Slide1 : NCLB Title II, Part B
Mathematics and Science
Partnership Program
Technical Assistance Meeting
July 28, 2004
New York State Education Department
Email: emscmsp@mail.nysed.gov
www.emsc.nysed.gov
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Agenda Topics
Eligible Applicants
Partnerships
NYS Priorities
Teacher Participants
Evaluation and Accountability
General Questions
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Eligible Applicants
An institution of higher education (2 or 4 year) engineering, mathematics, or science department
and
A high-need local educational agency
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Partnerships
Proposed activities should benefit all partners
Each partner should have specific roles and responsibilities
Good partnerships require work to sustain
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program New York State Priorities
Competitive Priority 1- Mathematics
Two related goals:
Professional Development for teachers of Mathematics (NYS Math Initiative)
Collaboration with State networks
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program New York State Priorities
Competitive Priority 2- Science
Goal:
Professional Development for teachers of science to improve curriculum, instruction and/or assessment practices in the sciences
More on NYS Science Initiative
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/sci.html
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Similarities in NYS priorities
Increase teacher’s subject area content knowledge
Increase student performance on local, State, or national assessments
Enhancement of PreK-12 continuum of instruction
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Profile of Teacher Participants
providing instruction to the lowest performing students
Have the greatest need to increase their content knowledge in the subject they are certified to teach
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Teacher Participant Profile
Are currently teaching a subject they are not certified to teach
Have temporary licenses
Commitment to 60 hrs. of PD/ yr.
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Evaluation and Accountability
Evaluation plan
Addresses identified needs
Measuring impact of professional development on participating teachers of mathematics or science
Measuring impact on student achievement
Research design*
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program
Accountability
State Reporting
Annual reports in cooperation with Statewide evaluation of MSP Program
Alignment of data elements with State and federal requirements
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program
Federal Reporting
Each project will report annually directly to USDOE (online data collection being planned beginning in 2005)
First year data establishes base line for performance
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program General Questions
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program How important is the research design* aspect of this grant?
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program How important is the research design aspect of this grant?
It is extremely important.
Data must be gathered related to pre-and post- intervention for both teachers and students.
Recommended designs use experimental (control groups) or quasi-experimental (comparison groups)
Improvement must be attributable to the professional development
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program
“evidence of effectiveness”: A term used in the NCLB legislation, which states that programs must show through student achievement data that it improves achievement.
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program How will awards be made?
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program IX. Method of Award
Applications with average reviewer scores of 75 or higher
Placed in one of 4 categories by identified priority, ranked highest to lowest by score
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Order of Funding
Mathematics (85% of funds)
Priority 1- subcategory 1
Mathematics focus, in a SINI for mathematics, 300 or more participating teachers of mathematics / year for 3 years
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Priority 1- subcategory 2
Mathematics focus, in a SINI for mathematics, 299 or fewer participating teachers of mathematics / year for 3 years
Priority 1- subcategory 3
All remaining proposals with a mathematics focus
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Science (15% of funds)
Priority 2
Proposals with a science focus that have one or more SINI schools
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Network Resources
http://www.nyiteez.org/NYteachercenters/homepage.htm
Teacher Centers
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/rss/rsscnetworkdir.htm
RSSC’s
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/biling/betac.html
BETAC’s
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/lsn/setrc.htm
SETRC’s
S/CDN Contact local BOCES or Large City School Districts (Big 5) for representatives
NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program : NYS Mathematics Science Partnership Program Research Evaluation Resources
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html
Institute of Education Sciences (USDOE)
http://www.w-w-c.org/
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