course of action or decision, then the teachers meet with the administrators and discuss the academy’s issue.
e. Partnerships
The MTCA has fostered a variety of partnerships not only with local elementary schools but also with various colleges and universities. Bell High School has sent students to
Corona Avenue Elementary School for seven years, and to Nueva Vista and The Primary Center for one year. The proximity of these schools makes them good choices
for our academy. It also brings a sense of community and connection to our students’ lives. They are also feeder schools from which many of our students have graduated.
MTCA students are offered paid internships during their off-track time. This makes them eligible for scholarships from LAUSD. These students work in the classrooms one
day out week and tutor the remaining four days. Corona, Nueva Vista, The Primary Center, Bell, and LAUSD all work together.
Teachers at local elementary schools receive an informational sheet that describes the objectives the MTCA students’ classroom involvement and serve as role models that
exemplify how to become competent practitioners in the classroom. The students’ tasks vary, and they are also held accountable by the academy and the teacher they assist.
The elementary schools’ coordinators assign our students to classrooms in need of tutors. They take names of teachers who want and need tutors, and give MTCA an
orientation before the year begins. The schools have credited the increase in their standardized test scores because of the MTCA tutors’ presence and effort. A positive
cycle has begun; Bell High School’s test scores have risen in the past three years. Those once struggling elementary students now enter our high school better prepared.
A few other elementary schools in the community also receive our students’ help on a voluntary basis. Students go out on their own and make their services available to their
former schools and teachers. Moreover, for the past four years, MTCA students are now being employed as clerks or tutors at District 6, South Gate Middle School and Theresa
Hughes Elementary School.
In 2003, the program was introduced to Cerritos College and California State University of Long Beach CSULB as a teacher academy. This partnership has yielded an
educational exchange including guest speakers and field trips. Cerritos runs a program called Teacher TRAC, which allows Cerritos students to complete their education in two
years and then transfer to CSULB and CSULB’s ITEP program. MTCA is currently arranging an official affiliation with both of these college level teacher-training programs.
f. Timeline for Implementation
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