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What is The Holmes
Partnership?
A network of universities, schools, community agencies, and
national professional organizations working in partnership to create high
quality professional development and significant school renewal to improve
teaching and learning for all children.
GOAL 1: High Quality Professional Preparation
Provide exemplary professional preparation and development
programs for public school educators. These programs must demonstrate
rigor and innovation and attend to the needs and build on the strengths
of diverse children and youth. Program design, content, and delivery
must reflect research and best practice.
GOAL 2: Simultaneous Renewal
Engage in the simultaneous renewal of public K-12 schools and the education
of beginning and experienced educators by establishing strong partnerships
of universities, schools, and professional organizations and associations.
GOAL 3: Equity, Diversity, and Cultural Competence
Actively work on equity, diversity, and cultural competence in the
programs of K-12 schools, higher education, and the education profession
by recruiting, preparing, and sustaining faculty and students who reflect
and deeply understand the implications of the rich diversity of cultural
perspectives in this country and our global community.
Goal 4: Scholarly Inquiry and Programs of Research
Conduct and disseminate educational research and engage in other scholarly
activities that advance knowledge, improve teaching and learning for
all children and youth, inform the preparation and development of educators,
and influence educational policy and practice.
Goal 5: School and University-Based Faculty Development
Provide high quality doctoral programs for the future education professoriate
and for advanced professional development of school-based educators.
Redesign the work of both university and school faculty to enable accomplishment
of The Holmes Partnership goals--better preparing educators in improving
learning for children and youth. Promote conditions that recognize and
reward education professionals who better serve the needs of all learners.
Goal 6: Policy Initiation
Engage in policy analysis and development related to public K-12 schools
and the preparation of educators. Advocate policies that improve teaching
and learning for all students, promote school improvement, and enhance
the preparation and continuing professional development of all educators.
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The origins of The Holmes Partnership are in the Holmes Group, a consortium
of 96 research universities with professional education programs that
began a decade ago as a response to disturbing trends in the immediate
'Nation at Risk' reform climate.
The members of the Holmes Group saw two general lines of attack on
the problem:
- Strengthening the connections of schools of education
to the rest of the university, particularly to the colleges of arts
and sciences.
- Strengthening the links with allies and partners in the
profession
itself--teachers, specialists, administrators, and their representatives.
The group set out to change the way teachers were educated, help construct
a true profession of teaching, cooperate with school people in inquiry
that transforms the schools, and restructure colleges of education to
achieve these ends. In May 1986, the group published Tomorrow's Teachers,
which set forth their vision of good teaching, analyzed the obstacles
to attaining it, and recommended an agenda of actions to address five
goals:
- Make teaching intellectually sound.
- Recognize differences in teachers' knowledge, skill, and commitment.
- Create relevant and intellectually defensible standards of entry
into teaching.
- Connect schools of education to the schools.
- Make schools better places for practicing teachers to work and learn.
The members of the Holmes Group, after a decade of making uneven progress
in the reform of teacher education, learned that schools of education
cannot bring about the changes they seek by themselves. Initially, they
saw that many of the weaknesses in teacher education could be addressed
by strengthening the links between the faculty in the school of education
and the faculty in the rest of the university. The reform of the schools
of education, however, requires more than that, and the invention of
the professional development schools (PDS) has made it clear that the
links to the fields of professional practice need strengthening also.
A year after the publication of Tomorrow's Schools of Education
in 1995, the Holmes Group joined with:
- American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
- American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
- National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA)
- National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
From these mergers, a new organization--The Holmes Partnership--was
created to advance a reform agenda for the education of professionals
who work in the schools. In January, 1996, the members of the Holmes
Group made the necessary changes in their bylaws to form the new organization,
which is dedicated to accomplishing the goals the Holmes Group announced
in its three books, Tomorrow's Teachers (1986), Tomorrow's
Schools (1990), and Tomorrow's Schools of Education (1995).
