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Lincoln Public Schools reports progress on recruitment, expands 'Grow Your Own' teacher pipeline
Summary
District HR told the Board of Education the Grow Your Own pathway will yield 41 new teachers by 2027, reported paid new-educator orientation, stipend adjustments and targeted compensation for critical shortage roles, and said hiring vacancies are trending down (specific figures not specified).
At a Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education meeting, a Human Resources staff member outlined steps the district has taken to boost recruitment and retention, saying the district’s 'Grow Your Own' teacher pipeline is expanding and initial hiring metrics are trending in the right direction.
The presenter told the Board the district’s Grow Your Own pathway has accelerated, crediting Barb Miller’s work on pathway cadres and saying, “we will have 41 new teachers [by 2027] thanks specifically to our grow your own efforts.” She said the program is entering its sixth cadre and that demand for new cadres is growing.
Why it matters: The district said these efforts aim to reduce…
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