JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A $1.4 million grant will go toward the Jacksonville Teacher Residency at the University of North Florida, the school announced Monday.
The grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Fellowship.
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The Teacher Residency is a teacher preparation program in the university’s College of Education and Human Services. It’s for graduates of science, technology, engineering and math fields who want to work as math or science teachers in urban secondary schools in the Duval County public district, school officials said.
The program prepares AmeriCorps residents for a career through a yearlong apprenticeship in a Duval County school as they complete a masters degree in teaching at UNF.
“We’re honored to receive this support for JTR from the prestigious National Science Foundation,” said Dr. Wanda Lastrapes, university program director for the Jacksonville Teacher Residency. “This grant will allow us to broaden and deepen our preparation and support of new math and science secondary teachers. Faculty from the COEHS and College of Arts and Sciences will explore innovative strategies to make STEM relevant and engaging for students in Duval County high-needs urban schools.”
The grant will provide a living stipend during the apprenticeship year, funding collaboration between faculty in the university’s colleges to deepen math and science content and instructional practices, along with covering other expenses. The Noyce Fellows also will receive a $10,000 salary supplement to support their work during the induction program, school officials said.
In the 2016-17 school year, JTR AmeriCorps residents served 537 students in Duval County public middle and high schools.