Certificated Staff Mentoring
NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.
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 |
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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 |
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Source / Type | State / Apportionment |
State Fiscal Year | 2006-07 |
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes | 7276 / 8590 |
Total Available | $11,200,000 |
Recipient Amount | $6,000 per eligible mentor teacher |
Match Requirement | No |
Allocation Formula | Funding is calculated at $6,000 x the number of eligible mentor teachers. Administrative costs are 5 percent of the total stipend amount and are in addition to the total stipend amount. |
Important Dates
Date Application Available | January 1, 2007 |
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Due Date | March 5, 2007 |
Expected Notification Date | April 9, 2007 |
Additional Information
Application | Unavailable |
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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 |
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Fiscal | Patty Stevens, 916-323-5838, pstevens@cde.ca.gov |
Division | Educator Excellence and Equity Division, 916-323-6390 (phone), 916-323-2838 (fax) |
Last Modified:
August 20, 2007
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