Fort Worth Independent School District
Yearlong Teacher Residencies
Yearlong Teacher Residencies
Since the 2021 - 2022, Fort Worth ISD has had a paid Teacher Residency Program. The District partners with several university educator preparation programs to select students who are stipend for their role as yearlong teacher residents. Unlike the traditional student-teacher model that encompasses one semester, the yearlong residency approach allows a teacher candidate to work with their cooperating teacher as co-teachers. This provides the teacher candidate with more instructional experience in a classroom, better preparing them to serve students as independent, fully certified teachers.
The goal of this program is for the teacher candidate to get fully vested in the culture of the campus and the District. After successful completion of the yearlong residency, the aim of the program is to transition students to full-time FWISD teachers.
FWISD University Residency Partners