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Esser Logic Model For Teacher Residencies, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Esser Logic Model For Teacher Residencies, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document provides support for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) who might wish to use their Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds to develop teacher residency programs. Residencies are explicitly allowable under federal guidance, as they can address both immediate COVID-19 learning opportunity gaps and help districts "build back better" by diversifying the teaching force, reducing turnover, and improving outcomes. The logic model above is part of the new resource that LEAs can use to complete their required ESSER plans.
Teacher Residency Website Guidance, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Teacher Residency Website Guidance, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document provides guidance on how to design an effective teacher residency webpage that can support partnerships in garnering support, interest, awareness, and enrollment. Guidance is rooted in four key principles: Highlighting partnership values, telling stories, centering navigability, and focusing on keywords.
Preparation Program And District Partnership Agreement Considerations, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Preparation Program And District Partnership Agreement Considerations, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document outlines key considerations to keep in mind when building a residency partnership. Articulating agreements can help clarify the responsibilities of each party—programs and schools or districts—as well as foster a shared understandings of the mutual goals and responsibilities the partnership wishes to embrace. Agreements can remain informal or can form the basis for a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Sample Formal Resident Agreement, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Sample Formal Resident Agreement, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This sample Resident Commitment Agreement is a skeleton for partnerships to use and edit in ways that best fit their needs. This formal contract model not only embeds expectations for the residency but also sets out terms for residents' receipt of financial supports during the residency, such as agreements to take positions in a district once they have completed the program.
Sample State Application Language For Residencies In Arpa, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Sample State Application Language For Residencies In Arpa, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document contains sample language for state plans. Please feel free to adapt this document for use in your efforts to encourage your state education agency to include residency funding in its application for the last third of ARP dollars, which is due June 7th. For more information, contact PreparedToTeach@bankstreet.edu
District Arp Erra Funds, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
District Arp Erra Funds, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document contains ideas for districts to leverage ARPA funds.
Guidance: Resident Expectations And Agreements, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Guidance: Resident Expectations And Agreements, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document outlines expectations that residency programs might want to make explicit for those who will be enrolling in the residency. Many of these considerations also would be included in formal agreements between individual residents and preparation partnerships, for example when residents must agree to serve as teachers in a district in exchange for receiving funding during the program.
Arp Webinar Slide Deck, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Arp Webinar Slide Deck, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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Slide deck for Prepared To Teach webinar on May 17th, 2021.
Sample Residency Partnership Memorandum Of Understanding (Mou), Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Sample Residency Partnership Memorandum Of Understanding (Mou), Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This residency partnership sample MOU can be edited and adapted in ways that best fit local partnerships' needs and goals. The MOU includes collaborative goals and shared responsibilities, followed by specific program and district responsibilities.
Supporting Candidates' Financial Needs, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Supporting Candidates' Financial Needs, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This document takes the affordability lessons found in our report, The Affordability Imperative: Creating Equitable Access to Quality Teacher Preparation, and offers preparation program leaders a set of guiding questions to help them find more ways to reduce the financial burdens of their aspiring teachers.
Exploring District Investments In Residencies, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Exploring District Investments In Residencies, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This one-page document illustrates ways school districts can adjust existing funding streams to support teacher candidates during their residency year. Examples of include substitute teaching days for residents, professional development opportunities, and co-teaching alongside mentor teachers.
Forming And Sustaining An Advisory Group, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
Forming And Sustaining An Advisory Group, Prepared To Teach, Bank Street College
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This slide deck outlines the basics of forming an effective advisory group to develop a strong residency partnership. By developing trust and collaborating on shared, mutually beneficial work, advisory groups can support both short-term and long-term partnership goals. The presentation includes supplementary notes on many slides.