K-12 Partnerships - $132,000

Since 1994, CSULB, Long Beach Unified School District and Long Beach City College have built a nationally recognized K-16 partnership. Hundreds of teachers, administrators, and faculty are working to promote the establishment of high standards for all students and a smooth transition from preschool through college. For 2001-2002, the action plan for the campus builds on this partnership, as well as others with local districts and community colleges.

1. Seamless Education - $44,940
   The most comprehensive range of partnership efforts falls under the umbrella of Seamless Education. Over 100 faculty from the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Health and Human Services and the Arts participate in discussions, meetings, and workshops with faculty from area community colleges and school districts. Together, we have established goals for the collaboration.
   
   Appropriate K-12 academic standards are effectively taught to ensure high levels of learning for all students. The K-12 schools have fully qualified teachers who have strong subject matter preparation in the subjects they teach content and performance standards are aligned at all levels.
   
   Funding for assigned time is needed to support the continued efforts of the faculty to advance these goals. Among the projects receiving priority in 2001-2002 are: CSULB faculty from math, science, social science, English, education, etc. who have been identified to teach courses in the Standards Based Integrated Teacher Education Program are planning ongoing professional development activities to ensure the infusion of K-8 subject matter standards and align our curriculum. Activities such as sponsoring conferences and workshops are planned to support the discipline areas (social science, math, writing, science, foreign languages), bringing in consultants as appropriate. CSULB faculty have also committed to participate in Long Beach Unified School District’s ambitious High School Reform Effort, currently in the planning stage.
   
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2. SERVE Program - $56,000
   The Service Experiences for Re-Vitalizing Education (SERVE) Program housed in the College of Education, places CSU studentinterns in public schools to provide assistance in English/literacy/writing skills and more recently, mathematics. The majority of the CSU interns are majors in the Liberal Studies Program. Growth in the Liberal Studies Program and expansion of the services to other academic programs, have led to tremendous growth in the SERVE placements. To illustrate the magnitude of the increase: in 1997-1998, there were 536 placements for the academic year; in Fall 2000, SERVE staff placed 532 students in one semester. The upsurge in placements, while a positive indicator of program success, brings with it the challenge of providing increased support. An allocation is requested to continue a 1.0 ASA and a $16,000 allocation in OE. In addition, a half-time SSPI will be added this Fall to handle the increased work load.
   
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3. Participation in National Reform Efforts - $15,000
   The Long Beach Education Partnership is nationally recognized by the NEA, the Education Trust, the Council for Basic Education, and other national organizations. We are institutionalizing reform on our campus, sending cross-institutional teams to participate and make presentations at two or three national conferences each year. Key leaders of the partnership are featured speakers at 5-6 major conferences a year speaking about Seamless Education, our successful SERVE Program, etc.
   
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4. Collaboration with Local School Districts & Community Colleges - $15,000
   We will continue collaboration focusing on the development of a seamless K-16 educational system. Collaboration with K-12 and the community colleges is the fundamental way to improve the quality of the preparation of students entering CSULB. A particular focus for 2001-2002 will be developing data on the K-16 students and assessing the progress of the LBEP collaborative initiatives.