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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 and Recruitment program, the Alaska Native Home Based Education for Preschool Children program, and the Alaska Native Student Enrichment program. Adds earmarks for certain organizations.
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 & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Training School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Mentoring School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.

Category Title of Program Type of Grant Grantee
Principal Professional Development School Leadership Grants (New Program)

(Title II – Preparing, Training, & Recruiting High Quality Teachers & Principals in the NCLB Act of 2001.)

Discretionary Local Educational Agencies & Consortia of high need LEAs & Partnerships with non-profit organizations and Institutions of Higher Education
Program description
Authorizes competitive awards to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals (including assistant principals).

Authorizes grantees to use program funds to: provide financial incentives to aspiring new principals; provide stipends to principals who mentor new principals; carry out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management; provide incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals.