Directions for Completing the Professional Development
Schools Site Description
Please complete the following document at a PDS site Coordinating Council
Meeting or within your sites school improvement meeting.
1. Complete Sections I and II of the Description one time only.
2. Sections III, IV and V will need to be updated and submitted electronically
annually.
3. You are encouraged to print a hard copy of the PDS Description for your
PDS site binder before electronically submitting the Description to SU.
4. Please note that all items in italics are only suggestions. Feel free to keep
the italicized options, delete them or add to them as necessary when
describing your PDS site.
5. Please be VERY DESCRIPTIVE and provide names, topics, dates, etc. to
paint the most accurate picture possible of your site and its
accomplishments.
6. Have questions or need assistance?
Contact: Stacie Siers at sesiers@salisbury.edu or (410) 677-5042.
Professional Development Schools Site Description
I. Introduction:
Collaboration is the key underpinning of the Regional Professional
Development School Partnerships. Formed in 1999, 2005, 1996, 2002, & 2006
Established between Berlin Intermediate,
Buckingham Elementary, Showell Elementary
Snow Hill Elementary, Stephen Decatur
Middle & Snow Hill Middle.
between Salisbury University and The Worcester County Board of Education,
the partnership has been formed to provide a learning community that allows for the
continuing professional development of practicing classroom teachers and
Salisbury University faculty, working together to improve practice and enhance student
achievement.
In addition to the educational institutions involved, partners include
(families and communities, arts
and science faculties, unions, museums, and other nonprofit organizations).
II. Description of Partners:
Mission, Background and History
A. Mission:
The mission of the Regional Professional Development School (RPDS) is to provide
preparation of excellent prospective teachers enrolled in elementary, early childhood,
secondary, masters of art and teaching, physical education, music and TESOL
programs at Salisbury University. It is the mission of this organization to provide a
learning community that allows for the continuing professional development of practicing
classroom teachers and Salisbury University faculty, working together to improve
practice and enhance student achievement. To accomplish the mission of the RPDS, a
PreK-16 partnership exists among the participating county public schools and Salisbury
University. The partners are Anne Arundel County, Caroline County, Dorchester
County, Seaford School District, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County,
Worcester County and Salisbury University.
B. History:
SU and Berlin Intermediate:
Salisbury University (SU) and Berlin Intermediate School (BIS) in Worcester County, Maryland
initiated a Professional Development School (PDS) relationship in Fall 1999. Berlin Intermediate was a
logical extension of the Showell PDS partnership and the expansion of PDS in Worcester County. BIS
houses a large population of students in grades 4-6 and because BIS is a school fed by three elementary
schools in the northern end of the county (Ocean City, Showell and Buckingham), its student population
reflects the racial and economic diversity of the region. Lenore Huffer was the principal who readily
agreed to BIS joining the PDS partnership, and her successor, Janet Simpson, has been among the most
supportive school leaders in the regional network. Indeed, more former PDS interns have found
employment at Berlin Intermediate than in any single school – fifteen at last count. Pam Massey,
curriculum coordinator for the school, serves as site coordinator, with assistance from teachers Jennifer
Garton and Amanda Sentor. Notably, Ms. Sentor completed her internship in the Worcester PDS in
2001. Both Ms. Garton and Ms. Sentor have earned their M.Ed. degrees in post-secondary education
from SU focusing on PDS leadership. Many BIS mentors have co-taught the ELED 411 seminar with Dr.
Conners in the past. Many teachers have been honored as outstanding mentors by SU in recent years.
Winners of the prestigious Riall Award at SU have joined Worcester County faculties: Since the inception
date of BIS, PDS activity and collaboration has thrived within this setting largely due to the support of the
staff and administration at BIS as well as the support of Worcester County Public School Superintendent,
Dr. Jon Andes. As the superintendent, Dr. Andes has paved the way for PDS initiatives within Worcester
County and has become the program’s greatest advocate often speaking at workshops, meetings and
conferences promoting the benefits of being partnered with SU to produce the next generation of
educators while providing strong instruction for P-12 students in the schools. Current principal, Tom
Zimmer, continues to endorse PDS initiatives.
