| | Accessible VersionLiteracy Coaches and Reading Specialists Educator Training Grant Program |
Professional Learning Support Division |
| The California Department of Education (CDE) invites county offices of education (COEs), or consortia of COEs, to apply for funding through the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists Educator Training (LCRSET) grant program to develop and provide preparation for educators to become literacy coaches, dual language literacy coaches, and reading and literacy specialists. The LCRSET program will support the State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (SSPI) literacy initiatives, including the Cohort to Move the Needle on Test Scores. |
| The LCRSET Grant Program is authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 181, Section 137 (Chapter 52, Statutes of 2022), Senate Bill 114, Section 104 (Chapter 48, 2023), and AB 121, Section 51 (Chapter 8, 2025). |
| There are two components within each authorizing bill. The first part was a direct allocation to three cohorts of eligible sites within local educational agencies (LEAs) as part of the Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists (LCRS) grant program to develop school literacy programs, employ and train literacy coaches, dual language literacy coaches, and reading and literacy specialists, and develop and implement interventions for pupils in need of targeted literacy support. The legislation for the third cohort adds to the requirements, specifically emphasizing supports for dual language immersion and other programs for multilingual learners and developing interventions for English Learner (EL) students. |
| The second component within each authorizing bill provides funding for the LCRSET Grant Program. For the first two cohorts, the SSPI, in consultation with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Commission), and with the approval of the State Board of Education (SBE) awarded the sum of $27 million to the Sacramento COE to develop and provide training for educators to become literacy coaches, dual language literacy coaches, and reading and literacy specialists. |
The authorizing legislation for the third cohort requires the SSPI to issue another competitive grant to select, subject to the approval of the executive director of the SBE, a COE or a consortium of COEs with expertise in both literacy instruction and multilingual education to:
--Provide training for educators to become literacy coaches and dual language literacy coaches.
--Provide opportunities for educators to earn a reading and literacy specialist credential, added authorization, or bilingual authorization.
--Work with professional development providers, including, but not limited to, the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP), the California Writing Project (CWP), and other experts specializing in multilingual education. |
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