Partnerships

CURRENT PARTNERS

Supporting Educational Partners

The RESC Alliance is working with CREC to offer this program across the state at ACES, CREC, CES and LEARN for the 21-22 class.

In the 1990s, Connecticut’s six RESCs formed the RESC Alliance to create greater access to resources and savings for all Connecticut public schools. Today, the RESCs collaborate to deliver an ever-growing variety of education resources and services that schools and communities couldn’t otherwise afford. The RESC Alliance also advocates at the state legislature for laws that address and respond to the education needs of all Connecticut residents.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE rESC ALLIANCE HERE

2020 District Partners

Fifteen residents are currently enrolled and serving their residencies in the following partnership districts.

Bristol
Ellington

CREC Magnet Schools
Southington

2021-22 Partner Districts

The following partner districts have committed to having residents in cohorts in four locations across the state. Spaces are still available for additional districts to join these cohorts.

Site 1 (ACES)

ACES*
Hamden
Naugatuck
Region 15**
Guilford**
Southington**

Site 2 (CES)

CES*
Darien
Fairfield*
Stamford
Westport*

Site 3 (CREC)

Bristol*
CREC*
Ellington
Granby*
New Britain*
Odyssey School
Rocky Hill
Vernon
Wethersfield

Site 4 (LEARN)

Groton
LEARN*
Ledyard*
Norwich*
Stonington

*Early adopters **Member of another RESC

BECOMING A DISTRICT PARTNER

The CREC Teacher Residency Program is a proven strategy to hire and train teachers of color to become certified elementary school teachers. This program is designed so that you have a pipeline to support high performing staff with Bachelors degrees to move to the next level and join the ranks of full time teachers.

Program staff will work with you to identify candidates already working in your school district or community to become certified elementary school teachers after 14 months of intense training and a full-time residency with a mentor teacher in one of your schools.

District Partnership Costs – $65,750 per resident including:

Partnership fee $10,750
Resident salary and benefits approximately $49K
- Hourly equivalent to $28,000 for 1 school year
- 2-$2000 summer stipends
- Benefits package
Mentor stipend $6,000

Partnership Services

Resident recruitment, screening and selection

Program management and support for central office

Information sessions for potential Residents and Mentors

Resident coaching, evaluation and support

Mentor teacher screening and selection

5 Days of Mentor Training

Mentor coaching and support

Two 1/2 Day principal training on diversity, equity and inclusion

Quarterly Partnership Newsletter

Monthly Residency Newsletter

Short Term Benefits

Improves the experiences for students of all racial backgrounds

Resident classrooms have two adults serving one group of students

Residents are highly trained by your staff for one full year prior to becoming a certified teacher

Mentors increase their capacity as teachers and as a coach

Creates a pipeline to move high performing staff to certified teachers

Long Term Benefits

Increases the cultural competency of residents, mentors and principals.

Increases the diversity and inclusion of teachers of color and closes the gap between students of color and teachers of color

Increases the quality and retention of newly hired teachers

Increases student achievement in diverse classrooms

FUNDERS

Funding Partners

The Teacher Residency Program is committed to reducing common barriers to certification. In order to keep our costs for residents to a minimum, we invite partners to financially support our work. Our founding sponsors are shown here.

Becoming a Funding Partner

TRP is funded through a partnership between local districts, regional service centers, private and public funds. Your investment increases:

» The diversity and inclusion of teachers of color

» The quality and retention of newly hired teachers

» Student achievement in diverse classrooms

State Sponsors

Support mentor, principal, and resident training, and program materials and staff for multiple cohorts across Connecticut.

Regional Sponsors

Support resident tuition, course materials, textbooks, laptops and required assessments for an entire cohort.

District Sponsors

Support resident salary and benefits and mentor stipends in a district of choice.

Multi-year Sponsors

Support long-term financial sustainability of the residency model. Two-and three-year sponsor options are available.

Individual Sponsors

Individual contributions support the overall goals of the Teacher Residency Program. Click here to see if your company provides matching charitable contributions.

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