[Ccade] Fwd: Student Teaching Renewal Agreement

Wed Aug 20 14:50:11 CDT 2014

DEAR CCADERs,

I am writing about an urgent, time-sensitive matter - the CPS Student
Teaching Contract that you all should have received a little over a week
ago.

I am sure that some of you will get this e-mail when you have asked to be
removed from the list.  I am sorry that Pam and I have not cleaned up the
list but feel free to weigh in.

There are several issues that could be raised about the additions to the
contract but the ones below are a start.  CPS is asking for the signed
contract back by 8/25 (Monday!) or they say that our candidates will not be
allowed to begin student teaching.

Since we are not meeting until 9/2, I am writing to ask how you would like
to handle this.  I am certainly willing to have the NEIU attorney give CPS
a call and see if we can buy some time.  We could ask for a meeting with
Barbara Byrd-Bennett.

The last time the contract has so many issues in it, many of you will
recall that this galvanized us and we met with Arne Duncan.  Let me know
what you think as time is very short.  I have been negligent in reading it
carefully but plan to do so this afternoon.  This deadline snuck up on me
so it may have happened to you.

Maureen

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Wycoff, Catherine <c-wycoff at neiu.edu>
Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Student Teaching Renewal Agreement
To: Melissa Reardon Henry <M-ReardonHenry at neiu.edu>, Maureen Gillette <
M-Gillette at neiu.edu>

Hello, Melissa and Maureen,

I am not certain if this is helpful, but I wanted to share with you other
universities' concerns regarding the new CPS agreement as well as Leslie
Ackerman's comment.

Thank you,

Cate

Catherine E. Wycoff, Director
Office of Clinical Experiences and Student Teaching

College of Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: (773) 442-5347

www.neiu.edu

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Lisa Hensey <LisaH at chicagosemester.org>
wrote:

>  I have expected someone from this group to raise the alarm about the
> contents of the new CPS agreement we are supposed to have signed and
> returned to CPS by Monday, August 25.  I am attaching our agreement in case
> you have not seen yours yet.  I received it last Wednesday, August 13.
>
>
>  I sent a message to Leslie Ackerman and just spoke with her on the phone
> about these issues:
>
>
>
>     - p. 4 THE PROGRAM (1st paragraph): "Placements will be coordinated
>    by the CPS Student Teaching Program.....Each student placed in CPS....will
>    be evaluated utilizing the Board's REACH evaluation system."
>     - How will CPS "coordinate" placements? When will this begin?
>       - The REACH evaluation system is much too in-depth to be used in a
>       14-week program with student teachers who have limited freedom.  How will
>       this work?
>    - p. 5 SCHOOL PLACEMENT (1st paragraph):  "CPS will determine eligible
>    schools and eligible cooperating teachers for student teacher placements."
>     - How?
>       - What about the relationships we have worked hard to establish
>       with schools, principals, and teachers?
>       - Will travel distance and access to public transportation be
>       considered?
>       -
>    - p. 7 G. UNIVERSITY EVALUATIONS: "University shall provide a
>    copy of the Academic Progress Assessment template to CPS for review prior
>    to disseminating to CPS Cooperating Teachers.  Academic Progress
>    Assessments should align with the CPS Framework for Teaching and the REACH
>    evaluation system."
>     - When and how will we send all of the evaluation forms to CPS?  How
>       quickly will be get the "OK" from CPS to use them?  
>       - Our student teachers come from five different states and each
>       has their own evaluation criteria based on their state requirements.  What
>       if the state does not align with the CPS Framework for teaching and REACH?
>
>
>  Leslie told me that CPS wants to move quickly on all of this, but a real
> plan is not in place.
>
>
>  Have your institutions signed this?  Do we have other option?
>
>
>  Please "reply to all" your responses.
>
>
>  Thanks!
>
>
>  Lisa
>   *Lisa K Hensey, PhD*
> Student Teaching Program Coordinator
> (773) 633 6817
>
>
>
> *Chicago Semester 11 E Adams, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL  60603 *
> http://chicagosemester.org
>
>  
>

-- 
*Maureen Gillette*, Dean

College of Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: (773) 442-5500
Fax: (773) 442-5510

www.neiu.edu
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