PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT:
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP (MSP) GRANT PROGRAM
(Updated 3/6/13)

The goals of the MSP are: 1) to increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by enhancing the content knowledge and teaching skills of classroom teachers; 2) to build statewide capacity for professional development of K-12 staff by establishing networks of highly skilled teacher leaders in mathematics and science; and 3) to develop partnerships among K-12 educators, STEM faculty, and higher education personnel. Funds from the MSP are currently being used to support high quality professional development programs in Vermont.

MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS (MSP) PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2013-2014

2013-2014 Mathematics and Science Partnership Application

Audience: Superintendents, Curriculum Coordinators, Principals

The next round of Math/Science Partnership (MSP) funding will be given to a project that focuses on developing a cadre of high school teachers of mathematics who are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable all students to reach for the standards identified by Common Core. One grant for up to $200,000 will be awarded to a partnership that includes high-needs schools and higher education STEM faculty. For more information, contact Pat Fitzsimmons, MSP Coordinator, at (802) 828-0196 or pat.fitzsimmons@state.vt.us. Letters of intent are due by January 15, 2013.

Math Science Partnerships July 2012 - June 2013

• Next Generation Science Leadership: Transforming the Teaching and Learning of Science through Quality Professional Development
  Project Director: Maureen Maidrand
  
  Next Generation Science Leaders will develop capacity, advocate, and create support systems for science professional learning resulting in increased student achievement in the nine Southwest Vermont supervisory unions. This program will be delivered in partnership with Castleton State and Bennington Colleges, the Southwest Vermont Superintendents’ Association, Merck Forest and Farmland Center (MFFC), Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP), and Vermont Institutes.
  
  
• VSI Academy: Partnerships to Improve Science in Grades K-8
  Project Director: Alan Giese
  
  This VSI Science Academy will work to promote the following outcomes, addressed in detail, below:
  • Increased subject matter knowledge among STEM educators.
  • Improved educator understanding of science and engineering processes and thinking.
  • Development of pedagogical content knowledge that allows teachers to deliver sound, standards-based, science instruction that integrates content, inquiry, formative assessment, and relevant technology
  • Supported practice through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as new learning is implemented.
  • Continued development and support of teacher leaders in science.
    
    
• Vermont Math Initiative
  Project Director: Kenneth Gross
  
  In this Project VMI continues the progression towards its goal of reaching all K-8 teachers in Vermont by initiating partnerships with the state’s Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) to deliver Phase II regionally to the districts within an ESA. Initial ESA partners are the Champlain Valley Educator Development Center (CVEDC) and the Northeast Kingdom School Development Center (NEKSDC), which will collaborate to disseminate an expanded VMI Phase II in Northern Vermont.

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