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James Madison Legacy Project

The Missouri Bar is the state coordinator for the James Madison Legacy Project, a three-year nationwide initiative of the Center for Civic Education that will (1) increase the number of highly effective teachers of high-need students through the professional development of 2,025 teachers, (2) increase the achievement of at least 202,500 students in attaining state standards in civics and government, (3) serve the self-identified professional development needs of a minimum of more than 500 participating schools with significant concentrations of high-need students throughout the United States, and (4) evaluate the relative effectiveness of the Center’s research-validated traditional We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution professional development model enhanced with online resources and a new blended-learning variation of the traditional model that also uses online resources.

The project will focus on identifying cost-effective means of providing widely available professional development programs useful in enhancing the knowledge and skills required of teachers to promote high-need and other students’ attainment of state standards in civics and government.

The James Madison Legacy Project is made possible by a generous grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Supporting Effective Educator Development program. The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education Program will receive a sub-grant from the Center for Civic Education in the amount of $137,500.00 for programs in 2015-16 school year, which includes a three-day summer institute in June. Additional monies will be awarded for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years.

If you are a middle or high school teacher and are interested in being part of this program, contact Millie Aulbur, director of Citizenship Education, at milliea@mobar.org.