“Growing Your Own Teachers” Scott W. Kemp Virginia Department of Education An Overview of the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Program

2 Interest Assessment – Academic Year

3 Education and Training Career Cluster Interest Assessment - Gender and Ethnicity Breakdown

4 Skills Assessment – Academic Year

5 Education and Training Career Cluster Skills Assessment - Gender and Ethnicity Breakdown

6 Teacher Cadet Training Two-day Training Session Two-day Training Session From August 2006 – November 2007 From August 2006 – November New Instructors Certified 110 New Instructors Certified 7 Training Sessions 7 Training Sessions 3 New Virginia Trainers 3 New Virginia Trainers 1 New Master Trainer 1 New Master Trainer

7 Virginia Supplement Developed in September 2006 with permission from CERRA Developed in September 2006 with permission from CERRA Replaces SC specific information with Virginia specific information Replaces SC specific information with Virginia specific information Adds additional activities and content relevant to Virginia teachers Adds additional activities and content relevant to Virginia teachers Content produced with federal grant funds Content produced with federal grant funds Open to the public domain Open to the public domain Copies of the Virginia supplement materials available on the VTfT web site Copies of the Virginia supplement materials available on the VTfT web site

8 Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Enrollment High Schools with VTfT % of all HS (320) 61.8%278.4%3912.2%6921.6%8325.9% % Students Avg. Class Size (Est. – 14 students per class) School Divisions % of SDs (135) 64.4%1511.1%1813.3%3626.7%4533.3%5540.7% Updated: 12/7/07

9 Interesting Facts: Virginia's 4 and 5 year Teacher Education programs produce 3,000 graduates a year For the school year, Virginia's school divisions hired 2,900 new teachers. 1,400 are Virginia residents

10 ProTeam Curriculum Exploratory class for students in grades 7 and 8 with a career interest in teaching and education. Designed to help students set realistic goals. Includes the steps to prepare for successful completion of high school and college, including an emphasis on career development competencies. Emphasis on service learning, cooperative work groups, teaching-like experiences, and family involvement. Should be articulated with a Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow program at the high school.

11 Virginia FEA Statewide Agreement Signed in August 2007 Statewide Agreement Signed in August 2007 Discount on Charter Memberships Discount on Charter Memberships Virginia Facilitator Training in November Virginia Facilitator Training in November 78 MS and HS Chapter in MS and HS Chapter in

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13 Central Office Support Madison County Madison County $1,000 Signing Bonus $1,000 Signing Bonus First class of VTfT students are currently seniors in college First class of VTfT students are currently seniors in college Loudoun County Loudoun County County-wide FEA Conference County-wide FEA Conference

14 Central Office Support Virginia Beach City Virginia Beach City VTfT in all 11 High Schools VTfT in all 11 High Schools 1 Student from each high school will be given an Early Contract upon completion of education degree 1 Student from each high school will be given an Early Contract upon completion of education degree Prince William County Prince William County Minority recruitment program Minority recruitment program Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers

15 The Big Picture 7 th /8 th 9 th 10 th 11 th /12 th CC Teacher Ed. Prep./4-Year Ed. Schools FEA – Future Educators Association ProTeam Curriculum 7 th /8 th Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow 11 th /12 th Teacher Cadet Curriculum Dual Enrollment CC and/or 4-year College Partnerships School Division HR Support VDOE Teacher Licensure Support – Teachers ROCK!! – Great Virginia Teach-In

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17 Great Virginia Teach-In Potential Sponsorship by Virginia Association of School Personnel Administrators Potential Sponsorship by Virginia Association of School Personnel Administrators Potential One-Day FEA Conference Potential One-Day FEA Conference

18 Longitudinal Data Henrico County Survey Henrico County Survey 5 out of 20 students are currently employed as teachers 5 out of 20 students are currently employed as teachers Looking to add an information gathering component to the Teacher Licensure Survey Looking to add an information gathering component to the Teacher Licensure Survey

19 Overview of the VTfT

Questions? Scott Kemp Career Connections Specialist VFtF and VFEA State Coordinator