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Dear
Colleagues,
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the
Annual Report of the National Network for Educational Renewal. The Network, one of
the largest school university renewal efforts in the United States, consists of 16
partnership settings in 14 states involving 34 colleges and universities and more than 600
partner schools. Founded by John Goodlad, the NNER remains closely connected to the
Center for Educational Renewal at the University of Washington and the Institute for
Educational Inquiry in Seattle, but is an independent organization under the direction of
a Governing Council. The Mission of the NNER is the simultaneous renewal of the
education of educators and the schools based on the Agenda for Education in a Democracy
and embodied in four curricular dimensions, each with moral attributes:
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This Annual Report represents a summary of the individual reports of the sixteen settings, and shows that this very complex change initiative continues to be characterized by introspection in pursuit of renewal, which we see as an ongoing process. Matt Schertz, our Executive Secretary, prepared the summary. In addition to summarizing the responses of each setting to each question, Matt identified some of the major themes that run through the reports. Following this analysis, the annual report concludes with our mission statement which was approved by the Governing Council in February. It is expected that this report will help promote collaboration among our settings by identifying our strengths and the areas we each continue struggle with. It also provides a snapshot of our work for partnerships considering affiliating with the NNER. Thanks to all of your candor in responding to our call for an Annual Report and for feedback on the initial draft.
Sincerely,
Nicholas M. Michelli
Chair, Governing Council
Dean, College of Education and Human Services,
Montclair State University