The North Carolina Teaching Fellows (NCTF) Program Commission has selected Harnett County Schools, among 20 North Carolina public school districts to receive a $50,000 recruitment grant in 2024 to promote Teaching Fellows and the teaching profession. The launch of this grant initiative is a strategic attempt to create a pipeline of applicants and potential teachers to seek opportunities to engage in teacher preparation courses, pursue teacher licensure in an approved educator preparation program, and return to work in districts which continue to face recruitment and retention challenges.
As a part of the pilot initiative, students will receive professional development support in
conjunction with the NCTF Program, as well as benefit from local teacher recruitment strategies. The initiative will support efforts to build a pipeline component to identify and
train emerging teachers from secondary schools, current employees, or non-traditional sectors towards gainful employment in the district. The NCTF Program will provide funding to support the recruitment efforts while districts will actively promote NCTF and the teaching profession.
NCTF Director Dr. Bennett Jones stated, “We are proud to offer these supportive grants to
districts who will benefit from these direct recruitment activities and participate in the pilot’s collective efforts to enhance the NCTF Program while supporting grow-your-own platforms across the state.”
Assistant Superintendent Of Human Resources for Harnett County Schools, Mrs.Monica Thompson believes that “this recognition is a great validation of the work we have been dedicated to in Harnett County for the last several years. We are also extremely thankful for this opportunity and what it means for students. This grant will help us continue the important work we are doing to grow our teachers. We are in the third year of our Growing Greatness initiative, which has now expanded to Growing our own Leaders”.
HCS Growing Greatness is an initiative to recruit and train Harnett County graduates and student teachers to become educators within the district. Participants of the program work with HCS recruitment and retention staff in order to grow in the teaching profession and receive quality training and an in-depth view of education in Harnett County Schools.
If you know an individual who may benefit from the opportunities of Growing Greatness, please contact Monica Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, at 910-893-8151 or visit www.harnett.k12.nc.us.
To learn more about Harnett County Schools' Growing Greatness Future Teacher Initiative, visit bit.ly/3Sdz0hV.
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