To address persistent teacher shortages, Missouri awarded $50 million from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund state set-aside for teacher recruitment and retention grants. With this funding, local education agencies, educator preparation programs and community colleges are working to design, implement and evaluate strategies such as grow your own, teacher mentorships and more. In this panel from CCSSO’s 2023 Legislative Conference, state and local educators in Missouri discuss the ways that ESSER funds are being used to strengthen educator capacity. Read more on CCSSO’s States Leading blog.
Speakers:
-Rosalyn Rice-Harris, senior director, Council of Chief State School Officers
-Margie Vandeven, Missouri commissioner and CCSSO Board president-elect
-Carma Richey, teacher, Raymore-Peculiar School District
-Kayley Pak, teacher, Park-Hill School District
To see other panel discussions from CCSSO’s event Investment to Impact: ESSER in the States, click here.
To learn about CCSSO’s COVID Relief Data Project, click here.
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