$60 MILLION NEW DOLLARS COMING TO ARIZONA SCHOOLS
More Than 1,100 Teachers And Principals Eligible For Salary Increases
Phoenix AZ – Maricopa
County Education Service Agency (MCESA) has secured a multi-million dollar
grant from the US Department of Education. The grant provides $60 million
dollars to support seven Arizona districts and charters in their
efforts to increase educator recruitment and retention. “At a time when our
schools face mounting challenges attracting and retaining educators, MCESA is thrilled to secure these resources to assist,” said Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Don Covey.
Roosevelt Elementary School District, Wilson Elementary
School District, Nadaburg Unified School District, Mobile Elementary School
District, Maricopa County Regional School District, Incito Schools, and Kingman
Unified School District are participating in the Rewarding Excellence in
Instruction and Leadership- Extend (REIL-Extend) program.
REIL-Extend will improve recruitment and retention of high
quality educators by:
- Developing comprehensive human capital
management systems that attract, place, retain, and sustain effective
educators;
- Ensuring all students have equitable access to
effective educators by implementing innovative “reach extension” models;
- Instituting performance-based
evaluation and support systems;
- Implementing a performance-based compensation system based on educator effectiveness;
- Creating job-embedded and targeted professional
learning to ensure educator improvement and retention.
“This award enables MCESA to continue building on the
progress we’ve made since 2010 in the areas of recruitment and retention of high-quality
educators,” MCESA REIL-Extend Program Manager Dr. Lori Renfro said.
The seven Arizona school districts participating
in REIL-Extend represent a diverse group of rural, urban, and special
population districts that serve over 22,000 students in 44 schools. More than 1,100 teachers and principals will
be eligible for performance-based salary increases awarded annually.
For additional information, contact:
Laurie King, Director of Learning and Communication Systems
(602) 689-0581
Maricopa County Education Service Agency (MCESA), under the direction of Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools, is dedicated to ensuring that all school-age children in the county graduate college- and career-ready. MCESA builds alliance partnerships that provide leadership, services and programs in the areas of Educational Innovation, Economic Management and Executive Leadership.
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