Project Grant 23A60CP000055

Award Date 5/1/23
Completion Date 4/30/25
Dollars Obligated $350K
Federal Grant Program
17.289
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Rhode Island, USA
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PROJECT ABSTRACTRECIPIENT NAME: INSTITUTE FOR LABOR STUDIES RESEARCHPROJECT TITLE: WORKPLACE READINESS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONFUNDING REQUEST: 175,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: SHELDON WHITEHOUSEREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION: INSTITUTE FOR LABOR STUDIES RESEARCH, 1540 PONTIAC AVE. CRANSTON, RI 02920PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: THE WORKPLACE READINESS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONPROJECT WILL PILOT A PATHWAY TO TEACHING PROGRAM BY PREPARING MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL COLLEGEDEGREE-HOLDING GRADUATES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR LABOR STUDIES RESEARCH TEACHER ASSISTANT TRAININGPROGRAM TO BEGIN A PATHWAY TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION, AS WELL AS BY OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIGITALLITERACY TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS, ULTIMATELY PROVIDING RHODE ISLANDS URBAN SCHOOLDISTRICTS WITH A DEEP AND MORE DIVERSE POOL OF TEACHER CANDIDATES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE WORKPLACE READINESS, SKILLS TRAINING, AND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION PROJECTPROPOSES TO PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR A TRACK PATHWAY TO TEACHING BY HIRING A PROJECT COORDINATOR TO SUPPORTSTUDENTS WITH PORTFOLIO PREPARATION, EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENT EVALUATION, DIGITAL LITERACY TRAINING, DETERMININGTHE BEST PATHWAY TO TEACHING TRACK FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, NAVIGATING THE FINANCIAL AID, COLLEGE APPLICATIONAND ADMISSIONS PROCESS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL MONITOR PARTICIPANT PROGRESS AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALSTHROUGH MILESTONES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PATHWAYS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL PREPARE 40 MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL TEACHER ASSISTANTSWORKING IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE THE BEST TRACK PATHWAY TOWARDS TEACHER LICENSURE,AND FOR 20 OF THESE PARTICIPANTS TO BEGIN A PATHWAY TO RHODE ISLAND TEACHER CERTIFICATION.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: TEACHER ASSISTANTS TRAINED IN THE ILSR TEACHER ASSISTANT TRAINING EMPLOYED INTHE TA TRAINING ESTABLISHED PARTNER RHODE ISLAND K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF PROVIDENCE PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICT, CENTRAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND PAWTUCKET SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

Posted 4/18/23, 12:00 AM