{"id":13697,"date":"2012-09-28T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T18:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2012-09-28T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T18:28:13","slug":"six-florida-school-districts-share-66-million-grant-for-training-salary-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/09\/28\/six-florida-school-districts-share-66-million-grant-for-training-salary-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Florida School Districts Share $66 Million Grant for Training, Salary Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13701\"  class=\"wp-caption module image left\" style=\"max-width: 297px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/09\/28\/six-florida-school-districts-share-66-million-grant-for-training-salary-increase\/stemtastic-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13701\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13701\" title=\"STEMtastic\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/09\/STEMtastic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">leeschools.net<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee County Public Schools hold the 2nd annual STEM-tastic event for students and parents.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re learning more about the six Florida school districts that will get a share of more than $66 million from the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>The grants are from the 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/teacherincentive\/2012awards.html\">Teacher Incentive Fund<\/a>. The money will cover increased salaries and training for educators in high-poverty schools &#8212;\u00a035 districts chosen from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality Kathy Hebda said in a press release, \u201cWe know that successful schools start with talented educators and leaders. I congratulate these districts for being recognized as leaders in this important work, and I am excited to see their plans put into practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are Florida\u2019s winners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broward County Public Schools -$18,155,918<\/li>\n<li>Gilchrist County Public Schools -$3,906,468<\/li>\n<li>Hillsborough County Public Schools -$16,799,498\u00a0<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Lee County Public Schools \u2014 $17,632,764<\/li>\n<li>Miami-Dade County Public Schools -$2,511,636<\/li>\n<li>Orange County Public Schools (STEM Focus) \u2014 $7,403,161<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Award amounts represent the first two years of funding over a five-year grant period.<\/p>\n<p>Districts were urged to boost salaries through one of two models: career ladders or performance-based pay with the option for additional responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>They could submit a general proposal or one based on STEM fields &#8211; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Lee County&#8217;s project will focus on &#8220;improving teacher and administrator effectiveness in high-need schools in order to improve student achievement.&#8221;\u00a0Twenty elementary schools, five middle schools, and seven high schools were chosen in the district.<\/p>\n<p>DOE said teachers helped develop Florida\u2019s proposals, which will provide opportunities for leadership and career advancement. They also created evaluations based on several measures including student growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re learning more about the six Florida school districts that will get a share of more than $66 million from the U.S. Department of Education. The grants are from the 2012 Teacher Incentive Fund. The money will cover increased salaries and training for educators in high-poverty schools &#8212;\u00a035 districts chosen from across the country. 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