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Program
Overview
Because effective teachers
dramatically increase their students' academic success, the mission of the NYC
Teaching Fellows program is to recruit and prepare high-quality, dedicated
individuals to become teachers who raise student achievement in the New York
City classrooms that need them most.
NYC Teaching Fellows are people
like you - accountants, nurses, recent graduates, chief executives, secretaries,
artists, reporters, and retirees - who have decided to use their diverse
experiences, knowledge, and achievements to positively affect the lives of
students. At the same time, each Fellow is pursuing his/her own
education through a subsidized Master's degree program.
Participation in the Fellowship does not require teaching experience or previous
education coursework.
From over 115,000 applicants over the
past eight years, NYCTF has provided New York City classrooms with over 13,000
high-quality new teachers.
Application - The Fellowship is now accepting
applications to the 2008-09 Midyear and the June 2009 programs. Learn how to apply.
Admissions - NYCTF
is highly selective. Overall, fewer than one in eight applicants
will become a Fellow.
Teaching Position - Fellows find their own
school-level teaching positions to ensure a good match for both the Fellow and
the school. To support Fellows in their job search, NYCTF provides online tools
and resources and connects Fellows to job fairs and smaller school-based
interview events. Although NYCTF does not assign Fellows to individual schools,
each Fellow is assigned a subject area and a borough within which s/he will look
for a school-level position. The Teaching Fellows program takes candidates'
subject area and borough preferences into consideration; however,
assignments are driven primarily by school needs and by each Fellow's
eligibility. Most Fellows are assigned to the Bronx and Brooklyn. All Fellows
must be prepared to teach wherever they are needed most.
High-need
Subject Areas - NYCTF is especially dedicated to recruiting applicants
eligible for and interested in teaching one of our high-need subject areas—
including bilingual
education, English, ESL, math, science, Spanish, and special education. Admission for a
given subject area will depend on the anticipated needs of the schools. If you
are interested in teaching one of our high-need subjects, we encourage you to
apply.
There is a particularly acute
need for qualified math and science teachers. Some candidates may be eligible
for our Math
Immersion or Science
Immersion programs,
special initiatives that help individuals with science-related or math-related
backgrounds gain the credits they need to teach science or math in the New York
City public schools. If you were a math or science major, you do not
need to participate in Immersion in order to qualify to teach math or
science.
Pre-service
Training - Pre-service training is a key aspect of the Fellowship.
Training for the 2008-09 Midyear program runs for seven weeks from
November 3 through December 19, 2008, and consists of two
main components - field work in a NYC
classroom and Student Achievement Framework Sessions focused on the practical
aspects of teaching.
June 2009 Fellows will complete an intensive
seven-week pre-service training program that includes field work in a New York
city summer school classroom, Master's degree coursework, and SAF sessions
focused on the practical aspects of teaching. The June training session will
begin in June 2009.
Salary and Benefits - A Fellow earns the same salary and benefits
as other New York City teachers once s/he begins teaching in a regular school-level teaching
position. Currently, the starting salary for first-year teachers with
only a Bachelor's degree is $45,530.
June 2008 Fellows will
receive a non-taxable stipend of $2,500 to help offset living costs during
pre-service training.
Subsidized Master's
Degree Program - While teaching, each Fellow works toward a subsidized
Master's degree in education, specializing in the subject s/he teaches. The
Master's program takes two to three years to complete; the duration varies
depending on a Fellow's subject area and university assignments. Fellows are
assigned to universities based solely on their subject area and borough
assignments; therefore, a Fellow cannot choose which university s/he will
attend. Well over 50 percent of Fellows will attend one of the CUNY
colleges.
Each Fellow in the June 2008 program will be responsible for
some portion of the cost of his/her Master's degree. The amount will be deducted
over time from a Fellow's paycheck. (June 2008 Fellows are required to
contribute $6,600 toward the cost of the degree.)
Testing Requirements - In order to meet New York State
teaching certification requirements, each Fellow must pass both the Liberal Arts
and Sciences Test (LAST) and the appropriate Content Specialty Test (CST) before
s/he can begin teaching. Upon acceptance, NYCTF will instruct Fellow about which
CST to take. Each Fellow is responsible for the cost of the exams.
More
information about testing is available at http://www.nystce.nesinc.com.
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