U.S. Department of Education Teacher Incentive Fund Grant Award
Lucia Mar Unified School District
September 23, 2010
Schools included in grant:
- Dana Elementary
- Dorothea Lange Elementary
- Fairgrove Elementary
- Mesa Middle School
- Nipomo Elementary
- Oceano Elementary
Award Amount: $7,175,126 over 5 years
Grant Purpose: To support quality teaching and increase student achievement at Title I schools.
Key Features of the Grant:
- A full-time teacher at each participating school to coach teachers and model effective teaching
- Weekly release time for teachers to collaborate
- Added career paths for highly-effective teachers to coach their peers
- Bonuses for teachers and principals with high evaluations and/or test scores
