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Pennridge Personnel Committee hears BloomBoard 'Grow Your Own' proposal and HR staffing updates
Summary
At its Oct. 13 personnel committee meeting, Pennridge SD officials heard a presentation from BloomBoard on multiple Grow Your Own teacher pathways and received HR dashboard and recruitment updates; public commenters urged long-term financial planning and stronger retention.
Pennridge SD’s Personnel Committee met Oct. 13 and heard a presentation from Lauren Patterson of BloomBoard on a district-focused “Grow Your Own” teacher pipeline, followed by committee updates on HR recruiting, tuition reimbursement use and position-control work.
BloomBoard’s presentation laid out four pathways the vendor said districts often adopt: (1) a high-school-to-paraprofessional pathway, (2) an associate-degree pathway, (3) a bachelor’s-degree completion pathway in partnership with a university, and (4) a post-baccalaureate pathway for candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree. "If they're working on a curriculum, they're working in your curriculum," BloomBoard representative Lauren Patterson said, describing the program's portfolio-based, job-embedded approach. Patterson said partners named in the proposal for Pennsylvania included Point Park University and Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit for different credentialing pathways.
Patterson discussed costs and funding approaches in general…
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