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P-12 InitiativesThe P-12 Project is an office dedicated to connecting people and organizations within and among Ohio's educational institutions. A goal of the P-12 Project is to facilitate the development of education initiatives and outreach programs that can be successful and sustainable. The P-12 Project basically has two types of community outreach efforts:
P-12 ScholarsFrom 2004-2007, the P-12 Scholars Program provided grants to initiate or advance research leading to increased understanding of and involvement in issues related to P-12 education. Neighborhood Schools ProjectThe Neighborhood Schools Project serves the long-term goals of neighborhood revitalization defined in the Campus Partners Plan. The goal of this project is to improve the education and development of children and youth who live in the University neighborhood. The Neighborhood Schools Project, in partnership with the Columbus City Schools, the Columbus Education Association, and various community agencies, serves children and youth by providing supplementary, after-school, and summer programs in the University neighborhood. Examples of programs and support in the neighborhood schools include:
For more information e-mail Nancy Nestor-Baker or call (614) 247-6398. The Neighborhood Schools Project was profiled in the publication Success for All Students. NSP story (PDF, 392 KB); full document (PDF, 4MB). Community ConnectionCommunity Connection is a Web-based service that connects and matches OSU faculty and students with service opportunities in neighborhood schools and community service organizations. Supporting partners include Ohio State’s Service Learning Initiative, an organization that integrates service-learning into college curricula; Project Community, a volunteer referral center on campus; and the P-12 Project. The Ohio Supercomputer Center maintains the Community Connection website. This website features various benefits for the OSU and the community:
For more information e-mail the Service-Learning Initiative or call 614/688-3041. Columbus City Schools Higher Education PartnershipThe Columbus City Schools Higher Education Partnership (CCS/HEP) was formed in 2002, intended to reduce duplication and increase effectiveness of partnerships between and among local higher education institutions and the Columbus Public School District. Partners are CCS, The Ohio State University, Otterbein College, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Dominican University, Capital University, DeVry University, and Columbus College of Art and Design. Each partner has developed a single point of contact to work together to align initiatives for improved student performance. Three goals of the CCS/HEP include improved student performance, teacher professional development, and a strategic research program. CCS/HEP action plan for these goals include:
For more information visit the website or e-mail Nancy Nestor-Baker. Early Childhood EducationThe P-12 Project plays a facilitative role in the “P” part of education those years before kindergarten. Some of the examples of our work with early childhood education include:
For more information e-mail Nancy Nestor-Baker or call 614/247-6398. Ohio CollaborativeThe
Ohio Collaborative—Research and Policy for Schools, Children,
and Families is a statewide collaboration among Ohio’s colleges
and universities that was developed by the P-12 Project in 2002.
Ohio Collaborative focuses on contributing to the improvement of
the education and development
of Ohio’s children, youth and their families. The Ohio Collaborative
enlists the strengths of faculty across the state who do research,
policy analysis and program evaluation that will serve the research
and policy
needs of the Governor’s office, the Ohio Department of Education,
the Ohio Board of Regents, and the Ohio Legislature. The Ohio Collaborative
is also available to assist school districts in their research and
policy efforts. The administrative center for the Ohio Collaborative
is at The Ohio State University. The Ohio ProjectWith the Ohio Collaborative, the P-12 Project co-sponsored a study led by Daryl Siedentop, Professor Emeritus, Sport and Exercise Education, College of Education and Human Ecology,
The Ohio State University, that analyzed state and local efforts to strengthen school programs to combat the overweight/obesity epidemic among children and youth. PIE ProjectThe Parents Influencing Education (PIE) Project is a collaborative effort between The Ohio State University P-12 Project, The Interprofessional Commission of Ohio (ICO), and the Columbus City Schools. PIE is a multifaceted program that seeks to increase reading comprehension and achievement, develop young leaders and mentors, improve parent involvement in the learning of their children, develop positive school-family-community partnerships, and provide children with books they can take home and have in their homes. The PIE Project pairs first- and second-grade students with fourth- and fifth-grade peer tutors to help them in the area of reading comprehension. Ohio State graduate students serve as mentors to the elementary students, and Ohio State faculty members provide professional development to the parents. |
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