Education Initiatives
Urban Literacy Centers – Cardinal Stritch University’s Literacy
Centers offer comprehensive literacy assessment and intervention services for
students in grades K-12. All students are taught in groups of 1-3 by literacy
professionals or Cardinal Stritch University undergraduate and graduate
students. Dr. Molly Shiffler is the director of the literacy centers.
SCOPE-prep Pre College Program – The SCOPE
prep program is designed to support the academic development of students in
grades 2-7. In addition, students are
mentored by Cardinal Stritch University students as they consider future
careers including those that will require a college degree. This program is run in partnership with the
Green Tree Community Center.
Teach for America partnership – The School of Urban Initiatives prepares and
supports the development of bilingual, special education and early childhood
teachers who are employed in Milwaukee area schools. Teachers are recruited by Teach for America
and participate in a summer program held in Chicago and staffed by Teach for
America personnel prior to starting their graduate work at Cardinal Stritch
University.
Milwaukee Teaching Fellows partnership – The
School of Urban Initiatives prepares and supports the development of bilingual
and special education teachers who are employed in Milwaukee area schools. Teachers are recruited by the Milwaukee
Teaching Fellows and participate in a summer program held in Milwaukee and
staffed by Milwaukee Teaching Fellows personnel prior to beginning their
graduate work at Cardinal Stritch University.
MPS partnerships with various schools
Formal partnership with MATC for early
childhood program – An innovative early childhood completion program was
developed in consultation with MATC to support the continued development of
early childhood teachers who have earned an associate degree from MATC and wish
to continue to earn a bachelor’s degree through Cardinal Stritch
University. This partnership has lead to
an articulation agreement with all Wisconsin Technical Colleges for this program. Dr. Linda Gordy serves on the advisory board
for the Teacher Education Program at MATC.
Milwaukee Teaching Fellows partnership – The School of Education prepares and supports
the development of secondary education
teachers who are employed in Milwaukee area schools. Teachers are recruited by the Milwaukee
Teaching Fellows and participate in a summer program held in Milwaukee and
staffed by Milwaukee Teaching Fellows personnel prior to beginning their
graduate work at Cardinal Stritch University.
Parents Advocating for Educational Equality and
Educational Excellence – Dr. Tony Frontier
is an Advisory Member of the Consortium on Equality and Educational Excellence.
South Eastern Wisconsin New
Teacher Project – In partnership with the New Teacher Center in Santa Cruz, CA, the SEWNTP is a consortium of 25 school districts that is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers through research-based comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs aligned with Wisconsin PI-34 state requirements.
Urban Schools/Seminars