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Page County details Grow Your Own teacher pipeline and explains contract types ahead of contract offers
Summary
District leaders briefed the board on expansion of the ‘Grow Your Own’ program, application numbers and JMU funding slots, and reviewed teacher contract types and the planned timeline to issue 2025 contracts to employees.
School division staff updated the board on the Grow Your Own teacher pipeline, hiring and contract procedures, and the division’s timeline for issuing employment contracts.
Doctor Johnson (business operations presenter) said the division received seven additional slots for employees to enroll in teacher-preparation coursework through a partnership with Laurel Ridge and James Madison University. Sixteen employees applied for the seven slots; most of the newly awarded slots are for Laurel Ridge-to-JMU pathways and two were direct JMU slots that required applicants to already hold an associate’s degree. The slots are fully funded through JMU…
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