Milwaukee Partnership Academy
MPA is an Urban P-16 Council for Quality Teaching and Learning,
designed to develop a comprehensive teacher education prototype
for preparing K-12 teachers for high needs schools through a
strong and unique partnership. The partnership is a collaboration
among the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Public
Schools, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the Milwaukee
Teachers' Education Association, the Milwaukee Area Technical
College, the Office of the Mayor of Milwaukee, the Metropolitan
Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the Helen Bader Foundation
and the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County. A primary
goal of MPA is to improve the education of children through
better preparation, recruitment and retention of teachers for
urban schools. The MPA is also dedicated to providing multiple
pathways to the teaching profession for educational assistants,
paraprofessionals, and other entry-level employees of the Milwaukee
Public Schools, especially people of color, at both the undergraduate
and post-baccalaureate levels.
 Milwaukee
Mathematics Partnership
The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP) is a collaborative
effort among the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Public Schools, and the Milwaukee Area Technical College to
improve mathematics teaching and learning at all levels, from
pre-kindergarten through college. This five-year initiative
is part of the Milwaukee Partnership Academy and is sponsored
by the National Science Foundation.
 Milwaukee
Public Schools
Located in Southeastern Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Michigan,
Milwaukee's public school system is comprised of 218 total
schools (57 Secondary Schools, 125 Elementary Schools, and
36 Diversified Community Schools). Serving over 105,000 students,
MPS employs over 6,700 full-time, part-time, and substitute
teachers. A publicly elected School Board provides direction
and oversight, with a Superintendent heading the organization's
administration.
 Milwaukee
Teachers' Education Association
The MTEA is a labor union representing four groups of Milwaukee
Public Schools employees: Teachers, Educational Assistants,
Substitute Teachers, and Accountants/Bookkeepers. Collectively,
the MTEA is a group of over 9,000 employees who work directly
with the students in the city's schools. By constitution,
the two-fold purpose of the MTEA is "to develop and maintain
the professional status and financial welfare of its members
and to promote the cause of education through strong, positive
action."
MTEA Board members work full-time in schools.
They perform their policy-making duties after school, on a
voluntary basis. The Association is committed to putting children
at the center of education by building broad-based support
for quality public education, to generating business and community
partnerships that encourage student success in public schools,
and to supporting initiatives that focus on quality teaching
and learning for all students. The MTEA employs a full-time
professional staff to implement the policies and conduct the
day-to-day work of the union.
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