Region 15 Education Service Center and Texas Education Agency are looking for additional educator preparation programs (EPPs) to partner with in the strategic staffing initiative. If you are a university that places student teachers in schools that are located within the Region 15 service area, and you are interested in learning more about how you can become a part of this exciting opportunity, email mike.carter@esc15.net or call him at 325-718-9515, and he can get you started on the road to transforming the way you prepare your education students to be prepared to teach on day one! 

GRANT OPPORTUNITY 

To View a Copy of the Strategic Staffing Grant Application:

Click on link:

2024-2026 Texas Strategic Staffing Grant for Sustainable, Paid Teacher Residency Program

In Keywords search type in 2024-2026 Texas Strategic Staffing Grant and hit search button. The grant information should be at top of search results. Click on the magnifying glass on left to pull up the grant application.

Each received $80,000 from the 2024-2026 Texas Strategic Staffing Grant for Sustainable, Paid Teacher Residency Program.

A HUGE THANK YOU to 

FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN CHANGING THE WAY WE PREPARE TEXAS TEACHERS TO BE READY TO TEACH ON DAY ONE!

What is Texas Strategic Staffing?

TSS Makes Paid Residencies a Reality

Strategic Staffing Objectives

1. Address Texas students’ learning acceleration needs and other instructional priorities through implementation of high-quality teacher residencies
2. Enable equitable educational access for all Texas students through high-quality teacher residency programs as a key teacher pipeline strategy.
3. Enable equitable access to quality preparation to retain a Texas teacher population that reflects the needs of the district.
4. Prioritize long-term Texas teacher effectiveness through rigorous pre-service practice in year-long teacher residency programs.
5. Recruit, select, train, and continuously develop high-quality mentor teachers to support residents placed in high-need areas.
6. Support Texas districts to sustainably fund teacher residencies through funding reallocation in service of an enduring talent pipeline.

Teacher Recruitment Support

• Providing supports for paraprofessionals to become certified teachers
• Elevating the perception of the teaching profession through the expansion of high-quality Education and Training (E&T) courses at the high school level
• Reducing/eliminating LEA teacher shortages by hiring, supporting and retaining highly-qualified teachers
• Increasing long term student achievement by filling teacher vacancies and retaining HQ teachers

Teacher Residency Support

• Support with paid teacher residencies and effective cooperating/mentor teachers
• Addressing the diversity needs of the LEAs with solutions that mirror the student demographics
• Increasing the access points to HQ teacher candidates through strong EPP partnerships
• Reducing LEA hiring and onboarding costs using innovative reallocation/reinvestment strategies
• Increasing long term student achievement by filling teacher vacancies and retaining HQ teachers

Other New Hires Support

• Reducing/eliminating LEA teacher shortages by supporting and retaining highly-qualified teachers long term
• Provide new hire/mentor teacher training & support

Current Partnerships in Region 15

WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE DISTRICT and EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS

Contact Mike Carter for more information: mike.carter@esc15.net

Watch Recorded WEBINAR(S) from various educator preparation programs- CLICK HERE

Texas Strategic Staffing Website

Strategic Staffing Models

Effective Schools Framework/Effective Districts Framework- Lever 2

Current Vetted Educator Preparation Programs in Texas

Explore Other ESC 15 District Support Opportunities

Strategic Compensation

Texas Strategic Leadership (TSL)

Rise and Teach

Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA)

Mike Carter
Superintendent Support
TSS Technical Assistance Provider
Region 15 Education Service Center
325-718-9515
mike.carter@esc15.net