Teacher PREP is a partnership between the Paraprofessional Resource and Research (PAR2A) Center at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD), as the lead agency in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), a state designated agency that offers an alternative certification program, high-need charter schools and LEAs, The project will provide a seamless transition for paraprofessionals, recent college graduates and mid-career professionals to teaching positions in high need schools and high need subjects i.e. Special Education, Linguistically Diverse Education, Math and Science through an alternative licensure program. The project prepares a total of 150 teachers over the five project years by recruiting 30 eligible candidates in each year. To ensure project participants' success and retention, the project will provide a full array of student services including advising, coaching, tuition assistance, mentoring in school districts, and guided induction to the teaching profession. All project activities will be coordinated through a consortium to include LEAs, IHEs, alternative certification programs and the CDE to develop an alternative certification system that will sustain beyond the grant period.