The following applicants have been preliminarily selected to receive a grant for the Beginning Teacher Induction and Mentoring (BTIM), Cycle 2.
Contacts:	Carlos Garza (Funding) Discretionary Grants (512) 463-9269 carlos.garza@tea.state.tx.us	Glendelia Zavala State Initiatives (512) 463-6443 glendelia.zavala@tea.state.tx.us
The purpose of this application is to solicit grant applications from eligible applicants to establish a beginning teacher induction and mentoring program or to enhance an existing mentoring program that will: provide support and ongoing professional development for beginning teachers; improve beginning teacher performance and effectiveness to support student achievement; provide support and training for mentor teachers; provide training to administrators to support beginning teachers and mentors; and, increase beginning teacher retention.
Grant Period:	May 1, 2008 – February 28, 2010

List of Awardees:

District Allen ISD Austin ISD Bastrop ISD Beeville ISD Desoto ISD Dilley ISD Donna ISD East Central ISD Edinburg CISD Fort Bend ISD Frenship ISD Grand Prairie ISD Hitchcock ISD Irving ISD Keller ISD Klein ISD La Porte ISD Lake Dallas ISD Lubbock-Cooper ISD Lytle ISD McAllen ISD Pasadena ISD Presidio ISD Project Yes, Inc. Richardson ISD San Felipe-Del Rio CISD School of Excellence in Education Sinton ISD Somerset ISD Spring Branch ISD Spring ISD Valley View ISD Waller ISD Wylie ISD Youth Empowerment Services, Inc.

Last Updated March 12, 2008