Let’s Tackle Ohio’s Teacher Shortage Together!
BloomBoard is helping Ohio’s innovative school systems deliver an entirely new type of teacher prep to attract and advance talent. With no tests or term papers and no night or weekend classes, candidates earn degree credit from Lake Erie College while they’re working in the classroom.
Let’s put a plan in place for your district!
VIDEO: How Ohio ESCs & BloomBoard are Supporting On-the-Job Teaching Degrees
Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship Program
The Grow Your Own Teacher Scholarship Program is designed to help Ohio school districts recruit their own students and staff to become teachers within the district. Recipients of the GYO Scholarship agree to teach for a minimum of four years at their home school district in exchange for a scholarship of up to $7,500/year for four years.
The nomination window for the 2025-2026 academic year is open until February 14, 2025. Click here to learn more about the scholarship and contact us to find out how BloomBoard can support you in the application process!
Read how two Ohio service centers are partnering to transforming teacher education in Ohio.
Hear BloomBoard President, Jason Lange, discuss how districts are reinventing teacher preparation.
Talk directly with a BloomBoard representative to learn more about our solutions.
BloomBoard & Lake Erie College
BloomBoard is proud to partner with Lake Erie College to power on-the-job-based bachelor’s degrees for pre-service teacher candidates working as paraprofessionals or support staff in schools.
A Few of Our Ohio Partners…
About BloomBoard
Watch this brief video to learn more about BloomBoard and how we support school districts with educator pipeline, advancement, and retention solutions.
Talent Development Solutions
Build your talent pipeline while advancing and retaining your educators.
No matter where your educators are on their journey, we have a solution for their economic and professional advancement. In Ohio, we currently offer the following in partnership with Lake Erie College:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education (60 or 120 Credits)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Intervention Specialist: Mild to Moderate Needs (60 or 120 Credits)
Contact us to learn more about how we can support your district.
Informational Resources
The New Playbook for Recruiting & Retaining Gen Z Teachers
In this short guide based on current research on the preferences and values of Gen Z, you’ll find actionable strategies school districts can implement to attract and retain the next generation of educators.
Preparing Teachers Who Stay: Residency-Based Innovation
In this webinar Jason Lange, President and Founder of BloomBoard, and Jill Harvieux Pitner, Chief Growth Officer of National Center for Teacher Residencies, discuss the transformative impact of teacher residency programs.
Teacher Apprenticeship: A New Model for Innovative Districts to Fill Classroom Vacancies
Listen in for a conversation with district leaders who are bringing teacher apprenticeship-based programs into their districts to build skills, remove traditional barriers to advancement and retention, and become employers of choice
Talent Revolution: How Smart Districts Attract and Retain Top-Notch Teachers
With teacher ed program enrollment on the decline and open teaching positions multiplying, it’s time for districts to break free from conventional recruiting methods. In this webinar, Jason Lange, president and co-founder of BloomBoard, discusses unexpected sources districts might look to for inspiration. He also highlight a variety of cutting-edge teacher recruitment and retention strategies that are proving wildly successful in many districts.
What Educators Are Saying
Let’s Work Together!
If you are interested in discussing how we can work together to assist your organization in building a sustainable teacher pipeline, complete the form below and we’ll be in touch quickly!