Clemson University College of Education Annual Report

2019ANNUAL REPORT CELEBRATIONS &INNOVATIONS

A Message from the Founding Dean Clemson University’s College of the 20th anniversary of Call Me MISTER. These two Education has had another tremendous signature College of Education programs have made a year – continuing our trajectory as the state’s difference in the lives of countless individuals, families innovative, best-in-class leader in systematically and communities and shaped Clemson campus life and improving education. culture in incalculable ways. Over the past year, we continued to nurture In all of these efforts, we have been laser-focused on innovative programs that address complex issues in working in ways that embrace Clemson’s land-grant P-20 education. We saw our first teacher residency mission to better the lives of South Carolina’s citizens. students graduate and our online M.Ed. in Teaching Our work to educate teachers, counselors, and school, and Learning program earn a number one national district and athletics leaders; prepare counselors for ranking for the second year in a row. At the same time, community practice; instruct higher education student we started new programs such as “Expressway to Tiger affairs leaders; and prepare training and development Town,” an accelerated pathway for students to earn a specialists for business and industry is at the center of bachelor’s degree in education in just three years. These workforce development and economic prosperity. This efforts – both new and continuing – demonstrate the understanding motivates us to strive for excellence in all college’s commitment to addressing teacher recruitment, that we do – within and outside the state. preparation, retention and access through research-based, pioneering approaches. Thank you for the opportunity to report on this exciting year. We recognize that these accomplishments are While embarking on these initiatives, our faculty and made possible by the collective work of our faculty, staff, staff also worked tirelessly and with demonstrated students, alumni and friends, and we are grateful to be success in scholarship, research, teaching, advising part of an effort that transforms the lives of so many. and service. They led unprecedented growth in both undergraduate and graduate enrollment, they made GO TIGERS! noteworthy contributions to the field of educational research, they showed consistent passion and distinction Sincerely, in their teaching and mentorship, they secured significant external funding, and they exhibited consistent and George J. Petersen, Ph.D. outstanding service to our students, colleagues, the Founding Dean University and the profession. This past year also marked two significant milestones for the college, as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Clemson LIFE and

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INC2CR0EAaS-IYNlGlTeHEaMPOrOL OAeF DIVnMERnSE EiDIvUCSeATOrTRsS aErRyThankstotheleadersbehindCallMefellow students to learn more aboutand universities and several two-year their chosen field and its history. The community and technical colleges. This MISTER, the program’s students knowprogram gives them context. At its 15thvariety of institutions involved provides that when they take charge of their ownSummer Leadership Institute, studentsgreater opportunity, affordability and heard from descendants of people on access to the program. classrooms upon graduation,both sides of the fight for desegregation they’ll be a rarity, and notin South Carolina. These guestsOver the past 20 years, 275 men in a good way. Black menappeared on one stage for peacefulgraduated from the program and make up only 2 percentreflection, all in service to the MISTERsreceived job offers. Roy Jones, executive who will go on to shape the future of director of Call Me MISTER, says of teachers in the U.S., soSouth Carolina education.95 percent are still working in the there’s no such thing as a day off classroom as teachers, and the rest are for MISTERs. This is impressed uponHoused in Clemson’s College ofprincipals, assistant principals, college them from the beginning.Education, the program combinesprofessors or working in education teacher education with co-curricular leadership roles in South Carolina. MISTERs take part in initiatives thatprograms such as retreats, seminars, normalize the college experienceacademic support, mentoring,Understanding that the issue is not for youth from underserved areasinternships and volunteer opportunities.South Carolina’s alone, Call Me and underfunded schools, gettingMISTERS live and study togetherMISTER has expanded to include nine as cohorts. They also receive tuition colleges in eight other states. Including them excited about the prospect of higher education. Throughtheir parents—on the importance assistance through loan forgivenessgraduates and current students, its Razor Readers program, 20MISTERseducatestudents—and of reading early and often at programs and help with job placement. approximately 600 participants have been part of the program since its local barbershops. Since its inception, the program has inception. They are out in the community grown to 24 colleges/universities in all year long working with South Carolina. That number also youth or convening with includes four historically black colleges

