Announcements

An amended version of the Additional Questions and Answers for the Teacher Residency Grants is now available.

Coded Correspondence 18-05: Proposed Addition to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations Pertaining to the Handling of Applications from Qualified Individuals with Disabilities is now available.

The Commission is pleased to announce its intent to fund 9 LEAs for the second round of the Teacher Residency Capacity Grants. 

This round of funding will support these LEAs to develop high quality teacher residency programs with their IHE partners. Funding letters will be sent to grant recipients by mid-December 2018.

The November 28-30, 2018 Commission Agenda is now available.

Questions and Answers for the Teacher Residency Grants are now available.

Additional Questions and Answers for the Local Solutions Grant RFP are now available.

Additional Questions and Answers for the Teacher Residency Expansion Grant RFP are now available.

Eligible applicants for Teacher Residency Grants are Local Education Agencies (LEAs) currently working in partnership with institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are operating a teacher residency pathway within their Commission-approved teacher preparation program and LEAs that are beginning a new partnership with a Commission-accredited IHE that has an approved teacher preparation program, to offer a teacher residency program in Special Education, STEM, and/or bilingual education. Applicants should note that there is a 100 percent match requirement for each grant dollar received. Matching funds may be actual funds and/or in-kind match. Grant awards of up to $20,000 per resident participating in the Teacher Residency Grant Program are available for the purpose of developing a new residency pathway with an IHE that has a Commission-approved teacher preparation program or expanding existing LEA-IHE partnerships currently operating a Commission-approved teacher residency pathway.  Applications must reach the Commission by 5 p.m. PST on January 15, 2019.

• Teacher Residency Grant RFP (PDF)
• Appendices C, D, F, and F1: Application Cover Page and Program Summary (Word)

The Commission is pleased to announce its intent to fund 13 LEAs for the first round of the Teacher Residency Capacity Grants on the Residency webpage.  
This round of funding will support these LEAs to develop high quality teacher residency programs with their IHE partners. Funding letters will be sent to grant recipients by the end of October 2018.

Questions and Answers for the Second Round of the Teacher Residency Capacity Grant RFP are now available.