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Bossier Parish highlights teacher‑pipeline gains: Pre‑Educator growth, Call Me Mister partnerships and Reach apprenticeship graduates
Summary
Supervisors told the board that pre‑educator club membership rose to 62, the Aspiring Mister program grew to 88 students, and Reach University apprenticeship candidates and other residency pipelines produced graduates and hires. Officials and university partners described local partnerships and regional recruiting efforts.
Dr. Tracy Burrell, the district’s supervisor of recruitment and retention, presented a progress report May 1 on Bossier Parish Schools’ teacher pipeline programs, detailing growth in student programs and partnerships with universities and national initiatives.
Burrell said the Pre‑Educator club — a three‑year program for middle‑ and high‑school students — grew from 50 to 62 registered students this year, and 17 students placed in the top 10 at the Louisiana State Educators Rising conference. She said two students received bids to attend the national conference in Orlando.
Burrell also reported…
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