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Mathematics and Science Partnership Program, Title II B

Title II, Part B of NCLB authorizes a Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) program. MSP is intended to increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by enhancing the content knowledge and teaching skills of classroom teachers. Partnerships between high-need school districts and the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty in institutions of higher education are at the core of these improvement efforts. In Michigan, It is preferred that the proposal have a plan for utilizing Michigan's Mathematics/Science Centers as per Sec. 99 of the School Aid Act. Other partners may include public charter schools or other public schools, colleges of teacher education, community colleges, businesses, and nonprofit or for-profit organizations concerned with mathematics and science education.

Michigan has been allotted approximately $5,000,000 for the MSP competitive grant program for 2008-09.  The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is responsible for the administration of this program.  For more information contact Ruth Anne Hodges in the Office of School Improvement, hodgesr3@michigan.gov.


What's New

• 2008 Request for Application (RFA) PDF icon

• Scoring Rubric PDF icon

• MSP Grant Reviewers Needed
Reviewers are needed for the late June review. Contact Carol Hebert at hebertc@michigan.gov.

• SBE Approved Grant Criteria PDF icon

Technical Assistance

• 2008 Technical Assistance Web Meetings

If you are interested in participating in one of these web meetings please send an email to Carol Hebert ( hebertc@michigan.gov ) requesting the dial in and login information for the meeting in which you are interested.

Meeting dates:

May 22: 4-5pm
May 28: 10-11am
May 29: 3-4pm
May 30: 9-10am

• 2008 Technical Assistance PowerPoint

• Eligible Schools PDF icon

• Proposal Development Guide PDF icon
Information and recommendations to assist potential grant applicants in general.

• Survey of Enacted Curriculum (SEC)

• For information on the Michigan Electronic Grants System:
Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS)
MEGS Help Page

• Partnering Successfully with Universities, John L. Bear, Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston, June 2003 PPT icon

• Guidance in Private School Participation in Federal Programs DOC icon

• Urban/Rural Classification Systems

• NCSM Presentation: Studying Lesson Study PPT icon

General Information

• U.S. Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) website

• The Math and Science Partnership Network
Lots of resources in the library located at this site.

Grant Projects

• Lessons Study, Lessons Learned

Content Resources

• Mathematics Specialists - Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition

• Mathematical Proficiency for All Students
Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education

• What Works Clearinghouse

• National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA)

• National Staff Development Council

• Professional Development for Mathematics and Science Teachers
Findings from a decade of Local Systemic Change (LSC) Projects

• Interweaving Content and Pedagogy in Teaching and Learning to Teach PDF icon

• Teachers Development Group

• Mathematics and Science Initiative - US Department of Education

• Mathematics and Science Resources from NCREL

• AP Central

Evaluation Resources

• The Program Evaluation Standards; How to Assess Evalutions of Educational Programs
Considered by many to be a useful reference book to evaluating educational programs. Sanders, James R. Jr. The Program Evaluation Standards; How to Assess Evalutions of Educational Programs (2nd Ed.). Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA., 1994. ISBN: 0803957327.

• Teacher College Record
Educational research and scholarship

• Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Practitioner's Guide to Scientifically Based Research

• How to Conduct Rigorous Evaluations of Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) Projects PDF icon

• Improving Student Learning
A Strategic Plan for Education Research and Its Utilization

• Identifiying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence PDF icon
A User Friendly Guide, US Dept of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (Dec 2003)


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