What is the Virginia
School University Partnership?
The Virginia School-University
Partnership is a professional consortium of 28 Virginia school divisions
and the Curry School of Education of the University of Virginia established
to promote professional collaboration and networking.
History:
The Virginia School-University Partnership was founded in 1986 and joined
the National Network for Education Renewal (NNER), initiated by John
Goodlad for the purpose of "simultaneously improving schools and
the education of educators." In 2006, the Partnership was incorporated
as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to give the organization greater
flexibility in its development and provision of services. The original
network was comprised of thirteen partnerships in as many states and
was based on the premise that the needed reformation of America's education
system can be facilitated by collaborative organizations of schools
and colleges.
The original Virginia
partnership was comprised of the Curry School of Education at the University
of Virginia, eight Central Virginia school divisions and the District
of Columbia Public Schools. In 2011, twenty-eight school divisions in
Central and Northern Virginia, and the University of Virginia Schools
are involved in the Partnership, including the Curry School of Education,
the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the School of Arts
and Sciences, and the Engineering School.
Purpose:
The Virginia School
University Partnership continues to provide state of the art professional
development and collaborative benefits for consortia members.
Virginia
School University Partnership Membership Benefits
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VSUP
Members
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| Access
to high quality Test Item Bank questions |
X
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| Membership
on the VSUP Steering Committee with other regional superintendents
from 24 school divisions in Virginia |
X
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| Membership
on the VSUP Professional Development Steering Committee with other
regional Instructional Leaders |
X
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| Access to
a network of colleagues with similar challenges |
X
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| Teacher and
principal professional development at special cost-effective rates |
X
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| State and
national experts provide professional development workshops and
conferences |
X
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| Partnership
with the Curry School of Education and the UVA School of Continuing
and Professional Studies |
X
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| Ongoing network
for professional support and collaboration regarding current instructional
issues and challenges |
X
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| Annual Student
leadership conference at no cost |
X
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| Opportunities
to participate in alternative programs for school leadership licensure
and other state grants |
X
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| Access to
annual summer leadership conference for principals, central office
administrators, and teacher teams |
X
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