The members of The Holmes Partnership were to include universities,
schools, and professional organizations.
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: The UCF/OSC site sponsor and one representative
of each partnership site will serve on this committee. This committee
will be charged with discussing/examining issues related to being a
partnership site.
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This committee is charged with ongoing reflection on evaluation, research,
assessment, documentation, and contributions to the professional knowledge
base. In addition to this, the committee is responsible for identifying
best practices reported in the professional literature. This committee
will also be responsible for working with PDS teachers and university
faculty associated with the PDS to identify research topics and research
agendas for the PDS. Work will be aligned to teacher and student needs
and outcomes.
: This committee is charged with developing
a coherent program that includes extended and ongoing clinical experiences;
a strong curriculum base; mentoring and support for preservice teachers;
and professional development for PDS, OSC, and university educators.
: This committee is responsible for
establishing selection criteria (invitations to apply, affiliated membership,
full membership), reviewing applications, and making recommendations
to the UCF/OSC Holmes Partnership Executive Council. Requests for participation
are made to the Expansion Site Membership Committee.
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Executive Committee
- Mr. Michael Allen, Assistant Principal,
Horizon Middle School (Osceola Co)
- Ms. Judi Brent, Holmes Scholar
University of Central Florida
- Mr. Torrence Broxton, Principal,
Palm Terrace Elementary School (Volusia Co)
- Dr. Patricia Crawford
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Lee Cross, Site Coordinator, Discovery Middle
School
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Dan Ezell, Site Coordinator, Enterprise
School
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Gloria Fernandez, Assistant Principal
Discovery Middle School (Orange Co)
- Dr. Marci Greene
Florida Gulf Coast University
- Dr. Al Holcomb, College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Jeff Kaplan
University of Central Florida
- Ms. Muthoni Kimemia, Holmes Scholar
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Colleen Klein-Ezell, Site Coordinator, Christa
McAuliffe Elementary School
University of Central Florida
- Ms. Terry Lee, Principal,
Enterprise Elementary School (Brevard Co)
- Donna Leinsing, Executive Director,
Academy for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership,
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Judy Luckett, Department of Educational
Studies,
University of Central Florida
- Ms. Robbie McNabb, Principal,
Dommerich Elementary School (Orange Co)
- Ms. Michelle Mitcham-Smith, Holmes Scholar
University of Central Florida
- Ms. Anjani Mohabir, Math/Science Specialist,
Goldsboro Elementary School (Seminole Co)
- Dr. Allison Morrison-Shetlar
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Vincent Mumford, Holmes Alumnus,
University of Central Florida
- Ms. Penny Noyer, Principal
Horizon Middle School (Osceola Co)
- Ms. Sherry O'Leary, Principal,
Goldsboro Elementary School (Seminole Co)
- Mr. Derrick Osso, Director of Education
Orlando Science Center
- Dr. Cynthia Pearl
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Jennifer Platt, Associate Dean, College
of Education,
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Kerry Purmensky
University of Central Florida
- Dr. Mike Robinson
University of Central Florida
- Mrs. Carol Roddenberry, Principal
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School (Brevard Co)
- Ms. Suzanne Snow
Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School (Seminole Co)
- Ms. Susan Storch, Principal
Discovery Middle School (Orange Co)
- Ms. Paige Tracy, Principal
Arbor Ridge School (Orange Co)
- Dr. Carolyn Walker-Hopp, Director of Clinical
Experiences, Holmes Alumna
Chair, Holmes Partnership Executive Council
- Ms. Willette Young, Holmes Scholar
University of Central Florida
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Contributions of UCF/OSC Holmes
Partners
What the Orlando Science Center contributes
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- Partnership grant opportunities
- Collaboration of schools within the Holmes network
- PDS site visits to see innovative practices
- Renewal resulting from having and working with interns
- Sharing of research
- Empowerment of teachers
- Benefits to children
- Invitation to Holmes Partnership annual conference
- Eligibility for Holmes fellowships and scholarships
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