FY2023: HSSIEP: High School Senior Internship in Education Project

Fund Code: 435

Purpose:

The purpose of the grant is to help grow the educator pipeline by engaging aspiring educators with paid internships that provide opportunities to explore the teaching profession in an authentic and meaningful way. High School student interns, with a focus on diverse candidates, will gain valuable experience in a career-readiness program that offers a hands-on opportunity to work with elementary students in a classroom setting, learn instructional methods from mentor instructors, and engage in educator preparation curriculum. The program should be prioritized as school districts across the country and in Massachusetts are facing a teacher shortage, accelerated by the impacts of the pandemic. If high school students are exposed early to the field of education and see themselves in the role of educators, then they are more informed and excited about the profession as a career choice.

Priorities:

The priorities for the grant include but are not limited to:

• Working directly with districts to identify and support a district lead responsible for student intern recruitment, student internship placement, the monitoring of student progress throughout the internship, and professional development delivery to students.
• Owning the fiscal responsibility of ensuring that students earn a stipend or wages for their participation as a student intern.
• Addressing the diversity gap in education by preparing a future of diverse educators to be successful in the education field.
• Providing status updates via quarterly reports and email requests regarding data related to student interns and their placements.
• Ensuring that students complete a work-based learning plan.
• Ensuring that the program design and delivery responds to students' academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Addressing one or more of the following: the academic impact of lost instructional time, summer learning and enrichment programming, comprehensive afterschool programming.
• Addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain groups of students and equity. Examples of student groups include students from low-income families, underrepresented racial or ethnic backgrounds, underrepresented genders, English learners, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children or youth in foster care, migratory students, or other groups of students (e.g., youth involved in the criminal justice system, students who have missed the most in-person during 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years, students who did not consistently participate in remote instruction when offered during school building closures).

Eligibility:

Eligible applicants must be designated as a MassHire Workforce Board listed below and have experience in supporting the development of clear pathways to increasing teacher diversity and quality.

MassHire Boston (PIC — will do Berkshire, Cape & Islands, Central)	$994,762
MassHire Bristol	$93,932
MassHire Greater Brockton	$105,333
MassHire Franklin Hampshire	$506,148
MassHire Greater Lowell	$102,836
MassHire Hampden County	$91,624
MassHire Merrimack Valley	$58,540
MassHire Metro North	$505,052
MassHire North Central	$494,041
MassHire North Shore	$354,098
MassHire Metro Southwest	$788,572
MassHire Southshore	$161,170

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA 84.425 Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs - Federal Grant Programs

Funding:

Grant awards for programming will be determined by the number of students projected to participate in HSSIEP.

Approximately $4,256,108 is available. Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available, it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.

Fund Use:

Funds should be used for student wages/stipends and related expenses. Funds may not be used for: teacher stipends, teacher/staff professional development and food/meals.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval* – 8/31/2023

* Grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFP's Submission Instructions. Goods and Services cannot be procured prior to Grants receiving and approving an application submission. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date.

Program Unit:

Office for College, Career, and Technical Education

Contact:

Kerry Akashian

Phone Number:

978-551-7070

Date Due:

Thursday December 15, 2022

Required Forms:

• Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

• Part II — Budget Details — For planning purposes. Final budget must be entered directly in EdGrants

• Part III — Required Program Information

Submission Instructions:

Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants

In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants:

FY23 FC435 HSSIEP: High School Senior Internship in Education Project

Applicant Name All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Executive Director signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district.

The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.

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Last Updated: December 6, 2022