SU and Buckingham Elementary:
Salisbury University (SU) and Buckingham Elementary School (BES) in Worcester County,
Maryland initiated a Professional Development School (PDS) relationship in Spring 2005. Maryland State
Department of Education (MSDE) and National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) mandates concerning interns needing extensive experience with diverse populations have given
rise to the cultivation of Buckingham Elementary School (P-4) as Worcester County’s latest PDS site for
the Elementary Education program. Buckingham Elementary School is an excellent Title I school with an
enthusiastic supporter of PDS in Principal Roger Pacella, and it serves a student population that is both
racially and economically diverse. Preliminary steps to initiate a formal PDS relationship have occurred in
the spring of 2005 and three interns have been placed at BES for the fall semester. Buckingham
Elementary will join the other Worcester County Elementary Schools in participating in the Cluster model
and that is governed by one coordinating council. BES has hosted ElEd 411 seminars with Salisbury
University and Buckingham faculties.
SU and Showell Elementary:
Salisbury University (SU) and Showell Elementary School (SES) in Worcester County, Maryland
initiated a Professional Development School (PDS) relationship in Spring 1996. Dr. Stuart Scott, an
enthusiastic supporter of PDS and principal of Showell Elementary, willingly agreed to serve as the first
PDS site in the County. Professor Keith Conners of the SU Department of Education agreed to serve as
PDS Liaison and assume responsibility for most of the intern supervision of the school.
The first PDS interns were placed at Showell in the fall of 1996, with JoAnne Donovan and
Angela Sullivan serving as site coordinators. During Fall 1998, following the October National PDS
Conference at Towson attended by Dr. Conners, JoAnne Donovan and Angela Sullivan, Ms Sullivan
became the first mentor to consciously implement a collaborative relationship with her intern – an idea
which quickly took hold in other settings and became the preferred mode of interaction between interns
and mentors in the PDS network. Angela Sullivan has been honored by SU for outstanding mentoring.
Several factors were at work in the expansion of Worcester’s PDS partnership beyond the single
site of Showell Elementary School. By 1999, Showell’s student population had grown so large that the
building could no longer accommodate its fourth graders. The fourth grade classes from the Showell
district were relocated to Berlin Intermediate School, thus leading the way to an expansion of PDS in
Worcester County.
SU and Snow Hill Elementary:
Salisbury University (SU) and Snow Hill Elementary School (SHES) in Worcester County, Maryland
initiated a Professional Development School (PDS) relationship in Fall 2002. With a firm PDS foothold in
the northern part of Worcester County, teachers and administrators in the southern part of the county –
Snow Hill and Pocomoke City – lobbied for inclusion in the network. Accordingly, Dr. Keith Conners
established satellite PDS sites at Snow Hill Elementary (P-3) and Pocomoke Middle School (4-8). At
Snow Hill, mentors Jackie Brown and Beth Shockley-Lynch have served as site coordinators since the
beginning of the partnership. With a strong, united and veteran teaching force created by former principal
Eloise Henry-Gordy and a student population rich in diversity, Snow Hill Elementary has become the
principal PDS site for primary grade placements in Worcester County.
The collaborative approach to mentoring interns has been adopted enthusiastically by virtually
every eligible teacher in the building, with the result being excellent capacity for internships and
exceptional teacher support for learning. Dramatic improvement in student achievement at Snow Hill
Elementary since 2002 led to an unsolicited MSDE Blue Ribbon designation in 2003 and subsequent
National Blue Ribbon status in 2004. Teachers Jackie Brown and Paul Gasior have been honored by SU
for their outstanding service as mentors for student teaching interns.
Worcester PDS Historical Timeline
Spring 1996 Ocean City Elementary School selected as initial PDS site
Summer 1996 Stuart Scott transfers to Showell Elementary School as Principal; OCES faculty
votes not to become PDS site; SES is selected
Fall 1996 Joanne Donovan and Angela Sullivan named Site Coordinators and first interns are
placed at SES under PDS initiative
Fall 1997 Under principals Lenore Huffer and Mel Ross Berlin Intermediate School and Stephen
Decatur Middle School become supplementary PDS sites in order to offer internship placements
above grade 3
Spring 1999 Angela Sullivan pilots first co-teaching internship
Fall 1999 Initial MOU is drafted detailing PDS agreement for WCPS and SU
Fall 2001 Pocomoke Middle School and Snow Hill Elementary School become PDS sites in
order to provide PDS presence in southern tier of Worcester County; SDHS becomes primary
PDS site for MAT program
Fall 2003 Pocomoke Middle goes “on hiatus” due to high percentage of non-tenured faculty
Fall 2005 Buckingham Elementary becomes PDS site in northern tier, lending additional
capacity for placements and greater student diversity to field experiences for SU candidates and
interns
Fall 2006 Snow Hill Middle School and Snow Hill High School become PDS sites, providing
