TKY’s new Teacher Induction and Support
Coordinator Isabel Maremont Lake
Teacher Council Launch
This past year, TKY ramped up its Teacher Council - a group of
veteran educators who provide guidance on various programmatic
elements and initiatives. This group’s teaching expertise, as well as
its institutional knowledge of JCPS, ensures that Teach Kentucky
makes well-informed and valuable organizational decisions related
to educator recruitment, induction, and ongoing support.
FILLING THE NEED:
PARTNERS HELP TEACH KENTUCKY
INTENSIFY STEM TEACHER RECRUITMENT
Jefferson County Public School’s (JCPS) shortage of STEM
educators before the 2016–2017 school year demonstrates the
need for increased STEM teacher recruitment. In response to this
demand, Teach Kentucky intends to bring 20 new STEM educators
to Louisville during its upcoming 2017–2018 recruitment season.
Internal tools, including a new website, new teacher candidate
application system, and innovative recruitment tactics, will
help us to meet our goal. Our generous funders enable us to
provide financial incentives to attract strong STEM candidates
to the program. These incentives decrease tuition expenditures
associated with completing teacher certification programs.
Sutherland Foundation
The Sutherland Foundation, led by Laura Lee Brown and family,
made a groundbreaking three-year commitment to Teach
Kentucky in 2016. This year’s initial gift included $50,000 in
tuition reimbursement incentives for new STEM content area
teachers. Additionally, the Foundation has committed to challenge
grants of $50,000 each for 2017 and 2018. We announced that we
have met the 2017 challenge grant at our 2017 recruitment launch
at the Louisville Water Tower. Thank you to:
• The Louisville Water Foundation
• The Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation
• The University of Louisville’s College of Education
and Human Development
• Wilson & Muir Community Bank & Trust Co.
• Women 4 Women
Louisville Water Foundation
Teacher Council members convened for a daylong planning meeting to outline the
group’s objectives and goals for the 2016-2017 recruitment year.
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The Louisville Water Foundation affirmed its support for
Teach Kentucky’s recruitment efforts with a $15,000 gift in 2016.
The Louisville Water Company is forming deeper, collaborative
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