Educator Preparation Program Administrator

Adopt a regular schedule and process for analyzing teacher and leader effectiveness data across schools to determine whether effective teachers and leaders are distributed equitably within and across districts and schools. 

Regional comprehensive center staff can assist state education agency and educator preparation program staff to develop a framework for analyzing data. 

Leverage federal resources, such as your regional educational laboratory or regional center, to develop a summary of the research and related policy requirements on issues of equitable access in your region and distribute to partners during in-person meetings or webinars. 

Work with partners to produce maps using your state and district metrics of choice. These maps can be great communication tools to use when working with policymakers and stakeholders. 

Develop protocols for sharing data across stakeholder groups to broaden understanding of the state context of student access to excellent teachers and leaders.

Develop partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g., in an equity workgroup) to determine what metrics should be used to measure student access to excellent teachers and leaders.

The Rossier School of Education offers advanced degree and professional development programs both online and on-campus, including a master of education in advanced instruction, that specifically aim to strengthen the knowledge and skills of current teachers and administrators who work or wish to work in urban schools. Rossier students specialize in one of four areas: special education (differing abilities); elementary or secondary science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education; or secondary humanities.

The Metropolitan Multicultural Teacher Education Program (MMTEP) specifically serves the needs of diverse students in Milwaukee’s public schools. It recruits a high percentage of minority candidates who are currently paraprofessionals into a postbaccalaureate alternate route that involves a short course of summer training, followed by placement as teachers of record and a year of collateral coursework and mentoring leading to certification and a guaranteed teacher contract in the Milwaukee Public Schools after program completion. 

This partnership is a long-established network of 36 districts and the University of Southern Maine. The partnership involves close working relationships among the university and K–12 schools that enhance the university’s teacher preparation program and strengthen the capacity in districts through university-provided technical assistance and professional development and a ready supply of teachers who are already familiar with the area’s students and schools after graduation.