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NEWEST INNOVATIONS Top, Middle: Mauldin High teacher cadet EXPRESSWAY TO FOUR-YEAR program representatives celebrate the TIGERTOWN ADVISING MODEL Expressway to Tiger Town announcement, along with leaders from the College of The College of Education, Greenville County This fall, the College of Education became the Education, Greenville County Schools Schools and Greenville Technical College have first college at Clemson University to adopt a and Greenville Technical College. started a partnership that will open a seamless college-wide, four-year advising model for its Bottom: Founding Dean George Petersen pathway from high school to a degree in education undergraduates. This model positions academic speaks at the Expressway event. from Clemson University. advisors to manage all tasks related to student scheduling and degree completion – sustained The partnership, “Expressway to Tiger Town,” will support that college leaders believe will positively provide curriculum pathways for Greenville County impact student retention pre-graduation and teacher students to take dual credit courses in high school retention post-graduation. and then spend one year at Greenville Tech and two years at the College of Education, allowing them The initiative will free up faculty time previously to receive a bachelor’s degree in just three years. spent on advising students, allowing them time to Students can spend an additional year at Clemson concentrate more on teaching, research and guiding and earn a master’s degree through the college’s students once they transition to the professional teacher residency program. level of their respective program area. Faculty will engage students about specific field placements, The institutions anticipate that the effort will help connect students with research opportunities, and provide access to Clemson’s College of Education act as mentors in their pursuit of employment or while addressing the teacher shortage and helping graduate studies. future teachers save money on tuition and reduce student debt. “Our college prides itself on the personal attention we can give our students, and this model will allow “We are excited to work with these partners to both faculty and staff to give them a more specific identify and shape the next generation of teachers level of support,” said Michelle Cook, associate who will truly become best-in-class educators dean for undergraduate studies. working across South Carolina,” said Founding Dean George J. Petersen. IMPACT : STUDENT RETENTION TEACHER RETENTION IMPACT : STUDENT RECRUITMENT

CR2DE Top: Clemson President James P. BEHAVIOR INSTITUTE Top, Middle: Shanna Hirsch leads a Clements speaks at the CR2DE Behavior Institute session. The College of Education has created the Educators from Greenville County Schools Center for the Recruitment and Retention of announcement ceremony. Middle: Luke partnered with researchers from the College of Bottom: Kris Frady, Dani Herro and Diverse Educators (CR2DE), which will research Rapa, Faiza Jamil and Roy Jones work Education to hold the first Behavior Institute this Shanna Hirsch are the 2019-2020 and implement strategies for minority teacher summer – part of research to examine effective recruitment and retention. Faculty will work with with the CR2DE program. Bottom: Jamil professional development approaches for teachers grant fellows. education and community leaders to get minority and Rapa meet with faculty at Mary of students with emotional or behavioral disorders. students interested in teaching at an earlier age and Bramlett Elementary in Gaffney, S.C. Researchers hope the research will have positive ease their transition from K-12 to two- and four-year effects on teacher burnout and retention rates in institutions. special education, the subject area with the highest number of vacancies in the state, said Shanna Roy Jones and Luke Rapa will serve as the center’s Hirsch, assistant professor of special education. director and co-director, respectively, and will work in cooperation with a team of faculty and Designed for special education teachers, school staff. Through the center’s work, they believe the psychologists, counselors, behavior coaches and state can start to address poverty, low student administrators, the four-day program provided performance, more effective teacher recruitment information about evidence-based classroom and high teacher turnover by taking steps to address management strategies and offered valuable support the lack of minority teachers. and networking to professionals who are often the only one of their kind in their school. IMPACT : DIVERSITY, TEACHER RECRUITMENT & RETENTION IMPACT : TEACHER RETENTION TEACHING FELLOWS GRANT FELLOWS The South Carolina Center for Educator The College of Education has started a Grant Recruitment, Retention and Advancement Fellows Program to give faculty the opportunity has tapped the College of Education as South to cement their reputations as experts in research. Carolina’s newest Teaching Fellows Program. The program provides unique opportunities for awardees so that they can pursue major grant The program recruits high-achieving high school funding opportunities. seniors into the teaching profession by offering them state-funded fellowships to pursue an Kris Frady, Dani Herro and Shanna Hirsch are the education degree and equipping them to become college’s grant fellows for the 2019-2020 academic successful educators through co-curricular activities. year. Each of these faculty members has represented Fellows receive up to $6,000 per year for four years the college well through their research, so they will in forgivable student loans, and they agree to teach now have the opportunity to concentrate on their in South Carolina public schools one year for every respective research areas. year they are fellows. IMPACT : STRENGTHING IMPACT : STUDENT RECRUITMENT RESEARCH REPUTATION TEACHER RETENTION

