Strategic Staffing

Problem of Practice

Teacher preparation residencies, where candidates spend a full year student teaching under the guidance of a highly effective mentor teacher, provide extended time for future teachers to learn how to teach before they are responsible for their own classrooms. Research has found that residency pathways are some of the most effective ways to prepare new teachers who are diverse and well-prepared, yet a full-year unpaid clinical experience is not accessible to most candidates. 

Overview

Two fellows are being trained to facilitate discussions between the EPP and LEA to design and implement strategic staffing. Next year the fellows will facilitate a design process with LEA’s and EPP’s and the following year will be implementation with is the placement of teacher residents in schools and districts.