Aspire Teacher Residency at Alder GSE

Earning your Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential in one year.
Apprenticing four days a week with one of the best teachers in your residency school.
Learning within a cohort of peers with whom you will work (and laugh) all year, paving the way to becoming lifelong friends and colleagues.
Building a relationship with one of the best instructional leaders in K–12 education, who will advise and support you through one-on-one observation and dialogue.
Engaging in critical conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with your mentor, instructors, and peers.
Receiving priority consideration for a full-time position upon completing the program.
Doing all of this at a cost that is affordable and includes financial support.

The teacher residency program started in 2010 at Aspire Public Schools, and is now offered through a partnership between Aspire Public Schools and Alder Graduate School of Education.
Residents receive a Master’s Degree and a California Teaching Credential.

Residents apprentice at one of our schools in California. Visit Aspire’s Locations to learn more about our schools. Available credentials include:

Residents receive a $20,000 stipend (additional stipend amounts to be finalized by January 2023)
Tuition is $20,500
Additional financial information for California Residents

Aspire Los Angeles – Eduardo Rodriguez at ERodriguez@aldergse.edu or schedule a time to meet with them here.
Aspire Bay Area – Izamary Rios at irios@aldergse.edu or schedule a time to meet with them here.
Aspire Stockton, Sacramento, and Modesto – DeWayne Ewing Jr. at DEwingJr@aldergse.edu or schedule a time to meet with them here.
For a complete list of our recruiting events please visit our Admissions Page here.

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