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FY2019 Fund Code: 404

Perkins Teacher Externship Program Grant

Funds Allocated:	$400,000 (Federal)
Funds Requested:	$400,000
Purpose: The purpose of this competitive grant is to select an organization to serve as Administrator for a summer Teacher Externship Program designed for 50 teachers placed in externships at local employer sites for a minimum of 50 hours, supporting their integration of instructional practices by exposing them to "All-Aspects Of Industry." This program will enable participating teachers to experience new and emerging technologies to ensure more rigor and relevance in their program curricula and instructional teaching methods. The Teacher Externship Program is designed for selected academic and technical teachers who deliver instruction to students enrolled in career and technical education programs. Local Workforce Development Boards (WDB's) have identified the teachers and employer sites that will participate in this summer program through a planning phase that occurred during the spring. WDB(s) have identified employer sites suffering from the skill gaps recently identified via the Commonwealth's "Regional Blueprint" process, which addresses labor market needs across the Commonwealth.
Number of Proposals Received:	1
Number of Proposals Recommended:	1
Number of Proposals Not Recommended:	0
Result of Funding: This program will provide an opportunity for teachers to integrate "All-Aspects-of-Industry" into instructional practices back in their classrooms. A final meeting will be convened with all teachers in the Externship Cohort to allow for sharing lessons learned; notable experiences; and discuss program goals and outcomes, including safety, equipment, software technologies, facility, entrepreneurship, and career readiness skills, which will enable teachers to provide engaging applied learning skills to students.

Recipients	Amounts
Fitchburg State University	$400,000
Total Federal Funds	$400,000

Last Updated: June 22, 2018

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