Tarleton announces residency program for teachers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, April 24, 2020

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Tarleton State University College of Education has launched a one-year residency for undergraduate teacher candidates in collaboration with two local school districts and University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Education Preparation (US PREP).

Following a model promoted by US PREP and other national organizations, the residency is designed to provide a clinically robust, immersive experience to boost candidates’ readiness to be first-year teachers.

As part of the three-year, $300,000 grant-funded program, Tarleton teacher residents will be placed at elementary schools in the Granbury and Huckabay ISDs.

Tarleton residents will work alongside a cooperating teacher and will have the support of a site coordinator who will link the district and the university.

Benefits to the Tarleton students include the opportunity for extended, hands-on practice; part-time work in partner districts; and priority consideration for full-time employment. District partners gain the advantage of “growing their own” and the opportunity to hire first-year teachers who have been mentored during a year of apprenticeship.

Both Tarleton and district partners benefit from extensive communication, collaboration and data sharing embedded in the residency model.

The US PREP National Center provides on-the-ground support and services to a coalition of university-based teacher preparation programs. The coalition comprises 21 school-university partners with a common mission of attracting, training and retaining high-quality, racially diverse teachers for underserved communities nationwide.

Tarleton State University is part of a Texas A&M University System statewide campaign that encourages teaching as a career. A&M System’s 11 universities produce more fully certified teachers than other university system in Texas.

The campaign, “We Teach Texas,” affirms the role of teachers and notes that “every success story starts in a classroom.”

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

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Contact: Phil Riddle
817-484-4415
[email protected]

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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