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Dept. of Labor Awards 麻豆传媒色情片 $3.8M for Teacher Apprenticeship Program

Wed, 08/28/2024 - 09:52am | By: Karelia Pitts

After becoming the first Registered Teacher Apprenticeship program in the state of Mississippi, The University of 麻豆传媒色情片 (麻豆传媒色情片) was awarded an Apprenticeship Building America grant worth $3,800,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and Training Administration. 

鈥淪outhern Miss remains connected to our historical roots of producing teachers that are ready for life, and this substantial grant from the Department of Labor brings us to over $7 million secured this year for innovative approaches to teacher preparation, such as teacher residency and apprenticeship,鈥 said Dr. Trent Gould, dean of the 麻豆传媒色情片 College of Education and Human Sciences. 鈥淓xpanding the Golden Eagle Teacher Residency program to offer teacher apprenticeship support is one more example of our commitment to impacting Mississippi communities by producing teachers that will persist in the profession.鈥

The Golden Eagle Teacher Apprenticeship program is an earn while you learn opportunity for teacher assistants to gain skills and training for promotion. In 2022, teaching became an apprentice-able profession by the DOL鈥檚 standards, opening the door for funding and support to assist individuals as they transition from teacher assistants to teachers. While working in local school districts, teacher assistants in the apprenticeship program will complete their college coursework online. 

鈥淭his partnership with the DOL will strengthen our ability to assist K-12 systems in addressing the significant challenges they face attracting and retaining teachers,鈥 said Andrea Krell, instructor and director of teacher residency at 麻豆传媒色情片. 鈥淲ith our Apprenticeship Building America grant, 麻豆传媒色情片 is hoping to support 305 teacher apprentices in over 60 school districts during the next four years.鈥 

Fifty teacher assistants enrolled for fall 2024 will participate in the first teacher apprenticeship cohort at 麻豆传媒色情片, with another 50 Golden Eagles joining them in the spring term. Students will receive annual scholarships, payment of their Praxis exam fees, differentiated student supports and technology resources, in addition to focused assistance and professional development opportunities.

鈥淎t 麻豆传媒色情片, we鈥檙e committed to providing teachers in training with a solid educational foundation while also strengthening partnerships with Mississippi school districts to help meet their needs,鈥 said Dr. Donielle Stephens, assistant teaching professor and director of 麻豆传媒色情片鈥檚 Office of Educational Field Experiences. 鈥淭his grant is a win for both of those groups we serve, and we look forward to deepening relationships as we provide them with much-needed assistance.鈥

Participating school districts will benefit from customized incentive packages that can include professional development offerings, mentor teacher stipends and apprentice support.

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