The Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas

The Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas (TRP-CSA) is designed for individuals who:

• are committed to teach at a high-need secondary campus in the Austin Independent School District (www.austinisd.org) and seek 8-12 teacher certification in mathematics, science or special education
• already hold a baccalaureate degree
• have completed a minimum of 24 hours in mathematics or science

The Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas (TRP-CSA) represents a partnership among the following partners: Texas State University-San Marcos Colleges of Education and Science, and the Austin Independent School District.

The TRP-CSA incorporates well-researched and innovative approaches to teacher recruitment, preparation, induction, and support in critical shortage areas within local public school districts. This comprehensive and intensified program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is a hybrid of traditional and alternative graduate level teacher education. It is a 14 month program that includes full participation in a nine-month teaching residency alongside a mentor teacher, 39 hours of master's level coursework, and mentoring, coaching, and induction support through the graduates' first two years as fully certified teachers of record.

Participants receive a stipend of $35,000, paid out over the course of 12 months in exchange for a three-year commitment (not including the residency year) to teach in an approved critical shortage area within the program's partner local school district(s). In addition, participants receive a personal laptop to facilitate coursework and residency expectations. Participants are responsible for tuition, books, supplies, and fees. Please refer to the Texas State University-San Marcos Financial Aid and Scholarships website at http://www.finaid.txstate.edu/ for information concerning cost of graduate school attendance, financial aid resources, and application deadlines.

Teacher certification is earned via the Texas Education Agency State Board of Educator Certification. The master's degree in Secondary Education (mathematics or science) with a cognate in Special Education, or Special Education with a minor in Methods and Materials (mathematics or science) is granted by the Texas State University–San Marcos College of Education.