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Minneapolis Residency Program
January 8, 2015
Outcomes
• Principals will understand the continuum of induction from practicum to achievement of tenure
• Distinguish the pre-service vision and articulate the different pre-service placement models
• Understand the Grow Your Own effort and the Minneapolis Residency Resident & Cluster Site selection process
Induction Continuum
Pre-Service
Clinical Experience (practicum and student teaching)
*supported by cooperating teachers, liaisons, supervisors,
administrators.
In-Service
New teachers (years 1-3)
*supported by mentors, induction coordinators,
administrators
MPS Pre-Service Vision
To partner with preparation programs to deepen the clinical
experience:
1) Increase K-12 student achievement
2) Accelerate new teacher development
3) Develop teacher leaders
4) Recruit effective, diverse teachers for the MPS context
Pre-Service Elements
From: 1) Traditional Placement model
with no University partnerships 2) Cooperating teacher as a
placement 3) Sink or Swim Model 4) No Student Teacher Tracking
System 5) No Student Teacher
Orientation 6) No Evaluation of Teacher
Candidates 7) Limited early contracts offered
at will
To: 1) Clinical Cluster/Residency Sites and
placements models a) University partnerships b) Principal approves all
placements 2) Cooperating Teachers as Mentors a) Criteria for the position b) Q Comp stipend c) Training for the position 3) Co-Teaching Model 4) Student Teacher Tracking System 5) Student Teacher Orientations held
each semester 6) Evaluation of Teacher Candidates 7) Early Interview and Hire
Cluster Site Principal Panel
PANEL QUESTIONS:
1. How did your partnership with a University come about and evolve?
2. What have been the challenges and barriers?
3. How has it benefitted your school?
Group Activity
1) Break into groups of 3-4 people
2) Discuss the following prompts:
a) What is the current pre-service model at your school site?
b) What learning do you have from the information shared and the panel?
c) What next steps might you have to deepen the pre-service clinical experience at your site?
Deepening the Clinical Experience
1) For more information about university partnerships, contact Tiffany Moore at
2) Minneapolis Teacher Residency a) Focus on the clinical experience
b) Partner with University of Minnesota
c) Recruit and develop internal talent and diversify the teaching corps
Minneapolis Residency Program
Vision: This program’s mission is to create a pipeline to licensure that will diversify the teaching corps and positively impact student achievement. This program will prepare residents to be effective urban teachers through a rich clinical experience aligned to high-quality, contextualized coursework.
What? The Minneapolis Residency Program will include a yearlong clinical experience in-between two intensive summers of University of Minnesota coursework (approx. 15 months of preparation)
Who? MPS, MFT and the University of Minnesota
Principals can support the Minneapolis Residency Program in two ways:
1) Recommending talented MPS employees to apply
2) Becoming a residency cluster site
All principals can encourage talented MPS employees in their building to fill out the Inquiry Form on the MPS Grow Your Own webpage.
Host MRP Candidates as a Cluster Site
• If you are an elementary school principal, you can become a host site for these yearlong residents
• You can find out more by contacting Molly Sullivan or filling out this brief form http://humanresources.mpls.k12.mn.us/minneapolis_residency_program_cluster_site_application
Thank you! Please feel free to contact
Tiffany Moore, Induction Mgr [email protected]
OR Molly Sullivan,
Grow Your Own Coordinator