{"id":34107,"date":"2012-09-27T22:07:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T02:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=34107"},"modified":"2012-09-27T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T02:07:06","slug":"fwcs-awarded-15330197","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2012\/09\/27\/fwcs-awarded-15330197\/","title":{"rendered":"FWCS awarded $15,330,197"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/FWCS_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools logo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Fort Wayne Community Schools Awarded $15,330,197 to Boost Local Reform that Recognizes and Rewards Great Teachers and School Leaders Through the 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund Grant<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>In total, $290 million invested in 35 grants serving nearly 1,000 schools across 150 districts <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Education announced today a $15,330,197 grant awarded to Fort Wayne Community Schools to improve pay structures and provide greater professional opportunities to teachers in high poverty schools. Fort Wayne Community Schools is among 35 winning applicants, comprise districts, partnering districts, states, and nonprofits that together serve nearly 1,000 schools in 150 urban, suburban, and rural school districts in 18 states and D.C.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether urban or rural, traditional or charter, successful schools are not possible without great teaching and leadership,&#8221; said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. &#8220;Our best teachers and principals are invaluable leaders in changing life outcomes for students. They are desperately needed in our struggling schools, and they deserve to be recognized, rewarded, and given the opportunity to have a greater influence on their colleagues, students, and in their communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All applicants submitted proposals, developed in part by teachers, that provide opportunities for teacher leadership and advancement, put in place district-wide evaluations based on multiple measures that include student growth, and improve decision-making through better evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Teacher Incentive Fund called on local leaders to engage teachers in influencing the future of the teaching profession,&#8221; said Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle. &#8220;Many more districts will benefit tremendously from an investment in scaling up and securing the talents and abilities of effective teachers and principals within their toughest schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2012 TIF program encouraged districts to enhance educator compensation systems through one of two models &#8211; career ladders or performance-based pay with the option for additional responsibilities. With either model, applicants were able to submit a general proposal or a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine winners received funding to create general, district-wide evaluation systems that reward success and drive decision-making on recruiting, retaining, and providing additional responsibilities to great teachers. Among the 29 projects, two grantees &#8211; New York City Public Schools and L.A. Unified School District &#8211; will pursue compensation systems based around career ladders. Six will focus on developing and supporting excellent science and math teachers.<\/p>\n<p>The 35 winners listed below were selected from a pool of over 120 applications. Award amounts represent the first 2 years of funding over the 5-year grant period. Continued funding is contingent upon congressional action.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the TIF program and the 2012 grantees, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/teacherincentive\/awards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/teacherincentive\/awards.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012 Teacher Incentive Fund Grantees<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grantee \/ State \/ Award Amount<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alliance College-Ready Public Schools \/ California \/ $2,181,505<\/p>\n<p>Aspire Public Schools \/ California \/ $11,897,000<\/p>\n<p>Breakthrough Charter Schools \/ Ohio \/ $3,326,441<\/p>\n<p>Center for Educational Innovation &#8211; Public Education Assoc. \/ New York \/ $3,038,827<\/p>\n<p>Center for Educational Innovation &#8211; Public Education Assoc. (serves schools in N.J.) \/ New York \/ $2,952,477<\/p>\n<p>Charleston County School District \/ South Carolina \/ $8,872,060<\/p>\n<p>Community Training and Assistance Center, Inc. (serves schools in Calif.) \/ Massachusetts \/ $3,666,382<\/p>\n<p>District of Columbia Public Schools \/ District of Columbia \/ $23,728,797<\/p>\n<p>Education Achievement Authority of Michigan \/ Michigan \/ $5,905,652<\/p>\n<p>Education Service Center 18 \/ Texas \/ $9,801,145<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fort Wayne Community Schools \/ Indiana \/ $15,330,197<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gilchrist County School District \/ Florida \/ $3,906,468<\/p>\n<p>Green Dot Public Schools \/ California \/ $1,873,619<\/p>\n<p>Harrison School District Two \/ Colorado \/ $4,079,060<\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough County Public Schools \/ Florida \/ $16,799,498<\/p>\n<p>LifeSchool of Dallas \/ Texas \/ $1,812,200<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Unified School District \/ California \/ $16,066,199<\/p>\n<p>Maine Department of Education \/ Maine \/ $8,831,451<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa County Education Service Agency \/ Arizona \/ $11,010,767<\/p>\n<p>National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (serves schools in Minn.) \/ California \/ $4,612,340<\/p>\n<p>National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (serves schools in Tenn.) \/ California \/ $3,964,593<\/p>\n<p>New Haven Public School System \/ Connecticut \/ $11,982,159<\/p>\n<p>New York City Department of Education \/ New York \/ $13,901,980<\/p>\n<p>Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey \/ New Jersey \/ $7,814,733<\/p>\n<p>School Board of Miami-Dade County \/ Florida \/ $2,511,636<\/p>\n<p>School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver \/ Colorado \/ $8,909,813<\/p>\n<p>School District of Lee County \/ Florida \/ $17,632,764<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Department of Education \/ Tennessee \/ $5,515,596<\/p>\n<p>The School Board of Broward County \/ Florida \/ $18,155,918<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grantee (STEM Focus) \/ State \/ Award Amount<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Calcasieu Parish School System \/ Louisiana \/ $7,862,857<\/p>\n<p>Houston Independent School District \/ Texas \/ $7,714,032<\/p>\n<p>National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (serves schools in Tenn.) \/ California \/ $2,316,209<\/p>\n<p>School Board of Orange County \/ Florida \/ $7,403,161<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Department of Education \/ South Carolina \/ $5,272,237<\/p>\n<p>Washoe County School District \/ Nevada \/ $9,711,497<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/wendy_with_kids_2007.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Dr. Wendy Robinson. 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Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e04522c3d411f10eb0420394c5520875' data-image-id=\"7833\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/nutrition_services_truck1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwcs\/thumbs\/thumbs_nutrition_services_truck1.jpg\" data-title=\"Katelyn Clark and Karen Gillie\" data-description=\"Student Katelyn Clark and Instructor Karen Gillie in front of one of the FWCS Nutrition Services trucks and new design. 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