CONTINUING INNOVATIONS TEACHER ED.D. & CARNEGIE RESIDENCY PROJECT The College of Education’s teacher residency Clemson became one of nine higher education program graduated its first students in May 2019 institutions to join the Carnegie Project on the – with 23 graduating and 20 of them accepting Education Doctorate (CPED), a 113-institution teaching positions in South Carolina. network that shapes the work of Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) programs across the nation. The teacher residency program – the first university- The network also selected College of Education led teacher residency program in South Carolina Founding Dean George J. Petersen to serve on its – allows students to complete a bachelor’s and Dean’s Council, where he joins a select group of master’s degree in five years, spending the fifth deans to assist the network with strategic planning. year in an extended, year-long student teaching experience. Housed in the college’s Eugene T. The college’s inclusion in CPED and its leadership Moore School of Education and made possible by is notable, considering that the Clemson Ed.D. in a gift from college benefactor Darla Moore, the Education Systems Improvement Science program program is aimed at increasing teacher retention only began in 2018 as a unique consortium and preparedness as well as student achievement. with three S.C. universities – Coastal Carolina IMPACT : “With ex tended time in the SUtnuidveenrstistyc,oTmhpeleCteitEadde.Sl.apnrdogWraimntsharot panUy noifvtehrseity. classroom , I coul d try thi ngs universities with prerequisites for Clemson’s Ed.D., caogaminfoarnta dbaleg.aKinntoow fiinnge-ttuhne ethtihnegms tahnadt get more providing a seamless transition to the program. As were with all Ed.D. programs, the Clemson program is hard for me (during residency), I can have a plan in mind and know what I have to do my an applied doctoral research program that explores first year of teaching. I know it’s not going to complex problems in education. Top: The first teacher residency cohort be picture perfect. I can make strategies ahead IMPACT : “Through this program, gathers for a pre-graduation celebration last of time so that I can take care of myself and my we are working to solve spring. Middle: Master teacher Jennifer Eaton kids the best way I can. ” real and persistent issues in districts, schools (foreground) and teacher resident Amanda —Amanda Bluhm ’18, ’19, inaugural and classrooms, and the state's children and Bluhm work with their students last year at Mt. teacher resident, first-year teacher at communities will be the beneficiaries.” Lebanon Elementary in Anderson, S.C. Bluhm Mount Gallant Elementary School, — Founding Dean George J. Petersen is now a first-year teacher in Rock Hill, S.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Bottom: Ellie Jameson helps a student during her residency.

