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Pearland Independent School District PEARLAND ISD
In the school district’s mission statement, leaders of Pearland
Independent School District (ISD) state their objectives, saying they
want to “Prepare students to Perform at their highest potential and
Produce global citizens of tomorrow.” This mission can be accomplished
through establishing partnerships between the students, teachers,
parents, and community.
About Pearland ISD
One of the smaller school systems in Texas Region IV, Pearland ISD
currently serves 17,115 students in its eleven elementary schools, four
middle schools, three junior high schools, two high schools, and one
alternative campus. The school system continues to grow, and
demographics experts predict that the district will reach approximately
28,600 students by the year 2014.
Pearland ISD continues to receive state and national recognition for its
students’ academic achievements. Of Pearland ISD’s twenty-one schools,
one has been rated as exemplary, thirteen are recognized, and three are
academically acceptable under the Texas Academically Acceptable School
District’s rating system. The school district has also met the adequate
yearly progress standards established by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Pearland ISD’s academic success can be attributed greatly to the strong
academic programs that the school district offers to its students.
Support services such as bilingual and ESL classes, special education,
and Pre-K programs offer assistance to students who struggle with
specific needs. Advanced placement and the developing International
Baccalaureate program are preparing high school students for success in
secondary education, and students from Pearland High School already
score above the state average in every section of both the SAT and ACT
assessments. Pearland ISD sees academic success as a practical step to
students’ future success. The curriculum at every level intentionally
utilizes technology and focuses on applying the concepts to the “real
world” outside of the classroom.
Teaching in Pearland ISD
Because the school system continues to grow, Pearland ISD needs a steady
supply of qualified teachers. New teachers earn a competitive starting
salary of $43,000 per year, and they will also enjoy working under the
average 16:1 student to teacher ratio. First year teachers who live
outside the district can enroll their children in any Pearland ISD
school, and they will receive a $500 compensation for one child and a
$1000 compensation for more than one child. This hiring incentive lasts
for a new teacher’s first year and serves to show employees the benefits
that the school system offers to both teachers and parents. For more
information about teaching in Pearland ISD, including job postings and
an online application, please visit the district website: http://www.pearlandisd.org
Alternative Certification Programs
If you would like to be a part of the growing Pearland ISD family but do
not have a teaching license, a number of options are available to help
you get into the classroom as soon as possible. Those who cannot return
to school full-time often turn to alternative certifications programs,
including the Web-Centric Alternative Certification Program (WCACP), an
online alternative certification program that helps teachers complete
the academic portion of the licensure requirements from the comfort of
their own homes. Because the coursework for the WCACP is entirely
online, students have the ability to work at their own pace. Those who
need to work a full-time job or raise a family while they complete their
studies can work at the pace that suits their needs. The program
prepares students for the mandatory one-year teaching internship they
must do before receiving their teaching certificate.
Applicants to the program must have a bachelor’s degree in any field
from an accredited college or university, and they have a minimum 2.5
GPA.
For more information on how to enroll in the Web Centric Alternative
Certification Program Click Here
Thanks to alternative
certification programs like the Web-Centric Alternative Certification
Program, future teachers in Pearland ISD and other school districts in
the state of Texas can be one step closer to entering the classroom and
to making a positive impact on the lives of the leaders of tomorrow!
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