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Board approves associate-teacher pathway and other teacher-recruitment steps including ITeach and TQP grant participation
Summary
The board approved a new associate teacher job class to convert long-term substitutes and teacher assistants with bachelor's degrees into full-time, benefit-eligible associate teachers, and heard progress on ITeach, tuition reimbursement and the federal Teacher Quality Partnership grant.
The Suffolk City School Board approved a new "associate teacher" position Jan. 16 that gives eligible long-term substitutes and teacher assistants a full-time pathway, benefits and supports while they complete licensure requirements.
Human Resources Director Dr. Jessica Avery told the board the associate-teacher job is designed to retain and recruit classroom instructors from within the division. Eligible candidates must hold a bachelor's…
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