Mission

The Teaching Fellows Institute’s mission is to honor, engage and inspire Charlotte’s outstanding teachers by providing professional and leadership development to promote retention in K-12 education.

Teaching Fellows Institute

The teaching profession is facing a critical challenge. Over a million teachers are in the retirement pipeline. Over the next decade, 2 million teachers will need to be recruited in the United States. However, about 50% of the new teachers will leave the field within five years. The most prominent reasons for attrition are: lack of support, teacher burnout, inadequate compensation and feeling isolated.

According to the National Education Association, there is little attention given to high-quality teachers who are the very individuals whose impact is most profound. And, their loss is most damaging to our schools and students.

This crisis has to be addressed. Communities, organizations, businesses and individuals all play a key factor.  Working collaboratively is essential to ensure our best and brightest educators feel valued, respected and supported.

The Teaching Fellows Institute’s programming is intentional about doing just that to actualize our mission to “Honor, Engage and Inspire” the best teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

Guiding Principles

We are committed to:

• Honoring teachers from the Greater Charlotte region to encourage the engaged retention of these educators.
• Building a collaborative network among top community educators.
• Strengthening the understanding of learning and teaching through the use of current research.
• Collaborating with community leaders regarding educational and professional needs.
• Inspiring excellent teachers to share their vision, experience and knowledge with others.