New York State Contract Reporter #2140713

New York State teacher recruitment, training, and certification grants

New York State is offering remaining grant funding to eligible school districts to recruit, train, and retain teachers in shortage areas. - Government buyer: New York State Education Department, Contract Administration Unit. - Programs and activities: - Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT): Recruitment incentives, Summer in the City internships in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, and New York City; a Master Teacher Program; tuition reimbursement; and summer teacher training for New York City Department of Education schools only. - TOTSMBE: Tuition reimbursement for professional and initial certification in science, mathematics, and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), plus a Bilingual Education Extension. - Priorities: Teacher shortages and low-performing schools, with early learning and early childhood education emphasized. Identified shortage areas include Career and Technical Education, Language Arts, Library/Media Specialist, Mathematics, Sciences, and Special Education. - Eligibility and allocation: Eligible school districts must have teacher shortages or designated low-performing schools. Districts must prioritize schools under Receivership, followed by designated CSI, ATSI, or TSI schools in shortage areas. Prior awardees may apply only for incentives they were not previously awarded, and no district may receive more than 60% of allocated funds. - Funding: Approximately $6,791,100 annually remains available across both programs; stated total funding is $27,164,400 over four years. Awards depend on legislative appropriations and may be reduced if the program budget is cut. - Products, OEMs, and vendors: No products or part numbers are requested, and no OEMs or commercial vendors are identified; this is a grant opportunity rather than a product procurement.

Description

This reissued procurement provides grants through two programs: Teachers of Tomorrow (TOT) and Teachers of Tomorrow Science, Mathematics, Bilingual Education and English as New Language Tuition Reimbursement (TOTSMBE). Funding supports eligible school districts experiencing teacher or subject shortages, including recruitment incentives, internships, teacher programs, and tuition reimbursement for specified certifications. Eligible applicants include districts that received no award under Procurement 254, and prior awardees applying for different incentives not previously awarded. The stated funding is $6,791,100 annually combined and $27,164,400 total for four years; funding beyond Year One depends on State Legislature appropriations.

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