Grants that Currently Support Teacher TRAC:

Boeing Grant - The Partnership to Develop Special Education Teachers (SETuP) is a K-12
    Special Education Teacher Preparation Program

This pathway prepares future special education teachers through a streamlined, blended program that allows students to complete a baccalaureate degree, student teaching, multiple subject teaching credential, and educational specialist credential in four calendar years.  We have mentors from Cerritos College, CSULB, and each of our four surrounding school districts.

For more information, please visit the Special Education Intern Program Page.

Career Technical Education Pathways in Teacher TRAC, Chancellors Office Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grant

The Teacher TRAC, CTE Pathways teacher preparation model continues to build upon the relationships, rigor, and relevance needed to recruit and prepare qualified CTE teachers.  Three distinct populations are targeted in this program: high school students, college students, and incumbent workers.  Teacher TRAC, CTE Pathways provides preparation pathways in four career sectors: 1.) automotive, 2.) woodworking, 3.) welding, and 4.) Education (secondary, post-secondary, and early childhood).

For more information, please visit the Teacher TRAC CTE Pathways Page.

Early Start Program - Funded through the Chancellors Office Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grant

The Early Start Program was first piloted in the 2008-2009 year as part of the Chancellor's CTE Teacher Pathway grant program.  The program is a comprehensive outreach and matriculation program where high school seniors complete an early application process by May which includes the completion of the college application, financial aid packet, and assessment testing.  Students are then afforded the opportunity to enroll in either the Summer Connections and/or the EOPS Summer Bridge Program.  The Early Start Program involves a collaboration between the college and high school counseling departments.  An important part of the program is a parent information night presented at the high school highlighting college programs and opportunities and answering questions and concerns.

GEAR UP

The GEAR UP project with Bellflower Middle/High School has been designed to continue the school's transformation through professional development, curricular improvement, academic support services, college and financial aid counseling, and parent involvement to build a college-going culture and to continually increase the number of students eligible for admission to colleges and universities upon graduation.

Packard Foundation Urban Teacher Fellowship (UTF) Collaborative

The Urban Teacher Fellowship (UTF) Program is designed to target both the need for stable employees in afterschool programs as well as the shortage of qualified, highly-skilled teachers in high need, urban school districts.  The goal is to create a regional initiative to prepare disadvantaged youth and adults for employment in the afterschool workforce and to create continuing career pathways leading to teaching careers.  Organizations collaborating with Cerritos College include the South Bay Center for Counseling (SBCC), CSU Long Beach, SELACO WIB, and organizations operating after school programs in our service area including THINK Together, the Greater Long Beach YMCA, ICES, and district after school programs in the Bellflower and Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Districts.

Governor's CalGRIP Workforce Investment Act Grant

The Cerritos College Urban Teacher Fellowship (CCUTF) will recruit 60 17-18 year olds students for participation in this project.  Participants will receive basic skills remediation and community college instruction leading toward an AA/AS degree aligned with the requirements of CSU Long Beach's BA/BS and teacher credentialing program.  Participants completing the skills remediation Bridge Program will receive 60 hours of after school youth worker training and be placed in employment in area after school programs, using this employment as a source of financial support and career-relevant work experience as they pursue the longer-term teaching credential program.  Participants will be organized in learning communities of approximately 30 individuals from the point of the Bridge Program until completion of the project.  Each learning community will be assigned an Employment Development Specialist who will provide in-class support, group coaching and support, individual academic and job preparation coaching, and supportive service referrals.

Math & Science Teacher Initiative K-16 Partnership Math/Science Middle School Summer GATE Academy

Cerritos College Teacher TRAC partners with California State University, Long Beach and Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District to offer a Summer Math/Science Academy to address both math/science preparation and increase the pipeline of qualified math and science teachers.  The Academy is a week-long curricular enrichment experience for middle school grades, GATE students in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

Grants that have supported Teacher TRAC in the Past:

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Teaching Scholar Partnership:

Funded by the National Science Foundation, co-sponsored by AACC, The Council of Independent Colleges and the Independent Colleges Office, the project awarded the two-year grants to 28 community colleges and four-year colleges. The TSP Project aims at enhancing science and math instruction in K-12 classrooms while encouraging undergraduate students to consider teaching in the areas of math and science.  Teaching Scholars graduating from the Teacher TRAC-TSP project at Cerritos College will be able to transfer directly to California State University, Long Beach for completion of their degree with a concentration in math or science.  For more information, please visit the Teaching Scholar Program Page.

