Teacher Apprenticeship: A New Model for Innovative Districts to Fill Classroom Vacancies

With traditional teacher education programs graduating fewer newly certified teachers each year, innovative district leaders are creating alternative pathways to attract highly-qualified, committed educators to their classrooms. BloomBoard connects school districts with higher education institutions offering apprenticeship-based degree programs to advance the paraprofessionals already working in schools. Join us 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. You will learn:

• About teacher apprenticeship—an innovative alternative to the traditional teacher education model.
• How apprenticeship-based teacher education can help districts reduce staff vacancies and grow the existing workforce.
• How this alternative model increases staff diversity and can benefit educators, administrators, learners, and the wider community.

Featured speakers:

• Dr. Sara Dail, Assistant Superintendent for Sterling Public Schools, IL
• Shannon Allman, Director of HR for Madison Consolidated Schools, IN
• Ray Pinder, Assistant Superintendent for Hernando County School District, FL
• Jason Lange, Co-Founder and President of BloomBoard

  About BloomBoard BloomBoard is a talent development provider that enables K-12 school districts to grow, advance, and retain educators by making professional education a benefit of employment. We offer turnkey programs for school districts to move educators forward at all points of their professional journey. To learn more visit bloomboard.com.