Hamilton County Schools will start training an additional 12 new middle-school math teachers this summer through a teacher residency grant, officials announced Wednesday.
The $2 million grant comes from the Tennessee Department of Education’s portion of the federal Race to the Top money and will be given out over four years. Memphis City Schools and Metro Nashville Schools received similar grants.
“We feel very fortunate to have received this,” said Ava Warren, Hamilton County’s assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction.
The grant will go toward expanding Hamilton County’s current teacher residency program, Teach/Here. In its first year, Teach/Here is a partnership with Knox County Schools, the University of Tennessee and the Public Education Foundation.
Hamilton County Schools will continue working with PEF on the new program for the 12 additional teachers, but Tennessee Tech University will provide the education portion, instead of UT.