Welcome to the Kansas University Professional Development Schools Alliance!
The KUPDS is a partnership between the University of Kansas School of Education and seven public schools in three near-by districts. Founded in 1991, the Alliance provides collaborative research, training and professional development opportunities for public school teachers, university faculty and teacher education students with the ultimate goal of improving public school education for all children.
About KUPDS
About KUPDS contains information about the definition, mission and goals of the KUPDS alliance.
Students
Students contains information about student teaching, action research and the collaborative class. You'll also see what our alumni had to say about their KUPDS experience.
P-12 Partners
The P-12 Partners section details the demographics, mission and school imporovements of our P-12 partner schools.
Faculty and Outreach
Faculty and Outreach contains the KUPDS charter, minutes and K-12 assessment rubric drafted by the Executive Council.