Beverly Young, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
California State University

California’s Continuing Shortage of
Math and Science Teachers
 Projected need for mathematics and science teachers over the next ten years exceeds 33,000
 More than 10% of California’s high school math and science teachers are teaching out-of-field or are under-prepared
 Urban schools serving minority students have disproportionately large numbers of out-of-field and under-prepared teachers
 Governor and Legislature have allocated $2.713 million annually for the
CSU Math and Science Teacher Initiative
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CSU Math and Science Teacher Initiative Results:
Significant Growth Since 2005
 Significant overall gains across entire CSU system
– Almost 80% increase in CSU math and science teachers
(768 to 1,367)
 Major gains in mathematics - 773
– Foundational - 321
– Regular Mathematics - 452
 Annual g ains in all four science areas - 587
– Chemistry 129
– Geosciences - 73
– Physics - 42
– Biology - 343
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CSU Math and Science Teacher Effort:
Partnerships for Doubling Math & Science Teachers
 Collaboration and Institutional Commitment
– Mutually supportive leadership between CSU Chancellor and
Presidents, Provosts, Deans, Department Chairs, Faculty
– Partnerships between Colleges of Science and Mathematics and
Colleges of Education
 Collaboration among 22 CSU campuses
– Cooperative effort developing comprehensive online Math and
Science Teacher Recruitment Toolkit
– Sharing effective strategies and learning from one another (SDSU community college strategies replicated by CSU East Bay)
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CSU Math and Science Teacher Effort:
Partnerships for Doubling Math & Science Teachers
 Partnerships with Federal Agencies in Scholarships, Fellowships, Residencies
– National Science Foundation Noyce Scholarships and Fellowships
– U.
S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership Grants
 Partnerships with Federal Science Agencies in Research Opportunities
– U.S. Department of Energy Labs: Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence
Livermore, Sandia California, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
– NASA Research Centers: Ames, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dryden
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Financial Support for New Math and Science Teachers:
All CSU Campuses Offer Noyce Scholarships
 NSF Noyce Scholarships provide up to $30,000 for each qualified
CSU math/science student pursuing a teaching career
 Additionally, there is up to $50,000 in fellowship support for students pursuing a Credential/Master’s degree, and then serve as California beginning teachers
 New NSF funding awarded to CSU campuses in the current academic year was over $17,000,000.
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Focus on Closing the Achievement Gap:
CSU Math & Science Teachers Serve High Need Schools
 42% teach in urban schools
 34% teach in schools that have not yet met their annual API
 49% teach in schools with more than half of the students in poverty and 70% in schools with one-quarter in poverty
 84% teach in schools without a fully credentialed teaching staff
CSU’s new teachers are contributing significantly to overcoming inequities in the distribution of math and science teachers.
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The National Context: CSU MSTI Recognition
The CSU’s Math/Science Teacher Initiative has been recognized as a national model by:
 US Department of Energy
 National Science Foundation
 American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
 National Association of System Heads
 Association of Public and Land Grant Universities
 California Council on Science and Technology
And, MSTI partnerships are cited as “Models of Success “ at the
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)-
October 2009.
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