Recruitment, Selection, & Hiring

This article describes efforts by a school district in Arkansas to attract special education teachers by offering a $4,500 signing bonus over 3 years, in addition to a $2,500 annual stipend.

This program from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission offers tuition exemptions for up to 250 students seeking initial licensure in special education at an accredited Illinois university. This program will exempt candidates from paying tuition and mandatory fees at an eligible institution for up to four calendar years, given they commit to teach in Illinois in the field of special education.

The Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP) offers tuition reimbursement grants to Arkansas teachers and administrators. Teachers and administrators may apply for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses paid for up to six college credit hours completed for each academic year, not to exceed $3,000.

TeachPalmBeach is a social media campaign that helps attract prospective teachers by highlighting success stories of local teachers who have made differences in their communities.

Created by Seattle Public Schools, #teachseattle is a campaign to raise awareness for local teaching opportunities and routes to certification. The campaign also promotes recruitment activities through social media.

North Dakota's reciprocity agreement establishes requirements for out-of-state teachers seeking certification to take coursework in Native American studies, cultural diversity, strategies for creating learning environments that contribute to positive human relationships, and strategies for teaching and assessing diverse learners.

This summary describes the Hawaii's efforts to increase the pool of teachers in the state by establishing different pathways for out-of-state educators to become certified in Hawaii at the provisional, standard, or advanced levels.

This guidebook from the Connecticut State Department of Education's Talent Office is intended to support districts and schools across Connecticut to increase the racial, ethnic, and linguistic diversity of their teacher and leader workforce.

The Recruiting Washington Teachers program, led by the State of Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, seeks to grow a diverse future teacher workforce by introducing high school students to careers in education through teacher academies.

Minnesota colleges and universities with state-approved teacher preparation programs may apply for this grant to fund recruitment efforts for individuals of color, particularly American Indian individuals.