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HEB ISD expands ‘grow your own’ pipelines, pays ACP costs and hires educators‑in‑training
Summary
Trustees heard district staff describe two recruitment pathways — a teacher‑assistant-to‑teacher program that covers up to $4,000 in alternative certification program costs and an Educator‑in‑Training hire track paying $42,500 — with initial cohorts already producing several hires.
Hurst‑Euless‑Bedford ISD presented two 'grow your own' teacher pipelines designed to address staffing shortages: a teacher assistant to teacher program that helps existing teacher assistants obtain alternative certification and an Educator‑in‑Training program that hires candidates as teachers of record while they complete certification.
Hector Martinez, director of human resources, described the teacher‑assistant pathway: the district will partner with an alternative certification provider (iTeachTexas), and eligible…
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