Education Bridges To Excellence in Staff Development In
Staff Development for Life-Long Learning
Staff Development that is Research-based
Staff Development that Impacts Students’ Learning
sponsored by
Alabama State Department of Education
directed by
Governing Board
consisting of
Classroom Teachers
Administrators
State Board of Education Representatives
and
Higher Education Partners
Mission
The Central Alabama Regional Education Inservice Center’s mission is to provide ongoing staff development for teachers, principals, superintendents and central office personnel. One of the eleven Centers housed in Alabama’s major universities, the Center provides educational activities to professionals based on various needs assessments. The continued staff development is designed to increase teachers’ knowledge base in research-based strategies and information to positively impact students’ learning. The Center service areas include:
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Autauga County
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Dallas County
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Lowndes County
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Montgomery County
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Perry County
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Selma City
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Wilcox County
More than 4,000 teachers and 150 administrators are employed in these districts
Staff
(Front Row Left to Right) Pearl Howard, Jennifer Kendrick, Reeda Beth
(Back Row Left to Right) Pam Lackey, Clarence Wilson, Cheri White Hayes,
Evelyn Hodge, Richard Wilkerson
The 1984 enabling legislation charged all eleven Centers with the responsibility of providing professional staff development for teachers in the critical needs area. The original areas mandated by the Legislature were:
- Reading/Language Arts
- Mathematics - Science
- Computer Technology
- School Administration
- Special Education
The following curriculum areas also have been mandated by the Alabama State Board of Education since 1984.
- Health-Social Studies
- Guidance and Counseling
- Economic Education and Library Media
The Central Alabama Regional Education Inservice Center is guided by a Governing Board of teachers, administrators, higher education partners, a school board member and a State Department of Education member.
The Center is directed by twelve standards of effective professional development. (State Department of Education, June 13, 2002).
Technology In Motion
The Technology in Motion Program is designed to assist teachers and administrators with technology, managerial and instructional needs. The program consists of tasks that can be achieved in two and one-half school days with an additional follow-up day to ensure mastery of content provided by the trainer. The Technology in Motion Program also offers training on digital photography, e-mail management, Marco-Polo, and Alabama Virtual Library. Intel and Palm. Please call for other offerings.
The Alabama Reading Initiative Program
The Alabama Reading Initiative Summer Institute, New Hires Institute, and Recertification are offered by the Alabama Reading Initiative through the Center.
Program entities also include trainers for Alabama Reading First, elementary and secondary reading activities.
ARI-Alabama Reading Initiative Schools trained in Summer Institutes throughout the College of Education’s Inservice Center
AUTAUGA COUNTY
Autaugaville School
Billingsley School
Daniel Pratt Elementary School
Pine Level Elementary School
Prattville Elementary School
Prattville Kindergarten
DALLAS COUNTY
B. K. Craig Elementary School
Five Points Elementary School
Salem Elementary School
Shiloh Elementary School
Southside Elementary School
LOWNDES COUNTY
Central High School
Fort Deposit Elementary School
Lowndes Middle School
PERRY COUNTY
Francis Marion High School
Albert Turner Elementary School
R. C. Hatch High School
Uniontown Elementary School
MONTGOMERY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Brewbaker Intermediate School
Brewbaker Primary School
Carver Elementary School
Dunbar Elementary School
Harrison Elementary School
McIntyre Junior High School
Morningview Elementary School
Montgomery County High School
Paterson Elementary School
Wares Ferry Elementary School
SELMA CITY
Byrd Elementary School
Brantley Elementary School
Cedar Park Elementary School
East End Elementary School
Edgewood Elementary School
Meadowview Elementary School
Payne Elementary School
School of Discovery
Selma Middle School
WILCOX COUNTY
ABC Elementary School
Camden School of Arts & Technology
F. S. Ervin Elementary School
G. W. Watts Elementary School
J. E. Hobbs Elementary School
ELMORE COUNTY
Coosada Elementary School
Wetumpka Immediate
MONROE COUNTY
Monroe Middle School
Monroeville High School
Alabama Reading First Initiative
Alabama was honored to be one of the first three states in the country to receive Reading First Funds. Reading First is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Through the Alabama Reading First Initiative eligible Legal Education will apply for sub-grant funds to implement scientifically based reading instruction in grades K-3. Following the awarding of the sub-grants, targeted schools will implement improvements in the following four areas: assessment, instruction, leadership, and professional development. This is an exciting time in our state as we strive to ensure that no child is left behind.
REGIONAL SECONDARY READING COACHES
Alabama is in the forefront of educational improvements due to the No Child Left Behind act. The Alabama Reading Initiative formed a secondary team to help meet the literacy needs of the state’s middle and high schools that are Literacy Demonstration Sites. This team is composed of four regional reading coaches led by Pam Duke, Education Specialist for the SDE. The responsibilities of this team include providing professional development, leading monthly training sessions for reading coaches, and providing classroom level support. This team’s purpose is to equip teachers with the skills to rescue those children who were left behind and help them achieve 100% literacy
NASA Satellite Center
The NASA Satellite Center provides NASA materials and resources for K-12 inservice and preservice participants. The Center also provides training sessions on using NASA materials across the curriculum.
NASA Workshop
Follow the Drinking Gourd: Activities in Mathematics, Science,
Art, History, and Astronomy
CONTACT: Dr. Evelyn A. Hodge, Director
Pearl Howard, Facilitator
Central Alabama Regional Education
Inservice Center
College of Education
Alabama State University
915 S. Jackson Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 229-4107 office
(334) 229-4961 fax
e-Mail: ehodge@asunet.alasu.edu