2023 New York Laws › EDN - Education › Title 5 - Taxation and Financial Administration › Article 73 - Apportionment of Public Moneys › Part 1 - General Provisions › 3612 - Teachers of Tomorrow Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program.

§  3612.  Teachers  of  tomorrow  teacher  recruitment  and  retention
program.  1. Definitions. a. The term "teacher shortage  area"  means  a
public school or subject area in which there was a shortage of certified
teachers  in  the previous school year and there is a projected shortage
in the current school year as determined by the commissioner.
b. The term "certified teacher" means a  teacher  who  holds  a  state
teaching certificate appropriate to the teaching position, including the
subject area if applicable, in which he or she is to be employed.
c.  The  term  "school  district"  shall  mean  a  common, union free,
central, central high school, or city school district.
d. The term "board of education" shall mean the governing board of any
public school or public school district defined in paragraph c  of  this
subdivision.
e. The term "low performing school" shall mean a school building which
is   under   registration   review   or  a  school  building  performing
significantly below state standards as defined by the commissioner.
f. The term "year of service" shall  mean  ten  months  of  continuous
full-time service as a teacher during a school year, generally occurring
between September first and June thirtieth.
2.  Application  and  funding.  a.  Grants  shall  be  made  to school
districts  for  teacher   recruitment,   retention   and   certification
activities  necessary  to  increase  the supply of qualified teachers in
school districts experiencing a  teacher  shortage  in  accordance  with
subdivisions  three,  four, five, seven and eight of this section and in
school  districts  containing  a  low-performing  school   pursuant   to
subdivision six of this section.
* b.  Such  grants  shall  be  awarded to school districts, within the
limits of funds appropriated therefor,  through  a  competitive  process
that  takes into consideration the magnitude of any shortage of teachers
in the school district, the number of teachers employed  in  the  school
district  who  hold temporary licenses to teach in the public schools of
the state, the number of provisionally certified  teachers,  the  fiscal
capacity  and  geographic  sparsity  of  the district, the number of new
teachers the school district intends to hire in the coming  school  year
and  the number of summer in the city student internships proposed by an
eligible school district, if applicable.  Grants  provided  pursuant  to
this  section  shall  be  used  only for the purposes enumerated in this
section.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  a
city  school  district  in  a city having a population of one million or
more inhabitants receiving a grant pursuant to this section may  use  no
more  than  eighty  percent  of  such  grant  funds for any recruitment,
retention  and  certification   costs   associated   with   transitional
certification  of  teacher  candidates for the school years two thousand
one--two thousand two through two  thousand  twenty-three--two  thousand
twenty-four.
* NB Effective until July 1, 2024
* b.  Such  grants  shall  be  awarded to school districts, within the
limits of funds appropriated therefor,  through  a  competitive  process
that  takes into consideration the magnitude of any shortage of teachers
in the school district, the number of teachers employed  in  the  school
district  who  hold temporary licenses to teach in the public schools of
the state, the number of provisionally certified  teachers,  the  fiscal
capacity  and  geographic  sparsity  of  the district, the number of new
teachers the school district intends to hire in the coming  school  year
and  the number of summer in the city student internships proposed by an
eligible school district, if applicable.  Grants  provided  pursuant  to
this  section  shall  be  used  only for the purposes enumerated in this
section.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,  a

city  school  district  in  a city having a population of one million or
more inhabitants receiving a grant pursuant to this section may  use  no
more  than  eighty  percent  of  such  grant  funds for any recruitment,
retention   and   certification   costs   associated  with  transitional
certification of teacher candidates for the school  years  two  thousand
one--two  thousand  two  through two thousand twenty-eight--two thousand
twenty-nine.
