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The nation faces an acute shortage of minority and male teachers, as well as academically talented students who are interested in teaching as a career. The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, & Advancement’s ProTeam Program can help your school, district, and state establish a program that is certain to impact the recruitment of middle school students into the teaching profession. 
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Why Does My School Need ProTeam?

Young people need to see “folks like them” in professional positions…whether they are doctors, lawyers, accountants, or TEACHERS. 

  • Many minority teens are turned off to teaching by the time they reach their senior year in high school. 
  • Many other talented minority youths never make it to the senior year prepared to enter college and pursue a professional career. 
  • Many teachers and parents/guardians actively discourage minority youngsters from considering teaching. 

Teacher Cadet Information

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CERRA's Teacher Cadet program is the nation's model for pre-collegiate teacher recruitment. The Teacher Cadet Program uses an innovative approach designed to attract talented young people to the teaching profession through a challenging introduction to teaching. 
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Participating in ProTeam allowed me to experience firsthand what it was like to be a teacher. My teacher, Mrs. Dolly Brown, not only taught us about the profession; she provided an exemplary model daily for us through her excitement for teaching and learning. Without a doubt, it was this experience along with my awesome Teacher Cadet class that brought me back to teaching when I had drifted away!

1989-1990 ProTeam - Choppee Middle School

Fedrick Cohens

Executive Director of Schools
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Georgetown County School District

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ProTeam was the first time the profession of teaching ever entered my brain. I got to learn about the ins and outs of the field, and it really struck an interest in me. I realized that I could have a career that wasn't the same stuff everyday.

1999-2000 ProTeam - Gilbert Middle School

Ryan Allman

4th Grade Teacher
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Gilbert Elementary School

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