All six studied high-certification districts partner with at least one teacher residency program and at least one Grow Your Own program¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All six participating districts had a residency partnership and at least one Grow Your Own program targeting high school students and/or paraprofessionals, and leaders valued multiple varied partnership options. → Patrick 2026

Evidence¶

Patrick 2026¶

Patrick, S. K., Higginbotham, C., Saunders, R., Tan, T. S., & Wojcikiewicz, S. (2026). Teacher certification in Texas: District strategies to recruit and retain a credentialed workforce. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/301.563

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Qualitative interview study of district leaders in six purposefully sampled Texas districts (Channelview, Cypress-Fairbanks, Dallas, Denton, Hutto, and Mesquite ISD) with at least 5,000 students in suburban or urban areas. Leaders emphasized "the value of having multiple partnership programs and preparation options."

"All six participating districts have a partnership with at least one teacher residency program, and all have at least one Grow Your Own program targeting high school students and/or paraprofessionals."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• TRP participants could accept a stipend in exchange for committing to teach in the same district for at least three years — related
• A leaky pipeline limits the residency program's district benefits: only about half of completers became CPS principals within four years, at roughly $535,000 cost per new principal — related
• Teacher residencies and preparation partnerships proved important to district recruitment during the pandemic — related
• In Irving ISD, 56% of educators who served as program coaches since 2017 were promoted to new positions — related
• Grow Your Own program graduates remain in teaching longer than typical beginning teachers and teach in high-need schools at high rates — related