Carnegie, Hewlett Grant

This initiative is part of an ongoing collaboration between The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.  The grant affords us the opportunity to introduce a systematic approach to implementing new and innovative pedagogical strategies in developmental English and Mathematics.  These funds also support a faculty development program that will increase the success and retention of all students, particularly those requiring pre-collegiate courses in English and Math.  In addition to this, the Grant provides support for a much needed systematic approach to improve student learning by structuring activities and assessing learning outcomes.

Long Beach Elementary Science & Mathematics Teacher Education Program (LBESTEP):

LBESTEP {1999 - 2004} was a National Science Foundation {NSF} funded 3 year collaborative effort between California State University, Long Beach and Cerritos College Teacher TRAC to focus on and improve K-8 teacher preparation in mathematics and sciences in Southern California.

National Science Foundation TS3P Grant

Funding from the National Science Foundation is provided to the Teacher TRAC program to develop a secondary school Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation Program called Teaching Secondary School Scholar Partnership (TS³P).  The overall goal of TS³P is to increase the number of secondary school teachers who have a single subject credential in Mathematics or the Sciences.

Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to use Technology (PT3) Grant:
    {Provided by the U.S. Department of Education}

California State University, Long Beach and Cerritos College were awarded a PT3 grant over a period of four years to “implement specific teacher preparation improvements, ” by the U.S. Department of Education.  Across the nation 127 colleges and universities were awarded the PT3 grant, as part of the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology program.  These grants will support teacher preparation improvements in virtually every state and region across the country, with a focus on improving the use of technology in teaching in low-income communities and rural areas, and among minority groups and special populations.  For more information, please visit Preparing Tomorrows Teachers to use Technology, PT3 Page.

Teacher Reading Development Program Chancellor's Grant

The purpose of the Teacher and Reading Development Partnerships effort is to encourage community college students to pursue a career in teaching.  Applications initiated by the community colleges in teacher preparation will be articulated with teacher education programs at California State Universities (CSU) and local school districts.  Each partnership will offer a curriculum that includes elementary classroom fieldwork to assist students in developing improved reading skills.

Teacher TRAC Educational Partners:

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Cerritos College and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have a long and strong history of working together to improve education.  Currently Cerritos College and CSULB have a model partnership revolving around the preparation of K-6 teachers. This 2+2 program has so successfully integrated the two programs that Cerritos College Teacher TRAC offers a comprehensive, fully articulated curriculum that mirrors almost exactly the first two years at CSULB and is aligned with the California Content and Professional Teaching Standards as well as the California Technology Standards. Through the Teacher TRAC Program, students are taught using a comprehensive, fully articulated curriculum similar to CSULB that is also aligned with the California Content and Professional Teaching Standards as well as the California Technology Standards. In addition to this extended partnership; two new articulation agreements were formed with CSULB in the last few years.  The first is part of a new program to recruit and prepare secondary mathematics and science teachers.  The second curriculum pathway is to recruit and prepare special education teachers at all levels of education. The Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grant has offered another opportunity for CSULB and Cerritos to partner, through the Professional Studies Department. The Professional Studies Department at CSULB offers several programs “designed to enable persons to gain the competencies requisite for successful employment in secondary schools, community colleges and adult programs as teachers, coordinators and supervisors of vocational, occupational, career and technical preparation, and related human resource development programs” (CSULB website). Future CTE teachers wanting to pursue their Designated-Subject Credential to teach in a high school setting through a Regional Occupational Center (ROC), or a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Studies (concentration in Vocational Arts) to teach in a community college setting may do so at CSULB. To learn more about the programs offered at CSULB in the Professional Studies Department visit their website at www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/prof/ For more information about CSULB, visit their website at: http://www.csulb.edu/

