Chippewa County schools grapple with substitute shortages
The Sault News
School districts around the country have been struggling with substitute teachers, and that problem was exacerbated even more because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why is there a crisis? According to The School Superintendents Association, the answer comes right out of a basic economics text: increased demand coupled with a decrease in supply.
Geoffrey G. Smith of The School Superintendents Association explained in an article that the increased demand on the existing substitute teacher pool is due in part to higher requirements for in-service training for permanent teachers and generous teacher contracts that offer additional leave time during the school year.
Continuous teacher professional development: Value and expectations
By Desmond Allotey-Pappoe
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Continuous professional development of teachers plays an integral role in improving learning outcomes in schools. Teachers’ continuing professional development (CPD) has become a major focus within the school reform and school improvement literature because of the belief that student learning and success are due, in large part, to the effectiveness of teachers (OECD, 2009).
In 2005, MOE/GES with support from JICA set the pace to operationalize CPD at the basic education level with series of engagements leading to a nationwide INSET programme from 2009 through 2012 before the policy was eventually enacted.
Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny Key addressed a group of teachers and administrators at Hamburg High School on Monday during a celebration event marking the completion of a three-year Professional Learning Community (PLC) program at Hamburg High School.Â
The PLC process, which was implemented in coordination with education publisher and public development provider Solution Tree, includes job-embedded training, observation and coaching.Â
âThe PLC Process does not replace the knowledge you have; it allows you to bring it to a larger group,â Key said.Â
Schools in the program create action plans that focus on increasing student achievement through aligned curriculum, formative assessments and proven instructional strategies.Â
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