additional upper grade placement capacity in southern tier
Fall 2007 Pocomoke Middle School prepares for re-entry
Fall 2011 Berlin Intermediate prepares for reaccreditation visitation
III. Partnership Development:
A. Governance Structure of Coordinating Council: Please fill in the blanks below.
2005 – 06 Council
Name
Keith Conners
Barbara Witherow
Amanda Senter
Jennifer Garton
JoAnne Donovan
Angela Sullivan
Christine Green
Cheryl Townsend
Position
PDS Liaison
District Representative
Site Coordinator - BIS
Site Coordinator – BIS
Site Coordinator -- SES
Site Coordinator -- SES
Site Coordinator -- SDMS
Site Coordinator -- SDMS
Patti Hogan
Jennifer Beahm
Jackie Brown
Beth Shockley-Lynch
All Principals – ex oficio
Site Coordinator -- BES
Site Coordinator – BES
Site Coordinator -- SHES
Site Coordinator -- SHES
2006 – 07 Council
Name
Position
Keith Conners
Barbara Witherow
Amanda Senter
Jennifer Garton
JoAnne Donovan
Angela Sullivan
Christine Green
Cheryl Townsend
Andrea Drewes
Patti Hogan
PDS Liaison
District Representative
Site Coordinator - BIS
Site Coordinator – BIS
Site Coordinator -- SES
Site Coordinator -- SES
Site Coordinator -- SDMS
Site Coordinator -- SDMS
Site Coordinator -- SDMS
Site Coordinator -- BES
Jennifer Beahm
Jackie Brown
Beth Shockley-Lynch
Jennifer Johnson
Margaret Miles
All Principals – ex oficio
Site Coordinator -- BES
Site Coordinator -- SHES
Site Coordinator -- SHES
Site Coordinator -- SHMS
PDS Liaison -- SHMS
2009 – 10 Council
Name
Keith Conners
Barbara Witherow
Angela McCracken
Jennifer Garton
Dawn Rogers
John Gaddis
Position
PDS Liaison
District Representative
Site Coordinator - BIS
Site Coordinator – BIS
AP
Principal
2010 – 11 Council
Name
Keith Conners
Barbara Witherow
Angela McCracken
Pam Lipka
Ellen Masters
Tom Zimmer
Position
PDS Liaison
District Representative
Site Coordinator - BIS
Site Coordinator – BIS
Site Coordinator - BIS
Principal
2011 – 2012
Name
Keith Conners
Barbara Witherow
Pam Lipka
Ellen Masters
Tom Zimmer
Position
PDS Liaison
District Representative
Site Coordinator – BIS
Site Coordinator - BIS
Principal
B. Roles of the Coordinating Council: The plenary body of the coordinating council
meets once a year in conjunction with scheduled RPDS meetings. Principals and
Site Coordinator members of the Council consult with the PDS Liaison weekly
concerning site-specific matters.
SU Liaison: the point person for the IHE in the PDS partnership. Working collaboratively with
the site coordinator, the liaison provides leadership to the PDS.
Roles:
 maintains a visible presence in the PDS site
 facilitates the placement of observing students and interns
 when appropriate assists with professional development activities and action research
 with site coordinator assistance, plans, conducts and records Coordinating Council meetings
at least once per semester
 provides input and assistance in planning and implementing site goals
 primary communicator between the PDS site, the central office, and the University
Site Coordinator(s): serves as the empowered representative of the school in the PDS
partnership. Working collaboratively with the SU liaison, the site coordinator provides
leadership to the PDS.
Roles:
 with SU liaison assistance, plans, conducts and records Coordinating Council meetings at
least once per semester
 provides input and assistance in planning and implementing site goals
 assist in arranging placements and other matters of PDS collaboration
SU Supervisor: serves as the IHE representative who is responsible for collaborating with the
mentor teacher to provide individualized support and guidance to the PDS intern. The SU
supervisor and the mentor teacher work together to provide formative and summative
assessment of the intern.
