The Awardee must provide teacher participants (“participants”) with a tuition-free education resulting in a post-secondary degree and certification to teach in Delaware, no later than the 2027-2028 school year. All certification fields offered as part of the proposed partnership must be mutually agreed upon by the Awardee and the proposed Local Education Authority (“LEA”) partner(s). The Awardee must already be approved to offer the certification fields they have proposed in their application(s). 2. Grant funding must entirely cover tuition, textbooks, and fees for all selected participants. No cost for programming shall be passed on to participants. 3. The Awardee must agree to cover the cost of one issuance of each required certification assessment for all selected participants who complete the GYO Delaware program. Unless covered by the Awardee’s approved grant budget, additional issuance of a required certification exam will be paid for by the LEA or participant.
