Kansas Teaching Kansas Teaching FellowsFellowsMaking a WayMaking a Way

What is the Kansas Teaching What is the Kansas Teaching Fellows Program?Fellows Program?

Alternative certification Alternative certification

programprogram

Recruits outstandingRecruits outstanding

professionalsprofessionals

Prepares new teachers for Prepares new teachers for

high-needs public schoolshigh-needs public schools

Introducing . . .Introducing . . . Laurie Boyd – KCK principal; Director Laurie Boyd – KCK principal; Director

of Summer Institute for Fellowsof Summer Institute for Fellows Lindsey Cegelis – PSU CoordinatorLindsey Cegelis – PSU Coordinator Rozanne Sparks – PSU School of Rozanne Sparks – PSU School of

EducationEducation Howard Smith – PSU Chair of Howard Smith – PSU Chair of

Curriculum and InstructionCurriculum and Instruction

The Beginning - 2001: The Beginning - 2001:

The Ewing Marion Kauffman The Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationFoundation

The New Teacher ProjectThe New Teacher Project

Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State University

Kansas City, Kansas Public SchoolsKansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Northwest Middle School in Northwest Middle School in KCKKCK

Through 2000 – as much as Through 2000 – as much as one-third of the teaching one-third of the teaching positions were filled by long-positions were filled by long-term substitutes. . . for term substitutes. . . for years!years!

2001 – a deposit of seven 2001 – a deposit of seven Cohort 1 teaching fellowsCohort 1 teaching fellows

2003 – addition of four 2003 – addition of four Cohort 3 teaching fellowsCohort 3 teaching fellows

No longer a hard-to-staff No longer a hard-to-staff building.building.

Course of Study for Course of Study for Master’s in TeachingMaster’s in Teaching

36 credit hours36 credit hours

Summer 1 – Summer InstituteSummer 1 – Summer Institute First three courses of program (teacher boot camp)First three courses of program (teacher boot camp)

Fall 1 – 2 classesFall 1 – 2 classes Spring 1 – 2 classesSpring 1 – 2 classes Summer 2 – 2 classesSummer 2 – 2 classes Fall 2 – 2 classesFall 2 – 2 classes Spring 2 – 2 classes - GraduationSpring 2 – 2 classes - Graduation

Program Components Program Components from 2001 - 2008from 2001 - 2008

Accepted only those for whom we had openingsAccepted only those for whom we had openings Fellows quit their day jobs to attend seven weeks of Fellows quit their day jobs to attend seven weeks of

Summer Institute, teaching in district summer school Summer Institute, teaching in district summer school classrooms in the a.m. and attending course sessions classrooms in the a.m. and attending course sessions in the afternoonsin the afternoons

Fellows were provided with a $1,500 stipend during SIFellows were provided with a $1,500 stipend during SI Fellows started teaching in full-time positions the first Fellows started teaching in full-time positions the first

Fall semester (just a couple weeks after completing Fall semester (just a couple weeks after completing SI)SI)

Fellows who committed four years to KCKPS were Fellows who committed four years to KCKPS were reimbursed their tuition, amounting to a paid Master’s reimbursed their tuition, amounting to a paid Master’s degreedegree

Schools cut 3,700 Schools cut 3,700 positionspositions

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, , Jul 15, 2009 by Taylor Atkins by Taylor Atkins Kansas school districts have eliminated Kansas school districts have eliminated

more than 3,700 teaching and non-more than 3,700 teaching and non-teaching positions to save nearly $100 teaching positions to save nearly $100 million, according to a school finances million, according to a school finances overview released earlier this month by overview released earlier this month by the Kansas Association of School Boards.the Kansas Association of School Boards.

Schools prepare for Schools prepare for budget cutsbudget cuts

Governor proposes $17.7 million Governor proposes $17.7 million reduction this yearreduction this year

Barbara HollingsworthBarbara Hollingsworth

Published Tuesday, January 20, 2009Published Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Kansas schools are bracing as budget Kansas schools are bracing as budget news grows grimmer.news grows grimmer.

Summer 2009:Summer 2009:Cohort IX Fellows Soldier On!Cohort IX Fellows Soldier On!

ResultsResults Prepared 9 groups of first-year teachersPrepared 9 groups of first-year teachers Placed in schools all members of the first 8 Placed in schools all members of the first 8

cohortscohorts 150+ Fellows still teach in KCK, impacting 150+ Fellows still teach in KCK, impacting

12,000 children daily12,000 children daily Principals now clamor to interview Fellows Principals now clamor to interview Fellows

for vacanciesfor vacancies The influx of Fellows coincides with KCK’s The influx of Fellows coincides with KCK’s

impressive academic progress over the impressive academic progress over the past 9 years.past 9 years.

Influx of Fellows coincides with Influx of Fellows coincides with district successdistrict success

Graduation Rate 2000-2007Graduation Rate 2000-2007

50%

79%

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2000 2007

Influx of Fellows coincides with Influx of Fellows coincides with district successdistrict success

Math and Reading Increases 1996-2008Math and Reading Increases 1996-2008

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85

11.3

31.2

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56.853.8

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100

1996 2001 2007 2008 2010Math Reading

Dr. Jill ShacklefordDr. Jill ShacklefordKCK SuperintendentKCK Superintendent

““The Fellows are a blessing to The Fellows are a blessing to the school district. That the school district. That program must have come out program must have come out of heaven at a time when we of heaven at a time when we were looking at 90 vacancies.”were looking at 90 vacancies.”

