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M Mentors
I. Instructing
S. Students
T. Toward
E. Effective
R. Role Models
Teacher Leadership Program
The mission of Call Me MISTER…
is to increase the pool of available teachers from
a broader, more diverse background,
g particularly
p y
among the States lowest performing elementary
schools. Student participants are largely selected
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from among under-served,
d d socio-economically
i i ll
disadvantaged and educationally at-risk
communities.
communities
Effective Movement Toward…

Scholarship

Leadership

Mark Crosby; MISTER Alumnus from U of SC

Relationships
Effective Movement Toward…
Scholarship
Support for Academics
-Through
Th h Ch
Cheyney
-Through Peers
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Supportt ffor Praxis
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- Assessment
- Practice
- Training
- Cost
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Leadership

Campus Representatives

Leadership Training
Training, Conferences
And Experiences

Community Service and Ties

Effective Movement Toward…
Relationships

- Cheyney MISTERs
- Network of National MISTERs
- Face
Face-to-face
to face interactions with:
- Mentors
- Professionals
- Administrators
- Legislators
Teacher Leadership Program
The program provides:

-Tuition Waiver
-Room & Board
-Personal Laptop Computer
-Call me MISTER sports coat
-Life defining experiences
Call Me Mister Scholar must:
ACADEMIC
• Major
j in elementary
y education

• Maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA

during the first 60 credit hours

• Adhere to attendance policies

• Take Praxis I exam by the end of

their freshman year
y

• Satisfy all requirements for

admission to teacher education program
by their 2nd semester of junior year
 CALL ME MISTER

Criteria:
• Interest in public school
teachingg

r • Meets admission criteria for

Cheyney University / Interview

• Passing scores on PRAXIS I

• Teach
T h one year in
i a
Pennsylvania elementary
• Application & Interview
school for each year funds
Process
were received from the Call Me
Mister Project
If you would like to take this challenge and apply for

the teacher leadership program contact Cheyney

University Mr. Devearl Royster at 302-598-0709

302 598 0709 or

droyster@cheyney.edu
• 20 yrs old / Junior
• Dover,, DE
• Major: Elementary Education
• Member of Cheyney’s football team
and Phi Beta Sigma
• Well diversified,
diversified he has resided in CA and OK
• High reviews from his previous jobs
• Strong family support, mother is a graduate from Cheyney
and played basketball for Vivian Stringer .
• 19 yrs old / Sophomore
• Patterson,, NJ
• 3.15 GPA
• High School football coach stated he was
a role model on and off the field and a young
man of high character
• Starting cornerback as a freshman on Cheyney’s
2007 football team
• Residential Advisor
• 19 yrs old / Junior
• p , PA
Philadelphia,
• Major: Elementary Education
• Highly recommended by his high school
guidance counselor & employer
• Participated in Habitat of Humanity in New Orleans,
Orleans LA
• Member of Keystone Honors Academy
• Representative for National Alumni Association
serves as a TERE member (scholarly leadership program)
• 21 yrs old / Sophomore
• g Philadelphia,
Graduate of Frankfort High p , PA
• Major: Special Education
• Highly recommended by his high school
guidance counselor & algebra teacher
• Good reputation with the professors in the education
department at Cheyney
• He is considered very reliable at his job
(Wood Services residential Home)
• 19 yrs old / Junior
• g , DC
Washington,
• Major: Elementary Education
• GPA: 3.31
• Highly recommended by his employer at the
at the community center in Landover,
Landover MD (excellent w/kids
• Good reputation with the professors in the education
department and band director at Cheyney
• Graduated as a Lt. Colonel in the JROTC in high school
• 24 yrs old / Sophomore
• Toledo,, OH
• Major: Special Education
• GPA: 3.54
• Attended high school in Nigeria
• Honor student his freshman year at Cheyney
• His father Dr. Alex Yongu is a graduate from Cheyney
(strong family support)