The
Program
San
José Teaching Fellows is a movement to bring the area's most talented
individuals to teach in our most challenging classrooms.
We are seeking at least 125-150 of the Bay Area's most outstanding
professionals and graduates – from all backgrounds – to create
a network of reform-minded teachers committed to raising student achievement
in our city's public schools.
San
José Teaching Fellows is an Intern Pre Intern program of San José
Unified School District. Intern programs allow an individual to teach
full-time while completing all coursework required to obtain a teaching
credential.
We
welcome candidates from all professional and academic backgrounds. We are also making a particular effort
to recruit Latino/a candidates, bilingual Spanish speakers, individuals
with a math or science major, and individuals interested in teaching special
education.
Fellows
do not need to have teaching experience or a background in education,
but they must be dedicated to ensuring the success of their students and
their schools.
Fellows commit to teach for two years in a San José Unified
School District public school beginning this fall.
Fellows
participate in a six-week summer training institute prior to entering
their classrooms. Fellows
also enroll together in a credentialing program at San José State
University. The credentialing program can take one to two years to complete.
After completion of the credentialing program, Fellows have the option
of enrolling in a Master's Program at San José State University.
Background
San
José Teaching Fellows is an initiative of San José Unified
School District to attract high performing individuals into the classrooms
that need them the most. The
Fellowship is targeted at professionals and mid-career changers who do
not have educational backgrounds but are eager to make a commitment to
San José schools and apply their past success to our city's classrooms.
In
order to accomplish this, San José Teaching Fellows identifies
people with excellent teaching potential, provides them with intensive
training before they enter the schools, and coordinates their ongoing
support once they are in their classrooms.
The vision of the Fellowship is to effect significant gains in
student achievement by placing our best minds in our city's schools.
Benefits
& Incentives
Fellows
are hired at a first-year, pre-credentialed teacher's salary of $36,735
and, while they will not receive additional monetary support for enrollment
in the SJTF program, they will receive:
- Full individual
and family medical benefits
- Excellent
individual and family dental benefits
- Free
life-insurance coverage
- Income
protection plan
- Retirement
plan
- Additional
compensation for advanced degrees
- Intensive
pre-service training
- Ongoing classroom support
A comprehensive list of financial incentives and program opportunities
for California teachers is available on the California State University
Chancellor's Office website at: www.calteach.org/rewards/in4.html
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