NEWSLETTER
Miami – According to him Florida Education AssociationAlmost 10,000 of the State's public schools were vacant at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, with especially acute shortage in high-need areas, such as the exceptional education of students. To fill these vacancies, FlowerA leader of Talent Development for School Districts K-12, has been associated with Miami based in Miami Barry University To launch an innovative degree program at work for aspiring educators.
The Jet Route Program (Job Incruited Teach) provided by Barry University and Bloorboard allows the parafessionals and staff who are already employed in schools to continue working in the classroom as they earn a degree in education, with options for Specialization in early childhood, primary, primary, and exceptional education for students.
“This association creates an affordable path to take the qualified teachers to the classrooms where they are most needed,” said Dr. Pablo Ortiz, rector of the University of Barry. “Taking advantage of the immense group of talents that already exists in our schools can decrease the shortage of teachers in Florida, and in other areas of the country that choose to register in our program.”
Candidates with associated titles currently work in a school can register in the program as part of a cohort sponsored by their district. All candidates who obtain their bachelor's degree and approve all the required certification evaluations will be eligible for a full teaching certificate in Florida.
“Our collaboration with the University of Barry creates a sustainable pipe of passionate and qualified teachers,” said Sanford Kenyon, CEO of Bloorboard. “At a time when some schools are fighting to fill vacancies with teachers who are not certified in the field they teach, this program will offer Florida students to accredited and dedicated teachers who need and deserve.”
School districts in Florida, such as Hernando County School DistrictThey have already found success working with Bloorboard to implement programs for the progress of teachers embedded at work. The Superintendent of the Hernando County School District, Ray Pinder, explained: “Through our association with Bloorboard, we find an unspecified resource to help fill our instructional openings. Our associated teachers substitute program allows us to eliminate the barriers of time and cost and support people who live in our community to become certified teachers. ”
School districts interested in participating in the Jet Pathway program can get more information by contacting Michelle Licata from Bloorboard (Michelle.licata@bloomboard.com) or visiting https://bloomoard.com/program/florida-teacher-apprenticeship.
About Barry University
As the largest private learning institution of higher education in southern Florida and as one of the leading universities of the Nation to promote social mobility, Barry University is preparing students for future workforce by offering them more than more than 100 degrees in a variety of disciplines and donations. They are the tools and the experience of the real world that transform the concepts into impact. Barry's programs focus on experimental and service learning, responding to market conditions and addressing critical social needs. Barry's graduates are socially aware leaders in many industries and their communities. Get more information in Barry.edu.
About Bloorboard
Bloorboard is a talent development provider that allows school districts K – 12 to grow, advance and retain educators by making professional education a benefit of employment. The company offers key key programs for school districts to move educators at all points of their professional trip. Its platform connects districts with higher education institutions that offer certification and degree programs using a unique instructional model at work. Bloorboard helps evaluate needs, build and implement plans, and celebrate the success of the educator. Visit Bloorboard.com To learn more.
!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)
{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?
n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};
if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;
n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;
t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);
s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,’script’,
‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’);
fbq(‘init’, ‘6079750752134785’);
fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);
(Tagstotranslate) Districts
