The School of Education at the University of Indianapolis is tackling Indiana’s teacher shortage through new teacher recruitment and preparation initiatives, made possible through a $750,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Education.
Funding from the Attract, Prepare, Retain (APR) grant has allowed UIndy to establish new programs to promote interest in careers as educators in high school students. Specifically, the UIndy School of Education established four goals to help improve teacher recruitment rates in the state:
- Grow dual credit offerings to students interested in teacher education
- Provide a week-long summer Teacher Prep Academy on UIndy’s campus for high school juniors and seniors who aspire to become teacher educators
- Develop a paid apprenticeship program where UIndy Teacher Education candidates will have the opportunity to return to their K-12…
