teachers working as teaching team members in the classroom.
Project Members • Heidi Ahern (HS math) • Julie Caldwell (HS math) • Lora Festervan (HS Special Ed) • Craig Frey (MS math) • Mona Green (MS math) • Frank Hayden (MS Math) • Tammy Mouser (MS math) • Vondra Payne (MS math) • Melissa Peters (HS math) • Mike Thacker (HS math) • Andrew Walker (HS math) • Amy White (MS Special Ed) • Karen Wilson (MS math)
AT&T PEPAn Overview • November 2008 – first meeting with Ms. Shoemaker • January thru May 2009 – began to look at our school data (CATS scores/report data, NCLB data, ACT/Explore data, Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Student Interviews) • May 2009 – made plans to attend KCTM and NCTM conferences and reviewed other proposals • Summer 2009 – compiled school data • October/November 2009 – attended conferences to gather strategies for implementing the changes we want to make • December 2009 – began putting the pieces together to compile our proposal • January 2010 – finalized the proposal
Project Assessments • Classroom observation summaries will provide evidence of progress in regards to the implementation of instructional strategies • Student work will be evaluated to monitor the success of the lessons • Student achievement data will be used to monitor the level of achievement on targeted student populations • Student interviews summaries • Pre and Post assessments will be used to evaluate the success of the program • A curriculum alignment document will be designed
Anticipated Outcomes • Alignment of standards • Development of specific lessons/activities • Development of specific assessments • Peer observations and reflection • Posting of materials on website