1. Troops To Education
A Program for the 21st Century

2. A program for the 21st Century
Purpose of Troops to Education
A program for the 21st Century
Establish a Non-Profit organization to assist Military Veterans and their Spouses in securing jobs in the Public School Systems to help change and improve Public Education in America
Transition the current, under-producing Troops to Teachers Program to a National Public-Private Partnership with the Department of Defense

3. Troops To Teachers (TTT): A Program for the 20th Century
History
1992, 10/23. Teacher and Teacher Aide Placement Assistance Program under the Department of Defense authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act as part of the Military Drawdown plan
1997, 9/30. Authorized Troops to Teachers (TTT) Program under the Department of Defense
2002, 10/1. TTT was assigned to the Department of Education as part of the No Child Left Behind Act and appropriated $18 million
2011, 10/1. TTT was unofficially transferred to the Department of Defense as a discretionary program with $13 million by an agreement between the Department of Defense and the Department of Education

4. Troops To Teachers (TTT): A Program for the 20th Century
History (continued)
2013, 10/1. NDAA officially transferred TTT back to DoD
2016, 10/1. ALL state and regional TTT offices closed
2017, 4/1. Non-competitive grants were offered to 14 states
2017, 5/1. Seven State Departments of Education and four state consortium applied for and received a grant

5. Existing Conditions Driving the need for Change - Teacher shortage
Teacher Demand/Supply. Increasing demand, diminishing supply.[1]
Demand for approximately 300,000 teachers per year beginning in
School-aged population will increase by 2 million students in the next decade
Programs and reduced class sizes will require an additional 145,000 teachers
, 35% enrollment drop in colleges of education
Teacher pipeline is diminishing
Retention.
Difficulty retaining teachers, especially in the most high-need schools
Economic Opportunities.
Growing economic confidence
Teachers, who delayed retirement because of recession, are now retiring
More teachers leaving the profession for other opportunities
[1] Learning Policy Institute,

6. Existing Conditions Driving the need for Change - Military Personnel
Military Personnel Pipeline.
200,000 leave military service per year
70,000 of these completing first enlistment
Many have college degrees with eligibility for State-Approved Alternative Routes to Licensure (ARL) programs
Many have skills in areas; including, mechanics, HVAC, bus drivers, IT specialist, security, etc
Military Spouses.
Lifestyle affects job satisfaction - a motivating factor for the active duty spouse to leave the service
41% employed, 50% of those not employed would like to be
Licenses. 35% have professions requiring a license or certification
72+% of those in these professions must renew or reapply when crossing state lines

7. Troops To Education: Vision
A Program for the 21st Century
To be the Premier Veteran-focused career transition program through a Public-Private Partnership ...
Devoted to placing qualified Veterans and Spouses into our Nation's public education system, and ...
Producing the highest quality graduates from the world's greatest public education system.

8. Troops To Education From TTT to TTE Troops To Teachers (TTT)
Troops To Education (TTE)
Funding. DoD …
Seven grants distributed to states and four to consortium of states, which could meet the eligibility requirements, which applied, and which completed the grant proposal according to the narrow criteria established
Partnerships.
Random by region and/or states
[2] U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Department of Education (DoE), U.S. Department of Labor (DoL), Veterans Administration (VA)
Funding. DoD Plus:
Privately matched funds
All states eligible regardless of vet population
Distributed by program and need
Public/Private Partnership
Coordinates efforts. DoD, DoE, DoL, VA [2]
Council of Great City Schools
NASDTEC. National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
Universities and State-approved programs. Degrees, licenses, certifications
ARL Programs.
School Districts

9. Troops To Education From TTT to TTE Troops To Teachers (TTT)
Troops To Education (TTE)
Who.
Active Duty Military. Planning to separate within 3 years.
Veterans. Separated from the military within the last 3 years. Limited services for those separated for more than 3 years.
Who
Active Duty Military. From time of initial assignment.
Veterans. All veterans regardless of separation date.
National Guard
Reserves
Spouses. Veterans and active duty.
Widow(er)s.
Veterans who died on active duty.
Veterans who died from a service related injury.

10. Troops To Education From TTT to TTE Troops To Teachers (TTT)
Troops To Education (TTE)
What.
Limited to Teaching positions
All Teaching positions
Support Staff positions
Non-Instructional Administrative positions

11. Troops To Education From TTT to TTE Troops To Teachers (TTT)
Troops To Education (TTE)
Actions.
Recruitment.
Staff to attend military sponsored events (job fairs, education fairs)
Program sponsored “Teaching as a Second Career” seminars
Limited work with districts to promote program
Efforts limited to military (active duty, veterans, National Guard, and Reserve)
Military installations
Transition assistance programs
Reserves, National Guard
Local veterans networks
Spouse advocacy groups
Physical Presence.
Key military installations
Regional and state offices
National and regional summits
Counseling : Skill matching to job vacancies.
Placement Assistance: Work directly with Partner Districts for job placement.

12. Troops To Education A Call To Action: National Governors Association
Share importance of TTE plan to gain Congressional Delegation support
Join in partnership of TTE, NASDTEC, and Defense State Liaison Office to eliminate barriers to the employment of veterans and their spouses as well as spouses of active duty personnel
Encourage State Superintendents of Departments of Education to invite their school districts to partner with TTE

13. Troops To Education
A Call To Action: National Conference of State Legislatures
Share importance of TTE plan to gain Congressional Delegation support
Join in partnership of TTE, NASDTEC, and Defense State Liaison Office to eliminate barriers to the employment of veterans and their spouses as well as spouses of active duty personnel
Encourage State Superintendents of Departments of Education to invite their school districts to partner with TTE

14. Troops To Education A Call To Action: US Conference of Mayors:
Share importance of TTE plan to gain Congressional Delegation’s support
Encourage Superintendents of regional school districts to have their school districts partner with TTE

15. Troops To Education
A Call To Action: Council of Chief State School Officers
Share importance of TTE plan with Congressional Contacts
Encourage Superintendents of regional school districts to have their school districts partner with TTE
Join in partnership of TTE, NASDTEC, and Defense State Liaison Office to eliminate barriers to the employment of veterans and their spouses as well as spouses of active duty personnel

16. Troops To Education
A Call To Action: National School Boards Association
Share importance of TTE plan with Congressional Contacts
Encourage Superintendents of school districts to have their school districts partner with TTE
Join in partnership of TTE, NASDTEC, and Defense State Liaison Office to eliminate barriers to the employment of veterans and their spouses as well as spouses of active duty personnel

17. Troops To Education
A Call To Action: US Chamber of Commerce Foundation/Military Spouse Advocacy Groups
Share importance of TTE plan with Congressional Contacts
Facilitate a meeting with Special Advisor to the President to share TTE and how it can help fulfill her commitment to advocate for military spouses
Participate in creation of Military Spouse Advisory Committee to share ideas with TTE on reaching spouses of active duty military and spouses of veterans; on support needed by military spouses; and on ways to improve services being offered

18. Final Remarks / Questions
A Program for the 21st Century