Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a)
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish
requirements for a competitive grant program to public and independent colleges
and universities offering teacher education programs, in partnership with
school districts, to conduct summer institutes for teachers of mathematics and
science pursuant to Education Law, section 3641-b.
(b) Subject to the availability of funds
appropriated for such purpose, the commissioner shall annually issue a request
for proposals to public and independent colleges and universities offering
teacher education programs, registered pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title, that partner with school districts to conduct summer institutes
for teachers of mathematics and science in grades five through eight in middle
schools, junior high schools, intermediate schools or junior/senior high
schools.
(1) Such proposals shall be in a
format, and submitted pursuant to a timeline, as prescribed by the commissioner
and shall include a description of how the program will advance the content
knowledge and pedagogy of participating teachers in the areas of mathematics
and science, including, but not limited to, how the program is:
(i) aligned to State learning standards for
mathematics and science; and
(ii)
aligned and integrated with programs offered to excelsior scholars pursuant to
the requirements of section
100.14
of this Part, to the extent practicable, as well as with other State and
Federal programs with similar purposes.
(2) Teachers shall be selected for
participation in such summer institutes by principals who shall give priority
to teachers who meet the following criteria:
(i) first and second year teachers of grades
five through eight;
(ii) teachers
who are changing assignments and would benefit from professional learning to
improve student learning; and
(iii)
teachers who have been identified as needing additional professional learning
in building content knowledge in mathematics and science and understanding of
pedagogy.
(c)
Competitive grants will be awarded to public and independent colleges and
universities submitting a proposal pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section
based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:
(1) the program is aligned to the State
learning standards for mathematics and science;
(2) the program is designed to advance the
content knowledge and pedagogy of participating mathematics and science
teachers based on local measures of need assessment;
(3) the program is aligned and integrated
with programs offered to excelsior scholars pursuant to the requirements of
section
100.14
of this Part, to the extent practicable, as well as other State and Federal
programs with similar purpose; and
(4) priority is given, as practicable, to
teachers in schools identified as schools in need of improvement, corrective
action or restructuring status, schools under registration review or schools
requiring academic progress.
