Recruit residency candidates locally from the communities they will teach in, with LEA partners participating in admissions¶

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Description¶

Both studied residencies recruited candidates who lived in or had roots around partner districts, on the assumption that local ties increase retention, and involved LEA partners directly in interviews and admissions decisions. As printed, "Each residency aimed to recruit residents who lived in or had roots in and around partner school districts and the communities served by the residency, with the assumption that this recruitment strategy would increase graduate teacher retention rates due to the residents' lifelong connections to the area." Kern Urban used joint CSUB–BCSD group interviews; TRRE held virtual advisement meetings with CSUB, TCOE, and district representatives deciding fit collaboratively.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Program coordinators who extend personalized support to applicants navigating complicated application requirements
• LEA partner willingness to participate in interviews and deliberations

Constraints¶

• Recruitment channels differed by context: Kern Urban relied on word of mouth after years of operation, while the geographically disparate TRRE relied heavily on web-based and social media marketing plus community tabling

Target Learners¶

• Local prospective teachers, including CSUB liberal studies students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Building a stable, community-rooted local teacher workforce

Related Strategies¶

• Develop high-retention pathways — Grow Your Own programs and teacher residencies — to build and diversify local teacher supply

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Fitz, J., & Yun, C. (2025). Meeting urban and rural district needs for educators: California State University, Bakersfield's teacher residencies. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/825.823