* NB Effective July 1, 2024
c. Not more than sixty percent of the funds allocated pursuant to this
section shall be made available to any one school district and  provided
further that a city school district in a city with populations in excess
of  one  million inhabitants may, notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, allocate a portion of the grant received pursuant to  this
section  for  teacher  recruitment and outreach activities provided that
any allocation for teacher recruitment and outreach activities shall not
exceed two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars.
d. In allocating grants pursuant to this section,  a  school  district
shall give priority in the following order:
(1) first, to a school under registration review that is designated as
a teacher shortage area;
(2)  second,  to  any  school  performing  significantly  below  state
standards as defined by the commissioner; and
(3) third, to any school that is  designated  as  a  teacher  shortage
area.
e.  Any  school  district  receiving  funds  under  this section shall
maintain any local effort in the current year equivalent to such  effort
in  the  base  year  for any local program related to the recruitment or
retention of teachers or any program that has purposes that are  similar
to  any  purpose  of  this section or the district shall provide a local
match to state funds received pursuant  to  this  section.  State  funds
provided pursuant to this section shall not supplant local funds for any
purpose similar to the purposes of this section.
f.  Applications  by  a  school  district for funding pursuant to this
section shall be filed with the commissioner, in a  form  determined  by
the  commissioner,  by  June first of the base year and school districts
shall be notified of their grant award by June  thirtieth  of  the  base
year,  provided that in any year such application and award dates may be
modified by the commissioner for the reasonable  administration  of  the
program.  Such  application  shall include a plan by the school district
for the expenditure of the funds in each category of allowable  expenses
authorized  by  subdivisions  three, four, five, six, seven and eight of
this section, and such expenditures shall be consistent with  such  plan
and the provisions of this section.
g.  A  person  receiving  an award pursuant to any subdivision of this
section shall not be  eligible  for  an  award  pursuant  to  any  other
subdivision of this section in a school year.
3.   Teachers  of  tomorrow  teacher  recruitment  incentive  program.
Teachers  of  tomorrow  teacher  recruitment  incentive  awards  may  be
available  to teachers pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision to
attract teachers to employment in teacher shortage areas.
a.  Eligibility.  To  be  eligible  for  an  award  pursuant  to  this
subdivision, an applicant shall:
(1) have initial, provisional, permanent or professional certification
to teach in New York state;
(2)  agree to a service obligation of one year of service in a teacher
shortage area as a condition of receiving  an  award  pursuant  to  this
subdivision; and
(3)  be  employed  for  the  first  time  as  a  teacher in the school
district.
b.  Application  and  selection.  (1)  The  board  of  education shall
determine the form of the application and the  application  process  for
teachers  deemed  eligible  for  the  award, and shall in its discretion
select the number of eligible  applicants  who  will  receive  an  award
pursuant to this subdivision.
(2)  If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of awards
determined by the board pursuant to  this  subdivision  then  the  board
shall   use  an  objective  competitive  process  based  on  educational
qualifications to determine  which  eligible  applicants  shall  receive
awards.
c.  Payment  of  awards.  (1) Annual awards from state and local funds
provided for this purpose shall be paid by the board of education to the
award recipient. Award recipients shall be entitled  to  receive  awards
pursuant  to the provisions of this subdivision and such awards shall be
in addition to and not part of any award recipient's base salary.
(2) The initial annual award shall  be  three  thousand  four  hundred
dollars,  and  such  initial award may be renewable each year, for up to
three additional years, provided that the recipient agrees to  one  year
of  service  as  a full-time teacher in a teacher shortage area for each
year of a renewed award and has provided  satisfactory  service  in  any
prior  year  in  which  an  initial  or renewed award was granted to the
recipient. No awards shall be made for less  than  one  school  year  of
service  and  the sum of any initial and renewed awards shall not exceed
thirteen thousand six hundred dollars.
Awards made pursuant to this subdivision shall be  used  to  reimburse
any  educational costs, including those for which student loans may have
been taken, incurred by the recipient prior to receipt of the award  for
certification as a teacher in the public schools of the state.
(3)  The  board  of  education shall develop and secure from the award
recipient a written agreement outlining  the  service  obligation.  Such
agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount
of  the  award to the school district if the recipient fails to complete
their service obligation in any year where an initial or  renewed  award
is  granted,  and  such  repaid amounts shall be deducted from any grant
amounts due to the district from the state  pursuant  to  this  section.
Upon  a written appeal by an award recipient, the board of education, in
its discretion, may provide a waiver  of  repayment  provisions  for  an
award recipient who fails to complete his or her service requirement for
documented  reasons of health or other severe hardship, as determined by
the commissioner.
d. Notification. The board of education shall notify  both  successful
and  unsuccessful  applicants  by September first of any school year for
which an initial or renewed award is provided to  teachers  pursuant  to
this subdivision.
