partnership
overview
The Midstate Student Support for Teaching Program (MSS), formerly known as Project Minority Student Support for Teaching, is a partnership designed to assist the Springfield and Decatur school systems in the recruitment of teachers by establishing an articulated teacher recruitment and preparation initiative beginning at the junior year of high school and continuing through certification at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Partners in this program represent three local educational institutions, the University of Illinois at Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, Richland Community College and the two local school districts, Springfield School District 186 and Decatur School District 61.
Current Partnerships:
Decatur School District 61
Representative:
- Ms. Gloria Davis, Superintendent
Lincoln Land Community College
Representatives:
- Ms. Tyra Taylor, Associate Vice-President
Enrollment Services - Mr. Richard Hayes, Academic Advisor & Adjunct Faculty
Psychology
Richland Community College
Representatives:
- Mr. Marcus Brown, Asst. to the Vice-President
Student Affairs
- Dr. Eyvonne Hawkins, Instructor
Communication, Education, Humanities & Fine Arts
Springfield School District 186
Representatives:
- Dr. Walter Milton Jr., Superintendent
- Dr. Alexander Ikejiaku, Director
Human Resources & Development
- Ms. Cynthia Shambley, Asst. Director
Human Resources
University of Illinois Springfield
Representatives:
- Dr. Larry D. Stonecipher, Dean
Education and Human Services - Dr. Loretta F. Meeks, Professor Emeritus
Teacher Education
