UWF broadens school partnerships to Ferry Pass Elementary

Josh Newby | Jnewby@uwf.edu

The University of West Florida (UWF) School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The program places student interns in partnering Escambia County schools for an entire school year, expanding the future teachers’ learning experience through mentoring with current teachers in a real classroom setting.

“The purpose of this partnership is to identify, develop, implement and replicate innovative teaching practices,” said Bill Evans, director of the UWF School of Education.

The partnership with Ferry Pass Elementary launched at a signing ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. at Ferry Pass Elementary School.

The UWF School of Education and Ferry Pass Elementary School will work together to develop and deliver effective educational and social programs, including programs for parents. UWF will provide a project coordinator on site to work closely with the principal and school partnership team. Linda Manning will be the project coordinator at Ferry Pass.

The programs’ first partnership began in August at Brentwood Elementary School and is now being replicated at Ferry Pass Elementary.

Think UWF: Founded in 1967, the University of West Florida is the only regional comprehensive four-year university in Northwest Florida. Located near Florida’s most beautiful beaches in Pensacola, UWF serves more than 12,000 students and is known for one-on-one attention and small class sizes. One of 11 public Florida universities, UWF is listed as one of "America's Best Colleges” by Forbes, ranked No. 27 on Forbes' “Top 100 Best Buy Colleges,” and named one of The Princeton Review's Best Southeastern Colleges.