Certificated Staff Mentoring

Funding Description

The program encourages excellent and experienced teachers to teach in "staff priority schools" and to assist beginning teachers and teacher interns during their induction and first years of teaching.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Local educational agencies must be considered “staff priority schools,” which are schools that have an aggregate API score that was at or below the 30th percentile relative to other public schools in the state in any of the five previous school years. Juvenile court schools, county community schools, or community day schools operated by a county office of education can also apply for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Eligible teachers must meet the following criteria: (1) have a professional credential that allows the teacher to teach at the grade level and subject matter of the beginning teacher or intern; (2) have seven years or recent experience in the grade level and subject matter of the beginning teacher or intern; (3) teach in a staff priority school for at least five years and assist at least one but no more than five beginning teachers or interns; and (4) meet the needs of the school and have a demonstrated ability to foster pupil achievement and learning as determined by the principal.
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6110-267-0001; Education Code sections 44560-44562
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2007-08
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	7276 / 8590
Total Available	$11,707,000
Recipient Amount	$6271 + 5 % admin costs per eligible mentor teacher
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Approximately $10 million in funds to 2006-07 applicants previously awarded. Approximately $2 million in funds for new 2007-08 applicants.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	August 7, 2007
Due Date	September 17, 2007
Expected Notification Date	November 19, 2007

Additional Information

Application	RFA for Certificated Staff Mentoring  [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r12/csmp07rfa.asp]
Background	Career Education [http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/te/ce/index.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Roxane Fidler, 916-323-4861, rfidler@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Patty Stevens, 916-323-5838, pstevens@cde.ca.gov
Division	Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-323-6390 (phone), 916-323-2838 (fax)