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The Hub

We invite you to go a step further, and add your own voice to the conversation by uploading experiences, findings, research and proposed solutions that relate to education. The power of storytelling combined with rigorous research makes this a rich resource. But it is only you, our community, that can make this the best of all resources. By establishing a diverse and shared understanding of these challenges and learning about proven best practices we can build a stronger Nevada together.

Submissions

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RootED Fellowship

TFA Alumni Team

80% retention

900 Students Served

A year-long experience (with the option to renew for a second year) for teachers who stay after their two year TFA commitment, to become deeply rooted in LV, and to gain the knowledge and skills that will allow them to grow as educators centered on student excellence.

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High School to Empowerment Pipeline
Melody Judilla, César Carvajal, Jill Tolles, Courtney Guenard, Annette Dawson Owens, Idaly Gonzalez, Melvin King

Rethinking the role of the educator or school

Our solution addresses the gap between what students need and receive at schools and what they actually get to thrive in life after school.
 

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Culture of Support
Lisa Guzman

Teacher Retention

Retaining teachers, specifically high impact educators in low performing schools
 

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This Job Sucks, Flex For Success
Jaynie Malorni, Jana Lavin, Chris Popek

Teacher Recruitment

To pilot flex for success. We will determine if redefining the job and structure of school will lead to stronger recruit of teachers that is can scaled over time. A goal is to make learning more appealing with flexible schedules, use of time, and hybrid schedules.

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Eliminating Entry Barriers
Guillermo Barahona, Jorge Costa, Josiah Davisson

A New Idea

Allow waivers for classes and tests. Eliminate unnecessary ones.
 

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ComPAYsation
Alexa Aispuro, Danica Ruiz, Kathy Rudd, Vanessa Chen, Myra Greenspun

Teacher Recruitment

A proposed solution for teacher recruitment
 

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Retaining
Ati Hakimi, Brandi Pineda, Silviana Jover, Sebastian Cardenas, Danica Hays, Mary Anne Caites, Estefanny Lopez-Cruz, Wendell Blaylock

Teacher Retention

A focus on creating a sense of belonging to reach our goals.

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MORE MONEY, LESS PROBLEMS!
Rich Mirman, Sue Mirman, Oliver Apping, Princess Payne, Trustee Zamora, Brian Redmond, Jeff Jones, Luisa Cano

Teacher Retention

A proposed solution for teacher retention

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Mentor, not drive by!
Brian Knudsen, Adam Johnson, Michael Crawford, Joseph Morgan, Amy Michel, Susan Thompson, Augusta, Michelle Cruz-Crawford

Teacher Retention

A proposed solution for teacher retention

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Incentivizing Teaching as an Occupation
Mike Taack Ignacio Prado Angelo Cordero Lawrence Bass Reyna Padilla Shelby Henderson Christina Ruiz

Teacher Recruitment

A proposed solution for teacher recruitment

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Time to Norma Rae the school factory
Dawn, Dale, Laura, Michael, Paula, Monique, Jeannie, Cortney, Terri

Rethink The System

A solution to rethinking the system - by educating parents a making change by using thier voice to initiate policy change.

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School Culture
Joyce Jacobsen, Brandy Hill, Price Hill, Stryler Hill, Matthew Collins, Myriam Santamaría

Teacher Retention

School culture should focus on teachers. Motivating them, providing feedback, holding them accountable, providing leadership opportunities. This culture will then trickle down to students for a greater Nevada.

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Homegrown Educators
Joe Nannini, Victoria Nicholas, Cheyna Bonas, Lisa Levine, Kirsten Searer, Rina Foster, Marie Neisess, Naz Ford

Teacher Recruitment

Solutions for increasing teachers pipeline variety locally

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Rethinking School - Students at the Center
Janelle Addis/Leo Wright/Christian Garcia/Roxanne James/Miriam Senousy/Alexandra Rasmussen/Kristine Caliger

Rethink The System

A student-centered solution to help school serve all its stakeholders.

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One Mind, One Purpose
Layla Muhammad, Mark Keller, Cynthia Romero

Rethink The System

Rethinking the role of the educator or school

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Elevating the State of Education
Marynet Bernazar Carol Tolx Shanell Townsend Tricia Wilbourne Francesca Petrucci Michelle Booth

Teacher Recruitment

Elevating the state of education, requires a strategic investment to provide reliable funding for every educator and every student with collaborate efforts and joint partnership with Federal, Local, State, School Board, unions, universities, tech schools, the media, and educators
 

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Family Involvement: Opening Doors to the Community
Carolyn Lara, Andy Scott, Cinthia Garcia, Laurie Hughes, Maggie Newman, Stephen Barney
Rethink The System

Bring in Community Members to break down the walls of isolation and have students build their sense of belonging and learn through real-world experiences and stories while involving and engaging student teachers/future educators in the learning process

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All Hands On Deck
Natalie Marsh and Shartriya Collier-Stewart
Rethink The System

If we rethink how classrooms and student support is structured to involve more community members, it can increase teacher satisfaction and attend to the teacher shortage.

The Hub

Uploading experiences, findings
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