Teacher Incentive Fund
NOTE: The School Leadership Program has sunset. The last cohort of this program will end December 2019.
News Posts: Effective Educator Development
Program Overview
Mission The School Ambassador Fellowship is designed to improve education for students by involving educators in the development and implementation of national education policy. The Fellowship seeks to: Create a community of teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers and other school staff members who share expertise and collaborate with leaders in the federal government on […]
Teach to Lead
Program Description Teach to Lead is a partnership of the U.S. Department of Education, ASCD and Teach Plus. Teach to Lead envisions a world in which teachers are valued as the foremost experts in instruction, and as such, are leaders of informing, developing, and implementing education policy and practice to steer systematic improvements to benefit […]
Paraprofessionals
The following documents address commonly asked questions about the paraprofessional qualification requirements of Section 1119 of Title I, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act. Legislation SEC. 1119. QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS. Communication with States Paraprofessional Letter, April 30, 2002 MS WORD (26K) Policy Guidance Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance, March 4, […]
Resources
Application Resources Fellows’ Blog Posts in Homeroom Blog Fellows in the News in the Teachers Edition Newsletter
School Ambassador Fellowship Program
Founded on the principles of partnership, collaboration and cooperation between the Federal Government and school-based educators, the U.S. Department of Education designed the School Ambassador Fellowship program to enable outstanding teachers, administrators, and other school leaders, such as school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and librarians to bring their school and classroom expertise to the Department […]
Teacher and Principal Resources Home– Pg 1
National/Regional Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for National and Regional Programs Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee Teacher Recruitment (Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.) Transition to Teaching Discretionary State Educational Agencies Program description National/regional, state and local grants are funded to […]
Teacher and Principal Resources Home– Pg 6
Other Categories of Teacher Initiatives Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee Teacher Recruitment Troops to Teachers (Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.) Memo of Under-standing DANTES Program description This program is administered by DANTES with ED oversight. Requires the Secretary of […]
Teacher and Principal Resources Home– Pg 5
Community Organizations Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for Community Organizations Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee Professional Development Alaska Native Education Discretionary And Contracts (earmarks) Community Organizations in Alaska Program description Consolidates the three separate programs under current law into one program. Consolidated programs include: the Alaska Native Educational Planning, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training […]
Teacher and Principal Resources Home– Pg 4
State Agencies of Higher Education Teacher/Principal Quality Initiatives Available for State Agencies of Higher Education and Other Entities Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee Principal Recruitment School Leadership Grants (New Program) (Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.) Discretionary Local Educational Agencies […]
