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 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
Fellows
participate in a six-week summer training institute prior to entering
their classrooms.
Fellows also enroll together in a credentialing program at one of the
District's univeristy partners.
The credentialing program can take one to two years to complete.
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