The Partnership for Systemic Change: A School/Business Collaboration to Enhance Science, Mathematics and Technology Teaching and Learning

Information

• NSF Award
• 9555671

Owner

• MERCK & CO., INC

• Award Id

  9555671

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/1996 - 27 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/1997 - 26 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 989,852.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

9555671 Parravano This Local Systemic change project will involve each of the four districts Linden, Rahway and Readington Township Public Schools in New Jersey and the North Penn School District in Pennsylvania that entered into partnership with the Merck Institute (MISE) in 1993. The progress, impact and effects of this partnership have been documented by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). Each district is currently at a different stage in SMT reform. A 5 year project to promote effective science, mathematics and technology teaching in grades K-8 is now proposed. The target population is 825 teachers in 35 schools. A professional development program will have four components lead-teacher institutes, peer teacher workshops, district inservice and additional professional development opportunities. A perservice/inservice collaboration with local colleges and universities is planned. Components to engage key stakeholders in the project; administrators, school board members, community members and parents in all partner districts are included. A comprehensive evaluation of the program will be continued by CPRE. Total Request $2,412,812 from NSF. Cost Share $4,743,449.

• Program Officer

  Joyce B. Evans

• Min Amd Letter Date

  4/12/1996 - 28 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/12/1996 - 28 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Merck & Company, Inc.

• City

  Rahway

• State

  NJ

• Country

  United States

• Address

  P. O. Box 200

• Postal Code

  070670200

• Phone Number

  2015744000

• First Name

  Carlo

• Last Name

  Parravano

• Email Address

  carlo_parravano@merck.com

• Start Date

  4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  David

• Last Name

  Decker

• Start Date

  4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kate

• Last Name

  Fischer

• Start Date

  4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Christine

• Last Name

  Salcito

• Start Date

  4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Walter

• Last Name

  Tylicki

• Email Address

  wstylicki@aol.com

• Start Date

  4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Name

  Mathematics

• Code

  21

• Name

  Multi-Disciplinary

• Code

  98

• Text

  TEACHER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

• Code

  7300

• Text

  ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Code

  9177

• Text

  SCIENCE, MATH, ENG & TECH EDUCATION