Staff Turnover Disappeared at New Castle Elementary. Their Secret? Teacher Residencies.
In her first year as principal of New Castle Elementary School, TeRay Ross wasn’t the only newcomer.
In fact, on that first day in 2017, 12 of the 22 homeroom classes inside her cavernous school—a circa 1929 former high school nicknamed “the castle”—were helmed by teachers who were also new to the building. She later learned the...
A “Grow Your Own” Dream Job: Q&A with Teacher Melodie Miller
Philly native Melodie Miller knew since kindergarten that she wanted to be a teacher one day.
“I had a phenomenal kindergarten teacher named Miss Ross,” she says. “She really inspired me because when I was in kindergarten I couldn't necessarily read yet, but she read ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ almost every day.”
Melodie...
Best Way to Solve a Teacher Shortage? Better Pay and Supports Could Be Considered Under New Bill
Introduced during Teacher Appreciation Week, Senate Bill 100 with Senate Amendment 1 looks to evaluate and review current teacher salaries in Delaware. Sponsored by Sen. Bryan Townsend and supported by a wide array of legislators, the bill proposes the establishment of the Public Education Compensation Committee to review Delaware’s...
Delaware Advances “Grow Your Own Teacher” Efforts as Teacher Shortage Drags On
Teacher shortages in Delaware are nothing new. For years, public schools have struggled to attract harder-to-find science, math, and foreign language teachers, and recently those shortages have even reached traditionally sought-after areas like elementary education and social studies.
In addition to addressing educator compensation...