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Bloomington Public Schools to roll out new registration platform; reports progress on Grow Your Own teacher pipeline
Summary
The board approved a new registration and payment platform for Community Education and early learning programs and heard that the Grow Your Own grant (since 2022) has helped 17 staff members pursue teaching licenses and produced its first graduate.
The Bloomington Public Schools board approved a new registration and payment platform for Community Education and early learning programs during its June 22 meeting. District staff warned that as the platform rolls out families may see changes and be prompted to create new accounts when registering for classes.
Separately, district leaders reported on the Grow Your Own grant program, which began in 2022. The district said the program has helped 17 Bloomington Public Schools staff members, mostly from diverse backgrounds, return to college to earn teaching licenses. This year the district celebrated its first program participant to graduate with a teaching degree; two years remain on the grant timeline and the most recent round of candidates was interviewed this spring.
The transcript does not specify contract details for the registration platform, account-migration timelines, or the grant's funding amount. The district described the Grow Your Own program as part of its larger efforts to diversify and strengthen the teacher workforce.
