1. Project 408: A creative solution to the teacher shortage Where Have All The Teachers Gone?

2. Presenters Shara Hegde Founder/Executive Director Cornerstone Academy Prep San Jose, CA Adriana Garcia Director of Talent and Recruitment Alpha Public Schools San Jose, CA John Glover Founder/CEO Alpha Public Schools San Jose, CA

3. Objectives 3 Participants will learn how to create an internal teacher pipeline to combat the teacher shortage, increase the presence of teachers of color in the classroom, and build leadership at all levels of the organization

4. Alpha Public Schools and Cornerstone Academy Alpha Public Schools  Founded in 2012  2 Middle Schools, 1 High School  College Prep  Values:  Leadership  Relationship,  Relentless Pursuit of Excellence  900 students served Cornerstone Academy  Founded in 2010  Single-site K-6 elementary school  College Prep  Values:  Personal Responsibility  Respect  Integrity  Determination  Excellence  462 students served

5. In the Headlines 5 California’s teacher shortage is becoming a crisis Sacramento Bee, March 2015 Bay Area schools in a hiring frenzy just days before students return to class San Jose Mercury News, August 2015 Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional) NY Times, Aug, 2015 Teacher Shortage? Or Teacher Pipeline Problem? NPR, August 2015

6. Needle in a Haystack 6 *data pulled from CDE and DataQuest Projected teacher hires 22,315 73% of students are nonwhite 295,000 teachers in CA 29% of teachers are nonwhite

7. Our Current Reality In California, the number of people entering teacher prep programs dropped by more than 55% from 2008 to 2012, according to the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

8. What does this mean for our schools?  Teacher Preparation  Teacher Diversity  Credentialing Costs  Cost of Living in the Bay Area/Los Angeles  Hard to fill positions in high need schools  Less diverse teaching force  Under prepared/under credentialed teachers  Loss of instruction time  Admin filling in the gaps BarriersThe Impact

9. Project 408  Inspiration from Match Teacher Residency in Boston, MA and University Preparatory Academy in Denver, CO  The right talent pool matters  Diversify the teacher talent pool  Eliminate barriers to entry  Different approach to teacher preparation, training & support  Leadership opportunities for veteran teachers Cultivating a diverse & effective cohort of new teachers

10. Program Overview *Alpha covers up to $5000 for Year 1 **Year 2 fees are the responsibility of the teacher ***Alpha covers 100% of Induction Program fees Year 1Year 2Year 3 Position w/in the school Teacher Resident: gradual release, practice-based “student teaching” Teacher of Record Reach Program Reach Intern Program, Year 1 Reach Intern Program, Year 2 N/A Credential/Degr ee Intern Credential requirements met before end of Year 1 Preliminary Credential requirements met through completion of Intern Program Induction Program begins Tuition $4300*$4300**$3000+***

11. Program Components Teacher Resident One-year position Coaching & Mentoring from a Lead Teacher Weekly Observations & Feedback Sessions Experiential Surveys 2-3 times/year Salary & Benefits Monthly Resident Cohort Dinners

12. Rosie Rocha 6 th grade, Alpha San Jose State University Romina Arciniega 6 th grade, Alpha University of San Francisco Virginia Jimenez 6 th Grade, Cornerstone CSU Fullerton Herman Grewal 4 th Grade, Cornerstone UC Davis Resident Profiles

13. Bianca Wright 6 th grade, Alpha 4 th year teacher Christina Iatridis 6 th grade, Alpha 3 rd year teacher Alex LeeNatali 6 th Grade, Cornerstone 3 rd year teacher Maura Blake 4 th Grade, Cornerstone 5 th year teacher Lead Teacher Profiles

14. Why Project 408?

16. Lead Teacher Experience  Lead Teacher Rubric – criteria for effective support  Coaching training & support  Real time feedback  Scheduling & gradual release  Takeover weeks

17. Results  All 4 Teacher Residents met benchmarks and are on track to take over as the full-time classroom teacher next fall  All 4 Lead Teachers have successfully coached their residents through their residency year and 3 out of 4 will continue in this role next year  Expansion of the program to 13 residents over 4 schools next year  Addition of the full-time Residency Coordinator  Possible addition of partner schools

18. Key Learnings  Recruitment and selection of Residency candidates is critical  Lead Teacher should be involved in placement of Residents  Rigorous benchmarks at each checkpoint for Residents  Lead Teacher support needs to be comprehensive and on-going  Cohort model for support  Examine school staffing structure – everyone in a talent pipeline

19. Moving Forward 19

20. Contact Information Shara Hegde, Chief Schools Officer shegde@alphapublicschools.org Adriana Garcia, DIrector of Recruitment and Talent agarcia@alphapublicschools.org John Glover, Chief Executive Officer john@alphapublicschools.org Q&A

21. Resources  CA Dept of Eduation: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/ceffingertipfacts.asphttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/ceffingertipfacts.asp  NY Times: http://goo.gl/v9v3Bfhttp://goo.gl/v9v3Bf  Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op- ed/soapbox/article15380525.htmlhttp://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op- ed/soapbox/article15380525.html  NPR: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/19/432724094/teacher-shortage-or- teacher-pipeline-problemhttp://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/19/432724094/teacher-shortage-or- teacher-pipeline-problem  San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area- news/ci_28610885/bay-area-schools-hiring-frenzy-just-days-beforehttp://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area- news/ci_28610885/bay-area-schools-hiring-frenzy-just-days-before  Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer- sheet/wp/2015/08/24/the-real-reasons-behind-the-u-s-teacher-shortage/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer- sheet/wp/2015/08/24/the-real-reasons-behind-the-u-s-teacher-shortage/  Center for American Progress: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/report/2014/05/04/88962/teacher- diversity-revisited/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/report/2014/05/04/88962/teacher- diversity-revisited/