An Education Policy Series Program
In this presentation Troops to Teachers administrators and participants will discuss the history of Troops to Teachers the experiences of participants in the program and Troops to Teachers program outcomes.
Troops to Teachers is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin a new career as teachers in public schools where their skills knowledge and experience are most needed. Managed by the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Troops to Teachers provides counseling and referral services to military personnel interested in beginning a second career in public education as a teacher.
DANTES assists eligible members of the armed forces to obtain certification or licensing as elementary school teachers secondary school teachers or vocational or technical teachers and to become highly qualified teachers. The program also helps these individuals find employment in high-need local education agencies (LEAs) or charter schools.
The programs objectives:
• To help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve low-income families throughout America
• To help relieve teacher shortages especially in math science special education and other high-need subject areas
• To assist military personnel in making a successful transition to second careers in teaching
To RSVP please contact Jennifer Padgett at
jennifer.padgett@ed.gov or at (202) 401-1012. Please RSVP by Monday July 6. You must bring a photo ID in order to ensure that you can enter the Department of Education Headquarters as an expected guest for the briefing.
Presenters:
• Dr. Jeffrey P. Cropsey Director of Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)
• William P. McAleer Chief Troops to Teachers
• Michael Siekkinen Troops to Teachers participant
• Tommy Thompson Troops to Teachers participant
• Philip Dabney Troops to Teachers participant
The Department is located at 400 Maryland Avenue S.W. across Independence Avenue from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Our building is bordered by 4th and 6th Streets S.W. as well as C Street and Independence Avenue. You must enter via the Visitors Entrance on C St. East end.
