Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Does the state create opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation?
October 2019
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Does the state create opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation?
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| Wyoming | No. | N/A |
| Wisconsin | No. | N/A |
| West Virginia | No. | N/A |
| Washington | No. | N/A |
| Virginia | No. The state has not created opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation. However, the state legislature appropriated funds in the FY 2019-20 budget for the Teacher Residency Program and appropriated funds for Teacher Residency Partnership Grants to support a site-specific residency model program. | HB 1700 (2019) |
| Vermont | No. | N/A |
| Utah | No. | N/A |
| Texas | Yes. Statute requires the commissioner of higher education to establish a Texas Teacher Residency Program at a public institution of higher education. | Tex. Educ. Code Ann. §§ 21.801 et seq. |
| Tennessee | Yes. State board policy requires candidates complete one of the following four types of clinical practice requirements in order to complete an educator preparation program: 1) student teaching, 2) internship, 3) job-embedded, or 4) instructional leader internship. The internship clinical practice must be for one year, of which at least 100 days include direct teaching experiences. In addition, through a competitive grant process, the department of education awarded grant dollars through the New Teacher Residency Program to Vanderbilt University Peabody College to develop a two-part residency program. | Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-02-04-.02 Tennessee State Board Policy Tennessee Department of Education Awards Grant for New Teacher Residency Program |
| South Dakota | No. However, all of the educator preparation programs in the state's public institutions require teachers to complete a full-year clinical residency. | Redesign of Teacher Education and Education Leadership Programs |
| South Carolina | No. | N/A |
| Rhode Island | Yes. State regulation requires a one-year practical residency (or its equivalent) and a minimum of 60 hours of field experience prior to or following the one-year practical residency, for teacher certification. | 200 R.I. Code R. 20-20-1.6 |
| Pennsylvania | No. The state has not created opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation. However, consistent with its ESSA state plan, Pennsylvania is using Title II, Part A funds to expand residency programs through the Innovative Teacher and Principal Residency Programs Grant. | Pennsylvania State ESSA Plan Innovative Teacher and Principal Residency Programs Grant |
| Oregon | No. | N/A |
| Oklahoma | No. | N/A |
| Ohio | No. | N/A |
| North Dakota | No. | N/A |
| North Carolina | No. | N/A |
| New York | No. | N/A |
| New Mexico | No. The state has not created opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation. However, the state legislature appropriated funds in the FY 2019-20 budget to the department of education for a Teacher Residency Pilot. Through a competitive process, the department of education has awarded grant dollars to traditional and alternative educator preparation programs to develop residency models meeting certain requirements. | 2019 General Appropriations Act Request for Application Teacher Residency Pilot New Mexico Public Education Department Announces Recipients of the Teacher Residency Pilot RFA |
| New Jersey | Yes. State regulation requires that, beginning in 2018-2019, teacher candidates in traditional educator preparation programs complete clinical practice during at least two semesters. The clinical practice must include at least 175 hours, in addition and prior to one full-time semester. In addition, consistent with it's ESSA state plan, New Jersey has provided guidance and support to help school districts expend Title II, Part A funds "to meet identified student needs", which may include creating a teacher residency program. | N.J.A.C. 6A:9A-4.4 New Jersey ESSA State Plan School District Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Guide |
| New Hampshire | No. | N/A |
| Nevada | No. | N/A |
| Nebraska | No. | N/A |
| Montana | No. | N/A |
| Missouri | No. | N/A |
| Mississippi | No. However, the department of education offers the Mississippi Teacher Residency, a two-year program that combines coursework and on-the-job trainings alongside an experienced teacher mentor to prepare prospective educators for the teaching profession. | Mississippi Teacher Residency |
| Minnesota | Yes. Statute permits a school district with an approved teaching residency plan to hire graduates of approved preparation programs as teaching residents for no more than two school years. In addition, the legislature appropriated funds in 2018 and 2019 to support board-approved nonconventional teacher residency pilot programs through the state's Grow Your Own Grant Program. | HF 2 (2019) M.S.A. § 122A.68 |