4.  Teachers  of tomorrow certification stipends. Teachers of tomorrow
certification stipends may be available to eligible teachers pursuant to
this subdivision for the purpose of providing  additional  training  and
education  required  for the applicants to obtain initial or provisional
certification. Such additional training and education may be held during
the summer or during any other season or time of the year.
a.  Eligibility.  To  be  eligible  for  an  award  pursuant  to  this
subdivision, an applicant shall:
(1)  provide  proof that he or she has received a temporary license to
teach from the commissioner and at the time of application does not hold
any initial, provisional, permanent  or  professional  certification  to
teach in the public schools of the state; and
(2)  agree to a service obligation of one year of service in a teacher
shortage area as a condition for receiving an  award  pursuant  to  this
subdivision.
b.  Application  and  selection.  (1)  The  board  of  education shall
determine the form of the application and the  application  process  for
teachers  deemed  eligible  for  the  award, and shall in its discretion
select the number of eligible  applicants  who  will  receive  an  award
pursuant to this subdivision.
(2)  If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of awards
determined by the board pursuant to  this  subdivision  then  the  board
shall   use  an  objective  competitive  process  based  on  educational
qualifications to determine  which  eligible  applicants  shall  receive
awards.
c.  Payment  of  awards.  (1) Annual awards from state and local funds
provided for this purpose shall be paid by the board of education to the
award recipient. No award shall be  made  for  less  than  one  year  of
service.
(2) Allowable expenses. Awards may be used for the payment of expenses
incurred by the recipient for the following purposes:
(i) tuition charged for test preparation workshops intended to prepare
recipients  to  pass teacher certification exams required for initial or
provisional teacher certification, which shall be provided by the  board
of education either through a contract for such services or by providing
such services through employees of the board of education; and
(ii)  tuition  charged  for any additional coursework at an accredited
institution of higher education required of  the  recipient  to  receive
initial  or  provisional  teacher  certification,  as  determined by the
commissioner.
(3) Certification  stipends  of  two  thousand  dollars  each  may  be
provided pursuant to this subdivision to award recipients. Fifty percent
of  each  award amount shall be payable from state funds provided to the
school district pursuant to this section and the remaining fifty percent
shall be payable by  the  board  of  education  from  other  sources  of
revenue,  provided  that if the board of education elects to provide the
services described in clause (i) of subparagraph two of  this  paragraph
then such remaining fifty percent share may be paid by the board through
in-kind direct services to the award recipient.
(i)  Awards  shall  be  paid  to  award  recipients  upon proof of the
recipient's expenditure  for  allowable  expenses  as  provided  for  in
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph two of this paragraph.
(ii)  Such  awards  shall  be in an amount of two thousand dollars per
award or the actual expenses incurred by  the  recipient,  whichever  is
less.
(iii)  No person shall be eligible for more than one award pursuant to
this subdivision.
(4) The board of education shall develop and  secure  from  the  award
recipient  a  written  agreement  outlining the service obligation. Such
agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount
of the award to the school district if the recipient fails  to  complete
their service obligation in any year where an award is granted, and such
repaid  amounts  shall  be  deducted  from  any grant amounts due to the
district from the state pursuant to this section. Upon a written  appeal
by  an  award  recipient, the board of education, in its discretion, may
provide a waiver of repayment provisions  for  an  award  recipient  who
fails  to complete his or her service requirement for documented reasons
of health or other severe hardship, as determined by the commissioner.
d. Notification. The board of education shall notify  both  successful
and  unsuccessful  applicants  by September first of any school year for

which an initial or renewed award is provided to  teachers  pursuant  to
this subdivision.
5.  Teachers  of  tomorrow summer in the city internship program. City
school districts in cities with populations in excess of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand inhabitants shall be eligible to apply for  funding
pursuant  to this section for summer in the city student internships for
the purpose of attracting prospective teachers to opportunities in urban
education.
a.  Eligibility.  To  be  eligible  for  an  award  pursuant  to  this
subdivision, a student shall:
(1)  have  completed  sixty  or  more  hours of credit bearing college
courses, be in good  academic  standing  as  determined  by  the  higher
education  institution  of  attendance,  have attended an accredited New
York state college or university full-time in the base year, be enrolled
in a registered program for the preparation of teachers at an accredited
New York state institution of  higher  education  or  have  indicated  a
desire  to  enter  the teaching profession, and are recommended by their
college or university to participate in the program.
