Teacher Professional Development Centers and Academies

State

Program

Contact

Indiana

Hammond Leadership Academy

Ruth Mueller, Director, (219) 933-2400; 41 Williams Street, Hammond, IN 46320
http://hammond.k12.in.us/

 Kentucky

Jefferson County Public Schools Gheens Academy

Dr. Deborah Walker, Director, (502) 485-3494; 4425 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40213 
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Departments/
Gheens/GheensMainPage.html

North Carolina

North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Dr. Mary Jo Utley, Director, (704) 293-5202; Cullowhee, NC 28723 http://www.nccat.org

Ohio

Mayerson Academy for Human Resource Development

Dr. Larry Rowedder, President, (513) 861-9684; 230 East Ninth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202 http://www.mayacad.org

Teacher Professional Development Networks

State

Program

Contact

California

National Writing Project

Richard Sterling, Executive Director, (510) 642-0963; University of California, 5511 Tolman Hall, #1670, Berkeley, CA 94720
http://writingproject.org/

Georgia

Foxfire National Outreach Network

Bobby Ann Starnes, President, or Christy Stevens, Coordinator of Teacher Support Services, (706) 746-5828; PO Box 541, Mountain City, GA 30562 http://www.foxfire.org

Missouri

Collaboratives for Humanities and Arts Teaching (CHART) Network

Dr. Dennis Lubeck, (314) 516-4501; c/o International Education Consortium, 8225 Florissant, St. Louis, MO 63121

Oregon

Four Seasons Network

The network is no longer active.

Gary Obermeyer (503) 771-7963; Learning Options, 4344 Southeast 46^th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206 

University-School Partnerships & Collaboratives

State

Program

Contact

California

Coalition of Essential Schools

Helen Ortiz, (510) 433-1451; 1814 Franklin Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94612 http://www.essentialschools.org

 Georgia

League of Professional Schools/Program for School Improvement

Dr. Carl Glickman, Chair, (706) 542-2516; 124 Aderhold Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 http://www.coe.uga.edu/lps

Maine

Southern Maine Partnership

Dr. Lynne Miller, Director, (207) 780-5498; The Southern Maine Partnership, Bailey Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038 http://www.usm.maine.edu/~coe/smp

New York

The International High School

Janet Price, (718) 482-5452; or Raisa Kozmina, (718) 482-5451; 31-10 Thompson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

Washington

National Network for Educational Renewal

Dr. John Goodlad or Dr. Roger Soder, Co-Directors, (206) 543-6230; Center for Educational Renewal, 313 Miller Hall, Box 353600, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 http://depts.washington.edu/cedren/NNER.htm

 School Research Collaboratives

State

Program

Contact

Massachusetts

Project Zero

Melissa Rivard, Assistant Director (617) 495-4342; 323 Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA 04038 http://pzweb.harvard.edu/

 New York

National Center for Restructuring Education Schools, and Teaching (NCREST)

Dr. Gary A. Griffin or Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, Co-Directors, (212) 678-3432; Box 110, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027 http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~ncrest

 Peer Assistance & Evaluation Programs/Career Ladders

State

Program

Contact

New York

Rochester’s Career in Teaching Program (CIT)

Tom Gillett, Chairperson, (716) 546-2681; 131 West Broad Street, Rochester, NY 14614
http://www.rochesterteachers.com/

Ohio

Cincinnati’s Peer Assistance and Evaluation Program (PAEP)

Denise Hewitt, Director, Peer Review Panel, (513) 961-2272; 1216 East McMillan Street, Suite 201, Cincinnati, OH 45206

Ohio

Cincinnati’s Career in Teaching Program

Murray Grace, Director, (513) 961-2272; c/o Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, 1216 East McMillan Street, Suite 201, Cincinnati, OH 45206

Ohio

Columbus’ Peer Assistance and Review Program (PAR)

John Grossman, President, Columbus Education Association, (614) 253-4731; 929 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43205 http://www.ceaohio.org

Washington

Seattles’s Staff Training, Assistance, and Review Program (STAR)

Verleeta Wooten, President, (206) 283-8443; 720 Nob Hill, Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109
http://www.wa.nea.org/

School & Community Programs

State

Program

Contact

Illinois

Project Success

Rosemarie Frey, Project Specialist, (312) 814-3941; Office of the Governor, 100 West Randolph Street, 16^th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601 http://www.ncrel.org/projectsuccess/

 Ohio

Building Excellent Schools for Today and the 21^st Century (BEST)

Don Van Meter (614) 469-1200; 21 East State Street, Suite 1120, Columbus, OH 43215