Florida SouthWestern State College’s School of Education is introducing a new teacher-apprenticeship program this fall, creating a new pathway for people who want to be educators in Southwest Florida.
The program, developed with Imagine Schools, aims to address teacher shortages by eliminating financial barriers to entering the profession, according to FSW.
Starting this August, three apprentices will begin the program at Imagine School at North Port, working alongside experienced mentor teachers while completing online coursework toward a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at no cost…