Classroom to Career Teaching Track
The Classroom to Career Teaching Track provides students with the opportunity to pursue an educational career, and allows districts to invest in student talent to increase the pool of paraprofessionals and teachers within their district.
Our program is crafted to meet the needs of your students:
- Prepares students for educational careers by offering highly-qualified paraprofessional certification, college credit, and/or an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching
- Partners with Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) and ESC Region 13 to provide an Associate of Arts in Teaching. This degree provides Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year institutions and coincides with the first two years of most baccalaureate education degree plans
- Invests in student growth and potential with costs savings for districts, and at no cost to students and families
- District employment as a paraprofessional (vacancy-dependent) upon graduation with time for continued education
Benefits and Requirements
Districts
Benefits:
- Expand educator CTE pathway and increase access for dual credit opportunities
- Develop pool of paraprofessionals and create a student to teacher pipeline
- Address targeted CCMR attainment
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Requirements:- Recruit students to participate in Education and Training CTE pathway
- Collaborate with ESC Region 13 and Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) to facilitate course scheduling and instruction
- Provide time and funding for paraprofessionals to attend LIT courses to complete Bachelors degree and teacher certification
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Students
Benefits:- Graduate with a paraprofessional or Educational Aide certification, Associate Degree, and/or college credit hours
- Immediate employment within district as paraprofessional (vacancy-dependent) with time for continued education
- Opportunity to earn bachelors and teaching certification
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Requirements:- Participate in CTE Education and Training pathway
- Complete certification and serve as a paraprofessional within district
- Earn bachelors and teaching certification and commit to teaching with the district for an agreed number of years
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Teachers
Benefits:- Option to become accredited by LIT to teach dual credit courses (Masters degree required)
- Opportunity to participate in higher education courses to earn Masters degree
- Stipend for teaching dual credit courses
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Requirements:
- Work with LIT and ESC Region 13 to provide CTE and dual credit courses to students
- Serve as classroom facilitator (if not teacher of record)
- Mentor student participants
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Increase the pool of paraprofessionals and teachers within your district
The Classroom to Career program is crafted to meet the needs of your district in a financially and fiscally responsible way and:
- Addresses critical paraprofessional and teacher shortage
- Prepares students for educational careers by offering highly-qualified paraprofessional certification, educational aide hours, college credit and/or an Associates Degree
- Partners with Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) to provide an Associate of Arts in Teaching. This degree provides Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year institutions and coincides with the first two years of most baccalaureate education degree plans
- Invests in student growth and potential with cost savings for districts, students and families (costs are approximately $50 per credit hour)
Program features and commitments:
ESC Region 13 will serve as the facilitator of the pilot project and will coordinate all planning meetings with LIT. LIT and ESC Region 13 can provide dual credit teachers if the district does not have qualified staff to offer the courses.
Program features and commitments:
- ESC Region 13 will serve as the facilitator of the pilot project and will coordinate all planning meetings with LIT. LIT and ESC Region 13 can provide dual credit teachers if the district does not have qualified staff to offer the courses
- ESC Region 13 will provide paraprofessional certification courses during the student’s senior year
- ESC Region 13 will work with districts to provide marketing materials to assist with recruitment and retention
- LIT will provide TSI resources, including a TSI bootcamp for qualifying students
- LIT will provide dual credits opportunities for students to earn an Associate of Arts in Teaching. This degree provides Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year institutions and coincides with the first two years of most baccalaureate education degree plans
- LIT will provide online, asynchronous courses with no text book costs
Earn a degree by high school graduation
The Classroom to Career Teaching Track provides your child with the opportunity to pursue an educational career by offering paraprofessional certification, college credit, and/or an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching by high school graduation.
This program is crafted to meet the needs of your student:
- Prepares students for educational careers by offering highly-qualified paraprofessional certification, college credit and/or an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching
- Partners with Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) and ESC Region 13 to provide an Associate of Arts in Teaching. This degree provides Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year institutions and coincides with the first two years of most baccalaureate education degree plans
- Invests in student growth and potential with costs savings for districts, and at no cost to students and families
- District employment as a paraprofessional (vacancy-dependent) upon graduation with time for continued education
Enrollment steps and checklist
- Counselor meets with students to determine interest and initial eligibility in LIT Dual Credit courses
- Counselor and student review current academic transcript and placement information
- Student take Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, if necessary
- Student completes ApplyTexas
application
- Student will be assigned a T-number (LIT student ID)
- Student, Counselor and LIT Advisor collaborate on course selection for students based on the Associate of Arts Degree plan
- LIT Advisor will register students for appropriate semester
- Student will take online courses during the school day with district support
Important dates
Fall 2022
- Registration deadline: August 26
- Classes start: August 22
- Census date (last day to drop course without penalty): August 29
Spring 2023
- Registration deadline: December 12, 2022
- Classes start: January 17, 2023
- Census date (last day to drop course without penalty): February 1, 2023
Important information
- Tuition: Student tuition costs will be covered by the district
- Course Delivery: All courses will be offered online, asynchronously, during the school day
- FERPA: College instructors are required to follow FERPA regulations and release of dual credit student educational information to the parent violates federal law. For more information, please visit Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Credits earned at LIT are transferrable to other state institutions of higher education. To see if a course will transfer to a college or university in Texas, visit the Texas Common Course Numbering System website.
Contact information:
Lamar Institute of Technology
Homero Lozano, Assistant Director of Dual Credit
ESC Region Contact Info
Xochitl Martinez
Earn a degree to become an Educator
The Classroom to Career Teaching Track provides you with the opportunity to pursue an educational career by offering paraprofessional certification, college credit, and/or an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching.
This program is crafted to meet the needs of District employees:
- Prepares employees for educational careers by offering highly-qualified paraprofessional certification, college credit and/or an Associate of Arts Degree in Teaching
- Partners with Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) and ESC Region 13 to provide an Associate of Arts in Teaching. This degree provides Core Curriculum that will transfer to four-year institutions and coincides with the first two years of most baccalaureate education degree plans
- Invests in employee growth and potential with costs savings
Enrollment steps and checklist
- College counselor meets with you to determine interest and initial eligibility in LIT courses
- College counselor reviews with you your current academic transcript and placement information
- Take Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, if necessary
- Complete ApplyTexas
application
- You will be assigned a T-number (LIT student ID)
- Collaborate on course selection for students based on the Associate of Arts Degree plan
- LIT Advisor will register you for appropriate semester
- You will take online courses
Important dates
Fall 2022
- Registration deadline: September 20
- Classes start: September 20
Spring 2023
- Registration deadline: December 12, 2022
- Classes start: January 17, 2023
- Census date (last day to drop course without penalty): February 1, 2023
Important information
- Tuition: Tuition costs may be covered by the district
- Course Delivery: All courses will be offered online, asynchronously
- Credits earned at LIT are transferrable to other state institutions of higher education. To see if a course will transfer to a college or university in Texas, visit the Texas Common Course Numbering System website.
Contact information:
Lamar Institute of Technology
Homero Lozano, Assistant Director of Dual Credit
ESC Region Contact Info
Xochitl Martinez
