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The Texas A&M University System
Mid-Career Teacher Recruitment Grant
The Texas Regional Collaboratives
for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching
Project Directors Meeting
November 29, 2011
The Texas A&M System Mid-Career Grant
Program Highlights:
• Participants receive up to $5,000 to become a
certified STEM teacher.
– $2,500 tuition reimbursement for participants
– Up to $2,500 for intern fees (must have secured employment
in high-needs school district)
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Council of Deans and Advisory Council
Online Science and Mathematics Methods Courses
Participation in BTIM grant (if district qualifies)
TAMUS Mid-Career Grant Cohort 2
• Funded 45 participants statewide in 2010-2011.
– 45 Tuition Reimbursement Awards
– 28 Intern Fee Awards
• 5 candidates were hired after the Intern Fee Award deadline.
• 22 of the 33 hired are participating in the BTIM
grant.
TAMUS Mid-Career Grant Cohort 2
• 13 males / 32 females
• 13 math / 32 science
– 11 are grades 4-8
– 34 are grades 8-12
• Previous occupations include:
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Histologist
Microbiologist
Paramedic
Auditor
- Credit Analyst
- Computer Programmer
- Army
- Engineer
Online Methods Courses
• Science Methods Course – Summer 2011
– Taught by Dr. Gil Naizer from TAMU-Commerce on the INACT platform
– 13 students enrolled
• TAMU-Commerce
• TAMU-Kingsville
• TAMU-Texarkana
• Mathematics Methods Course – Fall 2011
– Taught by Dr. Tom Faulkenberry from TAMU-Commerce on the INACT
platform
– 13 students enrolled
• TAMU- Commerce
• TAMU-Texarkana
PACT Content Resources
• “Quick Helps” created by subject matter experts on the high
need areas in math and science.
• Science
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Chemistry
Earth Science
Physics
Space Science
• Mathematics
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Geometry
Mathematical Processes and Perspectives
Number Concepts
Probability and Statistics
TAMUS Mid-Career Cohort 3
• Recruitment for Cohort 3 to begin in Spring
2012.
• Target is for 50 participants statewide
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Successes and Challenges
• Successes
– Statewide project
– Tuition reimbursements and intern fee awards
– PACT resources
• Challenges
– Statewide project
– Timely payments to students
– Participant recruitment for BTIM grant
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Dr. Janice Meyer
Coordinator of Education Initiatives
The Texas A&M University System
979-458-6030
[email protected]