COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Quality education is a key driver of economic growth and development, and as central Ohio continues to grow rapidly, so does the need for quality educators.   The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCOO) recently launched its Teachers Create Teachers campaign.   This central Ohio elementary school is now nationally recognized Several central Ohio teachers are at the forefront of the campaign, like former Ohio Teacher of the Year Jonathan Juravich. He has been an art teacher at Liberty Tree Elementary School for the last 20 years.  "My job is fun, and I am grateful that I get the opportunity to be an educator every day," Juravich said.   Watch: How central Ohio’s growth is building a need for teachers ESCOO Superintendent-in-residence Dr. John Kellogg said the Teachers Create Teachers campaign aims to inform individuals about the education field and provide resources to get people on the right pathway to earning their teaching license.  "The pipeline for teachers coming into the profession is not as wide as it used to be," Kellogg said. "It certainly isn't as diverse as we'd like it to be."  Kellogg said that most times, when you ask someone why they became a teacher, their story began with another teacher.  "Think about the inspiring educators that you had when you were a kid," Juravich said. "Because if we stop and think about it, all of us have had that teacher, that teacher who lit a fire for us, that encouraged us, that helped us get to where we are today."  "A lot of the work we see going on economic development, workforce development underneath all of that is the value of public education and preparing students for the workforce," Kellogg said. "And so we need good classroom teachers in the system to do that."  Kellogg hopes the campaign inspires the next generation of educators, showing them just how meaningful a career in education can be.   Bernie Moreno says women are ‘single issue voters’ for abortion during Ohio town hall "In my career, my favorite day was graduation because I got to see young people cross that stage and begin that next phase of their journey," Kellogg said.   The campaign also looks to address diversity in local classrooms.  "It's not diverse enough to adequately represent the population of the students we're serving," Kellogg said.   He said everyone benefits from good public schools.   "In particular right now in central Ohio, this is a workforce initiative," Kellogg said. "So it's about preparing students for the jobs that are going to be out there and making sure that we have the workforce in our K-12 systems to prepare students for those opportunities."  He also emphasized it's never too late to switch to teaching. And it can be a difficult but rewarding profession.  "I want anyone that's considering a career in education to know that it isn't something that you go at alone," Yuravich said. "You're part of a broader community where people are there to support you and encourage you and challenge you to be the best educator that you can for the kids that are in front of you."  Kellogg said the campaign also looks to target areas where their districts need support, particularly in hard-to-fill areas like special education and STEM-related fields. He said those areas are where schools are having trouble finding good, qualified candidates.  "Our profession is a beautiful profession," Juravich said. "It is creative, it is human-centered, it is emotional."