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Title: Recommendation: Description: This is a renewal of the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center and FAU Partnership Agreement. The Pine Jog Environmental Education Center through the FAU College of Education will provide a comprehensive professional development program to 50 K-5 teachers that apply during an open enrollment period on a first-come, first-serve basis. Preference is given to teachers from Pine Jog Model schools. Currently, the schools are Beacon Cove Intermediate, Cholee Lake Elementary, Coral Sunset Elementary, Del Prado Elementary, Discovery Key Elementary, Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, Freedom Shores Elementary, Greenacres Elementary, Melaleuca Elementary, Northmore Elementary, Palm Springs Elementary, West Gate Elementary and Westward Elementary. The program supports rigorous professional development for teachers in science content and inquiry skills correlated to the Sunshine State Standards Science Benchmarks, development and implementation of science literacy [interdisciplinary] instruction for a standards-based curriculum, and other instructional strategies that reflect focus areas of the School District Key Results and the preparation of teachers and students for FCAT Science. The program reflects current research, is complementary to the adopted textbook series, is tied to content and student performance standards, and provides for on-going follow-up activities. The benefit to the District is that all teachers will have access to a selection of model lessons and science units produced by the teachers involved in the Pine Jog professional development program through the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center's website (www.pinejog.org). Evaluation of the program will be conducted by the District and each participant. It includes: teacher participation and evaluations, follow-up implementation surveys and action plans, and student assessments. In 2005-2006, 30 elementary schools participated in the June professional development programs as a result of the open enrollment process. Under the current contractual agreement, 193 teachers have received over 4,100 hours of professional development and 5,230 students across the District have participated in interactive, standards-based field experiences in conjunction with integrated science instruction. Financial Impact: For Additional Information, contact: Attachments (list):
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