MINUTES OF NM PARTNERSHIPS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE JUNE 27, 1997 ALBUQUERQUE Attending: Rick Scott, Anne, Madsen, Larry Martinez, Carol Brown, Mary Finch, Garry Davis, Mary Jo Daniel, Tim Aydelott, Terry Dunbar, Quincy Spurlin, Julie Johnston, Michele Diel, Pat Hess, Elaine Hampton, Eligio Gonzalez, Robert Jenkins, Sharon Adams. Rick opened the meeting and asked everyone present to introduce themselves. Mary Finch reported on the status of SIMSE. Many other states with SSIs did not receive continued funding. Lousiana had $10m before they got their SSI from NSF. Connecticut had a 10-15 year business plan for education with IHE involvement. The CT math/science academy gets money from the state and from business. A SIMSE proposal was submitted in February. In April P.I. Albert Zamora got a form letter from Luther Williams denying continued funding for NM. There was one excellent and two fair evaluations from outside evaluators. Mary analyzed the evaluators concerns and the analysis was sent to Jerry Gipp, the NSF project officer. An appeal was sent. No word received yet. Category 1 special projects legislation set aside $500,000 for SIMSE. Without other support (SBE has not stated how much) that money is not certain. After some was taken out, the total is $441,000. As it stands, the project ends Aug. 31. There is a federal mandate that federal agencies must help those not funded again to find other federal funding sources. SIMSE is giving two Geometry and Nature summer institutes this summer. They are helping sponsor a standards workshop for parents. Other conferences this summer include Integrated Math Program, Investigations, Connected Math Program, and Equity/Algebra/Assessment. Rick gave an update on CETP. He said he is disappointed that SIMSE may not be around to provide assistance. Mary offered copies of the five final regional reports that will include info on each SIMSE school. There is a cadre of SIMSE teachers who have received years of professional development in math/science from SIMSE and others. Mary volunteered to write a joint document on lessons learned in NM. A fall CETP conference is planned. CETP is a five-year $5m project administered by the NMSU College of Engineering. It requires college of education participation but cannot be administered by a COE. It is designed to improve preservice education and encompasses math/science course reform, methods courses, novice teachers, master teachers. Rick reported that collaboration is still being sought between colleges within universities. Informal education can be included. Anne Madsen reported on the Lockheed Martin math/science academy. It is in its third year. A new cohort group starts this year at NMHU. 44 teachers completed their second summer institute last year. 1/2 the teachers had a Masters degree before entering the program. 10 more now have Masters degrees, and they report that Lockheed Martin inspired them to get their degrees. Other teachers have gotten involved with preservice education as cooperative teachers. Ken Ladner at WNMU is heading the second year program there this summer. Elaine Hampton provided him with the names of teachers who can be resources in the Silver City area. There will be 41 teachers at NMHU this summer. Jerry Jacoby, aquatic biologist, will teach science. Steve Sanchez will teach math. Rick Scott would like to conduct a partial or total Spanish language summer institute when NMSU conducts a Lockheed Martin institute there next summer. Discussion ensued about that possibility. The Family Workshop for Math and Science Standards is being held June 27 and 28 in Albuquerque. It is sponsored by SEDL and SIMSE. Rick will cover the TIMSS report. There will be a pizza party and activities at the NM Museum of Natural History. Anne M. commented that standards in math are taking hold. Many more elementary teachers are using math manipulatives, etc. Robert Jenkins reported on UCAN-RSI activities. The Navajo component of the Colorado Plateau Council is working with math/science standards and awareness in the Gallup area. BIA also has math/science standards. UCAN is conducting summer institutes for teachers in the North and South Pueblo Agencies. They are moving from awareness to implementation in the classroom to achieve sustainability. Workshops on standards will be conducted with Education Trust. Those who attended previous sessions will act as trainers. Betsy Yost asked that an announcement be made about a position they will have available as AP coordinator in Las Vegas. Anne M. announced a possible interim math ed. position at UNM. Rick asked how the Partnership could help SIMSE. Mary responded by complimenting the other programs and pointed out the common themes and goals many of us share. She called for continued volunteer efforts and collaboration. Rick described the Partnerships web page (www.unm.edu/~scott/partner.htm). Larry Martinez said that SDE will proceed with the professional development action plan. A discussion was held concerning the value of the second year of the Lockheed Martin summer institute. The cohort nature of the program was cited as being valuable for support. SIMSEs CATs can serve the same purpose. Rick mentioned day care problems with longer summer institutes. Mary F. pointed out that perhaps federal money could be channeled through health service providers to make day care available. Liability seems to be a drawback to many administrators. Michele D. asked that two-year IHEs be included in activities; the need is interest is there. Garry D. asked that private schools be included wherever possible. Eisenhower can work with private nonprofit schools. UCAN can work with private schools through community request. Terry D. will draft a one-page Partnerships position paper promoting professional development. Mary Jo D. announced that SNL Outreach has closed its K-8 resource center. 2/3 of the materials are now at the A.P.S. Stronghurst Complex, and a secretary will be hired to manage checkout. Some materials were placed in Tireman library at UNM. About 1/3 of the materials have been given to Bernalillo Public Schools. Schools will cover the cost of refurbishing the materials. SNL has some post-secondary programs but now has almost no K-12 involvement. Larry M. announced changes in personnel at SDE. Their efforts are centered around the Standards for Excellence, the EPSS, and Content Standards. He went over the process for review of performance standards. Larry wants to include SEDL and SIMSE in the Sept. 9 Title II statewide meeting. Anne M. passed out fliers for SMEEP and for UNM Elem. Ed. Cohort Programs. Julie J. announced that Lillian Roybal-Rhodes, an equity/diversity speaker will give a 2-day workshop through LANL at NMCC at Espanola. Julie wants more educational connections to LANL. About 1500 students' study was supported at LANL last year. The next meeting was tentatively scheduled for Friday, September 26, 1PM, at the APS Stronghurst building on the corner of Menaual and 2nd in Albuquerque. Minutes prepared by Terry Dunbar.