For Schools & Principals
Strengthen your Classrooms Today. Build your Faculty for Tomorrow.
Find reliable classroom coverage while developing diverse, full-time teachers from within your own community.
- Plug teaching gaps
- Motivated teachers
- Long-term hires
- No placement fees
Your search for great teachers
Staffing is harder than ever
You might be:
- Needing teachers now while planning long term roles
- Spending heavily on recruiting and repeated hiring
- Struggling to find time for consistent sourcing
- Finding good teachers but struggling to retain them
"TeachStart is our strongest teacher pipeline.”
Maybe you’ve tried…
- …posting roles repeatedly hoping to find the right teacher
- …using substitute agencies that don’t build true staff
- …running ineffective, expensive recruiting cycles
TeachStart makes it very simple.
Right now schools are made to choose… Fill classrooms quickly, or hire teachers who stay long-term
TeachStart removes that tradeoff. No more choosing between short-term coverage and long-term staffing
Because when schools develop diverse, motivated educators, they build stronger teachers — and better students.
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“Alliance's partnership with TeachStart has proven to be an excellent source for passionate, skilled teachers who will support our school for years to come!”
Tommy Dierkes
Staffing Manager, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Sterling Wu joined us in 2023. Before TeachStart he was a _______ – just 12 months later he’s got his own classroom at a local school.
TeachStart has helped hundreds of schools fill classrooms while building a reliable pipeline of full-time teachers
Control over budgets
Designed to fit within your existing substitute teaching budget
Reduced hiring cycles
You’ll know what the steps are, what matters next, and how to keep moving forward.
More time for teaching
Build classroom confidence, supported by training, coaching, and community.
This year at-a-glance
Educators placed
Educators of color
Parent educators
Male educators
Program Overview
From classroom coverage to confident hiring
Reliable substitute coverage
Career-committed educators—not gig workers—who show up prepared and ready to run a classroom.
Built-in teacher pipeline
Substitutes gain real experience inside your school before they ever step into a full-time role—so you’re hiring with context, not guesswork.
High-quality, diverse talent
A new teacher source—60%+ people of color—trained and mentored to succeed, including educators developed from within your own community.
Less admin, less stress
Fewer hiring cycles. Fewer emergencies. Less time spent chasing coverage—more time spent leading your school.
Develop teachers your way
Teachers continue building experience inside your school—so you can shape, mentor, and develop them into the educators your community needs.
How it works with your school
A simple process schools can run all year without adding workload
Assess & onboard
We align on your staffing needs and onboard your school.
Place Fellows for coverage
Fellows provide substitute coverage.
Hire with confidence
We stay connected through ongoing feedback and support.
Continue to nurture
As your new hire progresses you’ll support them like any other new hire.
Quick answers for busy school leaders
Got another question for us?
The TeachStart team is always happy to answer your questions.
Can Fellows manage classrooms and diverse needs?
Yes. Fellows are trained and supported specifically for classroom management, including for classrooms with diverse learning needs. We also work directly with you to place Fellows that are the best possible fit for that particular classroom.
Are Fellows reliable?
Yes. Reliability, professionalism, and communication are core expectations of TeachStart Fellows.
What if a Fellow isn’t a good fit?
Your dedicated TeachStart team member works hand-in-hand with you to adjust placements and resolve issues quickly.
Is this more expensive than substitutes?
No. TeachStart is designed to work within your existing substitute budget.
Am I obligated to hire Fellows full-time?
No. If a Fellow is a good fit for your school, TeachStart will assist with the transition to a full-time role, but schools are under no obligation to hire Fellows.
Does TeachStart directly credential Fellows?
No, Fellows are not directly credentialed by TeachStart. Fellows will enroll with one of TeachStart's credentialing partners during the Fellowship and will end the year on a path to obtaining their desired credential.
Is there a hiring fee?
If you like a TeachStart Fellow and want to offer them a full-time role at the end of the school year, there's no fee or surcharge. We want you to hire them if it's a good fit!
Confident staffing. Strong teachers. Stable classrooms.
TeachStart gives you a supportive and guided consultation to test whether teaching is the right long-term move.
