We are pleased to announce that Northside ISD has formed an academic partnership with Lamar University to offer district employees a high-quality, fully accredited master's degrees in Teacher Leadership and School Administration completed in 18 months for a preferred price of $4,950. The goal of this innovative partnership is to offer Northside ISD employees the opportunity to participate in a relevant and affordable master's degree program to promote professional growth. The District is proud to offer this benefit to our employees. Coursework in the M. Ed. Teacher Leadership is designed to expand and improve teaching strategies and to enhance the ability to effectively manage instruction for diverse learners. The M. Ed. School Administration is designed to develop instructional leadership skills and also leads to a principal certification. Interested Northside ISD employees should contact an enrollment specialist at 1.866.223.7675 OR click on one of the links below: Please click here for additional information about the program -OR- Click here for information about the Summer, 2008 Information Sessions.

 

Like many school districts across the state and the nation, Northside ISD is experiencing a shortage of certified teachers in certain teaching fields. Specifically, Northside shares with the other districts a critical shortage in the following teaching fields:
EC-12 Special Education Bilingual Generalist EC-4 or 4-8 Mathematics 4-8 or 8-12	Science 4-8 or 8-12 Computer Science 8-12 Technology Education 6-12 Speech Language Pathologists
In an effort to curtail the shortage, Northside encourages its teachers and other certified staff to pursue additional certification in one of these critical teaching shortage areas by taking advantage of the many programs offered by local universities.