This post was created on 08/29/2019.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is one of 12 school districts in the nation selected to receive a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant as part of the Professional Learning Partnerships Initiative.
The district will use the $1 million grant in partnership with TNTP to prepare teachers for a new middle school math curriculum, Illustrative Math (Open Up Resources). TNTP and the district will provide teachers with high-quality professional learning to ensure that instruction is meeting the needs of all students.
“We are grateful and honored to be selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for this opportunity,” said Kurt Browning, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ County Superintendent of Schools. “ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is committed to providing teachers with supports to deliver top-notch, standards-aligned instruction, using high-quality instructional materials so that they can prepare all students for success in college, career, and life,” he added.
The district has worked with TNTP on a variety of initiatives to improve instruction since 2014. The initial partnership highlighted that most teachers were not fully teaching Florida Standards. Since that 2014 report, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has made significant efforts to provide teachers with resources to help them understand the standards and deliver standards-aligned instruction. The work will continue with this grant and the Professional Learning Partnerships Initiative.
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