In a minority of host LEAs did TRGP residents reach one quarter of substandard credentials issued: 7 of 19 special education LEAs and 7 of 16 STEM LEAs¶
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q2 i? In 7 of 19 LEAs hosting special education residents and 7 of 16 LEAs hosting STEM residents, residents numbered at least one quarter of substandard credentials issued in that credential area. → Brannegan 2024
Evidence¶
Brannegan 2024¶
Brannegan, A., & Hirschboeck, K. (2024). Scaling California's Teacher Residency Grant Program: Findings and implications from the grant's first 4 years. WestEd. https://www.wested.org/support/formative-evaluation-of-the-california-teacher-residency-grant-program
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WestEd comparison of CTC 2020-23 educator supply report substandard credentials with TRGP resident counts by LEA and credential area. The brief reports "7 of the 19 LEAs hosting special education residents and 7 of the 16 LEAs hosting STEM residents" met the one-quarter threshold, calling residency a significant part of the talent supply in those LEAs.
"In 7 of the 19 LEAs hosting special education residents and 7 of the 16 LEAs hosting STEM residents, the number of residents was at least one quarter of the number of substandard credentials issued"
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Related Claims¶
- TRGP residents were prepared in 31 of 1,019 districts across 21 of 58 counties, concentrated in central and southern California while many rural high-need counties did not participate — related
- TRGP-funded residents represent a small fraction of California's teacher supply: 428 residents enrolled in 2022-23 against 14,298 substandard credentials issued — related
- Teacher residencies and preparation partnerships proved important to district recruitment during the pandemic — related
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In a minority of host LEAs did TRGP residents reach one quarter of substandard credentials issued: 7 of 19 special education LEAs and 7 of 16 STEM LEAs |
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In a minority of host LEAs did TRGP residents reach one quarter of substandard credentials issued: 7 of 19 special education LEAs and 7 of 16 STEM LEAs |
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