#2023-18 Virginia Education Update Correction 2 November 2023

Virginia Department of Education sent this bulletin at 11/03/2023 12:00 PM EDT

#2023-18 Update

Update for November 2, 2023

This edition corrects an article that ran in our full edition for November 2^nd. The corrected version of our highlight article on Grow Your Own programs contains the link for the application that was missing in yesterday's publication. We apologize for this omission.

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Seeking proposals for the Grow Your Own – Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program

Audience: Superintendents, Directors
Contact: Shawna LeBlond, Grants Manager

The Department of Teacher Education and Licensure is soliciting proposals for the Grow Your Own (GYO) – Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program. This solicitation for proposals is to support eligible school divisions or a regional consortia of school divisions to implement a registered teacher apprenticeship program starting in January 2024.

Highlighted in the September 21^st edition of the VA Education Update, the purpose of the Grow Your Own initiative is to prepare individuals from the community to enter and succeed in the state’s registered teacher apprenticeship program and ultimately be employed as an educator in their local school division. This program also aims to eliminate economic barriers that may keep individuals from investing in skills training and teacher preparation, allowing them to “earn while they learn”.

Interested school divisions are requested to submit their grant applications no later than 4 p.m. on November 30, 2023.

The competitive grant application outlines the required components of the program and includes sample documentation.

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