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Growing Your Own Teachers
An Overview of the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Program
Scott W. Kemp Virginia Department of Education
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Interest Assessment 2006-2007 Academic Year
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Education and Training Career ClusterInterest
Assessment - Gender and Ethnicity Breakdown
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Skills Assessment 2006-2007 Academic Year
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Education and Training Career ClusterSkills
Assessment - Gender and Ethnicity Breakdown
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Teacher Cadet Training

• Two-day Training Session
• From August 2006 November 2007
• 110 New Instructors Certified
• 7 Training Sessions
• 3 New Virginia Trainers
• 1 New Master Trainer

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Virginia Supplement

• Developed in September 2006 with permission from
  CERRA
• Replaces SC specific information with Virginia
  specific information
• Adds additional activities and content relevant
  to Virginia teachers
• Content produced with federal grant funds
• Open to the public domain
• Copies of the Virginia supplement materials
  available on the VTfT web site

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Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Enrollment
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
High Schools with VTfT of all HS (320) 6 1.8 27 8.4 39 12.2 69 21.6 83 25.9 115 35.9
Students Avg. Class Size 83 13.8 392 14.5 672 17.2 948 13.7 1097 13.2 1610 (Est. 14 students per class)
School Divisions of SDs (135) 6 4.4 15 11.1 18 13.3 36 26.7 45 33.3 55 40.7
Updated 12/7/07
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Interesting Facts

• Virginia's 4 and 5 year Teacher Education
  programs produce 3,000 graduates a year
• For the 2007-2008 school year, Virginia's school
  divisions hired 2,900 new teachers.
• 1,400 are Virginia residents

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ProTeam Curriculum

• Exploratory class for students in grades 7 and 8
  with a career interest in teaching and education.
• Designed to help students set realistic goals.
• Includes the steps to prepare for successful
  completion of high school and college, including
  an emphasis on career development competencies.
• Emphasis on service learning, cooperative work
  groups, teaching-like experiences, and family
  involvement.
• Should be articulated with a Virginia Teachers
  for Tomorrow program at the high school.

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Virginia FEA

• Statewide Agreement Signed in August 2007
• Discount on Charter Memberships
• Virginia Facilitator Training in November
• 78 MS and HS Chapter in 2007-08

www.futureeducators.org
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Virginia FEA
www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/cc/FEA/
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Central Office Support

• Madison County
• 1,000 Signing Bonus
• First class of VTfT students are currently
  seniors in college
• Loudoun County
• County-wide FEA Conference

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Central Office Support

• Virginia Beach City
• VTfT in all 11 High Schools
• 1 Student from each high school will be given an
  Early Contract upon completion of education
  degree
• Prince William County
• Minority recruitment program
• Todays Students Tomorrows Teachers

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The Big Picture
FEA Future Educators Association
Dual Enrollment CC and/or 4-year
School Division HR Support
Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow 11th/12th
ProTeam Curriculum 7th/8th
Teacher Cadet Curriculum
College Partnerships
VDOE Teacher Licensure Support Teachers ROCK!!
Great Virginia Teach-In
7th/8th 9th 10th
11th/12th CC Teacher Ed.
Prep./4-Year Ed. Schools
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www.teachvirginia.org/plugin/
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Great Virginia Teach-In

• Potential Sponsorship by Virginia Association of
  School Personnel Administrators
• Potential One-Day FEA Conference

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Longitudinal Data

• Henrico County Survey
• 5 out of 20 students are currently employed as
  teachers
• Looking to add an information gathering component
  to the Teacher Licensure Survey

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Overview of the VTfT

• www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/cc/VTFT/

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Questions?

• Scott Kemp
• Career Connections Specialist
• VFtF and VFEA State Coordinator
• 804-225-3370
• scott.kemp_at_doe.virginia.gov