Specifications include, but are not limited to: Current Teachers: ❖ Support current K-12 teachers with professional development opportunities aligned to district needs. ❖ Provide professional development opportunities to current K-12 teachers around the science of reading and structured literacy. ❖ Provide current K-12 teachers high quality professional development to support educators in their ability to provide a culturally and linguistically responsive education system that meets the social, emotional and academic needs of all students especially the historically underserved as identified in the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit (Native American, English learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged). ❖ Provide co-teaching and mentorship professional development to support teacher residency and student teaching in classroom learning. ❖ Provide stipends and financial support to encourage and incentivize educator participation. Pre-Service Teachers Enrolled in Educator Prep Programs: ❖ Support pre-service K-12 teachers with professional development opportunities aligned to district needs. ❖ Provide professional development opportunities to pre-service K-12 teachers around the science of reading and structured literacy. ❖ Provide pre-service K-12 teachers high quality professional development to support educators in their ability to provide a culturally and linguistically responsive education system that meets the social, emotional and academic needs of all students especially the historically underserved as identified in the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit (Native American, english learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged). ❖ Provide licensure exam preparation and support. ❖ Provide stipends and financial support to encourage and incentivize educator participation. Current Educational Assistants and Licensure Opportunities: ❖ Support EA’s professional development opportunities aligned to district needs. ❖ Provide EA’s high quality professional development to support educators in their ability to provide a culturally and linguistically responsive education system that meets the social, emotional and academic needs of all students especially the historically underserved as identified in the Martinez/Yazzie lawsuit (Native American, English learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged). ❖ Provide licensure exam preparation and support. ❖ Provide stipends and financial support to encourage and incentivize educator participation. EPP and LEA Leadership Professional Learning Positively Impacting K-12 Teachers: ❖ Support EPP and LEA leadership through Teacher Residency Initiative Community of Practice (CP) convenings focused on increasing access to high-quality funded residencies for Indigenous Peoples, and strengthening the state’s EPPs’ capacity to continue to learn so that Teacher Residency can become a sustainable educational model in New Mexico. ❖ Support EPP and LEA leadership with travel reimbursement necessary to participate in Community of Practice (CP) convenings focused around leadership preparation and the current Principal Residency pilot. ❖ Support EPP and LEA leadership with travel reimbursement to participate in the quarterly Professional Practice Standards Committee (PPSC) meetings.
