Fall Meeting 2021 - Developing, Recruiting, and Retaining Diverse High Quality Teachers
Channel: P-20 Network
Date: 2021-11-17

The Illinois P-20 Network's Fall Meeting in 2021 consisted of a series of individual panel discussions over a series of weeks addressing: the teacher shortage; equity and inclusion in schools, colleges, and universities; and, the implementation of the Illinois Career Pathway Endorsements.

- Developing, Recruiting, and Retaining Diverse High-Quality Teachers - The shortage of teachers and other school staff continues to draw widespread attention, predating the start of the wider "Great Resignation" that is impacting the workforce. This diverse panel of educators representing school districts, community colleges, and universities discusses the innovative ways that they are seeking to address the teacher shortage with programs that engage potential future teachers beginning as early as high school. Panelists include: 
- Brian Giovanini & Katie Popp, Indian Prairie School District 204
- Janis Jones, Sauk Valley Community College
- Ron McCord, Rock Falls Township High School District 301
- Jenny Johnson & Danielle Lauritzen, Northern Illinois University
- Stacy Thompson, Grow Your Own Illinois, Southern Illinois University