Dallas (1080 KRLD)- As part of an initiative aimed at recruiting teachers who represent the students they serve, Dallas ISD will hire 20 male professionals of diverse backgrounds who will serve in high-priority campuses.
In the Fall of 2021, the soon-to-be educators - 10 Black and 10 Latino men - will be paired with exemplary educators as adjunct teachers in Dallas ISD classrooms.
"The research has shown that if you put a teacher that looks like you and sounds like you in the classroom, the students are going to have a higher rate of success and a higher rate of going to college," says John Vega, Deputy Chief of DISD's Human Capital Management department.
At the same time, the Human Capital Management department (HCM) will support them on their path toward becoming licensed teachers through the district's Alternative Certification program.
"The beauty of this model is that we actually fit the bell," says Vega. "So we will pay them a salary while they are in the classroom, and we will pay for their credential.
Those credentials could cost anywhere from $5,000-$6,000, Vega says.
Dallas ISD launched the Adjunct Teacher Dallas Residency Program in the Fall of 2020 and hired Black professionals. They expanded the initiative to also hire Latino male teachers and place them in secondary campuses.
Those interested can find the application here.
