FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Oct. 28, 2005
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

Representatives from California elementary school to visit MU
as part of COEHS’ Partnership Schools Project

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Representatives of Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Lynwood, Calif., will visit Marshall University on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, as part of the Partnership Schools Project in Marshall’s College of Education and Human Services.

Carlos Hernandez, principal of the elementary school, and Dr. Roberto Casas, assistant superintendent of the school district, will visit the Huntington campus.

During their stay, Hernandez and Casas will meet with Marshall President Stephen J. Kopp, Senior Vice President and Provost Sarah Denman, and members of the College of Education and Human Services faculty to discuss future plans for the development of the partnership.  They also will visit two of the partnership schools – the June Harless Demonstration Site at Kellogg Elementary School and Geneva Kent Elementary School.

The Partnership Schools Project creates professional development schools to assist in creating new models of teacher education and development.  The partnership brings together higher education and public education in a learning-centered community that encourages P-12 student learning, improves the preparation of teachers, and provides professional development and activities that will enhance the growth of all members of the collaborative.     

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, located in the suburbs of Los Angeles, will interact with Marshall students and with P-12 students in the partnership schools in various activities throughout the academic year.

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