In the summer of 1990 Mrs. Linda Riley, a counselor at Edmonson, sent a letter to Dean Cecil Miskel urging the establishment of a Partnership PDS at Edmonson with the University of Michigan School of Education. Discussion among the dean, then Superintendent Yomtoob, the principal, and unversity faculty led to an agreement to create a PDS at Edmonson. Accomplishments Now, five years later, school improvement efforts at Edmonson are still growing. Project based Science instruction places all students in learning experiences requiring them to act as scientists, examining current, real time problems.
Computers add power to cooperative exploration of mathematical ideas in the math classes.
Social Studies students are learning to interpret and synthesize information from primary sources of history such as writing, pictures, and tapes. The restructuring program was designed in the spring of 1991. The professional development program has been in place since the first year. It provides teacher acces to the university resources through the professional library, including four computers which are linked to the university information network. The Parent Council sponsers school events, attends state-level meetings, and have organized an opportunity for paretns to experience the new science program for themselves.