HSI MAESTROs Project
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STAFF
Cathi Draper Rodriguez, Project Director Margaret Dominguez, Project Manager
Interested in Teaching K-12
Thinking about becoming a teacher?
Whether you're interested in teaching elementary, middle, or high school—in subjects like Math, Science, History, English, Spanish, or Japanese, we're here to help you explore your path!
Fill out this quick interest form if you’re curious about earning a Teaching Credential or becoming a substitute teacher. The CSUMB MAESTROs Project is here to support you with one-on-one guidance and answer any questions you may have.
✅ Open to all majors. Everyone is welcome!
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State Exam Preparation
MAESTROs provides free credits to the 240Tutoring Online Study guides for CSUMB students. 240Tutoring is an online preparation program that provides quality, comprehensive study resources to support students in passing the teacher certification exams. If you are interested or would like more information, please complete the Google form below:
MAESTROs Support Programs
PROBOOK LAPTOP
The MAESTROs Project Computer Loan Program was established to support students who lack off-campus computing resources. Not having the right equipment to access your coursework makes learning even more challenging. To help alleviate a few of the challenges, we have laptops for free loans for students who do not have access to key remote learning tools. These laptops meet CSUMB baseline specification requirements of laptops for successful virtual academic learning. Please click on the link below for program details and application:
DOCUMENT CAMERAS
We have document cameras to loan out to credential program students for the Fall 2021 semester. As we have a limited number of document cameras to loan out, we will distribute them on a case-by-case basis based on need. The document cameras work with Mac, PC, and Chromebook with a USB or HDMI port.
Our Goals
Vision
Building a diverse, culturally sustaining, and anti-racist teacher workforce that transforms our schools and communities.
Mission
Providing future educators with equitable academic pathways and student support systems.
Students Served
- MAESTROs serve current and prospective CSUMB students in the educational pathway to becoming K-12 teachers.
- Single Subject
- Multiple Subject
MAESTROs Project
Administered by the U.S. Department of Education, the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for low income and Hispanic students. CSUMB first became eligible for the HSI designation in Spring 1998, just a few years after the founding of the university.
Objective
The collaborative Making Accessible and Effective Systems for Teacher Readiness Outcomes (MAESTROs) project between CSUMB and Hartnell College has been selected to receive five years of funding under the HSI Title V. The MAESTROs project activities are designed to expand and enhance student support structures and improve retention and graduation rates of Hispanic and low-income education pathway students to fulfill the teacher workforce needs.
MAESTROs activities will focus on the following three main components:
- Develop and Enhance Student Support Systems (Student Connections)
- Facilitate Collaborative Articulations That Support Successful Transitions (Pathways)
- Support Program Curriculum and Delivery Improvement (Faculty Connections)
