The University-School Co-Operative Teacher Program
The University-School Co-Operative Teacher Program was created in 1987 to open a meaningful and regular contact with teachers from local school districts. Its success led to the creation of a Co-Op Program with Pima Community College in 1995. The aims of the program are two-fold. First, to provide teachers with an intensive period for professional development. During the program they take courses, participate in a math instruction colloquium on content and pedagogy issues, and get to know and interact with the faculty at the University of Arizona. Second, to benefit from the wealth of teaching experience they bring into entry level courses at the University. In this way university students get instruction from an accomplished teacher in their classroom. Moreover, the teacher gets to know first hand the university curriculum and the expectations needed for success. They in turn can speak more authoritatively with students and colleagues about university standards. Normally, four teachers and two Pima faculty participate in the program each year.
The Co-Op Program works likes this. The school district/Pima Community College and the University of Arizona enter into an intergovernmental agreement. Participants in the program remain school district/Pima Community College employees with full salary and benefits. In return the university will pay the cost of a replacement teacher. At the end of the program participants must return to their district/Pima Community College for a minimum of one year.
The program has been very successful at promoting a regular exchange of ideas and expertise between school district teachers, Pima College, and University faculty.
K-12 Participants
| Year | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Linda Alley-Sarnack | Tucson High School |
| 2000-2001 | Margaret Pietsch | Amphi High School |
| 2000-2001 | Helen Remington | Desert View High School (retired) |
| 2000-2001 | Kathleen Schuster | Santa Rita High School (at UofA) |
| 1999-2000 | Lisa Berger | Desert View High School (at UofA) |
| 1999-2000 | Dave Kukla | Sabino High School |
| 1999-2000 | Amy Ram | Tucson High School |
| 1999-2000 | Cecilia Taylor | Palo Verde High School (retired) |
| 1998-1999 | Mel Artz | Mt. View High School |
| 1998-1999 | Bryce Linkvis | Sierra Middle School (moved) |
| 1998-1999 | Cal Stanley | Cholla High School (at Pima Community College) |
| 1998-1999 | Diane Theriault | Tucson High Magnet School |
| 1998-1999 | Michael Warrick | Coronado Middle School |
| 1997-1998 | Ken Bucholtz | St. Gregory Preparatory School |
| 1997-1998 | Jose Fonseca | Wakefield Middle School (at Catalina High School) |
| 1997-1998 | Pamela Keane | Desert View High School (retired) |
| 1997-1998 | Carole Locklear | Cholla High School (moved) |
| 1997-1998 | Jeff Krause | Palo Verde High School |
| 1997-1998 | Fernando Rendon | Tucson High Magnet School |
| 1996-1997 | Dan Benson | Central High School, Phoenix |
| 1996-1997 | Paul DesJarlais | Amphi High School |
| 1996-1997 | Virginia Johnson | Deer Valley High School, Phoenix |
| 1996-1997 | Jay Kirch | Sabino High School (at Raytheon) |
| 1996-1997 | Paula Klein | Sunnyside High School |
| 1996-1997 | Linda Langner | Canyon Del Oro High School |
| 1995-1996 | Jeanne Deloria | Tucson High School |
| 1995-1996 | Careylyn Hill | Canyon del Oro High School (retired) |
| 1995-1996 | Linda Malapanes | Mt. View High School |
| 1995-1996 | Ira Lackow | Sabino High School |
| 1995-1996 | Brenda Ugalde | Pueblo High School |
| 1994-1995 | Virginia Crook | Palo Verde High School (retired) |
| 1994-1995 | Kay Groll | Canyon Del Oro High School |
| 1994-1995 | Gene Hendricks | Sunnyside High School |
| 1994-1995 | Ron Hopley | Tucson High Magnet School |
| 1994-1995 | Dennis Mobley | Palo Verde High School (moved) |
| 1994-1995 | Chris Yetman | Canyon Del Oro High School |
| 1993-1994 | Suzanne Bouwens | Sahuaro High School (retired) |
| 1993-1994 | Debra Grieder | Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix |
| 1993-1994 | Kathy King | Amphi High School (retired) |
| 1993-1994 | Bob Koenig | Tucson High Magnet School |
| 1993-1994 | Steve Kraus | Orange Grove Middle School |
| 1993-1994 | Kathy Lackow | Sabino High School |
| 1993-1994 | Theresa Riel | Pueblo High School |
| 1992-1993 | Edna Nehrmeyer | Observer/Evaluator FWSD |
| 1992-1993 | Janice Takagi | Pueblo High School |
| 1992-1993 | John Willy | Tucson High School |
| 1991-1992 | Virginia Bohme | Tucson High Magnet School |
| 1991-1992 | Sharyl Cummings | Mansfeld Middle School (retired) |
| 1991-1992 | Linda Griffin | Orange Grove Middle School |
| 1991-1992 | Lee Jessen | Flowing Wells High School |
| 1991-1992 | Carolyn Maycher | Mt. View High School |
| 1990-1991 | David Baker | Cholla High School |
| 1990-1991 | Maritza Eaton | Canyon Del Oro High School |
| 1990-1991 | Rick Hamilton | Tele Teaching/Home Bound |
| 1990-1991 | Joyce House | Rincon High School |
| 1990-1991 | DeAnna McDonald | Palo Verde High School |
| 1990-1991 | Mike Takagi | Pueblo High School |
| 1989-1990 | Linda Coe | Sunnyside High School |
| 1989-1990 | Richard Corvo | Rincon High School (retired) |
| 1989-1990 | Karen Lane | Canyon Del Oro High School |
| 1989-1990 | Kathie Miller | University High School (retired) |
| 1989-1990 | Patti Stinson | Sabino High School (retired) |
| 1988-1989 | Sue Adams | Resource Teacher TUSD (retired) |
| 1988-1989 | Ann Modica | Rincon High School (retired) |
| 1987-1988 | Paul Dye | Sunnyside High School |
| 1987-1988 | Rita Hartman | Orange Grove Middle School |
| 1987-1988 | Don Simpson | Amphi High School |
Pima Participants
| Year | Name | Pima Campus |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Yvonne Brown | West |
| 1999-2000 | Mickey Levendusky | Downtown |
| 1998-1999 | Scott Collins | West |
| 1998-1999 | Sue Jensen | East |
| 1996-1997 | Paul Flasch | West |
| 1996-1997 | Bill Martin | East |
| 1995-1996 | Ellen Caldwell | West |
| 1995-1996 | Debbie Yoklic | West |