The Elgin Independent School District’s human capital department has implemented new strategies to better help staff recruitment efforts.The innovations target pay structure, establish new programs and put a focus on new-to-profession graduates.Alongside targeted social media outreach and its boosting tech and implemented analytics, approved paid student teaching has filled openings with young professionals.“The costs to become a teacher while you are in college, trying to pay your bills, getting through that last student teacher year, it’s very prohibitive,” said Al Rodriguez, assistant superintendent for the human capital department.A student teacher or clinical teacher can make a minimum of $7,250 per ...