Webster Grant Exceeds Expectations, STL Mosaic Project Played A Role
Webster University was awarded a $2.7 million National Professional Development (NPD) grant in 2017 for a five-year project to prepare 120 St. Louis-area teachers to meet the needs of English learners (ELs) through coursework leading to state English Language Learner (ELL) certification and Saturday Seminars to promote communities of practice and increase family, parent and community engagement.
The International Institute of St. Louis and St. Louis Mosaic Project have been community partners on this project and assisted the grant team in the original development of the TSSN framework. Representatives from each organization also visited seminars for each group of cohorts to present on how their organizations provide support to immigrants, refugees and foreign-born members of the St. Louis community.