Parent Teacher Magazine Union County Public Schools Nov/Dec 2017 | Page 9

UCPS awarded $27 million Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grant
Union County Public Schools (UCPS) recently received a three-year
$27 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher and
School Leader (TSL) Incentive Program. The grant will provide funding
to support, train and reward excellent teachers and school leaders.
“This is a historic event for Union County Public Schools,” said UCPS
Superintendent Dr. Andrew Houlihan. “This funding will help to increase
student academic achievement and support teachers and students in
our high-needs schools.”
UCPS is one of only 14 school districts in the country, and the only
district in the state, to receive the TSL grant. Through a program called
Educator Performance Incentive and Career Pathways, 13 high-priority
UCPS schools will use the funding to implement a performance-based
compensation system that promotes more effective teaching and school
leadership.
During the next three years, the TSL grant will provide funding for
recruitment trips to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, school
programs to promote positive behavior, a data platform and a progress
monitoring system for students.
Each school will also receive funding for two master teachers, and
Union County Public Schools (UCPS) recently received a three-
financial incentives will reward those who serve as mentors, take on
year $27 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s
leadership roles, complete five days of professional development during Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Incentive Program. The grant
the summer and miss less than 10 days of school. Additionally, stipends will provide funding to support, train and reward excellent
teachers and school leaders.
will be provided for hard-to-staff positions and effective teachers and
principals.
Schools that will receive the grant funding include: Benton Heights, East, Marshville, Rock Rest, Rocky River, Sardis, Union, Walter
Bickett and Wingate elementary schools as well as East Union and Monroe middle schools and Forest Hills and Monroe high schools.
For more information about the grant, please visit the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program website.
—This article was provided by the Union County Public Schools Communications Office.
TOWN OF WAXHAW
Senior Citizens
Holiday
Christmas Party Festival of Lights America Ceremony
After spending a few days touring China, Western Union
Elementary Assistant Principal Kate Anderson and her colleagues
spent two weeks teaching English to students in fourth – ninth
grades at the Sino-American Bilingual Summer Camp.
FRI, 12-01-17, noon SAT, 12-02-17, 4-8PM SAT, 12-16-17, NOON
Waxhaw Bible Church
RSVP to 704-843-2195 ext 221
downtown
Come lay a wreath for a Veteran
aT THE Southside Cemetery
Christmas Parade : 12-10-17 — 3pm - downtown
*SANTA RIDES THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS DEC 10-16TH
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