Leverage California state grant programs to fund TK-focused teacher residencies¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 against) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief identifies more than $2.5 billion in recent California investments that can be leveraged to build a qualified TK workforce through residencies: the Teacher Residency Grant Program (to plan, establish, or expand TK or kindergarten residencies), the Early Education Teacher Development Grant Program, the Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program and Educator Effectiveness Block Grant (supporting paraeducators toward elementary certification), and the Golden State Teacher Grant Program, which "provides up to $20,000 directly to candidates enrolled in a teacher preparation program."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• District or preparation-program application to the named grant opportunities

Constraints¶

• Federal TQP funding is described as a modest ongoing source at $59 million in the fiscal year 2022 budget

Target Learners¶

• Prospective TK teachers, including classified school employees such as paraeducators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Expanding the supply of credentialed teachers with early childhood expertise

Claims¶

• TRGP-funded residents represent a small fraction of California's teacher supply: 428 residents enrolled in 2022-23 against 14,298 substandard credentials issued [-W]

Related Strategies¶

• Employ residency residents as the second adult in TK classrooms using assistant teacher or paraprofessional budget lines

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Cathy Yun. (2022). Preparing Transitional Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Educators Through Teacher Residencies. Learning Policy Institute & EDPREPLAB. https://doi.org/10.54300/139.797