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NAPDS Announces New Editors for School-University Partnerships
We are very pleased to announce that after much scrutiny of a number of highly qualified candidates, the Executive Council and Board of Directors (EC&BD) have selected a new Senior Editorship team for the School/University Partnerships Journal -- Dr. Pam Campbell and Dr. Eva White of the UNLV/CCSD partnership. They will oversee Vol. 4, Issue 1 (Spring 2010) through Vol. 6, Issue 2 (Fall 2012), at which point the NAPDS will consider the editorship again. Ultimately, their nomination included two characteristics that most appealed to the EC&BD. The first is the presence of an active and engaged Assistant Superintendent in Dr. White as a Co-Senior Editor. We trust that Dr. White will bring firsthand the voice and perspective of our P-12 partners, thereby reflecting the philosophy and practice of the association. Secondly, Dr. Campbell’s extensive experience editing and working with journals and the UNLV’s College of Education support of numerous highly successful journals clearly demonstrates their capacity for success in supporting our journal as well.
The transition from Roger Brindley as Sr. Editor to the new team (which we hope will be seamless) will occur in stages over the summer. In the interim, submissions should still be sent to his office. A notice will be sent out informing everyone of the new address for submissions to UNLV later this summer.
Please join us in welcoming Eva and Pam to the journal. We believe that they will continue the growth of the journal and encourage the voice of the P-12 community. Similarly, we would like to publicly thank Roger and his team at USF for all of their efforts for the past four years. We could not have grown so quickly without their vision and hard work.
NAPDS Recognizes First Recipents of the
Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement
The NAPDS recognized the first recipients of the Award for Exemplary Professional Development School Achievement at the PDS National Conference in Daytona Beach, FL, this past March. The Executive Council and Board of Directors were excited by the number of applications received which also made the decision of the award committee that much more difficult.
The first PDS to be recognized was a single school/single university PDS, North Springs Elementary School/University of South Carolina PDS . This PDS exemplified work by its community outreach as part of service learning and has found a way to reward the efforts of the PDS in its “Celebration of Teaching.” |
North Springs Elementary School/University of South Carolina
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The next two recipients of the award were multiple schools/single university PDS.
Penn State University/State College Area School District |
Penn State University/State College Area School District Elementary Professional Development School Collaborative evidenced training and on-going professional development opportunities, the use of professional development teams, and the focus on teacher inquiry. |
The North Florida Urban Professional Development School Partnership was recognized for its successes in its close working relationship with the Duval County Schools in a PDS with an urban focus, the development of small learning communities at each site, and having a Professor in Residence at each site. |
North Florida Urban Professional Development School Partnership |
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