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Program

The objectives of the Minority Teacher Identification and Enrichment Program are to:

Increase the pool of minority teachers in Illinois
Improve minority student retention
Provide minority students with appropriate role models
Motivate minority students to apply to and attend institutions of higher education
Improve transfer articulation among high schools, community colleges, and universities
Enhance the teaching effectiveness of potential and current minority teachers
Improve minority students' basic literacy, mathematical, and computing skills
Provide students with a support network that will assist them with education retention in educational development

Identify, develop, and assist minority teacher education majors
Train MTEA members to be mentors and tutors for minority students at the cooperating middle schools and high schools
MTEA members will be offered information on minority internships, scholarships, graduate education, curriculum planning, financial planning, teacher education program deadlines, and employment preparation and opportunities
MTIEP Coordinator will continue to initiate cooperative relationships with several school districts and their feeder schools
Continue to establish and implement MTEA chapters at participating middle schools, high schools, and community colleges