ORGANIZATION
The Teacher Academy is CUNY's part of the NYC Partnership for Teacher Excellence-a partnership that brings together CUNY, New York University and the Department of Education.
The Teacher Academy is overseen at the University's Central Office by Maura Donnelly.
Each college program is led by a director selected by the college.
The campus-based directors join the Central Office staff in a University-wide Teacher Academy Steering Committee.
RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT
Although The Teacher Academy is just over one year old, it has already secured national recognition as a model teacher preparation program by the National Association of System Heads-an organization composed of the leaders of the major public university systems in states across the country. The Academy's potential was initially recognized by the Carroll & Milton Petrie Foundation which provided substantial support for the development of The Teacher Academy in its grant to the NYC Partnership for Teacher Excellence.
The Teacher Academy has also secured a three-year grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education at the United States Department of Education to support curriculum development and a grant from the Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women to support student stipends.
