Category: Recruitment and Retention

At a Glance: To address the ongoing challenge of recruiting and retaining high-quality Career and Technology Education (CTE) teachers, the Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) implemented a structured, mentor-led onboarding program focused on professional growth, classroom effectiveness, and institutional integration. Challenge: CTE instructors often transition directly from industry into education and may … Continue reading Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County: Profile of a Successful Mentoring Program to Recruit and Retain instructors

At a Glance: To strengthen recruitment and retention efforts in hard-to-fill instructional areas, Lenape Technical School revised its initial teacher salary placement process. By aligning industry-recognized, master-level credentials and experience with the master’s degree column on the salary scale, Lenape is offering competitive compensation that reflects professional expertise—making teaching a more attractive and sustainable career … Continue reading Lenape Technical School: Investing in Excellence: A Model for Recruiting and Retaining CTE Educators

Spotlight: Erie County, Pennsylvania Erie High School – Erie City School District Contact: Donna Newell, Welding Instructor | dnewell@eriesd.org At a Glance: Erie High School uses a teacher-led Professional Learning Community (PLC) model to build collaboration, professional development, and retention for CTE instructors. These bi-weekly sessions are tailored to meet the real-world needs of teachers … Continue reading Best Practices in Career & Technical Education: Recruitment and Retention of CTE Teachers

At a Glance Developing effective strategies to recruit and retain teachers is crucial for the sustained success of any educational institution, particularly in specialized fields such as Career and Technical Education (CTE). Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and professional trajectories of students, and their expertise directly impacts the quality of education … Continue reading Crawford County Career and Technical Center: Recruitment and Retention of Career and Technical Education Teachers

At a Glance Developing effective strategies to recruit and retain teachers is crucial for the sustained success of any educational institution, particularly in specialized fields such as Career and Technical Education (CTE). Teachers play a pivotal role in shaping the academic and professional trajectories of students, and their expertise directly impacts the quality of education … Continue reading Schuylkill Technology Center: CTE Teacher Recruitment Strategies

At a Glance The Western Area Career and Technical Center (WACTC) administrative team made the decision in the 2022-2023 school year to implement a PBIS Framework with the goal of recruiting and retaining students. Recognizing that negative behaviors and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) issues could interfere with a student completing their career and technical education … Continue reading Western Area Career and Technical Center: Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Framework to recruit and retain students.

At a Glance The Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) worked in conjunction with the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board to provide opportunities to educate students, who are the future workforce, and parents/guardians on local in-demand occupations and the career pathways associated with them. The first camp, which focused on welding, was extremely … Continue reading The Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County: Recruitment Strategy – Saturday Morning Animation and Networking Camps

At a Glance This project brings elementary school students (fifth grade) from the Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s (CTCLC) sending districts to visit the Career and Technology Center for the purpose of career exploration. During the site visits students learn about the many career pathway opportunities available to them should they become students … Continue reading The Career and Technology Center of Lackawanna County: Recruitment Strategy, Fifth Grade Site Tours

At a Glance The Indiana County Technology Center (ICTC) partners with Indiana Area Junior High School to produce Combat Robotic weapon parts as a way to engage middle school students in learning about machining technology. This collaboration introduces engineering and machining basics to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, with the intent of recruiting potential … Continue reading Indiana County Technology Center: Middle School Machining Technology Recruitment Program

At a Glance Faced with the challenge of learning loss as a result of the COVID 19 Pandemic in 2020-2021, the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School (BAVTS) created an after school program to support their students. What initially started as an idea to provide extra lab time to students after school quickly evolved to also utilizing … Continue reading Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School: Navigation Nights