 Rhode Island Foundation supports Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals with $200,000 partial match to secure $5 million federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant
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At the October 5 announcement (l to r): Commissioner Deborah A. Gist (RIDE), David M. Hirsch (chair, RIF), Colleen Callahan (RIFTHP), Neil Steinberg (president/CEO, RIF), Marcia Reback (president, RIFTHP), U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Denise Jenkins (RIF), Charleen Christy (Pawtucket Teachers Alliance) |
Citing The Rhode Island Foundation's ongoing strong support of public education, President and CEO Neil D. Steinberg announced today that the Foundation had committed $200,000 over four years as a partial match to the $5 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant recently awarded to the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals (RIFTHP) in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the New York United Teachers (NYSUT) to develop a model for educator evaluation in each state.
As part of its support of the i3 grant, the Foundation encouraged RIFTHP to work with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) on the educator evaluation effort. As a result, RIFTHP and RIDE have begun productive conversations toward merging their developmental work around a common, rigorous educator evaluation system.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse noted, "This announcement marks another step forward in the ongoing cooperation between teachers unions, state and local government, and school reform advocates, which began during the application process for the Race to the Top program. This funding will help our schools determine the best model for teacher evaluation to better serve Rhode Island's children. I commend the Rhode Island Foundation for providing matching funds to make this possible, and I encourage you to continue working together to provide our children with the best possible education."
Read the full news release.
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