ESC REGION 12 TO OFFER SUBSTITUTE
TEACHER TRAINING THIS SUMMER
WACO, TEXAS-- Skilled substitute
teachers are in demand in Central Texas and school
districts are finding it increasingly difficult to
hire and retain significant numbers of qualified substitute
teachers. The Education Service Center (ESC) Region
12 will offer Substitute Teacher Training workshops
at locations throughout Central Texas this summer
(dates and locations are listed below).
As a registered provider of Continuing Professional
Education (cpes) programs for administrators, educators,
paraprofessionals, and parents, ESC Region 12 is uniquely
qualified to provide potential and current substitutes
the training to be successful in a classroom environment.
During the one-day training, instruction will include
first-aid and safety, conflict resolution, teaching
strategies, following lesson plans and classroom management
techniques. Participants will also learn how to confidently
instruct and address situations they may face in the
classroom. Although the training does not guarantee
a substitute position with any school district, it
is a time-convenient and affordable way for participants
in Central Texas to begin or improve their substitute
teaching skills.
“Finding quality substitutes is a real problem
for all school districts. Teacher substitutes are
a valuable part of the education system and an integral
part of our student’s achievement,” said
Fairfield Superintendent Tony Price.
The substitute training workshop is open to anyone
interested in becoming a substitute teacher, current
substitute teachers, and substitute teachers returning
to the field after an absence. All participants must
have a high school degree. Workshops will cost $65
per person. Participants will receive an ESC Region
12 certificate upon completion of the training.
This workshop will also serve as a trainer-of-trainer
workshop for a district wanting to implement their
own substitute training
For more information, contact Kathy
Gentry at 254/297-1244 or kgentry@esc12.net.
One of 20 centers throughout Texas,
ESC Region 12 assists 78 independent school districts
and 11 charter schools in attaining the Texas Education
Agency’s goals and objectives. Based in Waco,
with offices in Copperas Cove, Corsicana, and Hillsboro,
the ESC Region 12’s service area includes Bell,
Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill,
Lampasas, Limestone, Mills, McLennan and Navarro counties.
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