Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program

The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program aims to encourage academically-talented students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching careers in teacher-shortage disciplines and hard-to-staff schools. The program provides crucial mentoring, guidance, and in-service support to increase the likelihood that these students will complete their full teaching commitments and continue teaching in targeted disciplines and hard-to-staff schools. The key aspects of this program include: • Providing scholarships to students pursuing teaching careers • Offering mentoring and guidance to support students in their teaching commitments • Focusing on teacher-shortage disciplines and hard-to-staff schools • Encouraging minority students to pursue teaching careers • Providing in-service support to increase the likelihood of students completing their teaching commitments