The Nokomis School District enters their second year of providing the Grow Your Own Teachers Program which allows aspiring educators to take college credit courses during their junior and senior years of high school. Superintendent Scott Doerr was behind the grant writing process that made this program possible, any high school student in the Lincoln Land Community College zone will have this opportunity.

Superintendent Scott Doerr says the course material will encompass the beginning stages of teachers' education curriculum, the same that would be had at any college or university.

The credit transferring process between learning institutions can sometimes fail depending on the university. Doerr says that the Grow Your Own Teachers Program course credits will be accepted at all colleges in Illinois.

The first year of the program brought enough participation to continue the dual credit offerings.

These courses are often worked into the student's regular schedule says Doerr. He says the best way for a student to get information and be involved in this teacher's education program is to visit their school guidance counselor.

Scott Doerr appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.