Reallocate existing district roles and budget lines—substitute teaching, paraeducator positions, and extended-day staffing—to fund and pay residents¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The report's most common sustainability strategy is redirecting dollars and roles districts already pay for. Residents can substitute on a modest, planful basis, serve half-time as paraeducators, or staff before-school, after-school, and summer programs, earning pay for instructional support while learning. The report notes that "Reallocating a portion of funding from multiple district budget lines can quickly add up to a significant amount of funding for residents," estimating over $350,000 from 10% of four budget lines in a 190-teacher district.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Planful, modest-level subbing (e.g., a set day each week) so reallocation does not disrupt residency learning; coordination of residents' roles with mentor teachers' classroom norms and goals

Constraints¶

• Poorly managed reallocation can produce disjointed teaching experiences for residents or place too much responsibility on a novice

Target Learners¶

• Teacher residency candidates, including working paraeducators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Linking theory and practice through guided substitute and instructional-support experiences
• Building instructional decision-making skills before entering the teaching force

Affordances¶

• Three Rs Residency Sustainability Framework

Claims¶

• Most residency programs offer district-based employment opportunities, but fewer than half of residents participate, mainly due to time and schedule conflicts [~W]

Related Strategies¶

• Sustain paid residencies through strategic staffing that reallocates resident instructional support roles
• Strategic staffing models that redirect district instructional-support funds to subsidize paid residency stipends
• Policy recommendations for sustaining and expanding teacher residencies
• Employ residency residents as the second adult in TK classrooms using assistant teacher or paraprofessional budget lines

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Yun, C., & DeMoss, K. (2020). Sustainable strategies for funding teacher residencies: Lessons from California. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. http://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/strategies-funding-teacher-residencies-california