MDHE Improving Teacher Quality Grant

MDHE Improving Teacher Quality Grant

The MDHE receives, and the Academic Affairs group administers, approximately $1.2 million each year in federal funds for the professional development of K-12 teachers. The staff develops and distributes an annual Request for Proposals (RFP), manages the evaluation of proposals, makes awards, and monitors/evaluates the professional development activities.

Questions from Technical Assistance Workshops

The most recent RFP, reimbursement forms, and lists of funded projects from each grant cycle are available for review.

Request for Proposals

Cycle-7 RFP (PDF format)
Proposals are due no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, December 12, 2008.

Forms - * Forms are provided in Microsoft Word (word), Microsoft Excel (xls), or Adobe Acrobat (pdf).The following links provide access to free software you can use to view these tables, if you do not have the complete software program installed on your computer.

Microsoft Viewers
Adobe Reader

Cycle 7 RFP Forms:
Form C70 - Intent to Apply (word)
Form C71 - Proposal Cover Page (word)
Form C72 - Project Abstract (word)
Form C73 - Budget Summary Form (excel)

High Need Map
Counties with High Need Districts (PDF)

Cycle-6 50% Certification Form* (Word format)
Cycle-6 Reimbursement Request Form* (Excel)
Cycle-6 Participant Data Form* (Excel)
Cycle-6 Budget Summary Form* (Excel)

Cycle-5 Reimbursement Form (Word format)

Funded Projects

List of Cycle-6 Awarded Projects

A promising undertaking in evaluation was established beginning with the first cycle of the MDHE Improving Teacher Quality Grant. An external evaluation team, selected for each cycle through a competitive process, will evaluate projects individually and collectively and will measure the effect of the projects on student learning and higher education in Missouri.

Project Evaluation Data

Teacher Quality Grant Archived Information