MTRP focuses on recruiting minority teacher candidates who strive to incorporate the values and diverse perspectives reflected in today's public schools.
MTRP helps hundreds of students realize their goal of becoming certified teachers in Kentucky's schools by providing career guidance, course advising, professional development seminars, and financial assistance. Our programs are designed to:
-Increase the number of highly qualified minority teachers in elementary, middle and secondary schools in the JCPS and the state.
-Identify and recruit middle
02/14/2022
📢 check out the newest edition of our MTRP Informer! 📢 The February edition honors and celebrates Black History Month.
We have created this special edition of the MTRP Informer to provide information on how we can continue to celebrate and uplift the Black community. Check out the events, volunteer opportunities, and more in the newsletter!
Visit our website-đź”—in bio for more information!
11/11/2021
Join us ♠️ for the MTRP Game Night! We will be competing in minute-to-win-it-style games; where no skills are required, just bring yourself and be ready for a good time! 👀 you Tuesday night in Education 201B
08/04/2021
Community Back 2 School Bash!
04/20/2021
Congratulations to all the graduates!
Please join us in celebrating the MTRP Class of 2021 graduates (includes fall and spring graduates) on Wednesday, April 21st, at 6pm via Microsoft Teams.
For the meeting link; Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/Pn6BKHhknwXQ3Vfn8 or email MTRP coordinator [email protected].
03/16/2021
The Muhammad Ali Institute is partnering with MTRP for a community facing panel on Racial Justice in K-12 education on March 24th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. The panel will highlight themes around; curriculum’s role in supporting racial justice, policies that impact racial justice, abolitionist and antiracist frameworks, and teacher preparation!
Join the conversation via Zoom here: https://tinyurl.com/26awydv6
The panelists include, Dr. Jeronda Majors (Knight Middle School), Fairen Harris (Western Mental Health Day Treatment Program), NyRee Clayton (JCPS Diversity, Equity, & Poverty Department), and the Dr. Shelley Thomas (University of Louisville’s College of Education & Human Development).
02/11/2021
February is Black History Month, although Black History is OUR (meaning everyone’s) history, we have created this special edition of the MTRP Informer to provide event information and volunteer opportuinites on how we can continue to celebrate and uplift the Black community.
Please take this month to educate yourselves, each other, celebrate, and support Black life and history. Thank you for continuing to support MTRP and reading the MTRP Informer!
To read this edition of our newsletter, all other newsletter go to https://louisvile.edu/education/MTRP/newsletters
11/11/2020
The 2021-2022 MTRP scholarship application is open. The scholarship is available to full-time and part-time students who identify as a member of an underrepresented minority group AND enrolled in any initial teacher certificate programs. We encourage undergraduate and graduate students to apply!
Apply here: louisville.edu/education/mtrp-application before June 1st, 2021.
10/28/2020
Hi, we are the Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Program! In partnership with the College of Education and Human Development we recruit highly qualified and ethnically diverse teacher education students. Our program is designed to provide support through financial scholarships, resources, and professional development.
09/22/2020
Do Better. Educate. Advocate. Facilitate.
09/17/2020
Hello! I am Erin, the graduate assistant for MTRP.
You’ll be seeing a lot me, and I wanted to take this time to introduce myself.
I am a first-year graduate student in the College Student Personnel program. Recently graduated from Bellarmine University with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language International Studies and Political Science with minors in Spanish and Cultural Studies.
I have a live for coffee and passion to meet new people. Outside of Zoom and work for MTRP, you will find me at the local Starbucks!
I am eager to learn and grow alongside the MTRP scholars. Reach out if you have questions, want to chat, or more information on MTRP!
Join MTRP in celebrating our spring 2020 graduates featured in our monthly MTRP Informer newsletter: https://louisville.edu/education/mtrp/newsletters/mtrp-informer-may-2020. Congratulations!
Greetings from MTRP! Congratulations to all the U of L spring 2020 graduates! Best of luck in all you do! :)
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