Oklahoma Education Human Capital Roundtable

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Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network

Oklahoma educators and education leaders have convened two educator human capital roundtables to aid in providing ideas and recommendations to address the teacher workforce challenges faced in the state. SREB has helped to convene and facilitate these groups in tackling the challenges they viewed as supportive for the state, leading to the recommendation reports below. 

Publication November 202430 pages

Attract, Develop and Retain a Sustainable Teacher Workforce
Recommendations from the RAISE: Oklahoma Educator Roundtable

Cover of reportSREB has supported two roundtables in Oklahoma.

Educators from nine school districts in Oklahoma who received a U.S. Department of Education Supporting Effective Educator Development grant formed the RAISE: OK Roundtable of Educators to work together to research and discuss how to help address the teacher shortage crisis in the state. The roundtable met in-person and virtually from November 2023 to September 2024 with the aid of SREB and produced the recommendation report.

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Blog post Jessica Snellings, Research Analyst

How States Can Reduce College Debt for Future Teachers 

A major issue for my generation, the millennials, and for Gen Z as well is deep, suffocating student debt. For those who want to enter teaching, a career that is not compensated handsomely, this debt can be even more daunting.

Many teacher candidates work full- or part-time jobs in addition to attending classes. When they enter their student teaching period, whether for a semester or a year, these candidates are expected to give over their time fully to student teaching, which makes working nearly impossible.

Blog post Jessica Snellings, Research Analyst

How Some Oklahomans Want to Retain Beginning Teachers
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Many states have a critical issue with retaining early-career teachers, no matter their preparation pathway. Oklahoma has one of the more severe teacher shortages, with 57% of new teachers leaving the profession by their fifth year, compared to 44% nationwide.

One of the top reasons early career teachers leave is lack of support. Better early career support would help solve the costly problem of having to prepare and hire a new teacher each time another leaves the profession.

Publication July 202012 pages

Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network
Recommendation Report

In 2019, the Oklahoma State Department of Education, under the direction of Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, convened a roundtable of K-12 and higher education practitioners to form the Oklahoma Educator Supply and Demand Network. The group was tasked with recommending improvements for preparing teacher candidates and better supporting new teachers in Oklahoma public schools.