STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant Recruitment PP... · STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant –Eligibility •New applicant or prior grant recipient –Grant-funded activities must

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund

Grant Eugene Johnson, Assistant Commissioner

September 12, 2019

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant

• Initially funded by the Indiana General Assembly in 2013; administered by Indiana Education Roundtable and Center for Education and Career Innovation

• Grant administration moved to CHE in 2015

• Funded at $10M per biennium since inception

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Primary Goals

• Encourage the growth of existing organizations that recruit STEM teachers in eligible Indiana school corporations

• Support the establishment of programs that increase the pool of high-quality STEM teachers in eligible Indiana school corporations

• Identify recruiting organizations and programs that match STEM teachers with school corporations experiencing qualified teacher shortages

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Eligibility

• New applicant or prior grant recipient

– Grant-funded activities must support pre-service and/or in-service teachers currently employed in or seeking employment in Indiana public school corporations, including charter schools

• Registered as a non-profit domestic or foreign corporation with the Indiana Secretary of State

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Priorities

• Priority given to organizations that:

– Focus on filling immediate needs in eligible Indiana K-12 schools

– Assist STEM teachers in meeting standards for teaching secondary dual-credit and other secondary education college-level coursework (Advancement Placement, International Baccalaureate)

– Expand STEM training and professional development opportunities

– Expand Indiana’s STEM teacher pipeline

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Application Evaluation

• Awards are based on:

– Available funding

– Application score

– Funding request in relation to scope of the work project, students and teachers impacted and cost-effectiveness

• Grants are competitive and scored using separate evaluation rubrics for new applicants and prior grant recipients

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Scoring Rubric

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant - Applications

2015 Grant Cycle

– 16 applications submitted; 13 grants awarded

2017 Grant Cycle

– 25 applications submitted; 16 grants awarded• 56% increase in applications compared to 2015

• 23% increase in applicants awarded compared to 2015

• Eight new grantees

2019 Grant Cycle

– 21 applications submitted; 16 grants awarded• 16% decrease in applications compared to 2017

• Grants awarded matched 2017 amount; three new grantees

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Funding

2015 Grant Cycle

• $19.8M requested

• $739K average grant award

2017 Grant Cycle



2019 Grant Cycle



STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Funding Use

• Grants support a variety of costs, including, but not limited to:

• Tuition, fees and materials for dual credit coursework

• Sub-grants to provide schools access to project-based learning resources and professional development activities

• Administrative support costs

• Conference attendance

• Stipends and incentives

• Course development

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Recipients

• Conexus Indiana• Independent Colleges of Indiana• Nextech• Purdue Research Foundation• Indiana University Foundation• University of Southern Indiana Foundation• Ball State University Foundation• Teach for America• University of Evansville• TNTP• Project Lead The Way• Educate ME Foundation• Marian University• University of Indianapolis• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation• University of Notre Dame• Indiana Association of Career and Technical Education Directors

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Activities Funded

• Teacher Recruitment– Recruitment and retention of STEM teachers in high-need and

underserved classrooms

• Teach for America

• TNTP– ‘Indianapolis Teaching Fellows’ (ITF)

• Educate ME Foundation

• Ball State University Foundation*– ‘Hoosier STEM Academy’

• Marian University– ‘STEM Teacher Preparation Program’

• University of Southern Indiana Foundation

– ‘Teaching Eagles’

* BSUF remodeled the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF); WWNFF received the STEM Grant in 2013 and 2015


• Teacher Recruitment

– Recruitment and retention of STEM teachers in high-need and underserved classrooms • University of Evansville

– ‘Teaching Aces’

• Purdue University Foundation

– ’21st Century STEM Teachers’

– ‘Pipeline for Agricultural Education Teachers in Indiana’

• University of Indianapolis

• Indiana University Foundation

– ‘Growing Tomorrow’s STEM Teachers’ (GTST)

* BSUF remodeled the Woodrow Wilson Foundation (WWF) teacher recruitment program; WWF received STEM Grants in 2013 and 2015


• Teacher Credentialing/Dual Credit Eligibility

– Providing content and resources to assist STEM dual credit teachers in meeting Higher Learning Commission requirements by 2022 deadline• Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI)/Center of Excellence in

Leadership of Learning (CELL)

– ‘STEM Teach’

• Indiana University Foundation

– ‘Growing Tomorrow’s STEM Teachers’

– ‘Dual-Credit STEM Pipeline’



– Providing content and resources to assist STEM dual credit teachers in meeting Higher Learning Commission requirements by 2022 deadline• University of Southern Indiana Foundation

– ‘New Experiences for Instructors of Dual Enrollment’ (NExIDE)

• Ball State University Foundation

– ‘Hoosier STEM Academy'


• Professional Development

– Providing access to STEM-focused professional development opportunities, including access to resource, curriculum, and career and technical education training • Conexus Indiana

– ‘Hire Tech’

• Nextech

• Purdue University Foundation

– ‘STEM Mentoring’



– Providing access to STEM-focused professional development opportunities, including access to resource, curriculum, and career and technical education training • Project Lead The Way

– ‘PLTW Core and Pre-Service Training’

• University of Evansville

– ‘Teaching Aces’

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Outcomes and Impact

• Teacher Recruitment

– Over 200 new pre-service and in-service teachers in classrooms statewide

– Over 80 public and charter school corporations impacted



– More than 550 STEM teachers enrolled in or completing coursework needed to teach dual credit STEM classes

– More than 250 school corporations with at least one (1) teacher completing dual credit teaching credentialing requirements



– 1,300 teachers participating in professional development activities including career and technical education, project-based learning and computer science curricula

– Over 240 school districts with participants

– More than 25,000 students impacted

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant – Next Steps

• Grantees must provide activity reports by December 1 and July 1 during the grant cycle

• Commission staff conducts site visits to evaluate grant activities and training and to talk with grantee administrative staff and activity participants

• Information from reports and site visits provided to stakeholders

STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant

Questions or more information?

Eugene Johnson

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(317) 232 - 2368

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STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant Recruitment PP... · STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund Grant –Eligibility •New applicant or prior grant recipient –Grant-funded activities must