WE are the Teacher Preparation Initiative

The work of the Teacher Preparation Initiative (TPI) started in earnest in January 2011 when our Working Groups first began meeting.  Since then, we have brought forth 16 proposals to improve how we recruit, prepare, employ and support our teacher candidates.  These recommendations are grounded in data, represent best practice, and reflect the best thinking of our colleagues.  We anticipate possibly 10 more proposals to come forth over the next year. 

These proposals have come from our Working Groups, Task Force, and Focused Teams and are brought to the TPI Coordinating Team.  So, who is engaged in these groups? 

·        *   Since January 2011, TPI has been led by the work of 177 participants in the development of TPI proposals. 

·       *   133 participants are currently actively involved

·        *  65 of those participants are from P-12

·       *   68% of faculty in Teacher Education have been or are currently involved

·      *    Participants include staff from the Admissions Office, Career Services, Information Technology,     

       Multicultural Student Services, Office of Clinical Experiences, and SOE Student Services

TPI has also been working diligently to provide mini-grants to districts and programs at SCSU to implement TPI recommendations.

·        *  All 6 districts have received funding to implement Future Educator’s Clubs

·       *   5 of the 6 districts have received funding to implement induction components and to support the   

       participation of their new teachers in workshops

·        * 12 licensure areas have been funded to implement new field experiences, admission requirements,         

        co-teaching, and radically reform their programs. 

In addition, we have engaged close to 150 new teachers in workshops that address first year teacher needs, 50 instructional coaches in cohorts that addressed content and skills, 30 co-teaching specialists in all 6 districts and at SCSU that were trained to lead at their institutions, and 20 administrators through high level meetings and trainings to support new teachers.

All of these participants ARE TPI.  The work moves forward because of you!

If you are not already engaged, how would you like to be involved in TPI?