OSBORNE FELLOWS

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OSBORNE FELLOWS

• THE MAGIC DUST
• IN THE
• BENWOOD INITIATIVE

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OSBORNE FELLOWS INITIATIVE

• A MASTERS DEGREE IN URBAN EDUCATION AND LITERACY
  FOR TEACHERS IN BENWOOD SCHOOLS WHO COMMIT TO
  STAY FOR AT LEAST 4 MORE YEARS
• ONE AMONG OTHER STRATEGIES IN THE BENWOOD
  INITIATIVE

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THE BENWOOD INITIATIVE

• IN 9 URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING HIGH
  POVERTY FAMILIES IN CHATTANOOGA TN (HAMILTON
  COUNTY DEPT. OF ED.)
• 5 YEARS - PUBLIC/PRIVATE RESOURCES
• GOAL 100 THIRD GRADERS READING AT OR ABOVE
  GRADE AVERAGE

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BENWOOD STRATEGIES

• NEW LEADERSHIP IN ALL SCHOOLS, COACHES FOR
  PRINCIPALS
• CONSULTING TEACHERS IN ALL SCHOOLS
• RECONFIGURED TEACHING STAFFS
• TEACHER INCENTIVES AND REWARDS MAYORS BONUS,
  BONUS FOR VALUE-ADDED SCORES, HOUSING ALLOWANCE,
  LEGAL FEES, OSBORNE FELLOWSHIP

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BENWOOD STRATEGIES

• INTENSIVE AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• SCHOOL-LEVEL PLANS AND GOALS
• A DEPARTMENT OF URBAN SCHOOLS AT THE DISTRICT
  LEVEL TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS

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BENWOOD RESULTS

• PERCENTAGE OF 3RD GRADERS ABOVE OR AT PROFICIENCY
  UP TO HIGH OF 84 IN 2004
• VALUE-ADDED SCORES ARE MOSTLY ALL AS AND BS
• TEACHER TURNOVER DOWN TO HALF OF RATE TWO YEARS
  AGO

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OSBORNE FELLOWS INITIATIVE

• ORIGINAL PARTNERS
• OSBORNE FOUNDATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION,
  UNIVERSITY OF TN-CHATTANOOGA, HCDE, BENWOOD
  SCHOOLS
• NEWEST PARTNERS
• NEA FOUNDATION NEA MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BELLSOUTH
  FOUNDATION

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OSBORNE GOALS

• TO RAISE SKILL EXPERTISE LEVEL OF TEACHERS, IN
  LITERACY UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN CHILDREN, AND
  THUS CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENT LEARNING SUCCESS
• TO SPUR TEACHER RETENTION AND ACHIEVE STABLE
  FACULTIES
• TO HONOR TEACHERS AND TEACHING IN URBAN SCHOOLS

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OSBORNE GOALS

• SUBSEQUENT GOALS
• TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER URBAN SCHOOL
  DISTRICTS
• TO ENCOURAGE RETHINKING OF TEACHER PREPARATION
  ACROSS THE SCHOOL OF ED. USING A RESIDENCY-BASED
  APPROACH
• TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER LIKE PROGRAMS

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OSBORNE INITIATIVE

• COMPONENTS
• MONTHLY SEMINARS
• WEEKLY STUDY GROUPS
• TEACHER COACHES, TEACHING PARTNERS
• LEARNING TRIPS
• JOURNAL REFLECTION ACTION RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS
• ANNUAL CELEBRATION EVENT

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OSBORNE EXPERIENCE

• THREE COHORTS
• 35 TEACHERS - 14 GRADUATES
• BEGINNING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN 2005-2006
• ADVICE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

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OSBORNE IMPACT

• IMPACT ON TEACHER RETENTION MASTERS LEVEL
• 2002-3 NEW TEACHERS 68
• 2004-5 NEW TEACHERS 37
• 2006 PROJECTION FOR MASTERS DEGREES 5 OF 8
  SCHOOLS WILL EXCEED DISTRICT AVERAGE

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OSBORNE IMPACT

• SUMMARY OF EVALUATORS FINDINGS

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OSBORNE IMPACT

• RELATIONSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY
• CREATED AN OSBORNE FACULTY GROUP THAT MEETS
  MONTHLY
• REVAMPED ORIGINAL CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM
  COMPONANTS
• BEGINNING FACULTY/TEACHER ADVISEMENTS, MOVE
  FACULTY INTO SCHOOLS

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OSBORNECONTINUING CHALLENGES

• RECRUITMENT
• PLANNING WITH PRINCIPALS ON HOW BEST TO USE
  FELLOWS
• RELEASED TIME FOR COACHES
• MATCHING DOLLARS
• TEACHERS FEELING OVERWHELMED

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OSBORNEA PRINCIPALS VIEW
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THINGS TO CONSIDER

• NEW TEACHERS OR PRACTICING TEACHERS?
• PAY-BACK REQUIREMENT
• RESIDENCY-BASED ASPECT DISTRICT UNIVERSITY
  COMMITMENT TO MAKE THIS REAL
• SUPPORTING TRAINING THE COACHES
• BUILDING IN CELEBRATIONS