SEASIDE, Ca., November 21, 2018 – A collaborative project between California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and Hartnell College has been selected to receive funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (Title V) in the amount of $3,750,000. The award, expected to span over a total of five years, will help fund the collaborative “Making Accessible and Effective Systems for Teacher Readiness Outcomes (MAESTROs) Project” between the two institutions.

MAESTROs aims to enhance retention and completion rates for Hispanic and low-income students and prepare students to graduate and fulfill teacher workforce needs through three main activities.

CSUMB and Hartnell College share a strong working relationship and history in shared programming to serve the growing numbers of Hispanic and low-income students who are under-prepared for college and Teacher Education Pathway programs.

Programs such as MAESTROs directly support the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025, which is a university-wide initiative to ensure that all students have the opportunity to be successful and graduate according to their personal goals, positively impacting their future and producing additional graduates to power California and the nation.