Schools of Professional Education (ScOPE)

A Framework for Goal-Based, School-Centered Improvement of Teacher Education

As a guiding tool for enhancing quality and effectiveness of university-based teacher preparation programs, CREATE has developed a management framework for establishing Schools of Professional Education (ScOPE).  ScOPE is intended as a working model for reform and improvement of university programs. This framework is grounded in research and best practice, and represents a refined vision for university-based teacher education in Texas that focuses on deep and continuous partnerships with public schools and high levels of faculty engagement in these schools as a means to improve program effectiveness and ultimately affect P-12 student learning.

CREATE defines ScOPE as a management framework for leading and operating university-based teacher preparation programs that collaboratively engages university faculty and school partners in a systematic effort to impact P-12 student learning and public-school district partnerships. The ScOPE management framework is a goal-oriented and outcomes-driven leadership approach that requires goal-setting, managing the level and frequency of faculty engagement in programmatic impact functions, and aligning and continuously improving core operations in order to achieve pre-determined professional outcomes.

ScOPE’s fundamental theory of work requires university teacher preparation programs to develop and empower a functional university leadership team, and set and articulate a set of targeted professional outcomes; manage the work of university faculty; and accept responsibility for evaluating the on-going management and operational leadership necessary to achieve desired professional outcomes. 

ScOPE FRAMEWORK & OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

IMPLEMENTING A SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION