M.A.Ed. in Secondary Teaching & Inquiry:

a unique post-baccalaureate programMaryville University & Parkway School District

St. Louis MO Sam Hausfather, PhD; Nancy Williams, PhD;

Nadine Ball, EdD

Beginnings to present

1992 Collaborative

Interest in Coalition of Essential Schools

1993 Faculty from

PSHS and Maryville A&S

and SOE redesign university secondary

1993 Maryville,

Harris Stowe, St. Louis Public

Schools and Parkway apply to NNER as the

St. Louis Regional

Consortium for Educational

Renewal

1996 Fall semester,

MAEd/STI secondary

program begins with 9

candidates

2011 Teacher initiated retreat: redesign, renewal,

expansion to other sites

St. Louis Public Schools

Initial program included October and November at Roosevelt High School, St. Louis Public Schools

Comprehensive High School; Professional Development School

Current Administrative Structures:

Arthur Vining Davis funding through NNER helps faculties from all sites plan together

Curriculum Structure

Action Research Project Development, Implementation, and Presentation

Professional Learning Journal & Growth Plan Development

20 years of learning

Ongoing tensions Sustaining work in SLPS:

Candidates Suburban faculty Expansion into other

schools & commitment to Roosevelt

Governing Council: Friday afternoons

Education minor for Maryville candidates---pros & cons

Lessons Learned Mentoring Teams:

Interviewing Team composition

Program intensity decreased: in summer, in fall

Meaningful inquiry & action research for beginners

How do we sustain this work?• When key personnel change• Fiscally• In ways that ensure ongoing renewal

Where are the moral dimensions in what we

do?

Long-term questions