Recruiting and Supporting Career-Change Teachers : Recruiting and Supporting Career-Change Teachers A Partnership of:
The Coalition for Science Literacy at the University of South Florida (Research I, 44,000 students)
The School District of Hillsborough County (180,000 students, 1450 M/S teachers)
The Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa (largest south of Washington, DC)
Program Funding : Program Funding Mathematics and Science Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Certification, and Induction (MASTRACI): Partial funding provided by U.S. Dept. of Education Teacher Quality Enhancement Program 84.336C.
Mathematics and Science Teacher Recruitment and Support (MASTERS): Partial funding provided by Florida Department of Education, Title IIb Mathematics/Science Partnership grant.
The Problem : The Problem In the fall of 2006, Florida needed 33,000 new teachers
Replacement of leavers
Increase in population
Reduction of class size (constitutional amendment)
In Mathematics and Science, Florida needed 4,550 new teachers
Florida’s colleges and universities produced 250 mathematics and science teachers
District Needs and M/S Teacher Sources : District Needs and M/S Teacher Sources Need: 120 new M/S teachers, fall 2004
Sources:
New graduates, 10%
Transfers from other states, 30%
Career-change teachers, 60%
Career Change Teachers : Career Change Teachers Typically
No previous teaching experience
Naive perception of teaching
Principals’ last choice
High turnover rate
MASTERS : MASTERS Increase the pool of qualified candidates
Augment District orientation program with subject-specific preparation (“pedagogical content knowledge”)
Provide ongoing support during the first year (professional development, mentoring)
Provide paths to certification through
State-approved, district-based program
Master of Arts in Teaching designed for career-change teachers at USF
Marketing M/S Teaching : Marketing M/S Teaching
One of Nine TV Spots : One of Nine TV Spots
Marketing Yield: Increase in 2004 and 2005 Pool : Marketing Yield: Increase in 2004 and 2005 Pool
Assessment: Retention 2003 - 2005 Cohorts : Assessment: Retention 2003 - 2005 Cohorts
Assessment: Student Performance : Assessment: Student Performance ..
Contact Information : Contact Information Gerry Meisels and Robert Potter
Coalition for Science Literacy at the University of South Florida
813-974-7183; meisels@csl.usf.edu
813-974-3538; potter@cas.usf.edu
Nancy Marsh
School District of Hillsborough County
813-272-4824; nancy.marsh@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Judith Lombana,
Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa
813-987-6331; judithl@mosi.org