Transcript Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program

NEWARK
MONTCLAIR
URBAN TEACHER
RESIDENCY
PROGRAM
(NMUTR)
Preparing outstanding teachers
for Newark Public Schools
URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY (UTR)
An Urban Teacher Residency is a partnership
between an urban school district and a
university, designed to meet the specific
staffing needs of the district.
The teacher preparation program is embedded
in the classrooms of the urban school district.
Residents are apprenticed to experienced
teachers who serve as their mentors.
WHY URBAN SCHOOLS?
 Early programs in the U.S. are located in Boston, Chicago, and
Denver and were initiated by the school districts. They are
tightly focused on specific district needs, and they support new
teachers at a very high level.
 Attrition from urban school districts has been shown to be as
high as 50% within the first three years teaching.
 In the Boston UTR, 86% have stayed in teaching since 2003. In
Chicago, 85% have stayed. In Denver, 100% of the new
teachers prepared in the residency program since 2003 are still
teachers in the district.
 Attrition of new teachers is a significant problem in urban
districts, and Urban Teacher Residencies offer an important
solution.
SOURCE OF FUNDING
The Federal Government has recently
dedicated millions of dollars to fund 28 new
UTRs.
The Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher
Residency Program is one of these new,
federally funded efforts.
GRANT HIGHLIGHTS
RESIDENTS
 Two cohorts: 15 Early Childhood Elementary Education with
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Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification (ECEL)residents to
begin Spring 2010, 10 Math and Science residents to begin June
2010.
First Cohort of ECEL Residents will begin in schools February 2010
and complete June 2011. Second ECEL cohort begins January
2011.
Math and Science Residents will begin June 2010 and complete
June 2011.
ECEL dual certification residents have an 18 month program
Math/Science residents have a 12 month program.
RESIDENTS
 ECEL Residents will complete the program with
Provisional Certification in Early Childhood OR
Elementary Teacher and Teacher of Students with
Disabilities.
 Math and Science Content Area Residents will
complete the program with Provisional Certification
in Math OR Science
 All Residents are committed to teaching in Newark
Public Schools for three years.
 Residents are paid a generous stipend and receive
a tuition waiver at MSU.
STIPENDS
Early Childhood/Elementary residents receive a
stipend of $39,000 over 18 months.
Math/Science residents receive a stipend of $26,000
over 12 months.
Residents are eligible for additional funds under the
federal TEACH grant.
** Financial terms are not need-based**
GRANT HIGHLIGHTS
MENTOR TEACHERS
 Residents will work side by side with Mentors.
 Mentors will participate in a Mentor Institute and
professional development activities (half day per
month and other events).
 Mentors will participate in action research projects
with Residents.
 Mentors will have an opportunity to apply for
National Board of Professional Teaching
Standards Certification OR pursue credits towards
a Master’s Degree at MSU.
SUPPORT FOR NEW TEACHERS
 Employment - People who successfully complete the program
will be given preferential advancement in the hiring process
for a teaching position in the Newark Public Schools.
 NMUTR requires residents offered a position to
teach in Newark Public Schools for 3 years upon
program completion.
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Induction Support - During this period, each
resident is mentored by an experienced teacher.
Research shows that one-on-one mentoring is a
great support to new teachers. It keeps them in
urban schools for a
rewarding teaching career.
NEW PARADIGM
 Residents learn the district’s instructional
initiatives and curriculum while they come to
understand the students, families, history, and
context of Newark - the community where they
will teach.
 Focus is on the District’s priorities.
 OLD MODEL: Focus was on who the University
prepares to be teachers.
 NEW MODEL: Preparing effective teachers for
Newark Public Schools.
MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
 Early Childhood/Elementary applicants must have
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completed an undergraduate program in a liberal
arts.
Math/Science applicants must have completed an
undergraduate degree with a MAJOR in the specific
discipline they are going to teach.
All applicants must have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
All applicants must have passed the required Praxis
II Exam(s).
All applicants must take the GRE general test.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Susan Taylor,
NMUTR Program Director
[email protected]
973 655 6687
Toyin Adekoje
NMUTR Program Advisor
[email protected]
973 655 7990