Teacher Accelerator Program

The Teacher shortage is acutely affecting elementary, middle, and high school students across the nation. As recently as the start of the 2023- 2024 school year, there were over 5,000 Teacher vacancies across Florida. Achieve miami's Teacher Accelerator Program has tackled this problem through an innovative partnership with dynamic community partners dedicated to creating a Teacher pipeline that supports and encourages. In its inaugural year (2023), tap operated even more successfully than anticipated and developed a clear, scalable solution to the Teacher shortage affecting our community. Tap's pilot year included exciting milestones, highlighted below: new teachers: - tap has served a gross number of 53 potential Teacher candidates throughout the first year. - tap recruited, trained, and mentored 24 (27 pending) new teachers, creating a new pipeline of professionals to teach. - 24 tap candidates passed their certification exams. Teacher preparation: - tap collaboratively developed 3 college course and curriculum frameworks to create an expansive model that can be applied to other colleges and universities. - tap candidates completed a total of 52.5 hours of classroom learning and 210 hours of professional development to ensure they were prepared to teach. - creating a culture of excitement regarding the profession of teaching. O over 90% of tap candidates indicated they felt prepared to lead a classroom of students. O 87% of tap candidates feel supported in becoming a Teacher, and 0% indicated a lack of support. O 97% of tap candidates self-reported as "strong starters," indicating that they can responsibly begin a school year with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to lead a classroom of learners.