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Partnerships

Professional Development Schools

The College of Education has partnerships with 57 professional development schools in Indiana . A professional development school is an elementary, middle, or high school that works collaboratively with faculty to develop and demonstrate exemplary learning practices, provide field-based preparation for our teacher education students and discover new educational knowledge.

What is a College of Education Professional Development School (PDS)?

A Professional Development School is an elementary, middle, or high school that partners with the College of Education for a mutually beneficial collaboration. The school partners with the College of Education by one or more of the following:

  • Provides early field experiences for education students
  • Develops learning programs for diverse students
  • Demonstrates new understandings and professional responsibilities for experienced educators
  • Collaborates with an education faculty member for research purposes  

How can a school become a PDS?

Professional Development School partnerships are based on the Holmes Partnership, of which Purdue's College of Education is a charter member. The Holmes Partnership is a group of universities, public school districts, teacher associations, and local and national organizations focused on improving teaching and learning. In addition to partnering with the College of Education the school must also commit to the Holmes Partnership goals:

  • High quality professional preparation
  • Simultaneous renewal of public schools and teacher education programs
  • Equity, diversity, and cultural competence
  • Scholarly inquiry and programs of research
  • School and university-based faculty development
  • Policy initiation  

What are the benefits of being a PDS?

Participating as a Professional Development School provides:

  • Opportunities to participate in action research based on issues that are important to individual schools
  • Interactions with students and professors about current evidence-based research practices
  • New ideas for improving teaching and learning
  • Simultaneous renewal of schools and teacher education

Here is a list of our current Professional Development Schools:

2009-2010 Professional Development Schools
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Attica Jr./Sr. High School

Battle Ground Elementary School 

Battle Ground Middle School

Benton Central Jr./Sr. High School

Burnett Creek Elementary School 

Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School

Clinton Prairie Elementary School

Clinton Prairie Jr./Sr. High School

Cole Elementary School 

Cumberland Elementary School 

Dayton Elementary

Earhart Elementary School

Edgelea Elementary School 

East Tipp Middle School

Frankfort Middle School

Frankfort Senior High School

Frontier Elementary School

Frontier Jr/Sr High School

Glen Acres Elementary School

Happy Hollow Elementary School

Harrison High School

Hershey Elementary School

Delphi Community Elementary School

Jefferson High School

Klondike Elementary School

Klondike Middle School

Lafayette Sunnyside Middle School

Lafayette Tecumseh Junior High School

Mayflower Mill Elementary School

McCutcheon High School

Miami Elementary School

Miller Elementary School

Mintonye Elementary School

Monon Elementary School

Murdock Elementary School

North Montgomery High School

North White Middle School

North White High School

Northridge Middle School

Oakland Elementary School

Otterbein Elementary School

Pine Village Elementary School

Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Prairie Crossing Elementary School

Rochester Community Schools

Rossville Elementary School

Rossville Middle School

Rossville High School

Southwestern Middle School

St. Boniface Middle School

St. Lawrence Elementary School

St. Mary Cathedral School

Vinton Elementary School

Wainwright Middle School

Wea Ridge Elementary School 

Wea Ridge Middle School

West Lafayette Jr. Sr. High School

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