Texas Tech University’s College of Education has received more than $2.1 million from the Texas Education Agency to partner with school districts in a principal preparation program.
Texas Tech U Receives More Than $2.1M
University To Partner With School Districts For Principal Preparation Program
Texas Tech University’s College of Education has received more than $2.1 million in grant funds from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to partner with school districts in an innovative principal preparation program. TEA has provided the funding through their 2019-2020 Principal Preparation grant program that seeks to build strong campus leaders and support internal leadership pipelines through full-time, yearlong principal residencies.
The seven independent school districts in Texas that will turn 30 currently employed teachers into principals or assistant principals through the Texas Tech Principal Fellows Program are Duncanville, Greenville, Grand Prairie, Lubbock, Brownfield, Plainview and Springlake-Earth. The Texas Tech Principal Fellows Program was created by faculty in the Educational Leadership program at Texas Tech and serves as a nationally recognized job-embedded graduate program.
"School principals are second only to teachers in terms of the direct impact they have on our children's education," said Fernando Valle, associate professor of educational leadership at Texas Tech. "The on-the-job training experience offered through the Texas Tech Principal Fellows Program has already proven to be transformative for high-need districts that struggle to recruit and retain high-quality principals. We're pleased to continue helping partner school districts grow and develop effective leaders who understand the unique needs of – and reflect the diversity of – their communities."
During an intensive 15-month administrator residency at their school districts, those selected will learn from mentor principals and Texas Tech faculty coaches. Video technology will be used in reviewing performances. Candidates teaching salary will continue as they complete a tuition-free master's degree in educational leadership online through Texas Tech and earn a principal certification.
"Partnering with Texas Tech University is an integral part of our leadership pipeline," said Pat Lewis, deputy superintendent of innovation and school improvement at Grand Prairie ISD. "This grant allows us to continue providing job-embedded, intensive school leadership training with instructional coaching from the campus, district leaders and Texas Tech University College of Education faculty. The major idea is to grow the people who are responsible for growing instruction."
Read more at https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2019/02/Stories/tea-2019-principal-fellows
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