The Plains Early Childhood PDS Partnership

Math buddies are a big part
of the program at The Plains
Elementary School.

Cohort groups of Early Childhood Education Majors spend a year with a team of professors and elementary faculty studying an integrated curriculum and gaining intensive classroom experience. The Plains Elementary/ Ohio University Professional Development School Partnership:

Began in 1991
Received BEST Practices award in 1996
Self-renewing, supportive, cooperative learning environment
Candidates spend two full days a week in classrooms
Teach with mentor teachers
Year-long experience at different grade levels: Kindergarten through third grade
Candidates connect theory from methods classes with classroom practice

Unique Features

The Plains Elementary is a preschool through sixth grade school
Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) provides focused small group interventions for K-3 students who find reading and writing difficult to learn
Candidates actively participate in math intervention teams with mentor teachers
A fellow co-teaches with the partnership liaison
The Plains Early Childhood Partnership is a collaborative effort involving the faculty of Ohio University in The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services.
Family Nights each quarter center around health, math and reading

For more information on The Plains Partnership, please contact:
Jan Slattery
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services
McCracken Hall 102F
Athens , OH 45701
740.593.4476
janslattery@athenscity.k12.oh.us

Liz Hoisington
OU Partnership Liaison, First Grade Teacher
The Plains Elementary School
90 Connett Road
The Plains, OH 45780
740.797.4572
lhoisington@athenscity.k12.oh.us