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Spring ISD outlines expanded teacher recruitment, paraprofessional‑to‑teacher pipelines and substitute strategy
Summary
Spring ISD presented an overview of recruitment, retention and certification efforts including virtual job fairs, paraprofessional-to-teacher residency with Sam Houston State University, expanded university partnerships, guest‑employee recruitment goals and planned stay interviews for 350 teachers.
Spring Independent School District on March 4 laid out a multi‑pronged staffing strategy aimed at recruiting certified teachers, expanding “grow your own” programs and improving substitute coverage across the district.
The human resources presentation, led by Chief of Human Resource Services Dr. Terrell King and director of teacher pipelines Tiffany Weston, said the district is using a mix of virtual and in‑person hiring events, new apprenticeship and residency partnerships, and targeted marketing campaigns to increase certified teacher hires and reduce summer turnover.
The plan centers on several concrete efforts: a paraprofessional‑to‑teacher apprenticeship in partnership with Sam Houston State University allowing employees with 60 college hours or an associate degree to complete a bachelor’s degree and certification at no cost, a residency year shown by research to increase first‑year teacher effectiveness, and an expansion of virtual hiring events that attracted applicants from inside and outside Texas. "The data is not where we want it to be, but…
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