Addressing the Pennsylvania Teacher Shortage

Proximity Learning livestreams certified teachers into districts in pursuit of greater educational equity
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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 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.
Certified Teachers in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania educators looking to teach online can teach in our partner schools across the country over livestreamed video. If you have a standard or professional license in Pennsylvania, Proximity Learning can support you through the license reciprocity process to work in states where this is required.

Working as a teacher for Proximity Learning has helped teachers find better work/life balance, teach to students across the county, and improve technological skills.

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 Pennsylvania.

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Teacher shortage in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania administrators are concerned about the lack of incoming education majors. College students studying education are necessary to replace retiring teachers every year. Unfortunately, the number of education graduates has dropped by half. Additionally, teaching certifications have dropped by 74% in the last decade. This signals a grim outlook for new teachers to fill vacancies in the Keystone State. Ultimately, the most recent teacher shortage report shows 343 teacher vacancies plus 1,085 under-qualified teachers in Pennsylvania during the 2017-18 school year.

In April 2021, Frontline Education surveyed 1,200 district leaders to discover that two out of three respondents reported having teacher shortages in their schools. This is a record high since launching the survey in 2015.

Never Have Another Teacher Vacancy in PA

HR Backup Plan
Never have another teacher vacancy. Use our HR Backup Plan to ensure that when you can’t find a teacher, we will place a cutting-edge livestreamed teacher into your classroom.
Student Program
Expansion
Start offering typically hard-to-staff specialty courses to your students that want them.
High-Dosage
Tutoring
Data-driven entrance and exit benchmarks to get students ready for what’s next.
Virtual School
Start offering typically hard-to-staff specialty courses to your students that want them.
HR Backup Plan
Never have another teacher vacancy. Use our HR Backup Plan to ensure that when you can’t find a teacher, we will place a cutting-edge livestreamed teacher into your classroom.
Student Program
Expansion
Start offering typically hard-to-staff specialty courses to your students that want them.
High-Dosage
Tutoring
Data-driven entrance and exit benchmarks to get students ready for what’s next.
Virtual School
Start offering typically hard-to-staff specialty courses to your students that want them.
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Meet Your State Representative!
Mark Losey
Director of School Partnerships
Since 1991, Mark has committed to helping PreK-12 schools navigate the world of educational technology, identify resources that best meet their goals, then provide prompt guidance and support to ensure successful implementation. Mark is a lifelong Pennsylvania resident that has truly enjoyed getting to know educators from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Easton to Erie. Residing in Greensburg with his wife Sue, Mark also enjoys those rare opportunities when all five children, (Ages 39 to 18), can come together with their kids and have some laughs with Mom & Dad.

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Could live online instruction from Proximity Learning benefit your school district?

Increasing Equity Across the Country
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