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The New Teacher Project will work with clients in a timely, effective and cost efficient manner. We work in four main types of contracts, all described below. However, we are committed to finding solutions that work for our clients, and seek out innovative contracts that do just that.
High-Quality Alternate Routes to Certification
High-Need Certified Teacher Recruitment
Strategic Partnerships
Rural Recruitment Programs
Training and Certification
High-Quality Alternate Routes to Certification
The New Teacher Project works with districts, states and universities that are interested in establishing alternate routes to teaching and certification in order to expand the pool of teachers by attracting talented, diverse individuals from non-education backgrounds. Our expertise in this area includes:
 | Developing a brand identity for the program |
| Identifying and training staff to help run the high-quality alternate route program |
| Developing and executing a recruitment plan based on The New Teacher Project's proven recruitment strategies |
| Customizing and implementing our rigorous selection model |
| Developing and implementing a training institute to enable all new teachers to enter their classrooms ready to effect gains in student achievement |
| Putting in place a system of ongoing guidance and support for new teachers |
| Training staff to use existing tools and maintain the program in subsequent years |
| See an example of this work |
High-Need Certified Teacher Recruitment
The New Teacher Project works with school districts and states to assist them in recruiting traditionally certified teachers for specifically identified needs and vacancies in high-need subject areas such as math, science, and special education. Our expertise in this area includes:
| Developing a specific program with a unique brand identity for high-need candidates |
| Identifying and training staff to help run the program |
| Employing TNTP’s proven recruitment strategies throughout a comprehensive recruitment campaign |
| Tailoring and implementing a rigorous selection process for recruited candidates |
| Establishing “conversion” options to help candidates certified in other areas qualify to teach high-need subjects |
| Creating and conducting a specialized induction program to orient high-need teachers to their prospective schools and classrooms |
| Training staff to use existing tools and maintain the program in subsequent years |
| See an example of this work |
Strategic Partnerships
We offer strategic and operational consulting partnerships for the recruitment, selection, pre-service training and ongoing development of new teachers. We work with clients to:
| Analyze current recruitment and hiring processes |
| Create a timely, efficient, transparent and professional hiring process, including a detailed work flow plan |
| Ensure the district's recruitment efforts attract highly qualified applicants by: |
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– | Developing brand identities for recruitment pathways, as needed |
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– | Developing inspiring recruitment messages and materials |
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– | Identifying effective recruitment staff |
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– | Training recruitment staff in recruiting strategies, tactics and messages |
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– | Analyzing sources of teacher candidates and providing data-driven targets among education programs and beyond |
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– | Guiding the district to set specific recruitment goals and timelines |
| Customize and implement our rigorous selection model and train district staff in its use |
| Develop data systems and tracking tools for effectively supporting the recruitment and hiring efforts |
Rural Recruitment Programs
We work with State Departments of Education to attract and hire new teachers for hard-to-staff rural areas by coordinating the recruitment strategies and hiring procedures of their rural school districts. Examples of our services in this area include:
| Conducting a statewide analysis of new teachers to determine why they chose to teach in the state and how the state can improve its hiring practices |
| Establishing statewide hiring systems to streamline the application process for candidates interested in teaching in rural areas |
| Developing highly selective alternative routes to certification to expand the pool of available teachers by drawing career-changers and recent college graduates to teaching (see above for more information) |
| Developing and implementing aggressive, state-specific recruitment strategies designed to highlight unique characteristics of the areas in need of teachers and attract candidates from both within the state and beyond |
Training and Certification
The New Teacher Project believes that school systems can make great strides toward improving student achievement by attracting high quality individuals to teaching; however, these individuals still require intensive preparation and development in order to optimize their success in the classroom. The New Teacher Project pursues innovations in the training, development, and certification of new teachers in several ways, including:
| Creating and implementing an intensive summer training institute for new teachers, structured around our framework for student achievement and based on the summer training experience we have successfully employed in alternative certification programs nationwide |
| Recruiting, selecting, and training institute faculty |
| Developing innovative pilot programs such as: |
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– | The “Teaching For Results” Content Seminar Series (sponsored by Washington Mutual), which provides professional development experiences and content-specific training for beginning teachers |
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– | Our performance assessment system (PAS), which allows external evaluators to make summative judgments of teacher proficiency and readiness to be certified |
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