UITE NEWS NOVEMBER 2019 Inside Celebrate our School Liaisons Meet the UITE Cohort Leaders Connect-UITE Academic Advisors What’s Happening In Our Schools? District (GSD), Salt Lake City, Utah. His CELEBRATING OUR work in Human Resources includes SCHOOL LIAISONS! recruiting, hiring, and assisting elementary teachers, as well as social workers and administrators. Patrick holds both a Our UITE School Liaisons. School Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Liaisons partner with Cohort Leaders Education and a Master of Science degree to place UITE Teacher Candidates and in Educational Leadership from Brigham interns in their respective school districts. Young University. He also received his Liaisons determine and oversee student administrative license from Brigham placements in elementary or secondary Young University. classrooms. They provide appropriate mentorship and supports to ensure Patrick has been in education for almost successful student teaching and internship 21 years, having taught at the elementary experiences. level for eight years before becoming an administrator. Patrick Flanagan UITE School Liaison He was an assistant principal at Copper for Elementary Student Hills Elementary School in the Jordan Teaching in Granite School District and then became the School District (GSD) principal at William Penn Elementary Associate Director in School in the Granite School District. Human Resources Patrick was the Director of Educational Technology before moving to his current Patrick works directly with Kerry Herman position in Human Resources. Patrick and John Funk to place UITE Teacher enjoys his current position Patrick enjoys Candidates and interns in GSD schools. his current position in Human Resources He coordinates principal interviews for the where he is able to interact with dynamite interns and oversees their employment. Teacher Candidates and interns that are Patrick also observes UITE interns and placed in the Granite School District. Teacher Candidates each spring and offers GSD teaching contracts to many of our candidates. The UITE is excited to have Chris Judd Patrick and the elementary schools in the UITE School Liaison Granite School District participate on the for Secondary Student UITE Team. Teaching Granite School District (GSD) Patrick Flanagan is the Associate Director in Human Resources for Granite School Chris has been working with the Secondary Kellie May Cohort Leaders, Udita Gupta and Michelle UITE School Liaison Bachman, to locate the best mentor site Salt Lake City School teachers for our pre-service candidates. District (SLCSD), Chris coordinates the GSD hiring process provides support for in all content areas. The UITE is pleased early career educators, to have Chris and the secondary schools in Associate Instructor the GSD participate on the UITE Team. UITE, and 2019 Utah Teacher of the Year Chris Judd is an Associate Director in Human Resources, in the GSD, Salt Lake Kellie is a 24-year veteran teacher with City, Utah. Her work in Human Resources experience teaching at various elementary, focuses on recruiting, hiring, and assisting middle, and high schools in the SLCSD. secondary teachers, counselors, and She initially went into teaching to continue administrators. She holds both a Bachelor her quest to be a life-long learner. She had of Science degree and Master of Science no idea just how much she would learn, degree from the University of Utah, and at times unlearn and relearn. Kellie where she graduated with an emphasis in also did not realize that her students would Health, Physical Education, Science, and be her greatest teachers. It was through Educational Studies. She also received her their authenticity, guidance, patience, and administrative license from the University support that she was able to grow into the of Utah. teacher that they needed her to be. She feels very fortunate to have worked day Chris has been in education for almost 30 in and day out in an environment bursting years, having taught in the GSD at both the with potential and hope. Kellie is grateful junior and high school levels for 15 years for the opportunities to equip, encourage, before becoming an administrator. She and empower remarkable young people was an assistant principal at Evergreen to learn and grow. Kellie loves spreading Jr. High and Skyline High School, and her passion for public education along then became the principal at Wasatch Jr. to others. She has mentored new and High School before moving to her current provisional teachers, hosted practicum position in Human Resources. Chris students, and had a dozen student teachers. enjoys working in Human Resources where she is able to search for highly Kellie wants others to know that though qualified and caring individuals to teach teaching can be challenging, you will not