Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act of 2019

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to eligible partnerships to develop and run a Grow Your Own Program to recruit diverse teacher candidates from the community into the teaching profession and support them through high-quality preparation to full teacher certification or licensure. The program is particularly aimed at growing the educator workforce in rural communities. Such a program includes targeted recruitment efforts, including promotion of the teaching profession at high schools, minority-serving institutions, and community centers; creation of curriculum and coursework with principles of culturally responsive education woven throughout; mentorship and assistance with the teacher licensure and certification process, including test preparation; and direct financial assistance, including reduced tuition and in-kind financial support, such as childcare, especially for teachers being certified or licensed to teach in high-need fields or high-need communities. The bill requires a partnership, at the end of each grant year, to submit a report that includes (1) a description of activities undertaken; (2) gradua…