FAMS 2: CORE ELEMENTS

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The Role of the Coordinator in Implementing the
Ford PAS Program
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Ford PAS Coordinator

• Each Ford program site and partner organization
  must designate a coordinator to be the primary
  contact person with the Ford PAS Technical
  Assistance Group.

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Ford PAS Coordinator

• The Program Site Coordinator is based at a school
  or other program site.
• The Partner Coordinator is based at a
  college/university or a partner organization that
  supports one or more schools/sites. (The partner
  institution may also offer its own Ford PAS
  program.)
• The coordinators functions may be shared by the
  Partner and Site Coordinators.

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator

• Plans Ford PAS program implementation.
• Implementation Models
• Full Implementation The five-course program in
  its entirety in two and half years.
• Partial Implementation Implementation of one or
  more modules or courses.
• Adaptations and Extensions
• Essential features of the curriculum
• Guidelines for adapting and expanding the
  curriculum

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Promotes the Ford PAS program within the school
  community.
• Advocates for the Ford PAS program in the
  community.

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Ensures access to Ford PAS learning tools.
• Ford PAS Curriculum Materials
• Ford PAS Web site
• Technology Requirements

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Ensures teacher preparedness.
• Provides ongoing teacher support.
• Ford PAS philosophy, content, approach
• Community of professionals exploring issues of
  teaching and learning

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Oversees Coordinated Learning Experiences (CLEs)
  for Ford PAS students.

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Serves as liaison with the Ford PAS TA Group.
• Participates in a broader learning community and
  keeps up-to-date with Ford PAS developments.

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Role of the Ford PAS Program Site and Partner
Coordinator (contd)

• Participates in program documentation and
  evaluation.
• Contributes to capacity building and
  sustainability of program (for partner
  coordinator).

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Ford PAS Data CollectionTo be Compiled by
Coordinator

• School/Institution profile
• Characteristics of school or program site
• Partner (s) connected to the school or program
  site
• Program Implementation
• Level of implementation (e.g., entire curriculum,
  one or more courses, number of students
  participating)
• Modules and courses to be taught
• Contexts in which modules/courses will be taught
  (e.g., part of core curriculum, electives,
  after-school, summer)
• Number and names of participating teachers
• Student recruitment and selection information
• Staffing and administration
• Nature of partner participation
• Teacher training/professional development/support
• Demographic information (aggregate data)
• Characteristics of student population
• Student achievement scores
• Estimated number of college-bound students

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Small Group Discussion

• For those new to the coordinator role What
  questions or concerns emerge in your mind?
• For returning coordinators Whats working? What
  challenges are you experiencing? What additional
  support do you need from the Ford PAS TA Group?

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Reporting Out

• Choose a group representative to report out on
  the highlights of your discussion.
• Focus on three major issues or points that were
  addressed.
• Share questions that emerged during your
  discussion.
• Mention what excites you about your role as
  coordinator.

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Next Steps

• Online forum
• Data collection for documentation and evaluation
• Communication with Ford PAS TA Group

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Ford PAS Technical Assistance GroupSupport for
Coordinators

• Web site www.fordpas.org
• E-mail FordPAS_at_edc.org
• Toll-free number 1-888-338-3267