Virginia University Partnership Laboratory School Planning Grant Update

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Virginia University Partnership Laboratory School
Planning Grant Update
Drs. John Almarode, Peggy Shaeffer, Allison
Kretlow, Ruthie Bosch, and Miss Julie Sproul
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Idea for the Concept of a Laboratory School
We plan to focus on Pre-K through 4th grade in
one culturally and linguistically diverse
elementary school in Harrisonburg City Public
Schools (HCPS), with the intention of providing a
comprehensive, inter-disciplinary curriculum that
promotes the cognitive, social, and emotional
development of students ranging from
approximately three to ten years of age.
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This partnership laboratory school will seek to
(a) Develop innovative teaching and learning
programs for preschool through grade four
students through a multi-tiered assessment and
intervention model (b) Foster an environment
for evidence-based practices in instruction,
assessment, classroom management, and school
design (c) Foster greater collaboration across
content areas, between grade levels, between
departments within the COE and with school
leadership personnel (d) Create an environment
that fosters open communication and collaboration
among the teacher candidates, in-service
teachers, COE faculty, and the school community
(e) provide effective professional development
to in-service teachers that is sustained and
embedded within the context of their school
culture (Desimone et al., 2002 Yoon et al.,
2007) through the use of instructional coaching
models.
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Development of Partnerships
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Status Report on the Planning

• The proposed planning project will include five
  phases
• comprehensive literature review of best practices
  in university-school partnerships
• development of data collection tools based on
  results of the literature review to be used at
  targeted site visits
• systematic evaluation of a diverse sample of
  existing lab schools through on-site visits
• comprehensive program evaluation of the proposed
  lab school site in Harrisonburg City Public
  Schools
• analysis of data from site visits and program
  evaluation leading to the development of a
  comprehensive plan for a lab school partnership
  model with HCPS.

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Status Report on the Planning

• The proposed planning project will include five
  phases
• comprehensive literature review of best practices
  in university-school partnerships
• development of data collection tools based on
  results of the literature review to be used at
  targeted site visits
• systematic evaluation of a diverse sample of
  existing lab schools through on-site visits
• comprehensive program evaluation of the proposed
  lab school site in Harrisonburg City Public
  Schools
• analysis of data from site visits and program
  evaluation leading to the development of a
  comprehensive plan for a lab school partnership
  model with HCPS.

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Status Report on the Planning

• The proposed planning project will include five
  phases
• comprehensive literature review of best practices
  in university-school partnerships
• development of data collection tools based on
  results of the literature review to be used at
  targeted site visits
• systematic evaluation of a diverse sample of
  existing lab schools through on-site visits
• comprehensive program evaluation of the proposed
  lab school site in Harrisonburg City Public
  Schools
• analysis of data from site visits and program
  evaluation leading to the development of a
  comprehensive plan for a lab school partnership
  model with HCPS.

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If I knew then what I know now,