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Spring ISD seeks Department of Labor apprenticeship designation for 'grow your own' teacher pipeline

2859718 · April 2, 2025
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Trustees reviewed a packet to apply for registered apprenticeship status with the U.S. Department of Labor for a Grow Your Own teacher-cohort program run with Sam Houston State University and funded by the Houston Endowment; administration said the program would continue even if federal apprenticeship designation were unavailable.

Spring Independent School District presented trustees with the final stage of a Grow Your Own teacher pipeline on April 1, asking board approval to submit an application to register the program as a U.S. Department of Labor apprenticeship. The initiative pairs district cohorts with Sam Houston State University as the educator preparation provider and is funded in part by a Houston Endowment grant.

Chief Human Resources Officer Dr. Terrell King…

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