Teacher Crystal Hand featured in recruitment videos for Arkansas Early Childhood Association’s newly launched T.E.A.C.H. Apprenticeship Program
Teacher Crystal Hand’s commitment to the teaching profession and the lives of children extends beyond Children’s Village—she recently was featured in recruitment videos for Arkansas Early Childhood Association’s (AECA) newly launched T.E.A.C.H. Apprenticeship Program. Innovative approaches to career pathways, teacher recruitment, training, and retention are pressing given nationwide teacher shortages in the child care sector.
You can learn about the AECA - Apprenticeship Program - What Apprenticeship Means In Childcare (Captioned) here: https://vimeo.com/845412450
Here are the video clips ‘starring’ Crystal!
https://youtu.be/nm3ZIouXRlA
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T.E.A.C.H. Pennsylvania—Increasing the Education, Compensation, and Retention of Early Childhood Teachers
To relieve the financial burden of pursuing a degree or credential in early childhood education, Children’s Village partners with T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education And Compensation Helps) Early Childhood Pennsylvania.
T.E.A.C.H. helps pay for most of the cost of coursework at participating colleges/universities (toward a degree or credential in early childhood) during an individual’s part- or full-time service at Children’s Village (or other eligible child care program). T.E.A.C.H. also helps with tuition, books, travel, paid time off, and college counseling. Individuals become eligible for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship after working 1,250 hours.
“Children’s Village invests in T.E.A.C.H. and the scholars—paying a portion of tuition, providing paid release time for classes and coursework, and issuing a stipend or raise at the end of each program year. And this investment pays important dividends. In return, our T.E.A.C.H. scholars commit to working with us at least one year after graduation. T.E.A.C.H. has helped Children’s Village diversify our teaching staff, including hiring several family members of students/former students,” says Mary Graham, Executive Director.Learn more about Pennsylvania’s T.E.A.C.H. program here!
Crystal Hand offers a supportive hand of reassurance to a student. Learn more about Ms. Hand through one of her recent classroom projects..