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New Haven committee advances Teach for America recruiting agreement aimed at high-need subjects
Summary
Committee reviewed a proposed two-year agreement with Teach for America to recruit up to nine core members for special education, math and science at $7,500 per core member; district staff emphasized early hiring and retention efforts and cited historical retention data from 2021.
The Finance & Operations committee reviewed a proposed two-year agreement with Teach for America (TFA) to recruit up to nine core members to serve in high-need areas including special education, math and science. The contract commits $7,500 per core member for a two-year engagement that includes credentialing, pre-start training, and monthly coaching with a TFA mentor coach.
Unidentified Speaker 4 and Miss Booker said the district wants to participate in early hiring to compete for top candidates and to pair TFA-recruited teachers with district retention efforts.
Sarah Diggs provided retention data: the last year the district had full two-year core members was 2021; she said 92% of those 2021 core members remained to teach a third year in Connecticut. Diggs also said about 140 TFA alumni live in New Haven and roughly 21 are currently working in New Haven public schools.
"92% of those core members from 2021 did stay to teach for a third year, in Connecticut," Sarah Diggs said.
Committee members asked staff to provide further retention numbers and success-story details; staff said they would follow up with additional data to show how many TFA participants remain in-district after their two-year commitments.
The item was moved to the full board along with other items for final consideration.
