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District highlights mentor and apprenticeship programs as retention strategies
Summary
Roanoke City Public Schools reported expansion of its Great Beginnings mentor program, an Aspiring Principals cohort and a regional teacher apprenticeship as part of a workforce pipeline strategy. Staff provided participation figures and early outcomes to the board March 10.
Roanoke City Public Schools staff told the board on March 10 that the district’s professional learning and apprenticeship programs are expanding as part of a strategy to recruit and retain educators.
Executive Director of Professional Learning Carrie Gates reported the Great Beginnings mentoring program grew from 266 to 288 mentees this year and is supported by 116 trained mentors; mentors and mentees have logged more than 4,350 meetings, she said. “So far this year,…
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