Denver’s teacher residency program is getting an $8.2 million boost from federal stimulus money aimed at raising student achievement by improving instruction in the nation’s schools.
Denver’s program is one of a dozen that received $100 million in U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership grants.
The joint effort by Denver Public Schools and the University of Denver is similar to a medical residency, in which new teachers are placed in schools with extensive support.
Residents are paid a living wage and expected to teach up to five years, including the residency year, in a high-need DPS school. They get full tuition reimbursement for a master’s degree at the University of Denver Morgridge College of Education in exchange.
The five-year grant will increase the number of residents to 40 from 25 next school year, to 60 for the 2011-12 school year and to as many as 80 in 2013-14.
Jeremy P. Meyer: 303-954-1367 or jpmeyer@denverpost.com
