Work with school districts to offer career ladder programs that enable instructional aides to become licensed teachers. Find high-quality placements for student teachers in diverse classrooms throughout Oregon, and match student teachers with mentor teachers. Better inform new minority graduates of teaching opportunities throughout Oregon. Prepare all new educators to teach in diverse classrooms. Provide professional development opportunities for current teachers to learn new instructional approaches to work with diverse learners.
Schools Aggressively recruit minority teacher education graduates from Oregon and other states.
Provide early mentoring to assist new educators in the schools to stay in the profession. Provide competitive wages so new teachers are not wooed away by opportunities in more lucrative professions. Provide professional development opportunities for current teachers to learn new instructional approaches to work with diverse learners. State Legislature targets funds to increase the minority teacher pipeline. Teacher licensing board examines requirements for licensure, assures that required tests are fair, institutes alternative pathways to attract diverse individuals into the profession, ensures diverse voices are part of policy decisions.