When teachers leave the profession, student achievement suffers. Your story can make a difference this legislative session as we push for long-term incentives for highly effective teachers to remain in Indiana’s public schools, especially in hard-to-staff schools or high-need subjects.
Everyone has a story to share that can make positive changes for public school students. It begins with you tapping into what personally motivates you to be part of this movement to elevate teachers.
Use this video collector to share why you agree we need to dramatically increase pay for our most effective teachers:
Taking a video is easy. Simply click the button below and follow the instructions. You don’t need any special equipment to upload your story – just a phone or a computer that has a camera. Be sure to complete the form and press submit when you’re done!
Need help getting started? Consider answering one of these questions (or prompts) for your video:
- Can you describe a specific moment where a teacher really made a difference in you or your child’s life?
- Has your child ever had multiple teachers in one school year? Explain how it impacted their education.
- Did your child ever have a teacher with multiple jobs. Explain why you think our teachers deserve better.
- Share a story about a student who overcame a challenge with because of a teacher’s support.
- Explain why you think it is challenging to be a teacher today, including why we need to support our teachers who are moving the needle for student growth.
- Who was the most impactful teacher you had growing up, and why?
- Did your child ever face academic challenges in class? How did the teacher support them?
Our students deserve professionally prepared, high-quality, public educators. Your story can help shed light on the importance of our teachers who are moving the needle for student growth. Your story can help legislation pass that will that incentive experienced teachers to stay in the classroom.