Tennessee UTeach Replication Grants

Issue Date: March 10, 2009

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and the Tennessee State Department of Education (TDOE) have allocated funding to support UTeach replication in the State of Tennessee. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is a competitive opportunity to apply for UTeach replication grants and is directed at Tennessee universities. Universities outside of Tennessee may be able to take advantage of future grant opportunities and should send a statement of interest to info@uteach-institute.org. Based on available funding, the UTeach Institute plans to issue additional Request For Proposals in the future.

Roles of the THEC, the TDOE, and the UTeach Institute

The THEC and the TDOE have partnered with the UTeach Institute at The University of Texas at Austin seeking proposals through a competitive RFP process from institutions of higher education located throughout Tennessee to implement teacher preparation programs based on the UTeach secondary math and science teacher preparation program at The University of Texas at Austin. The THEC and the TDOE have contracted with the UTeach Institute to conduct a competitive RFP process in order to select up to two universities in Tennessee for UTeach replication. Under this contract, the UTeach Institute will provide a variety of support services: 1) to support the THEC and the TDOE in the release of this RFP, 2) to support applicant universities as they prepare and submit proposals, and 3) to review preliminary and full proposals and recommend the applicants that are the most capable of successfully implementing the UTeach program. Upon selection of one or two universities, the THEC and the TDOE will award the first year of a five-year grant to plan and implement the UTeach program. In conjunction with these grants, the selected universities will receive additional funds to subcontract with the UTeach Institute for technical assistance, workshops, and evaluation throughout the life of the grant. The THEC and the TDOE will administer grant funding annually based on recommendations from the UTeach Institute regarding grant compliance.

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