Improving Teacher Quality Competitive Grants Program-MIchigan
For 2008-2009, the Michigan Department of Education is authorized to award approximately $2.7 million for the Title II, Part A(3) Improving Teacher Quality Competitive Grants Program. Grants are awarded for a period of approximately 22 months with an expected contingency award date in July 2008 and an official award date in September 2008.
The focus of this request for applications continues to be on the provision of research-based professional learning opportunities to teachers, principals, and paraprofessionals, which will result in increased learning for all students. These grants are available to higher education departments of teacher education in partnership with higher education departments of arts and sciences and high-poverty local education agencies. Please pay special attention to the priorities and funding criteria in the application package.
The purpose of these grants is to support partnerships in the provision of professional learning opportunities needed to achieve the goal of having highly qualified teachers in all classrooms with deep knowledge of the content they are assigned to teach and instructional delivery skills to meet learning needs of all students.