LISTEN & PERFECTING LEARN TOUR YOUR ROAR For the second consecutive year, representatives Teacher retention is an impending crisis in the from the College of Education went on the road for United States. New teachers leave at rates between the annual Listen and Learn Tour, where they met 20-30 percent over their first five years of teaching. with teachers, students and administrators in school The percentage often reaches 50 percent or more in districts across South Carolina who work with high-poverty and high-needs schools. underrepresented and high-poverty populations to learn from their experiences and explore how the Understanding that teacher preparation and college may support their work. mentoring help keep teachers in classrooms, the College of Education created “Perfecting Your Nine members of the College of Education faculty Roar,” a professional development program and staff visited Scott’s Branch Middle/High School designed to support teachers during their first in Summerton (Clarendon School District 1), year in the classroom. Now in its second year, Manning High School (Clarendon School District the program is free and available to both College 2), and the Chesterfield County School District, of Education alumni and alternatively certified and also spent time with the college benefactor teachers. Darla Moore, S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas, and Summerton community leaders Bea Brown Rivers “Perfecting Your Roar” seminars are held several and Marguerite De Laine. Saturdays during the school year, addressing issues critical to new teachers such as classroom The college began the tours in 2018 as part of its management, organizational skills, time statewide outreach, in keeping with the university’s management, student mental health, instructional land-grant mission to serve South Carolina. strategies, and working with diverse learners. According to Founding Dean George Petersen, the Partnering school districts and College of Education tour allows the college to have a more informed faculty members lead the seminars, which have conversation about the actual needs of the state so been well received by participants surveyed on its it can begin to consider partnerships, professional effectiveness. development, and program development in settings that merit a different perspective and approach IMPACT : “I appreciated the opportunity informed by their location. to learn and make connections with other educators. It was worth the drive IMPACT : “As a junior faculty member and the extra time for the insights and who’s new to this state, this encouragement granted from the classes and opportunity was enlightening, educational, the instructors.” and eye-opening. Schools demonstrated a remarkable sense of hope and resiliency in the – Perfecting Your Roar Participant face of hardships and poverty. Each school district allowed us a few moments to walk Top: College faculty member Amanda Top: School District of Pickens County’s through their schools to observe their successes Rumsey peruses student work at Scott’s Michael Fleming leads a Perfecting Your and struggles while also eagerly exploring ways Branch Middle/High. Middle: Listen and Roar session. Middle: More than 20 first-year that others could offer support.” Learn participants spend time with college teachers gather for the October session. Bottom: Perfecting Your Roar director Leigh – Rachelle Savitz, Assistant Professor of benefactor Darla Moore (fourth from Adolescent Literacy right). Bottom: Manning High faculty and Martin speaks with a participant. administrators converse with the Listen and Learn team.

A YEAR OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AWARDS TOP-NOTCH EXTRA YARD CELEBRATION EDUCATORS FOR TEACHERS In September, the College of Education held College of Education alumni have made their The College of Education celebrated South its first annual awards celebration to recognize mark on both statewide and national educator Carolina’s Teachers of the Year – and all the accomplishments of faculty and the recognitions. Luke Clamp, founding principal teachers – during the Clemson Tiger’s generosity of college supporters. of River Bluff High School in Lexington, football matchup with the Charlotte 49ers S.C., was tapped as the 2019 National High in September as part of the College Football Darla Moore received the first Distinguished School Principal of the Year, and Joanne Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers. Friend of the College of Education Award, Avery, superintendent of Anderson School created to honor an individual, partner or District 4, was named 2020 South Carolina The college hosted teachers and their program providing support over time to Superintendent of the Year. families inside the stadium around the benefit the college. In 2002, the Moore family famed Howard’s Rock before the game, and gave $10 million to Clemson to name the It was the third consecutive year that a all Teachers of the Year enjoyed a standing Eugene T. Moore School of Education in her College of Education graduate earned ovation on the field before kickoff from father’s honor. Part of the college, the school the top superintendent honors. Harrison thousands of Clemson fans in attendance. is dedicated to educational innovations such Goodwin, Chesterfield County School as the new teacher residency program. District superintendent, and Burke Royster, The college also held a tailgate in the hours superintendent of Greenville County Schools, before kickoff outside Littlejohn Coliseum The college leadership also recognized faculty are the 2019 and 2018 recipients, respectively. for the honored teachers and their families. excellence in teaching, service, research, Special guests included Clemson President Top: Faculty display their award plaques impact and doctoral advising, and celebrated James P. Clements and his wife, Beth at the inaugural awards celebration. faculty milestones related to journal citations, Clements; Luke Clamp, College of Education Middle Top: Darla Moore receives the first grants and book publishing. alumnus and 2019 National Principal of the Distinguished Friend of the College of Year; and 2020 South Carolina Teacher of the Education Award. Middle Bottom: Teachers GET INVOLVED Year Chanda Jefferson. of the Year receive an on-field ovation as part of Extra Yard for Teachers. Bottom: STAY CONNECTED. GIVE. LEARN MORE. S.C. Teacher of the Year Chanda Jefferson @ClemsonCofEd Visit clemson.edu/giving/where-to-give/coe Visit clemson.edu/education enjoys a moment at the Extra Yard tailgate or call us at 864-656-4444 with Dean George Petersen. Dean Petersen on Twitter: @1DeanPetersen THE 2019 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION DEAN’S OFFICE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Clemson University College of Education | 102 Tillman Hall | Clemson, SC 29634 | 864-656-4444 | clemson.edu/education