Questions below refer to the following memo and advertisement.
MEMO
To: Brenda, Mike, Simon & Tina
From: Nancy
Re: Teacher Training Fall Admissions Publicity Campaign
As we get ready to publicize the college for the new school year, I thought I would give you some updated information to take to schools and colleges. We're hoping that these might help some of the more undecided students make up their minds about teacher training and convince them that the LA City University Teacher Training Program is right for them. As you know, the program may be axed next year if we are unable to fill all places for this year's course, so we are launching an aggressive recruitment campaign for the coming semester. When you visit schools, remember to point out that we offer full or partial scholarships for up to 50% of our first-year students and have newly renovated on-campus housing. Also, point out that the LA District Board of Education offers a "Golden Welcome" bonus of $1,000 to all qualifying teachers of subjects in which teachers are at a shortage.
Please familiarize yourselves with the information on the leaflets that I have included with this memo and make sure that every student receives one.
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Looking for a job with a definite future? Look at teaching. Urban school districts face significant teacher shortages due to an acceleration in teacher retirements and skyrocketing enrollment caused by an influx of immigrants and an increase in birthrates in the past five years. Thirty-nine of the nation's largest school districts identified special education, mathematics, science, and elementary education as areas needing the most teachers.
The districts educate 4,000,000 students and employ 239,000 teachers. Here is a list of the biggest districts and their needs.
|
School District |
Total # of teachers |
Near retirement |
Projected need 2006-2007 |
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Chicago |
28,000 |
45% |
700 |
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Dallas |
8,994 |
not available |
800 |
|
Houston |
12,000 |
50% |
1,000 |
|
Los Angeles |
28,000 |
64% |
1,600 |