 | Speaking at the press conference announcing the new Urban Teaching Initiative, President Richard C. Levin said the new program would support the city in "the critical task of placing more great teachers in New Haven classrooms." |
Yale will train prospective teachers for free in return for an agreement to teach for three years in New Haven public schools, the University and the city recently announced.
President Richard C. Levin and New Haven Superintendent of Schools Reginald Mayo said the city would hire all the teachers who earn a new master's degree in Urban Education Studies from Yale.
"This initiative is a way for Yale's core academic mission to benefit the New Haven community directly, by preparing outstanding new teachers for the public schools," Levin said.
"Yale's partnerships with the public schools are extensive, with longstanding programs both in teacher development and in programs for students," noted Levin at a press conference announcing the Urban Teaching Initiative.
This newest partnership will support the city in the "critical task of placing more great teachers in New Haven classrooms," said Levin, noting: "At the heart of all education is the act of teaching. Great teachers make a great university and so too, great teachers make great public schools."
Mayo said Yale's program holds great ,promise for attracting teachers who have a serious commitment to student achievement and who aspire to teach in an urban setting.
"All school districts face the continual cycle of trying to attract the best and brightest teachers," he noted. "This program is unusual in that it combines Yale's national recruiting strength with direct classroom experience for a cohort of students. The candidates who come out of this program will be well suited to teaching in our schools."
The Yale Urban Teaching Initiative will offer a 14-month master's degree program run by the Yale Teacher Preparation Program through Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The program will integrate graduate academic work with the requirements for a Connecticut secondary teaching certificate.
Yale will offer up to 10 Urban Teaching Fellowships each year. The fellowships will cover all tuition costs and pay a stipend of $18,000. Successful applicants -- known as the Yale Urban Teaching Corps -- will commit to teach in the New Haven public schools for three years after completion of the program.
Applicants to the Yale master's program will be expected to have a strong background in the subject they intend to teach; an interest in urban education that includes a serious commitment to students' achievement; a willingness to solve problems; and an ability to develop trusting relationships across racial, class and gender boundaries. All candidates must meet Connecticut state subject matter requirements prior to entry into the program. Mid-career applicants will be especially welcome.
The admissions process will open in August 2005 for the first class, which will be selected in the spring of 2006.
"This degree will take advantage of Yale's strong commitment to the arts and sciences, the University's commitment to the New Haven community and the considerable experience of current Teacher Preparation Program faculty in urban education," said Jonathon Gillette, director of the Teacher Preparation Program. Gillette will serve as the director of graduate studies for the Urban Education Studies Program.
At the press conference, he urged prospective applicants: "So, come teach. Teach in a city. Teach in this city because with this partnership, we have the combined talent and dedication to make a school system that any just society would be proud of."
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