Recruiting Solutions for Educators of Color
As an agency our mission is to Recruit Retain and Support Educators of Color. We know that it is necessary to create solutions for school communities that serve students of color in order to ensure a brighter and better future for all children.
Vision
To increase the number of Educators of Color in K-12 settings by identifying and removing barriers that stand in their way.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to recruit, retain, and support, the ongoing success of Educators of Color to ensure that all students are able to access equitable teaching and learning supports, that will ensure their ongoing success.
The Backstory and Framing of RSEC
The RSEC Team have combined between us over 80 years experience as successful Educators of Color. After a careful review of state and national data around the absence of minority educators within schools we analyzed the challenges faced during the week following the nationwide protests centered on the death of George Floyd in May 2020, and decided that instead of complaining about what was not happening, we needed to do something. If indeed there was truly a need for Educators of Color on the frontlines in the classrooms, to support not just Students of Color, but ALL students, then maybe, just maybe, we had the solution. Thus the RSEC agency was birthed in June 2020. We got to work and began formulating the focus, scope and direction the agency would take.
Recruiting, Retaining and Supporting Educators of Color is the frame we have established to acquire our desired results.
Recruitment
Recruit Educators of Color for placement in schools.
Collaborate with colleges of education and state departments of education to identify, target and mentor aspiring educators.
Assist Pre-Service Teachers, Substitute Teachers and Paraprofessionals of Color to obtain teacher certification.
Retention
Mentor in service and aspiring Educators of Color.
Create a pipeline of future Educators of Color by mentoring high school, college students and paraprofessionals of color.
Ensure in-service Teachers of Color are accessing professional development opportunities to ensure their continued professional growth.
Support
Align educators of color with school districts who are intentional in the recruitment of Educators of Color
Provide interview preparation and coaching opportunities prospective Educators of Color.
Provide Diversity and Equity Professional Development to K-12 Education settings.
Develop and implement a leadership and sustainability system for Educators of Color.