Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program

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Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program

• (NMUTRP)
• A new partnership to prepare
• the Teachers Newark needs

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Urban Teacher Residency (UTR)

• An Urban Teacher Residency is a partnership
  between an urban school district and a
  university, designed to meet the specific
  staffing needs of the district.
• The teacher preparation program is embedded in
  the classrooms of the urban school district.
• Residents are apprenticed to experienced teachers
  who serve as their mentors.

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Why Urban Schools?

• Early programs in the U.S. are located in Boston,
  Chicago, and Denver and were initiated by the
  school districts. They are tightly focused on
  specific district needs, and they support new
  teachers at a very high level.
• Attrition from urban school districts has been
  shown to be as high as 50 within the first three
  years teaching.
• In the Boston UTR, 86 have stayed in teaching
  since 2003. In Chicago, 85 have stayed. In
  Denver, 100 of the new teachers prepared in the
  residency program since 2003 are still teachers
  in the district.
• Attrition of new teachers is a significant
  problem in urban districts, and Urban Teacher
  Residencies offer an important corrective.

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Source of Funding

• The Federal Government has recently dedicated
  millions of dollars to fund 28 new UTRs.
• The Newark Montclair Urban Teacher Residency
  Program is one of these new, federally funded
  efforts.
• Be a part of this
• nation-wide movement to meet the needs of
• urban school districts!

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NMTRP - Courses of Study

• Track 1. Preschool - Elementary Teaching License
• Early Childhood (P-3) with dual certification
  inTeacher of Students with Disabilities or
• Elementary (K-5) with dual certification
  inTeacher of Students with Disabilities or
• Track 2. K-12, subject matter certification in
  Mathematics or a field of Science.
• Both tracks culminate in an MAT,
• a Master of Arts in Teaching.

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NMTRP - Program Sequence

• Early childhood/elementary program with special
  education is 18 months, including a summer.

• Math/Science program is 12 months, including a
  summer.

• - Both programs are apprenticeship-based. You
  will learn to teach in a classroom with an
  experienced teacher.
• - Both programs have graduate coursework tied to
  classroom practice.
• - Both programs involve you in internships in the
  Newark community. You study the city as well as
  study teaching.

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Support for New Teachers

• Employment - People who successfully complete the
  program will be guaranteed a teaching position in
  the Newark Public Schools.
• NMTRP requires residents to teach in Newark for 3
  years upon program completion.
• Induction Support - During this period, each
  resident is mentored by an experienced teacher.
• Research shows that one-on-one mentoring is a
  great support to new teachers. It keeps them in
  urban schools for a
• rewarding teaching career.

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Financing your Education

• The NMTRP pays full tuition and fees for all
  residents.
• Early Childhood/Elementary residents receive a
  stipend of 45,000 over 18 months.
• Math/Science residents receive a stipend of
  30,000 over 12 months.
• Residents are eligible for additional funds under
  the federal TEACH grant.
• Financial terms are not need-based

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Minimum Eligibility Requirements

• Early Childhood/Elementary applicants must have
  completed an undergraduate program in a liberal
  arts.
• Math/Science applicants must have completed an
  undergraduate degree with a MAJOR in the specific
  discipline they are going to teach.
• All applicants must have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
• All applicants must have passed the required
  Praxis II Exam(s).
• All applicants must take the GRE general test.

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FIRST COHORT ONLY

• ELEMENTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD DUAL CERTIFICATION
• For admission in January, 2010, you must either
  have taken the Praxis or the GRE by November 30,
  2009. Both are preferable.

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PRAXIS TESTS

• ELEMENTARY/EARLY CHILDHOOD/SPECIAL EDUCATION
• TEST 10014 Elementary Content Knowledge
• SUBJECT MATTER MATH AND SCIENCE
• See the Praxis website for New Jerseys
  requirements for your subject-specific tests, or
• SEE OUR FAQS, available on the website
• NOVEMBER 14 OR JANUARY 9 are the Praxis Test
  Dates.

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PRAXIS TESTS

• SUBJECT MATTER MATH AND SCIENCE
• NOVEMBER 14 OR JANUARY 9 ARE YOUR POSSIBLE TEST
  DATES
• CHECK THE PRAXIS WEBSITE FOR NEW JERSEYS
  REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR SUBJECT SPECIFIC TESTS
• OR
• SEE OUR FAQS, available on the website

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Application Guidelines

• Send us a copy of your transcript(s) for
  evaluation before applying
• Send us a copy of your passing scores on the
  required Praxis II exam(s)
• Send the Office of Graduate Admissions your
  official GRE scores through ETS
• Log on to the Graduate Admissions website and
  complete all requirements for a graduate
  application to MSU
• In the program choices provided, select UTR and
  you will be linked to the special application
  requirements for this program
• After completing your application, an in-person
  interview and on-site testing is required

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Contact Information

• Dr. Rosemary Steinbaum,
• NMTRP Program Director
• steinbaumr_at_mail.montclair.edu
• 973 655 6687