the students in the GSD. find a morerewarding endeavor than to spend your life supporting students. “Education is the bridge to so many opportunities for our learners. We must step aside as the gatekeepers and instead Leader support and Intern Coach support move next to our learners to take the provides a strong training ground for these journey together.” (John Spencer & A.J. first-year teachers. GSD is thrilled with the Juliani) program because it is creating strong new teachers. They believe this will assist the retention percentage for the new teachers. MEET THE UITE COHORT LEADERS! Kerry Herman Elementary Cohort John Funk Leader Elementary Cohort Leader Career-Line Associate Career-Line Instructor Professor UITE UITE The Elementary Cohort in the Granite School District (GSD) is at the following The Elementary Intern Program has schools: Academy Park Elementary, student interns placed at the following Jim Bridger Elementary, Farnsworth schools in the Granite School District Elementary, Granger Elementary, (GSD): Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Stansbury Elementary, Vista Elementary, Plymouth Elementary, Arcadia Elementary, and Whittier Elementary. The GSD Stansbury Elementary, West Valley provides an excellent level of support and Elementary, Gearld R. Wright Elementary, experience for our student teachers. Magna Elementary, and Jackling Elementary. Peggy McCandless Elementary Cohort Each Intern school has an Intern Mentor Leader Coach assigned to the two interns that Career-Line Instructor the school has hired. Fifty percent of the Interdisciplinary Arts Intern Mentor Coach’s time must be with Programs Coordinator the interns the first four months of school. UITE After the Christmas break, at least twenty- five percent of their time must be with the The Elementary Cohort in Salt Lake City interns. Sheree Springer and John Funk School District is working in 10 amazing visit every intern weekly to provide urban schools. Included in our 10 schools support from the UITE. The interns also are 25 incredible Site Teachers who attend a “Classroom Management” course, are showing our teacher candidates the taught by John Funk, one evening a week. meaning of being professional and the The combination of university Cohort importance of social justice. The participating schools include: Backman For the 2019-2020 academic year, the Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Fall-Spring Cohort has students placed in Escalante Elementary, Franklin schools in Salt Lake City, Canyons, and Granite School Districts. The schools we Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Liberty are working with this year are Cyprus Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, High School, Kearns High School, North Star Elementary, Washington Taylorsville High School, Highland High Elementary and Nibley Park School. School, Granite Park Junior High School and Butler Middle School. All schools have been amazing placement sites for our teacher candidates, providing them SECONDARY COHORT with enriching experiences with diverse LEADERS populations. Udita Gupta Michelle Bachman Secondary Cohort Leader Secondary Cohort Leader Career-Line Associate Associate Instructor UITE Professor UITE The Secondary Cohort in the Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) is at East High School, Salt Lake Center for Science The Secondary Licensure Program is Education; and, in the Granite School comprised of three student cohorts that District (GSD) is at East High School, include the Summer-Fall Cohort, Fall- Salt Lake Center for Science Education; Spring Cohort, and Internship Cohort. and, in the Granite School District (GSD) Teacher candidates in each of these cohorts is at Eisenhower Junior High School, are placed with the Salt Lake City, Granite, Granite Park Junior High School, Thomas or Canyons School Districts depending on Jefferson Junior High School, Cyprus High the content area and need. School, and Kearns High School. The SLCSD, one of the oldest public school For the fall-spring cohorts, students districts in Utah, has a mission to cultivate complete their practicum in the fall a love of learning in a diverse and inclusive semester which includes class observation school community. The GSD’s mission is and teaching for a few hours each week to prepared students so when they leave followed by student teaching in the spring the district they will be ready for college, which involves assuming the complete career and life in the 21st century. Both roles and responsibilities of the teacher. Districts provide experiences and supports for Teacher Candidates that lead to the development of successful teachers. people feel heard, validated and valued. OUR AMAZING ADVISORS! The transferability of knowledge through education is at the core of her advising