How do Teacher Residency programs go about recruiting and selecting candidates?
Teacher Residents are selected through rigorous and often highly competitive processes: one in six applicants, for example, has been accepted to the Boston Teacher Residency. Residency programs recruit talented recent college graduates, career changers and members of the communities in which students live. Residency programs work hard to attract and prepare talented teachers of color, as well as teachers in high-needs areas such as math, science and special education. Some programs work closely with a school district’s human resources department to project teaching vacancies and recruit candidates to fill those slots.
