TRANSITION TO TEACHING
The Transition to Teaching Grant Program is a United States Department of Education grant
awarded to the Green River Regional
Educational Cooperative on behalf of 19 Kentucky School Districts. The purpose of this grant program is to
recruit, place, train, and support mid-career professionals and recent college
graduates as they enter teaching careers.
This project is designed to assist eligible school districts fill
teacher vacancies in critical areas such as Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry,
Physics, Middle Grades Science, Foreign Language, Special Education, or other
subject areas designated as a critical-shortage by a district. Teachers
selected for this program and employed by a participating school district will
enroll in Western
Kentucky University’s
Alternate Route
to Teacher Certification /Master of Arts in Education Degree Program. The grant funds $5,000.00 for tuition fees
and provides support for teacher candidates meeting admission requirements and
employed by a participating school district.
School districts meeting federal guidelines to employ teachers in the
Transition to Teaching Grant Program include: Adair County,
Breckinridge County,
Butler County,
Caverna Independent, Clinton County, Cloverport Independent, Cumberland
County, Edmonson
County, Glasgow
Independent, Grayson County, Green
County, Hart
County, LaRue
County, Metcalfe
County, Monroe
County, Ohio County, Providence Independent, Russellville Independent, and Todd County.
For complete details about the Transition to Teaching grant program
please download the Transition to Teaching Candidate Fact Sheet below. An application may also be found there as
well . The application deadline is
February 15th.