The severity of the teacher shortage, particularly in Southern Â鶹Դ´, is well known. The Clark County School District began the 2014-2015 school year with over 700 unfilled professional teaching vacancies, and currently still has over 600 vacancies. While all students are impacted in one way or another, the vast majority of classroom vacancies are in schools serving children living in poverty and disproportionately impact children in homes where English is not a primary language.  Dr. Edith Fernández, Associate Vice President of the Office of Community Engagement & Diversity Initiatives (CEDI) is involved with the Â鶹Դ´ Consortium. “We represent a broad and diverse group of Â鶹Դ´ stakeholders who began meeting in the fall of 2014 to discuss possible solutions to the social and economic implications of teacher shortages in Â鶹Դ´,” she said.
Who:  Dr. Edith Fernández, AVP Community Engagement and Diversity Initiatives
What: Â鶹Դ´ Consortium on the Teacher Pipeline
When:Â February 18, 2016
Where:Â Public Education Foundation
Why: NSC is involved in discussions regarding possible solutions to the social and economic implications of teacher shortages in Â鶹Դ´
The Â鶹Դ´ Consortium on the Teacher Pipeline includes individuals representing various organizations, viewpoints, and perspectives from the broadest possible range of constituencies. The group was founded on the belief that the teacher shortage is a complex and community-wide problem and that effective solutions must be similarly sophisticated. As of February 2015, the consortium has convened eight times. Dr. Fernández along with Dean Metcalf from UNLV’s School of Education and Dr. Martinez from the Lincy Institute have convened and led this group; over 150 individuals have participated.
The goal of the Consortium is to identify key policies and interventions to alleviate the teacher pipeline crisis. “In its February meeting, the Consortium was able to reach majority agreement on six legislative items that, we believe, are likely to help ease the teacher shortage in Â鶹Դ´,” Dr. Fernández said.
Below are the affiliations of the members of the Â鶹Դ´ Consortium on the Teacher Pipeline:
HOPE NV
United Way of Southern Â鶹Դ´
Clark County Association of School Administrators
National University
University of Â鶹Դ´ Las Vegas
College of Southern Â鶹Դ´
Charter School Association of Â鶹Դ´
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
Â鶹Դ´ System of Higher Education
Â鶹Դ´ Department of Education
Â鶹Դ´ State College
Dean’s Doctoral Fellow
Clark County Black Caucus
Latino Leadership Council
Lincy Institute
Wynn Resorts
Â鶹Դ´ State Education Association
University of Â鶹Դ´ Las Vegas/Latino Leadership Council
Area Coordinator Field Services for BYU I in Clark County
Clark County School District
Â鶹Դ´ Succeeeds
mNET
University of Phoenix
Clark County Education District Association
Political Advancement of Latinos
Western Governors University
Â鶹Դ´ Partners
Interested in learning more? Reach out to the Office of Community Engagement and Diversity Initiatives at CommunityEngagement@nsc.edu.
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