St. Louis Inner Ring Cooperative: Intervention Case Studies in K-12 Math & Science

该项目是由一个合作伙伴提出的，其中包括华盛顿大学、圣路易斯、圣路易斯附近的五个学区(弗格森-弗洛里森、梅普尔伍德-里士满高地、河景花园、大学城和韦伯斯特格罗夫斯)，以及两个非正式的科学中心--圣路易斯科学中心和圣路易斯动物园。该伙伴关系的努力是为了提高K-12学前班学生的数学和科学成绩，特别是从4-8年级开始。各学区负责大约29,000名学生的教育，该项目每年将影响数百名教师。一个目标是提高学生的成绩，这是通过以下方式实现的：提高能力，为每个学生提供具有挑战性的数学和科学课程；从职前教育到入职年间发展模范教师支助；通过创新的招聘战略提高教师质量、数量和多样性；缩小少数民族学生和高加索学生在数学和科学方面的成绩差距。为了实现这些目标，该伙伴关系正在设计和实施一个由六部分组成的教师专业发展基础设施，以及一个将长期维持的材料管理和社区支助系统。

The project is proposed by a partnership that includes Washington University, St. Louis, five near-urban school districts in St. Louis (Ferguson-Florissant, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Riverview Gardens, University City and Webster Groves) and two informal science centers, the St. Louis Science Center and the St. Louis Zoo. The partnership effort is to improve the mathematics and science achievement of preK-12 students beginning with a particular focus on grades 4-8. The school districts are responsible for the education of approximately 29,000 students and the project will impact several hundred teachers each year. A goal is to enhance student achievement, and this is accomplished by: improving capacity to provide a challenging math and science curriculum for every student; developing exemplary teacher support from pre-service education through the induction years; improving teacher quality, quantity and diversity using innovative recruitment strategies, and; narrowing the achievement gap between under-represented minority students and Caucasians in math and science. To achieve these goals, the partnership is designing and implementing a six-part infrastructure for teacher professional development and a materials management and community support system, which is to be sustained for the long-term.