Professional Development School Network

Professional Development School Network
Howard County Public Schools

CENTENNIAL LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Address:
3825 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Phone:
(410) 313-2800

School Principal:
Mr. Robert Bruce

School Contact:
Benita Kimbrough

Towson Contact:
Barbara Maestas
bmaestas@towson.edu

DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL

Centennial Lane Elementary School is a kindergarten through grade 5 public school located in Ellicott City, Maryland. The school has a current enrollment of 664, which includes 76 kindergarten students who attend in half-day sessions. The percentage of free and reduced lunch is under 1% and the special education population is approximately 3% of the population. The school is consistently in the upper 10% of national standardized and state performance test results.

The school has provided a well-rounded and comprehensive education for all students through a collaborative effort between the staff and the community. The School Improvement Team, which consists of staff and parents, guides the academic needs of the school. The PTA is active and provides many additional programs and services to the students. Parent volunteers assist staff in a number of ways to help assure a high degree of student success.

MISSION STATEMENT

"The fullest potential for every child."

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COLLABORATION

• One of three schools in a multi-site professional development school for teacher candidates seeking certification in elementary or early childhood education in the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
• Centennial Lane Elementary has joined with Hampstead Hill Elementary and Sarah M. Roach Elementary, to create a PDS whose goal is to share promising practices across school districts.
• This partnership allows the interns to complete an intensive internship in each school where the extensive internship will take place, prior to the final semester.
• Interns begin the first internship in August when the teachers return to school, learning about the students, the curricula, and the community.
• Interns begin the first internship in August when the teachers return to school, learning about the students, the curricula, and the community.
• Following the initial intensive three-week block, interns spend three days per week in the classrooms full time and complete teacher preparation course work at the school sites.
• Interns spend the final two weeks of the first internship in the classroom full time, working with each mentor to develop plans for the extended final semester.
• In the extended final semester, the professional development needs of the interns are cultivated throughout the two 9-week rotations, one at each of the school sites. The experience of the previous semester allows the intern to assume of extensive teaching responsibilities.
• On-site graduate courses are offered to the in-service teachers.
• School-based teachers serve on review teams for intern professional development portfolios.
• Interns implement an action research project with support from mentors.
• Interns at each school implement a service project for the school.

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