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Robin Hamilton , Pender County PDS Key Contact; Kelly Batts, Retention & Recruitment Coordinator from Pender County and other Partners discuss partnership issues and concerns at the March 19, 2007meeting. (top center photo)

Diane Calhoun, PDS Director, shares her ideas with colleagues. (bottom center photo)


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Carrie Hammer, the new Field Experience Coordinator; Cindy Wiseman, Internship Coordinator and Deron Fort, the new Early College Liaison share their ideas with colleagues. (above)





PDS Implementation Team

The PDS Implementation Team, composed of UNCW faculty and school system administrators and teachers, is the ongoing group that discusses issues and presents items for decision-making impacting the daily Photo of Implementation Team membersfunctioning of the Professional Development System.  Its mission is to serve as a clearinghouse for the identification of issues and to facilitate the design and implementation of appropriate solutions.               

It was formed to help guide the development of the Professional Development System and to respond to the issues that impact the university-school partnership. Members this year include 42 university and school system faculty and administrators who are deeply involved in PDS. The team meets monthly with the Director of PDS to discuss major implementation concerns and needs for the partnership.  Outcomes of thePhoto of Implementation Team members meetings are shared with the Dean and Associate Deans and in meetings with superintendents to better meet the needs of an evolving partnership.

The Implementation Team's agenda for 2007-2008 focuses on new teacher support and retention and the possibility of hosting a forum on this critical issue in the year ahead.  The work of the Implementation Team is informed by the WSE Conceptual Framework and the educational goals of the partnership's participants.

Major areas of partnership implementation include:

  • Technology
  • Training
  • Placement
  • Communications
  • Dissemination, Grants, and Initiatives
  • Research, Development, and Evaluation



Implementation team public school and university members discuss important partnership issues and concerns.


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James McAdams, Ashley High Principal and Diana Mintz, Part-time WSE Faculty discuss ideas from the end-of-the-year meeting