A Funding Guide for More Diverse California Schools: 2023-24
Introduction
Adequately addressing the needs of our highly diverse K-12 population will require not only hiring educators of diverse backgrounds, but also creating welcoming and affirming spaces and environments that can accommodate, sustain, and uplift our students and school communities.
We created this guide as a public resource for educators, schools, and districts striving to provide equitable access to inclusive learning environments for all students. This guide spotlights how funding can be used to prioritize equity initiatives and further humanize the k-12 space. Our hope is that if used with intentionality, these allocations can expand access and opportunity for all TK-12 educational partners.
The guide consists of two sections:
Section I highlights allocations and grants for individual applicants (e.g., prospective teachers, teacher candidates, or current teachers).
Section II outlines allocations and grants for organizational entities (e.g., local education agencies, school districts, & county offices of education).
Funds for Prospective Teachers, Teacher Candidates, or Current Teachers
Golden State Teacher Grant Program
Up to $20,000 per candidate
Eligibility:
Students currently enrolled in a professional preparation program approved by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and working towards earning their preliminary teaching or pupil personnel services credential.
Application Deadline:
Apply by April 1, 2024, or until all funds have been awarded, whichever occurs first.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification Incentive Program
Eligibility:
Subsidy grant: $2,500 for teachers who initiate the process of pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards when teaching at a high-priority school.
Incentive grant: $5,000 annually to National Board-certified teachers who agree to teach at a high-priority school for five years, for a total of up to $25,000.
Application Deadline:
Both applications will close January 10, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. P.T.
Funds for School Districts, COEs, Charter Schools & LEAs
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Equity Multiplier (Prop 98)
A total of $300 million is available
Eligibility:
The superintendent will allocate equity multiplier funds for schoolsites with high rates of non-stability & students identified as socioeconomically disadvantaged.
Application Deadline:
No application link or deadline: Funds will automatically be distributed with the LCFF.
CA Teacher Residency Capacity Grant Program
Up to a maximum of $250,000 per applicant
Eligibility:
This grant is intended for a collaborative partnership between an eligible LEA or a consortium of LEAs partnering with one or more commission-approved teacher preparation programs offered by a regionally accredited institution of higher education to expand, strengthen, improve access to, or create teacher residency programs.
Application Deadline:
Apply by 5:00 p.m. P.T. on December 15, 2023, or by 5:00 p.m. P.T. on February 16, 2024.
CA Teacher Residency Implementation/Expansion Grant Program
Up to a maximum of $40,000 per resident for new or expanding residency programs
Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are LEAs, or a consortium of LEAs, currently working or planning to work in partnership with one or more Commission-approved preparation programs within a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) that operates or is planning to operate a teacher residency pathway for the proposed credential area.
Application Deadline:
Apply by 5:00 p.m. P.T. on January 19, 2024 or 5:00 p.m. P.T. on March 8, 2024.
School Counselor Residency Capacity Grant Program
Up to a maximum of $250,000 per applicant (a total of $10 million is available)
Eligibility:
LEAs (to grant to residency candidates to complete their credentialing and service requirements). This funding is available for competitive grants to support a collaborative partnership between an eligible Local Education Agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs partnering with a Commission-approved professional preparation offering preparation in school counseling by a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) to create school counselor residency programs.
Application Deadline:
Email the electronic application to ClassifiedGrants@ctc.ca.gov by 5:00 p.m. P.T. on December 8, 2023, or by February 23, 2024.
School Counselor Residency Implementation Grant Program
Up to a maximum of $40,000 per resident (a total of $184 million is available)
Eligibility:
LEAs (to grant to residency candidates to complete their credentialing and service requirements). This funding is available for competitive grants to support a collaborative partnership between an eligible Local Education Agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs partnering with a Commission-approved professional preparation offering preparation in school counseling by a regionally accredited institution of higher education (IHE) to create school counselor residency programs.
Application Deadline:
Email the electronic application to SchoolCounselorResGrants@ctc.ca.gov by 5:00 p.m. P.T. on January 26, 2024.
