Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership

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Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership Sharing in
Leadership for Student Success
Lead Partner University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
(UWM) Core Partners Milwaukee Public Schools
(MPS) Milwaukee Area Technical College
(MATC) Principal Investigator Dr. DeAnn
Huinker, UWM, huinker_at_uwm.edu Co-Principal
Investigators Dr. Kevin McLeod, UWM,
kevinm_at_uwm.edu Dr. Patricia Ellis, MPS,
ellispa_at_milwaukee.k12.wi.us Mr. Henry
Kranendonk, MPS, kranenhx_at_milwaukee.k12.wi.us Dr.
Kimberly Farley, MATC, farleykd_at_matc.edu Website
www.mmp.uwm.edu
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Core Partners
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• Wisconsins premier public urban university
• Over 23,000 students, average age 25
• 86 undergraduate, 47 masters, 18 doctoral
  programs
• 94 of students from Wisconsin
• 75 of undergraduates work in the state
• Largest number minority students in Wisconsin
• 13 new freshman are MPS graduates
• Degrees or certifies 65 of MPS teachers

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Milwaukee Public Schools

• 100,000 students in 165 schools
• Largest school district in Wisconsin
• 27th largest district in the nation
• Nearly 6900 teachers
• 84 minority student population 60 African
  American, 16 White, 16 Hispanic, 4 Asian, 1
  Native American
• Over 70 receive free or reduced lunch
• Student achievement is well below state averages
  gaps persist for all subgroups

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Milwaukee Area Technical College

• Largest Midwest technical college
• 60,000 students at four campuses
• 170 associate degrees, technical diplomas,
  certificates
• 200 prospective teachers begin studies each year
• 80 graduates work in area 98 employed in state
• Diverse student population 54 White, 22
  African American 10 Hispanic 4
  Asian-Pacific 1 Native American
• 21 new freshman are MPS graduates

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Partnership-Driven
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GoalDistributed Leadership

• Institute a distributed mathematics leadership
  model that engages all partners and is centered
  on school-based professional learning communities.

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Milwaukee Partnership Academy

• An Urban PK16 Council for Quality Teaching and
  Learning.
• Collaboration among school, university, union,
  government, business, and community
  organizations.

Milwaukee Public Schools Milwaukee Teachers
Education Association University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee Area Technical
College Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of
Commerce Private Industry Council Milwaukee Board
of School Directors
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Milwaukee Partnership Academy
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Leaders of Milwaukee Committed to

• Shared responsibility
• Shared vision
• Shared authority
• for ensuring the academic
• success of students in the
• Milwaukee Public Schools

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Milwaukee Partnership Academy

• Board of Directors
• Affiliates and representatives of each partner
• Meets monthly
• Executive Committee
• Top leaders of the partners
• Meets bi-weekly
• Implementation Team
• Representatives from partner organizations
• Meets weekly

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Milwaukee Partnership Academy

District
Schools
IHE Mathematics Network
Classrooms Students Teachers
Learning Teams
External Collaboration and Evaluation
District Leadership
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Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Network
for Mathematics

• Comprised of mathematics faculty and mathematics
  educators from area universities and colleges.
• Meet with PK-12 teachers and district curriculum
  and assessment specialists approximately four
  times per year.

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IHE Network for Mathematics

• Examine the Wisconsin licensing standards
  centered on performance measures.
• Prepare teachers to connect challenging
  mathematics learning to urban classrooms.
• Conduct research on students learning and
  performance.

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Learning Team
Math Teacher Leader
District Mathematics Leadership
IHE Mathematics Faculty
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Learning Teams Membership

• Principal
• Mathematics Teacher Leader
• Literacy Coach
• Other Key Teachers

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Math Teacher Leader

• Maintains classroom responsibilities.
• Focuses the school on mathematics through the
  Learning Team.
• Brings best practices in mathematics to school.
• Supports embedded professional learning.
• Links school to district and IHE expertise.

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Learning Teams

• Nucleus of school educational planning and
  monitoring of NCLB data.
• Drive school implementation of the Comprehensive
  Math Framework.
• Ensure math support for all teachers with
  embedded professional development.
• Assist with development of the school as a
  learning community.

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Teacher Quality, Quantity, and Diversity
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Goal Teacher Learning Continuum

• Build and sustain the capacity of teachers, from
  initial preparation through induction and
  professional growth, to understand mathematics
  deeply and use that knowledge to improve student
  learning.

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Teacher Learning Continuum

• Teacher Recruitment
• Teacher Preparation
• Content-Focused Induction Support
• Teacher Growth
• Teacher Leadership

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Mathematical Preparation of Teachers

• Develop mathematical knowledge for teaching.
• Mathematics content tied to classroom practice.

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Teacher Education as a University-wide
Responsibility

• Curriculum Design Teams
• Mathematics Faculty
• Mathematics Educators
• Teachers-in-Residence
• Create, revise, pilot, and monitor mathematics
  courses for teachers

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Teacher Recruitment

• Recruitment from diverse groups, non-traditional
  students, second-careers
• Alternative Certification
• Transition to Teaching initiative
• Regular Certification
• MATC recruitment CUTEP program
• UWM recruitment MACSTEP program

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Challenging Courses and Curricula
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Goal Comprehensive Mathematics Framework

• Implement and utilize the Comprehensive
  Mathematics Framework to lead a collective vision
  of deep learning and quality teaching of
  challenging mathematics across the Milwaukee
  Partnership.

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National Research Council. (2001). Adding it
up. Washington, DC National Academy
Press. National Research Council. (2002). Helping
children learn mathematics. Washington, DC
National Academy Press. Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction. (1998). Wisconsins model
academic standards for mathematics. Madison, WI
Author.
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Learning Targets

• Aligned to state standards.
• Define the math at each K8 grade level and
  each high school learning level.
• Measurable linked to assessments.

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High School Mathematics Learning Levels

• Foundation Learning Level
• Intermediate Learning Level
• Advanced Learning Level
• Statistics
• Precalculus
• Calculus

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Performance Assessments

• Deeper understanding and application of
  mathematics.
• External review by mathematicians.
• Measure student learning.
• Drive instruction and professional development.
• Forum for conversations on challenging math.

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Transition to College Mathematics

• IHE math faculty work directly with high school
  math teachers guidance counselors.
• Reduce remedial low-level course taking
• Implement early math placement testing program.
• Establish interventions (e.g., ALEKS).
• Enhance Advanced Placement (AP) and International
  Baccalaureate (IB) offerings.

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Evidence-based Design and Outcomes
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GoalStudent Learning Continuum

• Ensure all students, PK-16, have access to, are
  prepared and supported for, and succeed in
  challenging mathematics.

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Focus on Decisions Driven by Evidence

• Classroom
• School
• District
• Partnership

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Evaluation Domains

• Student Learning
• Teacher Learning
• Collective Vision and Leadership

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Institutional Change
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• IHE Network for Mathematics.
• Revised and new courses for the mathematical
  preparation of teachers.
• Extend professional sequence into the induction
  year of teaching.
• Align teacher mathematical preparation to
  national state recommendations.

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Milwaukee Public Schools

• Comprehensive Mathematics Framework.
• Performance assessments as benchmarks in
  evaluating student achievement.
• District leadership for mathematics.
• Continued collaboration with partners to review
  and implement math initiatives.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College

• Revise and strengthen recruitment and teacher
  preparation through stronger articulation with
  four-year institutions.
• Institutionalize new mathematics courses for
  prospective elementary teachers.
• Collaborate to better prepare high school
  students for college-level mathematics.

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Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership
Building the capacity of schools for continuous
improvement toward student success with
challenging mathematics.