Residents participate in courses for 18 months. The first four classes will take place during the summer months. After completing the summer coursework, residents will begin working under a mentor teacher while receiving pay and benefits for a full school year. During the fall and spring, residents will take evening courses twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The following summer, an additional four courses will be taken. After completing all required coursework and testing requirements, residents earn Connecticut certification and are eligible for a full-time teaching position in the partnering district.

Residents work for a full year under a mentor teacher in the district they are partnered with. They learn every aspect of teaching through the residency experience and benefit from applying what they learn in their courses.

Prep for Diversity: Resident selection prioritizes potential to work with diverse students and minimizes barriers to traditional certification program admission.

Mentor and Coaching: Residents work for a full year with a mentor teacher while receiving pay and benefits and are also are coached by program staff. During their first year of full time teaching, a sponsor teacher will be assigned to work with them.

Residents participate in courses for 18 months at no cost.

Residents work for one year under a master teacher while receiving pay and benefits.

Residents earn CT certification after fourteen months.  Coursework is designed by practicing educators and prioritizes skills necessary to be successful in a diverse classroom. Residents are guaranteed a full-time teaching position upon completion of the program and certification requirements.