Hello there,
I often hear from district leaders in both urban and rural areas about teacher shortages — there simply aren’t enough teachers in the pipeline to replace those leaving the profession.
The superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools recently spoke to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to propose solutions to expand the teacher pipeline through alternative pathways to licensure. Meanwhile in rural Minnesota, Lakes Country Service Cooperative has developed a competency-based licensure program, initially designed for CTE licensure areas focused on educators earning micro-credentials in critical competencies.
It’s important to understand the significant impact this teacher shortfall is having on schools across the country, and how creating alternative ways to get quality people interested and able to teach in the classroom.
Thanks,
Sanford Kenyon
CEO, BloomBoard