The U.S. and Tennessee Departments of Education, Lipscomb University, and the Learning Collaborative Inc. have joined efforts and resources to provide an alternative route to teacher licensure in high-need school districts across the state. The Transition to Teaching grant supports eligible colleagues who are enrolled in the following Lipscomb University programs:

• Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching (MALT):
  Licensure in 12 Months, Degree in 14 Months
  12 weekend sessions, one month Summer Immersion Institute, 36 credits
   

• Master of Arts in Special Education (MASE):
  Licensure in 12 months, Degree in 14 months
  16 weekend sessions, one month Summer Immersion Institute, 42 credits
   

• Master of Arts in Teaching English Language Learners (MATELL):
  Licensure in 12 months,  Degree in 14 months
  12 weekend sessions, one month Summer Immersion Institute, 36 credits

Eligible participants receive a $5,000 tuition award and an additional 26% tuition discount (Lipscomb In-Service Scholarship for full-time teachers).

To be eligible for a Transition to Teaching grant award, an applicant must:

• Be employed within the state of Tennessee in a designated high-need school district as a full-time teacher on an alternative license;
• Be working toward initial teaching licensure in one of the following high-need teaching areas: Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language, English Language Learners (ELL), or Special Education;
• Meet admission requirements for acceptance into the graduate education department at Lipscomb University;
• Make a three year commitment to teach in a high-need school district in the state of Tennessee.

*For more information, please visit www.lipscomblci.org  or contact Katie.Reel@lipscomb.edu

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