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AISD/UT Collaborative
Mission
The Collaboration between the Austin Independent School District
and the University of Texas at Austin through the College of Education
will improve the quality of PreK - 12 education by forming a sustained,
long-term partnership based on common purposes, shared responsibility,
and combined resources.
Goals and Purposes
- Design a model of successful university-school collaboration for replication
across the country.
- Form a common vision of educational excellence shared by a community of academic
and practicing professionals.
- Design mutually supportive interactions among partners who serve the same constituency.
- Provide avenues for the UT College of Education to apply its resources to the
pressing issues of public education, and at the same time update
and redesign the College's programs based on real-life conditions
in schools.
- Develop a formal structure for a strong enduring partnership by creating
an organized framework for collaboration with reciprocal benefits
for all partners.
- Build on areas of mutual interest by using resources and expertise that
are shared by all the partner organizations.
- Develop 3 to 5 year plans for collaborative projects and activities that
target specific goals in five areas, with the ultimate goal to
enhance teaching and learning in schools.
- Document and evaluate activities of the collaboration, making modifications
as needed.
UNIQUE FEATURES
The goals and priorities of the collaboration are carried out through the work
of five action teams:
Teacher Preparation
and Professional Development are the priorities for shaping the
initiative and activities of each team. Action team members represent
all levels of the partner organizations, including UT Austin faculty
and students, AISD teachers, principals, and program coordinators.
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