Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Human Resources
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Consideration And Approval Of Teach For America Contract For The 2024-2025, 2025-2026, And 2026-2027 School Years
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In its mission statement, Teach for America (TFA) states that it "finds, develops, and supports equity-oriented leaders - individually and in teams - so they can transform education and expand opportunity with children, starting in the classroom." TFA recruits outstanding recent college graduates from all backgrounds and career interests to commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. TFA envisions a world where educators, policymakers, parents, and students are working together to ensure that their communities' children have the foundation they need to learn, lead, thrive, and shape a better future for themselves and all of us. Beyond the two-year commitment in the classroom, TFA alumni bring strong leadership to all levels of school systems and every professional sector, addressing the extra challenges facing children growing up in low-income communities, building the capacity of schools and districts, and changing the prevailing ideology through their examples and advocacy.
TFA has placed corps members in Houston Independent School District (HISD) schools since 1991 and HISD is seeking approval to renew the partnership with TFA for the pre-service (summer) training and staffing of up to 200 TFA corps members for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years. The annual premium rate for corps members is $5,000 for teachers as defined by the agreement.
The amount indicated in this request is an estimate of the total premium cost of all corps members to be paid for by Human Resources annually. As the actual number of corps members and their content areas has not yet been determined, this serves as a maximum estimated amount only at the time of this item. There is no cost to the district if corps members are not selected for hire.
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