M-DCPS Awarded $12 Million Grant To Accelerate Education Innovation

Aventura FL

16 January, 2021

5:53 PM

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From the Miami-Dade County Public Schools: January 15, 2021 Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been awarded a $12 million, 5-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) for its commitment to transform professional learning. Out of the 28 entities awarded nationwide, M-DCPS received the largest USDOE grant. The grant will support M-DCPS' newly launched initiative – Teachers CHOICE (Creating High-impact Opportunities for Innovation, Collaboration and Equity), which aims to enhance instructional practice, as well as improve student achievement and attainment of high-need students. Teachers CHOICE will develop, implement and test a high-quality, teacher-directed, professional learning program to empower and retain a diverse teacher workforce. The initiative will also increase the District's professional development programs, enhance instructional practice and increase student achievement. Additional benefits include the following: · Increasing capacity of teacher leaders so they can purposefully and constructively direct their own professional growth, as well as contribute to the growth of their colleagues · Engaging with the Florida Department of Education to create a teacher-directed, professional development choice model and a Florida Teacher Leadership Endorsement · Expanding the capacity of the Professional Learning Support Teams to lead professional learning M-DCPS continues to explore all possible resources, including available grant opportunities, for the benefit of our workforce. This press release was produced by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author's own.