State Education Department Awards $2 Million to 25 Mentor Teacher Internship Programs

The New York State Education Department awarded $2 million annually in grants to 25 recipients to implement Mentor Teacher Internship Programs (MTIP), State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced today. These programs enable experienced teachers in a district or BOCES to provide guidance and support to beginning teachers in their first or second year of teaching. The mentor and new teacher relationship will engage teachers in a productive experience designed to enhance educators’ skills and increase the likelihood of their remaining in the teaching profession. Funding for this initiative was approved by the Governor and Legislature in the 2017-2018 State budget.

“New York’s expert teachers are the perfect candidates to help mentor and train our next generation of young teachers,” Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said. “It’s critical that we develop a strong pipeline for recruiting, preparing and supporting excellent educators to make sure every student has access to exceptional teaching.”

“Teaching, more so than any other profession, determines our future--and we will not rest until we get it exactly right,” Commissioner Elia said. “Teachers are the number one in-school factor for student success and I have made lifting up the teaching profession a priority. This program helps prepare and support our teachers, who then take that strong foundation into the classroom, and are able to put their students on the road to success.”

The Mentor Teacher Internship Program was established in 1986 by amendment to Education Law 3033, chapter 436. The New York State Legislature provides funding for the development and implementation of State-supported mentor teacher internship programs in local school districts and through boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES).

Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, NYSED will award the following grants. The grant amounts reflect one year of a five-year funding grant. Grants are renewable dependent on continued funding being included in the state budget.

School District or BOCES	County	Grant Amount
Alden CSD	Erie	$43,200
Bolivar-Richburg Central School	Allegany	$14,400
Clarence CSD	Erie	$43,200
Cleveland Hill UFSD	Erie	$42,997
Evans-Brant (Lake Shore) CSD	Erie	$43,200
Freeport UFSD	Nassau	$43,200
Greece CSD	Monroe	$43,200
Greenville CSD	Green	$43,200
Lyons CSD	Wayne	$43,200
Madison-Oneida BOCES	Madison/Oneida	$43,200
Middletown CSD	Orange	$10,000
NYC Department of Education	NYC	$1,015,997
Niagara Falls CSD	Niagara	$14,400
Norwood-Norfolk Central School	St. Lawrence	$43,200
Oriskany CSD	Oneida	$43,200
Ossining UFSD	Westchester	$43,200
Rochester CSD	Monroe	$65,000
Roosevelt UFSD	Nassau	$43,200
Shenendehowa CSD	Saratoga	$43,200
Starpoint CSD	Niagara	$43,200
Stillwater CSD	Saratoga	$32,400
Syracuse CSD	Onondaga	$65,000
Troy CSD	Rensselaer	$43,200
Victor CSD	Ontario	$21,600
Yonkers School District	Westchester	$65,000