Addressing the Vermont Teacher Shortage

Proximity Learning livestreams certified teachers into districts in pursuit of greater educational equity

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.

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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 Vermont

Vermont 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 Vermont, Proximity Learning can support you through the license reciprocity process to work in states where this is required.

Proximity Learning teachers can improve their use and understanding of technology, test their creativity, and live as digital nomads through virtual teaching.

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 Vermont.

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Teacher Shortage in Vermont

Vermont is facing a growing teacher shortage. Small districts are struggling to find qualified teachers to fill their classrooms. The VTDigger reports, “Slate Valley Unified School District in western Rutland county had a tall task this summer: fill 73 vacancies. Superintendent Brooke Olsen-Farrell said, ‘I have never seen it this bad in the 22 years I’ve been in education.’ For context, she added, the district has about 270 people on staff, and only a little over a dozen educators turned over last summer.”

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 VT

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!

Suzanne Rickard

Director of School Partnerships

Suzanne Rickard lives in Southern Maine with her husband and two older children. She has spent over 22 years in the education technology business, providing K-12 schools in New England with classroom solutions that both enhance student learning and teacher’s instruction. Suzanne spent her first years as an education specialist, providing customized teacher trainings and alignments to curriculum standards. Suzanne later emerged into a more consultative role, providing a host of education technology solutions to meet the diverse learning needs of students and classroom management needs of educators. Suzanne prides herself on not only getting to know her customers’ needs but also supporting them to be sure they are using any program to meet their goals. On the weekends, Suzanne enjoys the beautiful landscape of New England and can often be found hiking, biking, and gardening.

Increasing Equity Across the Country

Addressing the Vermont Teacher Shortage

Learning Model Built for Student Success

The Proximity Difference

Teacher Shortage in Vermont

Never Have Another Teacher Vacancy in VT

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