Cincinnati Schools Creates Programs to Improve Teaching and Learning

Three Cincinnati Schools have volunteered to take part in a new program next school year that is aimed to improve the school's instructional strategies and increase professional development. The aim of the program is to illustrate the connection between effective teaching and the student's academic performance. The Cincinnati Schools involved in the pilot program are John P. Parker School in Madisonville, South Avondale School in Avondale and Whittier School in Price Hill.

Teacher Advancement Program Three Cincinnati Schools have volunteered to take part in a new program next school year that is aimed to improve the school's instructional strategies and increase professional development. The aim of the program is to illustrate the connection between effective teaching and the student's academic performance. The Cincinnati Schools involved in the pilot program are John P. Parker School in Madisonville, South Avondale School in Avondale and Whittier School in Price Hill. These schools cover kindergarten to eighth grade. These schools were chosen over other Cincinnati Schools due to each school's rankings within the federal No Child Left Behind Act and their potential for growth. The Teacher Advancement Program is a research based school reform program that is designed to retain the best teachers in the profession in the schools. The Teacher Advancement Program was created in 1999 by the Milken Family Foundation. A major goal of the Teacher Advancement Program is to reverse the tendency of gifted young teachers leaving schools for other work by turning teaching into a worthwhile career choice. Teacher Advancement Program is endorsed by the Ohio Department of Education as a new restructuring program and by Cincinnati Schools' teachers' union, the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers. Teacher Advancement Program focuses on four areas of teacher development and student achievement: