recruitment and retention of teachers of
color. In 2017, this council should report its
findings and propose recommendations for
improving the racial and ethnic diversity of
the state’s teaching population.
• Districts should work with partner EPPs to
tailor content for teachers of color during new
teacher induction programs. Examples of
content that could be explored include being
the only teacher of color on the faculty or
finding ways to respond to the stereotypical
roles colleagues often ask teachers of color to
play, typically as disciplinarians.51
• Districts, in partnerships with local stakeholders
such as foundations and non-profits, should
explore “grow your own” models in high
schools as a potential pathway for candidates
of color.
• The last TDOE report on the status of minority
teachers was released in 2012 and focused
only on recruitment of African Americans.
Beginning in 2017, the report should be
published annually, with expanded analysi