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Key Collaborative Directions from Academic Affairs 2010-11

• Increase the diversity of Washington’s educator workforce.
• Grow the number of Future Woodring Scholars.
• Increase private donor funding for Future Teachers of Color Promise Scholarships.
• Expand peer mentoring program.
• Enhance capacity of the Center for Education, Equity, and Diversity.
• Sustain DIVersity in the ArtS program (DIVAS).
• Support the Teacher Education Advancement program (University Center of North Puget Sound/EvCC partnership.)
• Insure every Washington child is ready for school.
• Establish early learning collaboratives.
• Submit proposal for FIPSE and Gates grant for early childhood/TESOL school-university-community partnerships.
• Increase cultural competency of Washington teachers.
• Grow enrollments in new elementary education major: Language, Literacy, and Culture.
• Establish Demmert Indigenous Languages Institute.
• Increase the number of highly qualified ELL-bilingual teachers in Washington schools.
• ELL-Bilingual Education Decision Package.
• Increase enrollment capacity in summer school TESOL endorsement program.
• Continue implementation of US Department of Education CIRCLE Grant.
• Submit proposal for new US Department of Education grant program for ELL-bilingual education.
• Increase completion of Special Education Endorsement in WCE outreach programs.
• Improve teaching and learning in mathematics and science.
• Seek funding for TeachWashington.
• Continue implementation of NSF Noyce Grant.
• Increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers in Washington schools.
• Develop new special education graduate program.
• Increase summer offerings for practicing teachers.
• Support the preparation and career-long professional development of highly qualified teachers in all content areas (literacy, social sciences, the arts, health/fitness, science, mathematics).
• Develop Teacher Quality Network.
• Establish ADvanced Arts Preparation for Teachers (ADAPT).
• Grow the WWU National Board for Professional Teaching Standards support program.
• Expand pipeline and mentoring programs with P-12 schools.
• Sustain Compass 2 Campus.
• Expand Learning in Communities and Schools (LinCS): Youth4Real, Skagit Connector, Latino Leadership Project.
• Support Migrant Youth Leadership Conference.
• Maintain/enhance regional and national reputation of WWU educator preparation programs.
• Prepare for NCATE accreditation and state program approval and site visit.
• Keep NASM accreditation in Music current.

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