Los Angeles Urban Systemic Program

洛杉矶-USP以国家科学基金会城市系统倡议项目以前的资助所提供的基础设施和改善学生成绩为基础，侧重于提高整个系统的能力，特别是教师队伍的能力，以支持所有学生学习和掌握足以成功进入大学或劳动力市场的基于标准的数学和科学。在LA-USI成就的基础上，LAUnited提出了与USP征集目标一致的具体目标，并体现了所有人都能成功的核心愿景。通过LA-USP，洛杉矶联合大学打算：(1)提高该地区的能力，为学生提供最高质量的数学和科学教学；(2)大幅提高所有学生在数学、科学和技术方面的成绩、及格率、上大学的机会和职业，特别关注未被充分代表的少数群体；(3)通过差异化的专业发展(DPD)，扩大为所有学生实施基于标准的课程、教学法和评估；(4)将数学和科学教学结合起来，使适合年级的内容和过程逐步为所有学生提供更高水平的科学和数学；(5)通过增加数学和科学课程的入学人数，增加符合大学资格的学生人数和主修数学和科学的人数；。(6)与大学合作，发展适当的数学和科学的职前和在职课程，以提高教学队伍的质素；。(7)与大学和地区伙伴合作，将教师的在职专业发展与学生对标准的期望联系起来；。(8)让家长参与与报读高等数学课程有关的宣传和行动角色，以及促进家长与职前教师的互动，以鼓励教师今后与家庭互动；。以及(9)有效地利用内部和外部研究和评估来评估所有学生的进展，并确定促进当前收益的交互因素，作为增加未来收益的基础。为了实现这些目标，加州大学洛杉矶分校的工作人员将(A)利用差异化专业发展(DPD)这一平台来安排在职课程，以满足教师的需求；(B)增加向社区传播课程信息；(C)加快与高等教育的合作，使教师毕业生掌握洛杉矶联合大学多语种、多文化、多种族招生所需的新技能；以及(D)调整教学服务，以适应洛杉矶联合大学行政结构的重组，以满足该系统对DPD的需求和对学生成绩的问责。实施USP的核心是扩大MST中心和附属资源教师，以服务于最近制定的所有十一(11)个当地学区，这些学区组成了联合学区，即洛杉矶联合学区。

The LA-USP, building upon the infrastructure and improved student outcomes emanating from previous funding under the National Science Foundation's Urban Systemic Initiative effort, focuses on enhancing the capacity of the system as a whole, and the instructional workforce in particular, in order to support all students in learning and mastering standards-based mathematics and science at a level sufficient for successful matriculation to university or the workforce. Building upon the accomplishments of the LA-USI, LAUSD proposes specific goals that are congruent with the USP solicitation goals and exemplify a core vision of success for all. Through the LA-USP, LAUSD intends to: (1) raise the district's capacity to bring the highest quality of mathematics and science instruction to students; (2) substantially increase all students' achievement, pass rates, access to college and careers in mathematics, science, and technology, with special attention to underrepresented minorities; (3) scale-up implementation of standards-based curricula, pedagogy, and assessment for all students through Differentiated Professional Development (DPD); (4) align mathematics and science instruction so that grade-appropriate content and processes lead progressively to higher level science and mathematics for all students; (5) increase the number of college-eligible students and the number majoring in mathematics and science by increasing enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) mathematics and science courses; (6) improve instructional workforce quality in collaboration with universities by developing appropriate pre- and in-service courses in mathematics and science; (7) work with university and district partners to connect teachers' in-service professional development to the standard-based student expectations; (8) engage parents in advocacy and action roles related to enrollment in advanced mathematics courses, as well as promote parental interactions with preservice teachers in order to encourage such interactions with families by teachers in the future; and (9) effectively use internal and external research and evaluation to assess progress for all students, and to identify interactive factors that foster present gains as foundational for increased future gains. In order to accomplish these goals, the LA-USP staff will (A) use Differentiated Professional Development (DPD), a platform for in-service, that shapes sessions to fit teacher needs; (B) increase dissemination of program information to the community; (C) accelerate collaboration with higher education to equip teacher graduates with new skills needed for LAUSD's multilingual, multicultural, multiethnic enrollment; and (D) restructure instructional services to fit the reorganization of the LAUSD's administrative structure in order to meet the system's need for DPD and accountability for student achievement. Central to the implementation of the USP is the expansion of the MST Centers and attendant Resource Teachers to serve all of the recently formulated eleven (11) local school districts that comprise the united district that is the Los Angeles Unified School District.