About
The I Educate Montgomery County project aims to recruit, retain, support, and sustain the racially and ethnically minoritized* educators. Strategies include grow-your-own pipelines, sustained mentorship, induction, positive culture, licensure supports, critical consciousness, and professional development toward cultural literacy.
This work aims to:
1. RECRUIT: Create the pathways from high school to college to licensure with an articulation agreement with each IHE by increasing the students who complete the YouScience assessments in 7th -10th grade in our target districts, focusing on helping students bridge the distance between their knowledge of careers and their aptitudes and talents.
2. RETAIN: Increase racially/ethnically minoritized* educator workforce pathways/teacher academies. By 2022-23, increase by at least 10% the racially/ethnically minoritized students entering post-secondary teacher education.
3. SUPPORT: Ensure that 100% of racially/ethnically minoritized high school students, college students, and early career teachers participating in the program will be connected to mentors.
4. SUSTAIN: Increase graduation rates of racially/ethnically minoritized students from teacher education programs each year. Ensure 80% of teachers in partner districts attend training related to equity gaps, bias, critical self-reflection, trauma/social-emotional learning, and culturally responsive teaching techniques.