Roles:
 provides input and assistance in planning and implementing site goals
 assist in arranging placements and other matters of PDS collaboration
Mentor Teacher(s): selected teacher(s) within the PDS site having three years of successful
teaching experience and/or tenure, recognized professionalism a d proficiency in instruction and
classroom management, the strong desire to mentor SU interns, and willingness to participate in
mentor training and provide a classroom laboratory for inquiry.
Roles:
 provides input and assistance in planning and implementing site goals
 assist in arranging placements and other matters of PDS collaboration
Principal/Administrator: plays an integral role in influencing the success or lack of success of
the PDS and must be committed to the identity of the school as a PDS. The principal’s
enthusiasm, knowledge, and coaching establish and maintain the tone of the partnership.
Roles:
 provides input and assistance in planning and implementing site goals
 assist in arranging placements and other matters of PDS collaboration
C. PDS Site Involvement: Be descriptive providing names, presentation or
workshop titles, course titles, # of participants from PDS site, # of interns from
PDS site, the date, etc.
 school faculty or central office persons involvement at university serving on committees,
teaching courses, etc. (adjunct instructor, guest lecture, etc.)
 involvement of university faculty in the PDS with presentations, workshops, projects, serving
on committees, etc.
Look at the 2 examples in italics. Update your PDS Site involvement below.
2002-03
 Jan Adamchak (2003) to National PDS Conference
Early Site Involvement 2004 - 06
 The Coordinating Council approved a proposal to create a professional development
fund in support of PDS through a $50 per intern stipend/appropriation from SU. The
proposal called for earmarking the $50 stipends for a common fund rather than
individual teachers and was approved unanimously by the Council. Unfortunately,
accounting issues have prevented the implementation of this measure to date.
 Interns plan using the Worcester Model while addressing the VSC. Intern seminar
meets on site (SDMS Fall 05 and BIS Spring 06) and culminates in a gallery walk
that displays action research, legacy projects, portfolios, and video analyses.
 Dr. Conners presented on collaborative teaching and differentiating instruction in
August at pre-school meetings.
 Several PDS faculty co-taught on-site (ELED 411 seminar: Mumford, Senter,
Shockley-Lynch) and on campus (EDUC 304: Outten; ELED 318: Gasior). Student
course evaluation data for co-taught sections showed positive approval of instructor
at a rate of 90% or higher.
 Dr. Dorsey Hammond taught EDUC 427 on site at BIS, with students engaged in
"University Readers" tutoring program after school. Dr. Conners serves on AFG
accreditation teams for Worcester County schools.
 Dr. Conners, Ms. Siers and Christine Green (SDMS) presented at National PDS
Conference (Orlando, March 2006) on PDS impact on P-12 student achievement,
using data from 2003 and 2005 surveys.
 Mentors Amanda Senter, Clara Outten, Beth Shockley-Lynch, Liz Mumford, Angela
Sullivan and Heather Nottingham presented with their interns at the April RPDS
Conference in Salisbury on themes related to the aforementioned AFG goals.
 Four mentors were honored for outstanding mentoring at the RPDS Conference:
Carol Wolpert, Beth Shockley-Lynch, Liz Mumford, and Rhonda Walsh.
 Three PDS mentors were chosen as their school’s Teacher of the Year, including
Worcester County’s district-wide honoree, Michelle Hammond of Stephen Decatur
Middle School.
 7 teachers from Snow Hill Middle School completed the Collaborative Teaching and
Mentoring course in the winter of 2006, paving the way for the school’s joining the
PDS network.
 Fall 2005 interns Angela Wilson, Laura Whitehead, Kim Bartlett and Sarah Howley
were nominees for the 2006 Riall Award. Spring 2006 intern Jesse Coe was
nominated for the 2007 award.
 PDS Liaison Keith Conners and RPDS Coordinator Stacie Siers were invited to
share highlights of successful PDS collaboration to statewide school district
representatives in Columbia at a meeting in June organized by MSDE.
2007 - 07
 6 Worcester teachers were among the first cohort of grad students to complete
EDUC 590: The Professional Development School in the summer of 2006.
