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Funding an issue for student teaching program, social workers
By Harold Reutter
The Grand Island Independent
Posted Dec 11, 2008 @ 11:17 PM
GRAND ISLAND —
The
Grand Island school board got a look Thursday night at a proposed new
student teaching program, a possible upgrade in bandwidth capacity and
a review of the social worker program that is now in its third year.
Board members liked what they saw and heard.
The big question is whether there will be enough money to start the new
student teaching program, upgrade district bandwidth and also keep the
social worker program running.
The district's social workers are being paid for through a three-year
grant. Grand Island must take one year off before applying for another
three years of funding.
Personnel director Wayne Stelk said there is a declining number of
college students who are choosing education as a major, partly because
they have so many other career opportunities in today's world.
Another factor is the increased pressure teachers face with public
demands for accountability when it comes to student performance, Stelk
said. Retiring teachers also created a greater demand to find new
teachers.
One indication is that five years ago, the district hired about 70 new teachers. This year, it hired 105.
Stelk said the district is proposing to enter a program with the
University of Nebraska at Kearney to change student teaching from a
one-semester program to a one-year program.
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