(2) agree to  a  service  obligation  of  the  full  duration  of  the
internship program, as determined by the board of education.
b.  Application  and  selection.  (1)  Boards  of  education in school
districts that are eligible for funding pursuant to this  section  shall
develop  and  distribute  an  application to the accredited colleges and
universities  of  the  state  which  have  approved  teacher   education
programs.  Such  application shall include at a minimum a description of
the program including:
(i) the duration of the program which shall operate for at least  five
or more weeks during the months of June through August generally;
(ii) the amount of any stipend for the program;
(iii) available housing for the program;
(iv)  the training and professional development opportunities afforded
to the student; and
(v) the amount of time the student will spend in direct  contact  with
children participating in educational activities.
(2) The board of education shall determine the application process for
students  deemed  eligible  for  the  award, and shall in its discretion
select the number of eligible  applicants  who  will  receive  an  award
pursuant to this subdivision.
(3)  If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of awards
determined by the board pursuant to  this  subdivision  then  the  board
shall   use  an  objective  competitive  process  based  on  educational
qualifications to determine  which  eligible  applicants  shall  receive
awards.
c.  Payment of awards. (1) Annual awards from state funds provided for
this purpose shall be paid by  the  board  of  education  to  the  award
recipient.  No  award  shall  be  made for less than the duration of the
program, as determined by the board of education. Nothing shall prohibit
a  board  of  education  from  allowing  an  eligible   applicant   from
participating  in  the  program  more  than  once, provided the eligible
applicant provided satisfactory service in any prior year as  determined
by the board of education.
(2)  Allowable  expenses.  Districts may expend funds pursuant to this
subdivision for:
(i) stipends of up to two thousand dollars per student;
(ii) housing for a  portion  of  the  students  participating  in  the
program,  which  shall  include  provisions  for  the  students to pay a
portion of the housing costs and to pay a refundable security deposit on
such housing;
(iii)  orientation,  training  and  professional  development  of  the
students participating in the program; and
(iv)  other  expenses  appropriate to the operation of the program, as
approved by the commissioner.
(3) The board of education shall develop and  secure  from  the  award
recipient  a  written  agreement  outlining the service obligation. Such
agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount
of any stipend provided pursuant  to  this  subdivision  to  the  school
district if the recipient fails to complete their service obligation for
any  year  where  an  award is granted, and such repaid amounts shall be
deducted from any grant amounts due  to  the  district  from  the  state
pursuant  to  this section. Upon a written appeal by an award recipient,
the board of education, in its  discretion,  may  provide  a  waiver  of
repayment provisions for an award recipient who fails to complete his or
her service requirement for documented reasons of health or other severe
hardship, as determined by the commissioner.
d.  Colleges and universities may provide credit for the summer in the
city program and may charge a fee for such credit or provide the  credit
free  of  charge.  Participation in the summer in the city program shall
qualify as  a  field  experience  for  purposes  of  any  graduation  or
certification  requirement.  Students  eligible  for  the  program shall
submit  their  application  to  the  board  of  education  by  the  date
determined by the board of education.
e.   Notification.  The  board  of  education  shall  inform  eligible
applicants of their selection for the program by a  date  determined  by
the board of education.
6.  New  York  state  master teacher program. a. New York state master
teacher awards may be available to teachers pursuant to  the  provisions
of  this  subdivision  to  attract highly qualified, experienced, expert
teachers to low performing schools.
b. The commissioner shall establish and maintain  a  list  of  persons
eligible   to  serve  as  master  teachers  for  the  purposes  of  this
subdivision.
c. School districts eligible to participate in this program are  those
districts  which contain a school building that has been designated as a
low performing school.
d. Such school districts, upon  notification  of  eligibility  by  the
commissioner,  may  apply for funding pursuant to this section to obtain
master teachers to serve in low performing school buildings.
e. Eligibility. A person shall  be  eligible  to  serve  as  a  master
teacher if he or she meets the following criteria:
(1)  he  or  she  has  received  national board certification from the
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
(2) he or she is to be employed full-time for the  school  year  by  a
public school designated as a low performing school.