2006 – 07 Site Involvement
(Some of this information needs to be moved to the proper year)
Worcester County Teachers Who Have Served as Co-Instructors for Internship Seminars
 SDMS: Jan Adamchak, Christine Green, Michelle Hammond, Liz Mumford, Cheryl
Townsend, Nora Duke
 BIS: Angela Cassels, Jennifer Garton, Vanessa Hill, Amanda Senter, Tammi Kreppel,
Kelly Thaw
 SHES: Jackie Brown, Beth Shockley-Lynch, Clara Outten, Kristin Songey
 SES: Jamey Landon, Karin Lertora
 BES: Patti Hogan
 SHMS: Jennifer Johnson, Alison Giska, Chris Welch, Brandy Terrill
 PMS: Jennifer Garton, Michele Humphries
 DHS: Nora Duke, Eloise Henry-Gordy
2007 - 08
Alison Giska (2008), Angela McCracken (2008), Clara Outten (2008) presented at the NAPDS
conference in Orlando, FL
“Go Get ‘Em, Van Gogh: Arts Integration Strategies for PDS Interns and Mentors” Alison
Giska, Angela McCracken, Lindsay Shreck-Intern, (KJC)
“More than a Road Map: A GPS System for PDS Mentor Training” Clara Outten, Brooke
Hollingsworth-Intern (Stacie, Ron, Paul, KJC)
“Documenting P-12 Student Achievement Attributable to PDS: Emerging Literacy” [Lindsey
Shreck – poster session; Clara Outten, mentor]
“Documenting P-12 Student Achievement Attributable to PDS: Technology Proficiency”
[Brooke Hollingsworth – KJC sponsor]
2008 – 09
 Clara Outten (SHES) presented at the NAPDS Conference in Daytona, FL with SU interns,
Staci Stonnell, Cassandra Graves, Jennifer Ruark and Corinne Ponder.
Readers Accelerating through Intern Support (RAIS)
 NAPDS Intern Poster Session: Documenting Student Achievement Attributable to PDS:
First-grade Readers Accelerating through Intern Support
 BIS received an National Arts Immersion Award through the Kennedy Center in Washington,
DC. Angie McCracken’s 4th grade classroom (with intern) was chosen to present arts
immersion lessons for the guests at the Kennedy Center. BIS was the only traditional
public school to receive the award.
 Vanessa Hill, Angela McCracken & Jennifer Garton presented at the SU Arts Immersion
Conference. (Fall 2008)
2009 – 10 Site Involvement
 Angela McCracken served as an adjunct for SU: Fall 2009 EDUC 304 and ELED 411 –
Spring ELED 411.
 Amanda Senter served as an adjunct for SU: Spring EDUC 304.
 Two BIS interns (Caitlyn Meimbrese and Brooke Benvenuto) presented at the National PDS
conference in Orlando, FL. (March 2010)
 Interns Brook. (Fall 2009)
 SU faculty member, Brandy Terrill, has consulted extensively with BIS on Arts Immersion
and has offered graduate instruction in Arts Integration. (ongoing)
2010 – 2011 Site Involvement
 Initiated Intern Showcase Week – interns invited SU faculty to leave campus, visit BIS
observe interns teach and examine action research projects.
 Mentor, Angela McCracken is co-teaching with colleague, Ali Giska – ELED 318 at SU.
(Creative Arts Methods Course)
 SU Faculty Members, Dr. Brandy Terrill and Sara Elburn consulted with Pam Lipka on Arts
Immersion Lessons in Reading.
 Liaison Dr. Keith Conners conducted a PDS survey on teacher involvement in the program.
 PDS Coordinator Stacie Siers met with Site Coordinator, Pam Lipka to assess PDS
progress and to complete documentation.
 Mentors and Interns participated in Lights on After School Celebration. Spring
Culminating Arts Immersion Festival involving BIS Faculty, Community Members, Students,
Interns, and Business Members.
 Interns participated in Worcester County Arts Council Celebration.
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2011 -2012 Site Involvement
Open House, August, 2011, six interns attended
SU intern / mentor reception, August, 2011, six interns, mentor, SU representatives: Keith
Conners , Joann Donavan and Stacy Siers attended
Opening of School and AFG Planning Meetings, August, 2011, six interns attended
September, 2011 – Back to School Night – six interns attended.
September, 2011 – 5 interns and mentors attended Professional Development on
Differentiated Instruction.
