Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant

Texas Educator Excellence Grant

Educator Excellence Program

Overview
• Created through Executive Order
• $10 million annually from Title IIA and V
• 100 campuses eligible
• Program start date: Aug. 1, 2006
• Grant period: Three years

Overview
• Renamed for consistency with GEEG, which is very similar
• $100 million annually in state funds to be appropriated
• 1,151 campuses eligible
• Annual grant

Overview
Overview
• Approximately $145 million in FY 2009
• All districts eligible to opt in
• Districts determine which campuses participate – campuses must agree to participate by majority vote of classroom teachers on campus
• Program start date: Planning year begins fall 2007

Implementation begins fall 2008

Eligibility
• Eligible campuses are in the top third of economically disadvantaged campuses and either high achieving or high improving
• Half the campuses are high performing (recognized or exemplary) and half are high improving (top quartile performance in comparable improvement)
• Selected campuses using 2004-05 data

Eligibility
• Eligible campuses are in the top half of campuses for educationally disadvantaged
• Half the campuses are high performing; half are improving
• Selected cycle 1 campuses using 2004-05 data; cycle 2 to be selected using future data

Program Requirements
• 75% of the grant must be used on teacher awards
• Awards to teachers in cycle 1 were based on past teacher performance; cycles 2 and 3 use forward-looking data
• 25% of grant may be spent on educator development, recruitment and retention activities

Program Requirements
• 75% of the grant must be used on teacher awards; all teacher awards based on future results (cycle 1 based on 2006-07 outcomes)
• 25% of grant may be spent on educator development, recruitment and retention activities

Statutory Requirements
• 60% of the grant must be used on teacher awards
• 40% of grant to be used on teacher stipends, mentoring, and elements of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)

Participation
• 98% of campuses that were originally eligible applied; two additional campuses were selected in February 2006; all 100 applied

Participation
• 97% participation

Timeline for Cycle 1
• Rules published in August Texas Register Notice; rules final in December 2006
• Oct. 5, 2006: Cycle 1 application due
• Oct. 6, 2006: Program start date
• Aug. 31, 2008: Ending date of grant

Timeline
• Feb – Mar 2008: districts participate in Spring Technical Assistance workshops.
• Feb. 15, 2008: present draft district award plan to local school board.
• March 3, 2008: Make district plan available for public viewing.
• March 24, 2008: submit district award plan for approval by local school board.
• April 8, 2008: Grant application due to TEA.
• September 1, 2008: program implementation