(3) he or she agrees to a service obligation of three years of service
in  a  low performing school as a condition of receiving awards pursuant
to this subdivision.
f. Application  and  selection.  (1)  The  board  of  education  shall
determine  the  form  of the application and the application process for
teachers deemed eligible for the award,  and  shall  in  its  discretion
select  the  number  of  eligible  applicants  who will receive an award
pursuant to this subdivision.
(2) If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of  awards
determined  by  the  board  pursuant  to this subdivision then the board
shall  use  an  objective  competitive  process  based  on   educational
qualifications  to  determine  which  eligible  applicants shall receive
awards.
g. Payment of awards. (1) Annual awards from state funds provided  for
this  purpose  shall  be  paid  by  the  board of education to the award
recipient.
(2)  The  initial annual award shall be ten thousand dollars, and such
initial annual award may be renewable  each  year,  for  two  additional
years,  provided that the recipient has provided satisfactory service in
any prior year in which an initial or renewed annual award  was  granted
to  the  recipient  and  the  recipient  continues to fulfill his or her
service obligation. No annual awards shall be made  for  less  than  one
year  of  service  and  provided further that the sum of any initial and
renewed annual awards shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars.
(3) The board of education shall develop and  secure  from  the  award
recipient  a  written  agreement  outlining the service obligation. Such
agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount
of the annual award to the school district if  the  recipient  fails  to
complete a year of service in any year where an initial or renewed award
is  granted,  and  such  repaid amounts shall be deducted from any grant
amounts due to the district from the state  pursuant  to  this  section.
Upon  a written appeal by an award recipient, the board of education, in
its discretion, may provide a waiver  of  repayment  provisions  for  an
award recipient who fails to complete his or her service requirement for
documented  reasons of health or other severe hardship, as determined by
the commissioner.
h. Each board of education and particular master teacher  shall  agree
to  a  three-year  term  in  an eligible school building for each master
teacher appointment and each master teacher shall  be  assigned  partner
classroom  teachers. In addition to assigned teaching duties, activities
to be undertaken by the  master  teacher  shall  include,  but  are  not
limited to, engaging in daily and long-term planning and assessment with
partner  teachers,  modeling  teaching  techniques  and  strategies, and
serving as classroom experts who provide ongoing support to teachers and
children.
i. Upon completion of such master teacher's term of  participation  in
the  program,  the  master teacher shall have the right to return to the
position he or she held immediately prior to  appointment  as  a  master
teacher without loss of tenure, seniority or other employment rights.
j.   Notification.  The  board  of  education  shall  inform  eligible
applicants of their selection for the program by a  date  determined  by
the board of education.
7.  Teacher  recruitment  tuition  reimbursement  program.  A  tuition
reimbursement program may be  available  to  teachers  pursuant  to  the
provisions  of  this  subdivision,  as an incentive to attract qualified
teachers to teacher shortage areas.
a. Definition. The term "approved course" shall mean  a  course  in  a
registered  program for the preparation of teachers at an accredited New
York state institution  of  higher  education  which  is  taken  towards
meeting  requirements for permanent certification to teach in the public
schools of the state.
b. Eligibility. A person shall be eligible for a tuition reimbursement
award if he or she meets the following criteria:
(1) has received initial or provisional certification to teach in  the
public  schools  of  the  state  and  does  not  hold  any  permanent or
professional certification to teach in the public schools of the state;
(2) he or she is employed full-time for the school year  by  a  public
school designated as a teacher shortage area; and
(3) he or she agrees to a service obligation of one year of service in
a teacher shortage area as a condition of receiving the award.
c.  Application  and  selection.  (1)  The  board  of  education shall
determine the form of the application and the  application  process  for
teachers  deemed  eligible  for  the  award, and shall in its discretion
select the number of eligible  applicants  who  will  receive  an  award
pursuant to this subdivision.
(2)  If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of awards
determined by the board pursuant to  this  subdivision  then  the  board
shall   use  an  objective  competitive  process  based  on  educational
qualifications to determine  which  eligible  applicants  shall  receive
awards.
d.  Payment of awards. (1) Annual awards from state funds provided for
this purpose shall be paid by  the  board  of  education  to  the  award
recipient.