| Michigan | No. The state has not created opportunities for teacher residency programs through statute or regulation. However, consistent with its ESSA state plan, Michigan is using Title II, Part A funds to expand residency programs in the state. | Michigan ESSA State Plan Title IIA(3) Improving Teacher Quality Competitive Grants Program |
| Massachusetts | No. | Massachusetts ESSA State Plan |
| Maryland | Yes. Statute establishes the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program to award funds to collaboratives to implement at least two of the following: 1) a 21st-century practicum for teacher candidates to gain teaching experience in the classroom; 2) a professional development program for existing teachers; and 3) a peer assistance and review program to support induction and mentroing programs and effective evaluation systems. The 21st-century practicum must require, among other things a full year of practical teaching experience and compensation for the lead teacher to supervise and coach the teacher candidate. | Md. Educ. Code Ann. § 6-123 Teacher Collaborative Grant Program Request for Proposals |
| Maine | No. | N/A |
| Louisiana | Yes. State regulation requires a one-year teacher residency for teacher licensure. In addition, consistent with its ESSA state plan, the state is using Title II, Part A funds, in addition to other federal and state funding sources, to support the development of residencies through its Believe and Prepare Residency Expansion Grants. | La. Admin Code. tit. 28, Pt XLV, § 743 Louisiana ESSA State Plan Believe and Prepare Residency Expansion Grants |
| Kentucky | No. | N/A |
| Kansas | No. | N/A |
| Iowa | Yes. Statute establishes the Teach Iowa Student Teaching Pilot to provide students in partnering institutions with a student teaching experience in one or more school districts that lasts an entire academic year. | I.C.A. § 256.28 |
| Indiana | Yes. Statute establishes the Indiana Education Residency Pilot and the Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program to provide funds for residency programs meeting established requirements. | Ind. Code Ann. § 20-20-44-1 et. seq. Ind. Code Ann. § 21-18-15.1-5 et seq. |
| Illinois | Yes. Statute establishes the Alternative Educator Licensure Program for Teachers, which requires, among other things, a first year of residency. In addition, consistent with its ESSA state plan, Illinois is using state funds to support partnerships between institutions of higher education and high-need school districts to plan full-year teacher residencies through its Teacher Residency Planning Grant. | 105 ILCS 5/21B-50 Illinois ESSA State Plan Educator Effectiveness Grants Teacher Residency Planning Grant |
| Idaho | No. | |
| Hawaii | No. | N/A |
| Georgia | No. | N/A |
| Florida | No. | N/A |
| District of Columbia | No. | N/A |
| Delaware | No. However, the state legislature appropriated funds in the FY 2019-20 budget to support year-long residencies. In addition, the department of education has supported the creation or expansion of year-long residencies through its 2017 Educator Preparation Partnership Grant. | FY 2019-20 Appropriations Act Educator Preparation Partnership Grant |
| Connecticut | No. | N/A |
| Colorado | Yes. Statute requires the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to adopt a policy that requires each teacher candidate in an initial licensure program to complete at least one full year of supervised clinical experience. Statute also creates the Collaborative Educator Grant Program to provide funds for the development of targeted educator preparation initiatives, which may include teacher residencies, and the Teacher Residency Expansion Program and Fund to expand residency programs on a pilot basis. | Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-1-121 Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-78-203 Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22-60.3-102 et seq. |
| California | Yes. Statute establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program to provide one-time competitive grants to applicants to develop new, or expand existing residency programs that recruit and support the preparation of special education, bilingual education, science, technology, engineering or mathematics teachers. | Cal. Educ. Code Ann. § 44415 Teacher Residency Grant Program |
| Arkansas | Yes. State regulation provides that a teacher residency program may be considered as an approved program or pathway to teacher licensure. The requirements for teacher residency programs will be recommended by the Professional Licensure Standards Board, approved by the state board, and appended to the rules. | Code Ark. R. 005.16.18-3-1.0 |
| Arizona | No. | N/A |
| Alaska | No. | N/A |
| Alabama | No. | N/A |