SU Faculty member, Diallo Sessoms, consulted with teacher, Pam Lipka and Intern, Katy
Valencia on integrating technology in the curriculum., October, 2011
Interns Katie Valencia and Samantha Keyes worked one – one or in small groups with
African American children on specific reading skills and strategies as part of their action
research, September – December, 2011
PTA / Conferences, October and November, 2011, six interns attended
Mentors and Interns participated in Lights on After School Program which is a festival
involving faculty, community members, students, Interns and business members, October
20, 2011
5 interns presented to Dr. Conner’s EDUC 304 class on Student Teaching, October 31November 1, 2011.
 Ashley Miller and Samantha Keys presented at the Arts Immersion Conference at Salisbury
University, November 5, 2011
 Salisbury University Representatives, Keith Conners and Paul Gasior attended Planning
Council meetings for AFG visitation.
 Interns Kristina Salvera and Sallie Chapline developed an introduction DVD to BIS for PDS
website
 Fall, 2011 intern Kristina Salvera accepted a long term EA position at BIS.
 Fall, 2011 Interns Kathryn Velencia, Kristina Salvera and Sallie Chapline worked with
homework assistance in the After School Program.
 Spring, 2012 – SU Intern reception, 4 interns / mentors attended
 Spring, 2012 – Pam Lipka co-instructed with Angie McCracken Intern Seminar
 Spring, 2012 – Interns Anna Overman and Kara Maloney worked with homework assistance
in the After School Program.
 Spring, 2012 – Intern Kara Maloney accepted a long term EA position and summer school
teaching position at BIS.
2009 – 2010 Long – Term Goals:
D. Long –Term Goals: Add school specific goals that tap into your ILT, SIT or
AFG Plan. Include a plan of action for how you will achieve your goal(s) with
names of persons responsible for each action. (1 to 2 year plan)
 to host an onsite seminar course or other university course (please include how you will go
about arranging this)
 to present an action research project or other topic collaboratively at the SU RPDS
conference (please include the details for making this happen)
Look at the 2 examples in italics. Update your site’s Long – Term goal(s) below.
2005 – 06 Long – Term Goals:
 Invigorate instruction in all classrooms by embracing strategies of co-teaching and
differentiated instruction.
Add your new site’s Long – Term goal(s) below.
2006 – 07 Long – Term Goals:
 Address AFG goal of technology integration by having interns target P-12 student
proficiency on district’s technology skills checklist through lessons, action research,
legacy projects, and tutoring.
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2007 – 08 Long – Term Goals:
 Academic –
Utilize interns to conduct Reading or Math interventions with at risk students.
 Character –
Candidates will mentor at risk youngsters on a regular basis.
 Technology –
Candidates will utilize the Worcester County Proficiency Checklist to increase
scores.
2009 – 10 Long – Term Goal:
 Implement PDS Action Plan (not achieved)
2010 – 2011 Long – Term Goal:
 Implement PDS Action Plan (achieved Fall, 2011) Using Malcolm Gladwell’s
Outliers for inspiration, three interns are investigating whether students’ age is
related to achievement data. Specifically, are students with birthdays in the fall
(youngest in their grade-level cohorts) likely to underperform when compared to their
older peers?
2011 – 2012 – Long Term Goal:
 Implement PDS Action Plan: (achieved Spring 2012) Using disaggregated data
from MSA, Interns Katie Valencia and Samantha Keys will work with BIS’s African
American males on monitoring reading growth. Students will work on Reading skills
and strategies twice a week in small groups. BRI’s will be administered as a pre and
post.
E. Short – Term Goals: Add school or council specific goals. Include a plan for
how you will achieve your goal(s) with names of persons responsible for each
action. (6 months to 1 year plan)
 construct a PDS informational bulletin board in the main area of our building to promote our
partnership within the school and community (assign roles and set a time line)
 host a “meet-n-greet” for mentors, incoming interns, involved SU faculty and any additional
county players (assign roles, identify resources and outline the agenda for the meet-n-greet)
 promote PDS by adding a link to the school webpage and/or creating a “PDS Corner” in the
monthly school newsletter.
Look at the 3 examples in italics. Update your site’s Short – Term goal(s) below.
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2005 – 06 Short – Term Goals:
Refine strategies for co-teaching with interns.
