Teacher Development
The foundation is dedicated to identifying Black students who are considering becoming educators, which includes classroom teaching as well as other critical roles in K12 education including guidance counseling, literacy interventionists and coaches.
This initiative of the Sachs Foundation aims to increase the number of African American teachers serving in Colorado, specifically in schools with large Black student populations.
The program works with target partnerships to identify African Americans students who are considering becoming educators, expose them to opportunities that allow them to pursue teaching as a profession, support their college education and certification as educators, and assist in the training and development of African American teachers in their early careers as well as providing financial assistance to supplement incomes through their first three years of service as educators.
Partnerships
TFA and the Sachs Foundation actively collaborate to build a thriving pipeline of Black teachers into Colorado schools by undertaking a variety of activities including recruitment, membership, financial support and professional development that are designed to achieve this goal.
The Sachs Foundation Teacher Development Program at Colorado College is funded by a grant from the Sachs Foundation to support Black students interested pursuing a career in education. The grant is used to support summer fellowships, academic year internships and two full scholarships to the Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Student Reflections
“I feel like especially Black male educators are so underrepresented and that underrepresentation teaches kids something about themselves. My goal is to work against that.” -Jordan Bates (’23)
“I never had a teacher that represented me and that I saw myself in until 11th grade. I’m so blessed to be part of the Sachs foundation and part of the community.” – Psalm Delaney (’24)