California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Cerritos College and CSULA enjoy a formal partnership through the Woodworking and Automotive programs and the Department of Technology, respectively, to provide students an opportunity to complete courses that meet CSULA B.S. Industrial Technology degree requirements. The Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grant has provided an opportunity to formalize that partnership by developing pathways for future Industrial and Technology Education (ITE teachers). CSULA offers the Industrial Technology degree with a Technology Education Track that prepares students for teaching careers: ·         Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Furthermore, CSULA is one of only two California State Universities offering a Single-Subject Credential program in Industrial Technology and Education (ITE). To learn more about the programs offered at CSULA for future middle school and high school industrial and technology education (ITE) teachers, visit the Industrial Technology program website at http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/tech/itec/ or Dr. Seaman’s (advisor) home page at http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/vseaman/

Southeast Regional Occupational Program (SEROP) The SEROP serves two school districts in the area, ABC and Norwalk La/Mirada USDs.  There are three coordinators who maintain coordination and collaboration with the district high schools and their administrators.  The coordinators spearhead curriculum development, course approvals, professional development and advisory committee meetings.  For purposes of this grant, they will assist in identification and recruitment of a cohort of students from those already surveyed who will undertake this activity.  SEROP staff will also assist in coordinating professional development in the area of standards alignment, and provide pathway articulations.

ABC Unified (ABCUSD) Cerritos College and ABC Unified School District have been working together for a number of years to enhance Teacher Education.  With the support of the ABC Unified School District, Cerritos College Teacher TRAC has been able to provide hands on experience and mentoring to Teacher TRAC Students in the Elementary Pathway and through our Special Education Internships. We appreciate all the support the District has supplied to us and our students and look forward to many more collaborative projects with the District in the future. For more information about ABC Unified, visit their website at: http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/

Bellflower Unified (BUSD) Cerritos College and Bellflower Unified School District have been working together for a number of years to enhance Teacher Education.  With the support from the Bellflower Unified School District, Cerritos College Teacher TRAC has been able to provide hands on experience and mentoring to Teacher TRAC Students both in the Elementary Pathway, but also through the Special Education Internship offered through Teacher TRAC. We appreciate all the support the District has supplied to us and our students and look forward to many more collaborative projects with the District in the future. For more information about Bellflower Unified, visit their website at: http://www.busd.k12.ca.us/

Downey Unified (DUSD) Cerritos College and Downey Unified School District have been working together for a number of years to enhance Teacher Education.  With the support from the Downey School District, Cerritos College Teacher TRAC has been able to provide hands on experience and mentoring to Teacher TRAC Students both in the Elementary Pathway, but also through the Special Education Internship offered through Teacher TRAC. We appreciate all the support the District has supplied to us and our students and look forward to many more collaborative projects with the District in the future. For more information about Downey Unified, visit their website at: http://www.dusd.net/

Norwalk / La Mirada Unified (NLMUSD) Cerritos College and Norwalk / La Mirada Unified School District have been working together for a number of years to enhance Teacher Education..  With the support from the Norwalk/La Mirada School District, Cerritos College Teacher TRAC has been able to provide hands on experience and mentoring to Teacher TRAC Students in the Elementary Pathway, Secondary Pathway, and also through the Special Education Internship offered through Teacher TRAC. We appreciate all the support the District has supplied to us and our students and look forward to many more collaborative projects with the District in the future. For more information about Norwalk/La Mirada Unified, visit their website at: http://www.nlmusd.k12.ca.us/

Southland Motor Car Dealer's Association (SMCDA) The industry partner in this grant, the SMCDA, will assist in the effort of advisement and subsequent recruitment as it relates to the area of Automotive Technology.  The Southland Cerritos Motor Car Dealer’s Association (SCMCDA) has partnered with the Cerritos College Advanced Transportation Technology Center in many projects and proposals.  Most recently the SCMCDA is partnering with the College in the Quick Start Partnership involving expanded career paths to students enrolled in the Automotive Career Institute, in which Southeast ROP is also a partner, in addition to several local school districts.