Major Facts University School: United Initiatives MDC Selected Schools & St. Thomas University Critical Need: Increased Achievement LEP Students in Science & Math School Coordinators: South Miami HS: Ed McCrimmon emccrimmon@dadeschools.net Miami HS: Aurora Couzo acouzo@dadeschools.net Mater Academy: Alejandro Martinez alejandromartinez@dadeschools.net Schools Invited to Join with St. Thomas University STU offers full range of professional and disciplinary studies, e.g. MS in Earth Sciences OELA Newsline

 University Schools/Project Success

Welcome to our totally on-line graduate ESOL course for endorsement, graduate credit certification and recertification 

Senior high school and middle school teachers, administrators, and counselors are being provided scholarships to enroll without tuition and textbooks costs. Courses are eight weeks long. Course professor: Dr. Aixa Perez Prado. For information call Dr. John Carpenter at 305 342-7959 Emailjacarpenter@stu.edu or Ely Dantin, Administrative Associate at 305 628-6616 Email edantin@st.edu Computer course on very friendly Blackboard. Training for use provided.

First course totally on-line no class meetings EDU517 Issues & Strategies in ESOL January 28 for eight weeks Please attend Orientation Session.

Enrolling now totally on-line no class meetings EDU517 Issues & Strategies in ESOL
Begins April 7 Eight weeks.
Orientation session to be announced.

Program Description

Three schools have been selected and invited to be UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS. The two primary purposes of this designation are (1) university provision of university services continuously requested as needed by the schools and (2) university provision of research and development initiatives in support of the schools. The three schools in Miami Dade County are Miami Senior High School administered by Dr. Dan Tosado, South Miami Senior High School administered by Mr. Gilbero Bonce, and Mater Academy High and Middle Schools , administered by Judith C. Marty At each school a university school coordinator is nurturing the partnership of the university with the school by identifying needs and requests for services, arranging conferences and supporting communication between the schools and the university. These coordinators are listed to the right of this statement at our website.

Project SUCCESS

Project SUCCESS is a federally funded OELA initiative focused on improving the quality and effectiveness of ESOL learning in three selected cooperating high schools. The emphasis of this initiative has been on improving achievement by limited English proficiency students in science and mathematics in secondary schools and at St. Thomas University.

The School of Arts, Sciences and Engineering Technology and the Institute of Education at St. Thomas University are cooperating in the advancement of ESOL learning in our county schools. Furthermore, these university divisions have engaged in self-development in the teaching of ESOL students in their programs.

We welcome you to this University Schools/Project SUCCESS Home Site! We will seek to provide support for your teaching and leadership. And we urge your contributing participation. We are committed increasingly and systematically to support development in our schools. Cooperatively the university and each school will engender the capacity for development and for mutual assistance among educators committed to achievement by our students.