VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
The proposed VCU Noyce Initiative is a scholarship program designed to increase the number and retention of highly effective, diverse secondary science teachers in high-need schools in the metro-Richmond area by (1) recruiting and supporting 32 outstanding VCU science majors (Noyce Scholars) who will receive a 2-year scholarship in exchange for teaching science for at least 4 years in a high-need school; (2) identifying and training 16 master science teachers who will serve as Noyce Teaching Fellows and mentor the Noyce Scholars during a year-long residency in a high-need secondary school; and (3) providing ongoing support for Noyce Scholars during their first years in the classroom. School districts in the Richmond metropolitan region comprised of the Cities of Richmond and Hopewell and surrounding counties have consistently been unable to fill all secondary science positions with highly qualified teachers. Currently, these districts employ 90 provisionally-certified secondary science teachers while Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Education (SOE) has graduated an average of only eight secondary science teachers per year over the past 5 years. Intervention beyond current efforts by the SOE need to be enacted to significantly increase the number of secondary science graduates. We are confident that the VCU Noyce Initiative will provide the vehicle for meeting this critical need.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
0934552 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$900,000 |
Project Location - City |
Richmond |
| Award Date |
06/16/2009 |
Project Location - State |
VA |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
23298-0568
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| Jobs Reported |
1.00 |
Congressional District |
03 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
105300446
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| Recipient Address |
912 W FRANKLIN ST |
| Recipient City |
RICHMOND |
| Recipient State |
Virginia |
| Recipient Zip |
23284-9040 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
03 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
VCU Noyce Initiative |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Education, General/Other |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Currently 11 Noyce Scholars are completing their student teaching experience in a high need secondary science classroom. They have all spent in excess of 200 hours in those classrooms and will complete their student teaching in May, 2013. One Scholar has taken a medical leave of absence from the program. He plans to repeat student teaching in Spring 2014. Selection of the next cohort of Noyce Scholars is in process. Five potential scholars applied. Stipend awards of $15,000 is pending for 3 MT preservice teachers. The two of the undergraduate science majors funded in 2011-12 have been accepted to the MT program and will be continuing as graduate pre-service teachers starting summer 2013. Up to 5 Richmond Teachers Residency secondary science residents will also be awarded stipends. Those residents will also be designated Noyce Scholars.
Noyce Induction Support
Meetings of the Noyce Induction Support group were held in January, February and March. In January 9 attended the meeting. February 7 attended. In March 2 on the first year teachers and one second year teacher attended. Meeting audio is currently being transcribed.
Ten Noyce Scholars attended the Southeast Noyce Conference in Greenville, SC. with PI |
| Jobs Created |
1.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
1 Associate Professor
1 Student Worker
Principal Investigator |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0107 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
06/16/2009 |
| Award Number |
0934552 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$900,000 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$551,352 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$552,344 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
B01 |
| Activity Description |
Education, General/Other |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
203 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$91,265 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
37º 32' 38",
-77º 25' 54" |
| Congressional District |
03 |
| Address 1 |
800 East Leigh Street, Suite 113 |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Richmond |
| County |
Richmond City |
| State |
VA |
| Zip |
23298-0568 |
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