1. Understanding and Improving Teacher Preparation
Jason Mellema
Superintendent, Ionia County ISD

2. Just the Facts….

4. Teacher Shortage
Q: How many certified/permitted teachers are currently reported as employed in Michigan public schools?
A: 99,127
Q: How many people in Michigan have a valid certificate , that are approx. 50 years old or younger, and are currently not teaching in Michigan public schools?
A: 45,000
65,000
85,000
105,000

5. So, where is the disconnect???
Teacher Surplus???
Answer:
105,000
So, where is the disconnect???

6. MI Teacher Preparation Programs
39 Teacher Prep programs
Traditional
Alternative, IHE Based
Alternative, not IHE Based

7. Trend in Teacher Preparation Program Enrollment
Academic Year Enrollment: 14,372
Traditional 14,189
Alternative, IHE-based 183
Alternative, not IHE-based 0
Academic Year Enrollment: 11,287
Traditional 11,127
Alternative, IHE-based 160
Academic Year Enrollment: 11,099
Traditional 10,984
Alternative, IHE-based 100
Alternative, not IHE-based 15

8. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep) - Michigan

9. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep) - Michigan

10. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep) - Michigan
From until , 53% reduction in Enrollment
From until , 38% reduction in Completers
During the same time, Michigan’s population decreased from million to million (.2%)
Data retrieved from U.S. Dept of Ed, Title II
Data retrieved from U.S. Cencus Bureau

11. Is this just a Michigan Problem?

12. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep) – U.S.

13. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep) – U.S.

14. Enrollment Trend (Teacher Prep)– U.S.
From until , 40% reduction in Enrollment
From until , 21% reduction in Completers
During the same time, U.S. population grew from 310 to 322 Million (.3%)
Data retrieved from U.S. Dept of Ed, Title II
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau

15. What do you expect in your next candidate pool?

16. MI Enrollment by Gender

17. MI Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

18. What do you expect in your next candidate pool?
75% females
83% white

19. What are the top 4 reasons teachers leave the profession?
Compensation
Preparation (lack of)
Mentoring/Induction (lack of)
Teaching Conditions (type of school, PD support, resources…)

20. Other Issues to Consider
Teacher Preparation Tests (Basic Skills to PRE to SAT/ACT to ???)
Public perception of education
Retirement – significant change from defined benefits to 401k for new hires
Legislators “believe” this meets the interests of millennials

21. Other Issues to Consider
Geographical
Where you are located in the state compared to a teacher prep programs
Are you in a “desirable” area within the state?
STEM and Special Ed vs other subject areas
ISD Programs

22. Where is the research to guide our conversation?

23. Michigan Alliance to Improve Teacher Preparation (MAITP)
Partnership with multiple perspectives
Representatives from:
MDE
K-12
Higher Ed
Charter Schools
MEA
REL Midwest
Facilitated by Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Midwest

24. MAITP Goals Leverage data to:
Increase capacity to access, conduct, interpret teacher prep research
Support teacher prep research in decision making at state and local levels

25. MAITP Overall goal is to: 5 Year Plan*** ***Proposed***
Explore teacher prep models
Examine relationships between existing models and teacher and student outcomes
Examine the implementation of changes in MDE policy
5 Year Plan***
***Proposed***

31. REL Midwest
Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Midwest is one of 10 national educational laboratories
Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a branch of the U.S. Dept. of Education
REL Midwest is operated by the American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Goal is to produce high quality research, provide technical assistance related to the application and use of data and scientifically valid research to solve practical problems

32. REL Midwest 54.8 million people (18% of the US population)
8.6 million students
552,000 teachers
20,000 schools
Includes states of:
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa

33. REL Midwest
Committing a team of full-time, high-quality researchers to look into these topics
Funding is outside of MDE – no cost to our state
MAITP is one of four research alliances being operated by REL Midwest
Learn more about REL Midwest at relmidwest.org

34. Questions?