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It’s time to transform our system to ensure that teachers have the practice and support they need to be successful in 21st-century classrooms. Teaching is a clinical practice profession, and teacher preparation should reflect that. We believe that preparation programs and districts can work together to create a better system. This publication is our framework for change.

Residencies are eligible for all state and local funding because they fulfill the needs of P-12 students in meaningful ways—teacher residents lower student-teacher ratios, provide valuable small-group instruction, and support high-needs groups of students. Prepared To Teach clarified guidance from the DOE to identify how federal funding can apply to residency pathways and how districts can use these opportunities to integrate a pipeline of quality teachers and support school improvement initiatives.

There are great possibilities and benefits of residents taking on substitute teaching roles in the district. Dollars previously allocated to substitute teaching can be redirected toward candidate stipends while the cohort of residents meets substitute teaching needs.