Fresno Unified's TK–3 residency placed 30 new early-grade teachers in 2 years with an 83% retention rate as of spring 2022¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Between 2017 and 2019, Fresno Unified placed 30 new teachers in early-grade classrooms, 10 in TK or kindergarten, with an 83% retention rate as of spring 2022. → Cathy Yun 2022 q2 i? Across the two TK–3 cohorts, 67% of residents identified as candidates of color, compared to 45% of teachers in the district in 2018–19. → Cathy Yun 2022 (2)

Evidence¶

Cathy Yun 2022¶

Cathy Yun. (2022). Preparing Transitional Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Educators Through Teacher Residencies. Learning Policy Institute & EDPREPLAB. https://doi.org/10.54300/139.797

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Program outcome reporting for the Fresno Teacher Residency Program's TK–3 cohorts states the district placed "30 new teachers in early-grade classrooms" and achieved an 83% retention rate as of spring 2022. No effect sizes or comparison statistics are printed.

"In just 2 years, between 2017 and 2019, Fresno Unified was able to place 30 new teachers in early-grade classrooms, 10 of which were in TK or kindergarten, with an 83% retention rate as of spring 2022."

Cathy Yun 2022 (2)¶

Cathy Yun. (2022). Preparing Transitional Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Educators Through Teacher Residencies. Learning Policy Institute & EDPREPLAB. https://doi.org/10.54300/139.797

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The brief reports workforce diversification as a program outcome: 67% of TK–3 cohort residents identified as candidates of color versus 45% of district teachers in 2018–19, moving closer to the 90.8% of district students who identified as students of color. Descriptive percentages only; no inferential test is printed.

"Across the two TK–3 cohorts, 67% of residents identified as candidates of color, compared to 45%16 of teachers in the district in 2018–19"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Fresno’s Skillful Leader Project improved teacher retention and hiring — related
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