Ten Oakland County schools earn extra funding for hiring teachers and administrators

The Michigan Division of Schooling has awarded practically $12.1 million to 121 districts to offer help for brand new academics, faculty directors and college counselors.

Native districts can use these funds for stipends and coaching for instructor mentors, faculty counselors and directors; books, supplies and different skilled studying sources to help onboarding; and workers prices to cowl time spent on mentoring and onboarding.

“Michigan has made nice progress in addressing the instructor scarcity,” mentioned Interim Superintendent Sue Carnell. “As new academics enter the occupation, we should guarantee they’ve the help they should assist college students study. Mentoring and induction applications assist enhance scholar efficiency and instructor retention.”

The Oakland County districts deserving of funding are:

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Clarenceville
Clawson
Ferndale
Oxford
PACE Academy, Southfield
Novi
Royal Oak
Troy
Waterford

Enrollment in public instructor preparation applications supplied by universities, schools, or various route instructor certification suppliers elevated 87% between 2016-17 and 2023-24, with 9,512 college students in 2016-17 and 17,780 in 2023-24. That restoration got here after enrollment in instructor preparation applications fell 59% between 2011-2012 and 2016-2017, with 23,203 college students enrolled in 2011-2012 and 9,512 in 2016-2017.