Emphasize differentiated instruction via co-teaching strategies.
Proselytize about the benefits of co-teaching and differentiation.
Document P-12 student achievement gains attributable to co-teaching.
Add your site’s new Short – Term goal(s) below.
2006 – 07 Short – Term Goals:
 Integrate technology goal in ELED seminar and ELED 401-402 internship syllabi.
 Configure action research projects around technology goal when feasible.
 Encourage legacy project connections to technology goal.
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2007 – 08 Short – Term Goals:
Implement mentor training.
Intern orientations.
Update and/or produce generic intern folders.
Link to PDS website on county web site.
2010 – 2011 Short Term Goals:
 Orient the new principal to the PDS program. Achieved 2010-2011 School year
 Streamline the placement process for interns and candidates. Achieved for Spring
2011
 Fall and Spring Intern Orientation. Not Achieved
2011-2012 Short Term Goals
 Fall Intern Orientation
 PDS Information in School Newsletter
IV. Systematic Recognition and Celebration of Joint Work and
Contribution of Each Partner:
A. Annual RPDS Conference: List all awards with recipient names and dates.
List all PDS faculty/intern presentations with titles, descriptions presenter names
and the conference date.
Update the titles, names and date below.
April 2006
 Mentor awards: Liz Mumford, Beth Shockley-Lynch, Carol Wolpert, Rhonda Walsh
 RPDS Presentations: Clara Outten, Heather Nottingham, Beth Shockley-Lynch,
Angela Sullivan, Liz Mumford, mentors; Laura Whitehead, Sarah Howley, Kelly
James, Shannon Johnson
 MSDE Conference Presentations: Keith Conners, Stacie Siers, Susan Porter
 NAPDS Conference Presentations: Keith Conners, Stacie Siers, Christine Green
 Maryland Association of Boards of Education presentation: Keith Conners, Barbara
Witherow, Willie Jackson, Wynette Morris
 MSDE Meeting June 12: Keith Conners and Stacie Siers (Worcester Co-Teaching
Model presented to statewide district representatives)
May 2007
 Outstanding PDS Mentor Awards: Jennifer Garton (BIS), Jennifer Johnson
(SHMS), Christine Green (SDMS), Clara Outten (SHES) & Dora Larimore (SDMS)
 Outstanding PDS Liaison Award: Dr. Joel Jenne
May 2008
 Outstanding PDS Mentor Awards: Marian Lowe (SHES), Dawn Stutzel (SHES),
Jennifer McCracken (SDMS) & Patti Hogan (BES)
 Outstanding PDS Site Coordinator: JoAnne Donovan (SES)
May 2009
 Outstanding PDS Mentor Awards: Karen Eure (SHES), Angela McCracken (BIS)
& Nancy Johnson (SHES)
May 2010
 Angela McCracken and intern, Jessica Berge presented at the RPDS Conference. Think
Alouds and Fake a Mistake – Two Co-teaching Strategies.
 BIS Mentors collectively nominated Nancy Niblett for Outstanding PDS Supervisor.
 Outstanding PDS Mentor Awards: Lori Romano & Jennifer McDowell
May 2011
 Outstanding PDS Mentor Awards: Pam Lipka
 Outstanding Service Award: Angie McCracken
 Pam Lipka and Angie McCracken presented at the RPDS Conference; Action
Research from Conception to Completion
B. Publications: Record all school newsletters or other print sources with title,
date and brief summary
 school newsletter (insert name of school newsletter)
 school webpage
 Newspaper/Journal article (name the newspaper or journal)
 SU publication
Update your publications with dates below.
2005 – 06 Publications
Add your new publications with dates below.
2006 – 07 Publications
C. PDS Promotions: List ways the site coordinator, the coordinating council and
the liaison have promoted PDS within your school.
 PDS bulletin board
 PDS faculty meeting updates
 PDS banner
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2005 -06 PDS Promotions
Hallway bulletin boards with pictures, all schools
Vinyl PDS banners, all schools
Accreditation-related posters, flyers
Faculty meeting reports, as appropriate
Add your new promotional information below.
2006 – 07 Promotions
 PDS bulletin board.
 School newsletter.
 Newspaper.
2011 – 12 Promotions
 PDS bulletin board
 Intern presentation at Faculty Meetings
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