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The Issue
Even though diversity in U.S. student populations is steadily
increasing, the majority of this country’s teaching staff
has remained white and female.
Many schools are addressing –
with varying degrees of success
– the often-sensitive issues surrounding diversity in their
students and staff. Other schools – hampered by limited understanding of and
experience with cultural differences – find it difficult to
know where to begin.
With implementation of the No Child
Left Behind legislation, pressure on school systems to conform
to federal standards for teachers and programs is greater than
ever.
What We Do!
• TalentEd delivers diversity
staffing solutions to schools by networking colleges and
universities that train minority teachers with school systems
looking to hire them.
• We support schools with
consultation services designed to ease cultural transitions
among school staff, students, parents and the community.
• We offer culture-specific
training with follow-up for reinforcement.
How We Do It!
Increasing
enrollment
TalentEd
offers HBCUs and other postsecondary institutions strategies
that increase enrollment for students majoring in education
and development programs that prepare student teachers to work
successfully in their assigned schools.
Recruitment
& staffing
TalentEd
offers Recruitment and Staffing Services to schools (public,
private, and parochial, K-12 and postsecondary) striving to
diversify their teaching staff with qualified minority
candidates.
Junior
teaching academy
TalentEd
offers a Junior Teaching Academy, which introduces high school
students to the challenges of teaching in a diverse society,
and encourages them to attend college with the goal of
choosing teaching as a profession.
Cultural
transition consultation
TalentEd
supports schools with consultation services designed to ease
cultural transitions among school staff, students, parents,
and the community.
Professional
development
TalentEd
offers professional development workshops on meeting the needs
of diverse students. TalentEd also offers workshops for
minority teachers seeking re-certification and advancement.
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