COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 10
January 16, 2004
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Request for
Information on School Divisions that Offer the Teacher Cadet Program and/or
Have Trained Instructors |
Over the last three years, the Virginia Department
of Education has offered three staff development opportunities regarding the
South Carolina Teacher Cadet Program.
The program is designed for high school juniors and seniors who are
college bound with an interest in a teaching/education career. This grow your own teacher model is one
that is sweeping the nation due to teacher shortages. To date, approximately 100 classroom teachers, teacher educators,
and administrators have participated in training provided by the Virginia
Department of Education. Also, we are
aware that additional training has been provided in Superintendents Regional
Study Group VII, and other school divisions have opted to send their teachers
and administrators directly to South Carolina for implementation training.
The qualifications to teach the program are: (1)
hold a current collegiate professional license in any content area, and (2)
have three years or more of teaching experience. As the program expands statewide, including additional staff
development, we would like to keep your teacher cadet instructor(s) informed
regarding upcoming events and opportunities, e.g. new curriculum update
training. To accomplish this, we are
asking you to complete the attached teacher cadet instructor (trained and/or
teaching) questionnaire and return it to Sharron Glasscock by February 15,
2004.
Thank you for your help in providing this
information. If you have questions,
please contact Sharron K. Glasscock (sglassco@mail.vak12ed.edu),
teacher cadet coordinator, Office of Career and Technical Education Services at
(804) 225-2826 or fax to (804) 371-2456.
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