Teacher Residency Grant Program

General Information

About the Grant
Authorizing Legislation
Announcement of Grant Awards-Teacher Residency
Announcement of Grant Awards-Teacher Residency Expansion
Announcement of Grant-Awards-Teacher Residency Capacity, Round 1
Announcement of Grant-Awards-Teacher Residency Capacity, Round 2
WestEd Teacher Residency Project Page
WestEd and the CTC have partnered to evaluate CA Teacher Residency programs. Their Formative Evaluation and Year 1 Finding can be found on this page.
CDE Foundation’s CA Teacher Residency Lab Page
WestEd and the CTC have partnered to evaluate CA Teacher Residency programs. Their Formative Evaluation and Year 1 Findings can be found on this page.

Commission Agenda Items

Update to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing on the California

Agenda Item 2D – December 2020
The Education Preparation Committee presented Item 2D at the December 3, 2020 Commission meeting. This agenda item presents an update on Year One of the Teacher Residency Grant Programs. WestEd is conducting an evaluation of the Teacher Residency programs and an update on their evaluation to date has been included in this item.

Update on State-Funded Grant Programs

Agenda Item 4E – April 2019
The Educator Preparation Committee presented item 4E at the April 2019 Commission meeting. This agenda item presents an update on two state-funded grants administered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing: The Local Solutions to the Shortage of Special Education Teachers Grant Program and the Teacher Residency Grant Programs – Capacity, Expansion, and Residency.

Update on State-Funded Grant Programs

Agenda Item 3B – November 2018
The Educator Preparation Committee presented item 3B at the November 2018 Commission meeting. This agenda item presents an update on five state-funded grant programs: The California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program; The Integrated Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program; The California Center on Teaching Careers; The Teacher Residency Grant Programs (Capacity, Expansion, and Residency); and the Local Solutions to the Shortage of Special Education Teachers Grant Program

Additional Resources

Resources have been contributed by organizations with experience operating teacher residency programs and/or analyzing their effectiveness and utility. These resources are for information only and have been provided to help guide new or existing teacher residency programs applying for the Teacher Residency Grant Program. Prospective applicants should determine what resources are most appropriate for their local context.