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Charles County Public Schools awarded $2.4 million Registered Teacher Apprenticeship grant for Grow Your Own program
Summary
CCPS received a $2.4 million state grant under the Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program to expand its Grow Your Own pathway, which reduces barriers for support staff to become certificated teachers at zero out‑of‑pocket cost to participants.
Charles County Public Schools will receive $2.4 million from the state under the Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program to support its Grow Your Own initiative, the district announced at the June 9 board meeting.
Chief of Teaching and Learning Mr. Lownes reported that Charles County is the only county in southern Maryland to receive these funds. The program is intended to reduce barriers for support staff who wish to pursue teacher certification and is available to participants with no out‑of‑pocket cost, according to the recap.
District leaders described this as a workforce development effort to convert experienced support staff into certificated teachers and said they are excited for the opportunity. The board heard the announcement as part of a larger meeting and no formal board vote was recorded for accepting the grant in the recap.
