Partnerships

CURRENT PARTNERS

Supporting Educational Partners

The RESC Alliance works with TRP to offer this program across the state at ACES, CREC, CES, LEARN and EastConn regions.

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.

2024-2025 Partner Districts

The following partner districts have committed to having residents in cohorts in four locations across the state.

Elementary East

Bristol
CREC Magnet Schools
East Windsor
Groton
LEARN
Middletown
New Britain
Norwich

Elementary West

Hamden
Milford
Naugatuck
New Haven
Region 15
Torrington
Waterbury
West Haven

Special Education East

CREC Magnet Schools
CREC Student Services
EAST Conn
Ellington
Groton
LEARN
Norwich
West Hartford
West Haven

Special Education West

ACES
Bristol
Hamden
Middletown
Naugatuck
New Britain
Stamford
Torrington
Westport

BECOMING A DISTRICT PARTNER

The CT 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 participation is $10,750 and includes resident and mentor recruitment, evaluation, training, coaching and support. Districts are also responsible for their staff costs including:

Mentor stipend $6,000
Resident salary and benefits of about $49K:
- Hourly equivalent of $30k for 1 year
- Two $2000 resident summer stipends
- District benefits package

Grants, Title I, Title II, Title IV, Alliance and Open Choice funds can be used to support the recruiting and training of TRP candidates.

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

7 Days of Mentor Training

Mentor coaching and support

Three principal trainings on the program and diversity, equity and inclusion

Regular Partnership Updates

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