Collaborative Structures

Collaborative Structures

The Governing Board

District superintendents, the dean of the McKay School of Education, and the Partnership executive director foster and sustain the involvement of the partner organizations and provide direction and resources that advance the purposes of the Partnership.

Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES)

Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES) – A team of administrators, faculty, and staff housed in BYU’s McKay School of Education assists the Partnership by facilitating its initiatives, programs, and committees. CITES has responsibility for examining and promoting the mission, purpose, and values of the Partnership.

See how CITES is organized

Councils in the Partnership

Professional Development Coordinating Council (PDCC)

District curriculum directors, and representatives from the McKay School of Education, BYU colleges of arts and sciences, and CITES collaborate on projects to improve teaching and learning, including teacher endorsement programs, conferences and workshops, and expanding capacity of educators to lead professional learning communities.

Elementary and Early Childhood Education Professional Advisory Council (EEPAC)

District elementary education directors/ principal supervisors, mentor teachers, facilitators, clinical faculty associates, university liaisons to the school districts, and representatives from BYU’s Education Advisement Center and CITES.

Secondary Education Professional Advisory Council (SEPAC)

District secondary education directors/principal supervisors, BYU teacher preparation faculty, and representatives from BYU’s Education Advisement Center and CITES.

Special Education Professional Advisory Council (SPEDPAC)

District special education directors, faculty members from the department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, and representatives from BYU’s Education Advisement Center and CITES.

University Council of Teacher Education (UCOTE)

BYU’s associate academic vice president of undergraduate studies, dean of the McKay School of Education, associate deans of arts and sciences colleges with educator preparation programs, and the directors of the Educator Preparation Program and CITES coordinate to ensure greater alignment and coherence in BYU’s educator preparation programs.