The Initiative
National Urban Alliance - Indianapolis Public Schools
Opportunities for Building Community Support
- Town Hall Meeting
- Cable TV Broadcast
- School Board Presentations
- Summit Session with the Metropolitan Area College and University Faculty Members
- IPS Curriculum Directors and District Staff Session
- 1998 Summer Intensives - 12 Awareness Workshops
- 1999 Summer Intensives - 25 Workshops for Year I (Awareness) and Year II participants
- 2000 Summer Intensives
Assessment and Evaluation
- NUA Audit
- IPS Evaluation
- Teacher Surveys
- NUA Evaluation
- IPS Research and Evaluation Office Observation
- Structural/Program Support
IPS/NUA Bimonthly Program Support
- Consultant Planning Sessions
- Individual Consultant Planning for Each Participating School
- Replacement Teacher Staff Development Session
- Title I Assistants Staff Development Sessions
- Regional Directors Sharing Sessions
Interschool Literacy Foundations
- IPS/NUA Reading Plan
- IPS/NUA Practicum Syllabus
- Boundary Sessions (K-12)
- Distribute Teacher Reading Material and Reading Circles
- Principal's Institutes (all school administrators)
- Videotaping
Intraschool Site-Specific Support for all IPS Schools
- Identification of Administrator and Team Objectives and Interests - Intake Visits
- Site Visits (4-10/school): workshops, demonstration lessons, faculty meetings, individual conferences with teachers
- Making Teacher Materials
- School Retreats
- Email
- Individual Conferences with Principals
Capacity Building and Professional Development Ladder
- 3 Summer Leadership Academies for Lead Teachers
Learning Extensions and Presentations
- Teaching for Intelligence Conference
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