(2)  The initial reimbursement award shall be seven hundred dollars or
the actual cost of one approved course, whichever is less, provided that
a recipient shall be eligible to  receive  three  initial  reimbursement
awards  in the school year. Such initial award shall be renewable for up
to one additional year and such renewed  reimbursement  award  shall  be
seven  hundred  dollars  or  the  actual  cost  of  one approved course,
whichever is less, provided  that  a  recipient  shall  be  eligible  to
receive  three  renewed  reimbursement  awards  in  the school year, and
provided further that such eligible teacher  has  provided  satisfactory
service  in the prior year as determined by the board of education to be
eligible for any initial or renewed reimbursement  awards.  In  no  case
shall  the  sum  of  any initial and renewed reimbursement awards exceed
four thousand two hundred dollars.
(3) The board of education shall develop and  secure  from  the  award
recipient  a  written  agreement  outlining the service obligation. Such
agreement shall include provisions for the recipient to repay the amount
of any reimbursement awards received  to  the  school  district  if  the
recipient  fails  to  complete  a  year of service in any year where any
initial or renewed awards are granted, and such repaid amounts shall  be
deducted  from  any  grant  amounts  due  to the district from the state
pursuant to this section. Upon a written appeal by an  award  recipient,
the  board  of  education,  in  its  discretion, may provide a waiver of
repayment provisions for an award recipient who fails to complete his or
her service requirement for documented reasons of health or other severe
hardship, as determined by the commissioner.
e. After February first, two  thousand  four,  any  course  for  which
tuition reimbursement is made shall not be counted toward any continuing
education  required  of persons certified to teach in the public schools
of the state.
f.  Notification.  The  board  of  education  shall  inform   eligible
applicants  of  their  selection for the program by a date determined by
the board of education.
8. Summer teacher training program. In a city school district  with  a
population of one million or more, intensive summer teacher training may
be  provided pursuant to this subdivision to certified teachers teaching
in a teacher shortage area that will be employed for the first  time  in
the city school district as a certified teacher.
a.  Eligibility  and  selection.  Such  training  may  be  provided to
teachers  who  hold  initial,  provisional,  permanent  or  professional
certification  to  teach  in the public schools of the state who will be
employed for the first time in the city school district.  The  board  of
education  shall establish a selection process by which new teachers are
chosen to participate in this program. Such process at a  minimum  shall
include:
(1)  proof that the applicant has received, or is eligible to receive,
initial, provisional, permanent or professional certification  to  teach
in the public schools of the state; and
(2)  proof  that  the applicant will be employed for the first time in
the city school district as a certified teacher in  a  teacher  shortage
area.
b.  Allowable expenses. Funds provided for summer teacher training may
be used for the  payment  of  expenses  incurred  by  the  district  for
training  and orientation of certified teachers employed by the district
for the first time including team teaching  with  cooperating  teachers,
observing  summer  school classes, and training on meeting new standards
and assessments provided such expenditures from  state  funds  for  this
purpose  shall not exceed one thousand dollars per eligible participant.
Nothing in this subdivision shall limit the expenditure of  local  funds
for the purposes of this subdivision.
9.  Science, mathematics and bilingual education tuition reimbursement
program. Of the amount appropriated for purposes  of  this  section  for
grants  to  school  districts  for  the two thousand seven--two thousand
eight school year and  thereafter,  five  million  dollars  ($5,000,000)
shall  be  made  available  for  a  science,  mathematics  and bilingual
education tuition reimbursement program developed by the commissioner to
attract  qualified  teachers  who  have  received  or  will  receive   a
transitional  teaching  certificate,  to  teach mathematics, science, or
bilingual education in a low-performing school.
10. Reporting. By November first  following  the  completion  of  each
school  year,  the  commissioner  shall  report  to the governor and the
legislature regarding the teachers of tomorrow teacher  recruitment  and
retention  program.  Such  report  shall  list the amount of each school
district's total grant pursuant to this section, the uses of  the  grant
by  each  eligible  category of expense, the number of awards granted by
type pursuant to this section and, if applicable, the number of  persons
receiving  more than one award of a single type or more than one type of
award and the number of such awards for these individuals, as well as an
analysis of the effectiveness of the program in recruiting and retaining
teachers in the public  schools  of  the  state  designated  as  teacher
shortage areas.