2018 NNER Annual Conference

Like many states, South Carolina has a growing teacher shortage, with fewer folks entering the profession and larger numbers leaving the profession, often within the first five years of teaching. South Carolina is uniquely situated to develop strategies and initiatives to address this situation through its state-funded Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA). This session will focus on South Carolina and CERRA’s work in the areas of pre-collegiate and collegiate recruitment into the profession, recruitment incentives for rural and high-poverty school districts, as well as new teacher mentor programs and other teacher leadership opportunities.