Addressing the Missouri Teacher Shortage
A Learning Model Built for Student Success
Proximity Learning uses its Enriched Live Instruction Model (ELIM) to make sure that students in your district are getting that best instruction possible. The goal of ELIM is to stimulate a classroom environment through ALWAYS live instruction from a teacher via streaming video.
The Proximity Learning Difference
Live, Synchronous Instruction
We livestream our certified virtual teachers right into your district classroom. Your dedicated team works with your district to fit with your school’s bell schedule and other needs.
Built by Educators, for Educators
Our partnership directors are past superintendents, principals and teachers who understand the harm that long-term vacancies can have on students.
Missouri educators looking to teach online can teach in our partner schools across the country over live streamed video. If you have a standard or professional license in Missouri, Proximity Learning can support you through the license reciprocity process to work in states where this is required.
Make a difference in student lives while teaching from anywhere with a better work/life balance by becoming a teacher with Proximity Learning.
Proximity Learning teachers are not only certified, background checked, and experienced, but they're also dynamic, engaging, and caring. Learn more about our online teaching jobs in Missouri.
Teacher Shortage in Missouri
The Missouri teacher shortage highlights inequities across the state. Students in rural areas are particularly hard hit by the teacher shortage, with limited access to quality education. Rural and urban districts have more difficulty hiring certified teachers to fill their vacancies. Suburban students have easy access to quality teachers, but their peers in underserved areas do not. Kansas City NPR reports “The need is especially acute in areas classified as "critical," which includes elementary classrooms, early childhood education and special education. About 3,325 of those positions are vacant. More vacancies were found in positions classified as "high need," which includes math and sciences.” Ultimately, the most recent teacher shortage report shows 3,089 underqualified teachers in Missouri during the 2022-23 school year.
Teacher Shortage reports claim, "Based on news and state reports, we estimate that there are at least 55,000 vacant teacher positions in the United States."
Never Have Another Teacher Vacancy in MO
We offer a suite of services that mirror in-person instruction, covering standard classes, tutoring, and summer school in nearly every subject you need.
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Live Virtual K-12
Never have another teacher vacancy. Use our livestreamed certified teachers to ensure that when you can't find a teacher, we will place a cutting-edge certified educator into your classroom.
Tutoring
Certified, qualified teachers in the subjects you need. For teacher vacancies or expanding course offerings.
Virtual School
Start offering typically hard-to-staff specialty courses to your students that want them.
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