Clear Creek ISD showcases "grow your own" teacher pipeline, scholarships and national-board supports
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Executive Director Dr. Britney Moses outlined CCISD's multi-pathway staffing plan emphasizing CTE Teacher Education Training (TET), paraprofessional degree pathways supported by Grand Canyon University scholarships and district mentoring for national board certification.
Clear Creek Independent School District leaders presented a "grow your own" strategic staffing plan April 13 that the district says will expand pathways from CTE and paraprofessional roles into classroom teaching and support retention through national board certification and the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) pathway.
Dr. Britney Moses detailed two key components: recruitment through established CTE Teacher Education Training (TET) programs and retention through supports for national board certification and paraprofessional degree pathways. She said 83 students obtained SBEC educational aide certificates over the last two years and that the district will host a "Committed to Education" signing ceremony next week for 59 students who have pledged to pursue teaching.
The district reported 15 paraprofessionals are currently enrolled in degree pathways through a new partnership with Grand Canyon University; the district said GCU has provided $52,980 in scholarships and more than $110,000 in grants to support paraprofessionals, who on average are paying less than $2,000 annually for tuition through the partnership.
The presentation included testimony from Marshall Munson, identified as a former TET student and current Clear Creek High School teacher of the year, who described hands-on preparation in TET and said the program helped him return to teach in the district. National board certified teacher Lauren Jeffrey described the national board process as transformative and emphasized the value of reflection and district mentors that supported her certification in six months.
District staff said CCISD ranks second in the state historically for total National Board Certified Teachers and described a current cohort of candidates the district supports. Administrators also said the district will submit a local designation application for the Teacher Incentive Allotment this week and begin calibration and data-collection work pending Texas Education Agency approval.
District leaders framed the initiatives as a local implementation of state priorities aimed at expanding the teacher pipeline and reducing hiring friction for graduates of district programs.
