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CPP Receives Grant to Support Residency Program for New Special Ed Teachers

Posted August 25, 2020 / Ashley Jones

The Education Specialist Credential Program has been awarded an additional $20,000 grant from the California State University system to train new special education teachers through its teacher-residency program offered in partnership with Upland Unified School District (UUSD). The grant program is part of…

Assistant Professor Joanne Van Boxtel (pictured) will serve as the teacher-residency program’s co-project lead.

CEIS and UUSD Partner to Train New Special Ed Teachers

Posted April 17, 2019 / Ashley Jones

The Upland Unified School District will tap into a $140,000 grant to create a teacher-residency model in partnership with Cal Poly Pomona. The district received the funding from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and will work on developing the…