Golden State Teacher Grant (GSTG)

What Are the Grant Requirements?

 

Before accepting the Golden State Teacher Grant, all applicants must agree to the terms and conditions of a Teaching Agreement. In addition to completing the program requirements and passing state credentialing exams, the Teaching Agreement requires recipients to fulfill several conditions:

• Complete the Teaching Agreement. The Teaching Agreement explains the student’s obligations under the provisions of the grant. Non-compliance with the Teaching Agreement will result in partial or full grant repayment.

  • Maintain good academic standing while enrolled in the CTC approved teacher preparation program

  • Commit to teach in the “high-need field” of special education at a “priority school” for four (4) years, within five (5) years after graduation from the teacher preparation program.

• Teach in a priority school. A “priority school” means a school with a high percentage, as determined by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) in consultation with the California Department of Education (CDE), of teachers holding emergency-type permits, based on the most recent data available to the CTC and the CDE. By January 1, 2020, the CTC shall publish a list of priority schools. “Emergency-type permits” include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

  • Provisional internships.

  • Short-term staff permits.

  • Credential waivers.

  • Substitute permits.

List of  the CTC priority schools

• Instruct in a high-need field. A “high-need field” means any of the following:

  • Bilingual education.

  • Mathematics or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including career technical education in STEM areas.

  •  Science.

  •  Special education.

  •  Multiple subject instruction.

  •  Other subjects as designated annually by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing based on an analysis of the availability of teachers in California pursuant to Education Code Section 44225.6.