RD501 - Report on Teacher Residency Partnership Grants 2018-2019 – November 1, 2019


Executive Summary:

For fiscal year 2019, $2,000,000 in general funds was appropriated for teacher residency partnership grants. Pursuant to the 2018 Appropriation Act, Item 135 R., each university partner shall report annually, no later than June 30, to the Department of Education on available outcome measures, including student performance indicators, as well as additional data needs requested by the Department of Education. The Department of Education shall consolidate all submissions from the participating university partners and school divisions and submit such consolidated annual report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees no later than November 1 each year.

Through a competitive grant opportunity, the following three institutions of higher education were awarded grants for fiscal year 2019 as follows:

Old Dominion University: $450,000

University of Virginia: $170,693

Virginia Commonwealth University: $1,379,307

TOTAL $2,000,000

The Department of Education has consolidated the report submissions from the participating university partners and school divisions. Attached are reports from each of the three institutions of higher education awarded Teacher Residency Partnership Grants in fiscal year 2019.