Kansas City Star Kansas City Star NewspaperNewspaper

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Emily Novak (4th cohort) and Sara Esther (4th cohort) receive grant awards they earned for their school.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Robbie HowardRobbie Howard

(7(7thth cohort) is cohort) is awarded the awarded the Horizon Award for Horizon Award for outstanding first-outstanding first-year teacher.year teacher.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Jan IsabelJan Isabel (3 (3rdrd cohort) secured cohort) secured and facilitated a and facilitated a grant to renovate grant to renovate the track at the track at Northwest Middle Northwest Middle School while School while attracting girls to attracting girls to engineering engineering fields.fields.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Cecil CristwellCecil Cristwell (3r (3rdd cohort) and cohort) and Jarius JonesJarius Jones (1(1stst cohort) founded the cohort) founded the annual district Math annual district Math Relays competition.Relays competition.

Math RelaysMath Relays medal-medal-winners from Arrowhead winners from Arrowhead Middle School.Middle School.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Instructional Instructional CoachesCoaches

Cecil Cristwell

(3rd Cohort) Jarius Jones

(1st Cohort)Monica Randle

(3rd Cohort)

Susan Gann

(2nd Cohort)

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders Building AdministratorsBuilding Administrators

Dr. Maritza PaulDr. Maritza Paul (2 (2ndnd cohort) is Assistant cohort) is Assistant Principal for Sumner Principal for Sumner Academy after teaching Academy after teaching at Sumner and serving at Sumner and serving as Assistant Principal at as Assistant Principal at Washington High Washington High School.School.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Amy CarlsonAmy Carlson (4(4thth cohort) is cohort) is Assistant Assistant Principal at Principal at Eisenhower Eisenhower Middle School Middle School after teaching after teaching at at Eisenhower.Eisenhower.

Fellows Emerge as LeadersFellows Emerge as Leaders

Tyrone BatesTyrone Bates (2(2ndnd Cohort) works in Cohort) works in Family and Student Family and Student Services after teaching Services after teaching at Wyandotte High at Wyandotte High School and serving as School and serving as Alternative Certification Alternative Certification Coordinator.Coordinator.

TestimonialsTestimonials

The Kansas City Teaching The Kansas City Teaching Fellows program was a life-changing Fellows program was a life-changing experience for me. Not only did I experience for me. Not only did I receive much needed support during receive much needed support during my transition from "Corporate my transition from "Corporate America" to Education, I finally felt that America" to Education, I finally felt that I was serving a more meaningful and I was serving a more meaningful and long-lasting purpose - to educate long-lasting purpose - to educate America's youth. I have yet to look America's youth. I have yet to look back and regret the decision to leave back and regret the decision to leave my old life behind because becoming a my old life behind because becoming a teacher gave me a purpose. I enrich teacher gave me a purpose. I enrich the lives of children daily, and no the lives of children daily, and no amount of money could ever bring me amount of money could ever bring me the satisfaction I get from the smiling the satisfaction I get from the smiling faces of my students and their genuine faces of my students and their genuine spirits that thirst for knowledge. spirits that thirst for knowledge.

Holly Holly HutchkoHutchko

Wyandotte High School

TestimonialsTestimonialsI’m not the teacher who has I’m not the teacher who has 30 years experience. They 30 years experience. They can go circles around me as can go circles around me as far as theory and far as theory and procedures. procedures.

At my age (60), I do At my age (60), I do understand human nature. understand human nature.

I used to train soldiers for I used to train soldiers for high-stress combat high-stress combat missions. This is job has missions. This is job has similarities to that one.similarities to that one.

Louie GonzalesLouie GonzalesJ.C. Harmon High School

Report Envisions Shortage Report Envisions Shortage of Teachers as Retirements of Teachers as Retirements

EscalateEscalateBy SAM DILLONBy SAM DILLONPublished: April 7, 2009 Published: April 7, 2009

Over the next four years, more than a third of the nation’s 3.2 million Over the next four years, more than a third of the nation’s 3.2 million teachers could retire, depriving classrooms of experienced instructors teachers could retire, depriving classrooms of experienced instructors and straining taxpayer-financed retirement systems, according to a and straining taxpayer-financed retirement systems, according to a new report.new report.

The problem is aggravated by high attrition among rookie teachers, The problem is aggravated by high attrition among rookie teachers, with one of every three new teachers leaving the profession within five with one of every three new teachers leaving the profession within five years, a loss of talent that costs school districts millions in recruiting years, a loss of talent that costs school districts millions in recruiting and training expenses, says the report, by the National Commission on and training expenses, says the report, by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, a nonprofit research advocacy group.Teaching and America’s Future, a nonprofit research advocacy group.

Summer InstituteSummer Institute

Instructional Design and DeliveryInstructional Design and Delivery Standards-based units and lesson plansStandards-based units and lesson plans Assessments for learningAssessments for learning High-yield strategiesHigh-yield strategies Grading and record-keepingGrading and record-keeping Scaffolding and modificationsScaffolding and modifications

Summer InstituteSummer Institute

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management Procedures and RoutinesProcedures and Routines Room DesignRoom Design Community-buildingCommunity-building Character DevelopmentCharacter Development Discipline SystemDiscipline System Fail-proof EnvironmentFail-proof Environment

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Diverse PopulationsDiverse Populations Race in AmericaRace in America White PrivilegeWhite Privilege Elements of CultureElements of Culture Communication StylesCommunication Styles Racial Identity DevelopmentRacial Identity Development Generational and Situational PovertyGenerational and Situational Poverty Youth CultureYouth Culture

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QuestionsQuestions and Answersand Answers