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Professional development schools

Professional Development Schools (PDS) are schools that have joined with a university to accomplish educational goals that are mutually beneficial to each. A PDS is a collaboratively planned and implemented partnership for the academic and clinical preparation of teacher candidates and the continuous professional development of teachers. The design of a PDS partnership is based on outcomes for the K-12 students in the school with collaborative staff development and pre-service teacher preparation centered on those outcomes.  These schools are clinical sites where cohorts of teacher candidates participate in structured learning experiences as part of their professional education programs.

There is a formal agreement between the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the participating school district. These agreements include the following purposes:

  • Exemplary instruction and other educational experiences for K-12 students
  • Preparation of teachers and other school based educators
  • Professional development of teachers and other school based educators
  • Applied inquiry designed to improve practice

PDS for Early Childhood Education

City: La Crosse
School Website: Emerson Elementary
UWL Liaison
Rosie DeFino

Emerson Elementary School

City: La Crosse
School Website: Summit Environmental School
UWL Liaison
Rosie DeFino

Summit Environmental School

School District: La Crosse
School Website: Hintgen Elementary
UWL Liaison
TBD

Hingten Elementary School

School District: La Crosse
School Website: Southern Bluffs Elementary
UWL Liaison
TBD

Southern Bluffs Elementary School

School District: Holmen
School Website: Prairie View Elementary
UWL Liaison
Ann Epstein 

Prairie View Elementary School

School District: Holmen
School Website: Viking Elementary
UWL Liaison
Ann Epstein

Viking Elementary School

PDS for Elementary Middle Education

School District: Onalaska
School Website: Eagle Bluff Elementary
UWL Liaison
Rita Chen

Eagle Bluff Elementary School

School District: Onalaska
School Website: Northern Hills Elementary
UWL Liaison
Yuko Iwai

Northern Hills Elementary School

School District: La Crosse
School Websites: Northside ElementaryCoulee Montessori
UWL Liaison
Deanna Maynard

Northside Elementary School

School District: La Crosse
School Websites: Hamilton ElementarySchool of Technology and the Arts (SOTA) I
UWL LiaisonMatt McParker

Hamilton Elementary School/SOTA I

School District: La Crosse 
School Website: Longfellow Middle School
UWL Liaison
Lisa Pitot

Longfellow Middle School

School District: La Crosse
School Website: Logan Middle School
UWL Liaison
: Rosie DeFino

Logan Middle School

School District: Sparta
School Website: Meadowview Middle School
UWL Liaison: Janet Koll

Meadowview Middle School

PDS for STEP

School District: Onalaska
School Website: Onalaska Middle School
UWL ContactCindy Duley

Onalaska Middle School

School District: West Salem
School Website: West Salem Middle School
UWL Contact
Cindy Duley

West Salem Middle School

School District: La Crosse
School Website: Central High School
UWL Liaisons: 
Matt Chedister

Central High School

School District: La Crosse
School Website: Logan High School
UWL Liaisons: 
Matt Chedister

Logan High School

PDS for PASHE

School District: West Salem
School Website: West Salem Middle School
UWL Liaison
Rachyl Stephenson 

West Salem Middle School