Go For That Grant!
If you're in higher education and working on any projects or initiatives to help your peers working in the elementary-school ranks, you may be eligible for the annual grants awarded by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. See the flackage (i.e., the press release) below:
Request for Proposals Now Available for Teacher Professional Development Grants
SACRAMENTO — March 7, 2008 — A Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2008 Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ) teacher professional development grants is now available for prospective applicants.
The California Postsecondary Education Commission, which administers the program, has posted the RFP on its website at: http://www.cpec.ca.gov/FederalPrograms/2008RFP.asp.
Approximately eight million dollars will be awarded in targeted grants to public and private postsecondary education institutions in California to support partnerships that provide high-quality professional development to teachers in local school districts.
The grants are funded through Title II-A of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Over 200 grants have been awarded totaling more than $100 million in the two decades that the Commission has administered the program.
Proposals for 2008 Improving Teacher Quality grants are limited to projects that help
elementary school teachers address the achievement gap among their students.
Successful applicants will develop whole-school approaches to serving teachers and must include the
development of teacher leaders as a key component of their proposals. (They) must also conduct scientifically based evaluation research to demonstrate the effects of the project on teaching practice, student achievement, and the gaps between student groups.
Further information may be found online at: http://www.cpec.ca.gov/FederalPrograms/2008RFP.asp.
For more information about the grant program, contact Karen Humphrey, Administrator, Improving Teacher Quality Program, 916-445-1504 or khumphrey@cpec.ca.gov.
The California Postsecondary Education Commission advises the Governor and Legislature on higher education policy and fiscal issues. The Commission’s primary focus is to ensure that the state’s educational resources are used effectively to provide Californians with postsecondary education opportunities.