SELLING TEACHING AS A GREAT PROFESSION Preaching to the Choir

The Teaching Landscape in WV Division of Educator Quality and System Support 22, 240 Classroom Teachers $46, 559 Average Salary $30, 815 Average Beginning Teacher Salary Division of Educator Quality and System Support Personnel Data Report, 2008

Significant Statics  For the school year:  4, 593 teaching positions were posted  62 %, or 2,848 positions were filled by educators already employed in that county  14%, or 633 positions were filled by recent college graduates  13%, 597 positions were filled by individuals on permits  11 % 505 positions were not filled by the time the data were collected Personnel Data Report, 2008 Division of Educator Quality and System Support

Benefits of Completing a Teacher Preparation Program  New Professional Teaching Standards  Identified in WVBE Policy 5100:  Clearly articulate what effective 21 st century teachers need to know and be able to do  Institutions of higher education are in the process of modify existing programs to incorporate the standards for the preparation of candidates  Tighter alignment between higher education and public education  Teachers Leadership Institute include IHE faculty  21 st Century Connections: PK-12—Higher Education (Technology Conference for IHE only)  Ruby Payne Training, to include information into teacher preparation programs Division of Educator Quality and System Support

Benefits of Returning Home to Teach  TEACH Grant  Up to $4,000 per year for students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families  urces/4807Teach_FactSheet_v3.pdf urces/4807Teach_FactSheet_v3.pdf Division of Educator Quality and System Support

Identified Low Income School  School Year  685 West Virginia Low-Income Schools  97.3 % or all schools in WV  Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory  Division of Educator Quality and System Support

Benefits of Returning Home to Teach  Student Loan Cancellation  Up to $17,500 of loan forgiveness for special education, science, or mathematics teachers for 5 years of consecutive teaching in an identified low-income school  Up to $5,000 of loan forgiveness for teachers of other subjects for 5 years of consecutive teaching in an identified low-income school  ttachB.pdf ttachB.pdf Division of Educator Quality and System Support

Initial Benefits of Teaching  First year teachers are assigned a mentor teacher  Varied and extensive professional development opportunities and resources:  County level  WVDE offerings Mentorship Website:  WV Center for Professional Development offerings Division of Educator Quality and System Support

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Contact Information Contact information Lori Wiggins Telephone: Division of Educator Quality and System Support