Provide financial support and induction mentoring in exchange for a multi-year teaching commitment¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

Residencies offer living stipends, tuition remission, and loan forgiveness in exchange for a commitment to teach in the sponsoring district, typically 3-5 years, and provide 1-3 years of early career mentoring after candidates become teacher of record. The report states these incentives attract "high-quality candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences while providing them intensive preparation".

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• District and philanthropic or federal funding to sustain stipends and induction coaching

Constraints¶

• Resident contributions for training and master's degrees ranged from $0 to $36,000 across programs reviewed; living stipends are often lower when tuition reimbursements are higher

Target Learners¶

• Career changers and recent college graduates entering teaching

Target Learning Goals¶

• Retention of well-prepared teachers in high-need districts

Affordances¶

• Teacher Residency Model Framework

Related Strategies¶

• Build high-retention, supportive pathways into teaching for candidates of color
• Offer targeted service scholarships, loan forgiveness, and 1-year postbaccalaureate residency programs to rapidly expand the supply of well-prepared teachers in shortage fields and locations
• Deploy service scholarships, loan forgiveness, and teacher residencies to staff high-need fields and schools
• Fund residents with stipends and halve tuition to make a yearlong coteaching residency financially accessible

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Guha, R., Hyler, M.E., and Darling-Hammond, L. (2016). The Teacher Residency: An Innovative Model for Preparing Teachers. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/teacher-residency