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Sheldon ISD outlines expansion of RAP educator apprenticeship; district cites cost savings and university partners
Summary
District staff presented the Grow-Your-Own RAP apprenticeship/residency model, reporting expansion from 27 to an expected 50 participants and sharing per-resident tuition partnerships and estimated savings.
Sheldon ISD staff presented an update on the district’s RAP (Residency/Apprenticeship Program) designed to develop classroom educators from within the community and to reduce hiring costs.
Program leaders said the current cohort included 27 participants; the district anticipates 50 participants for 2025–26, with 36 expected at the elementary level and 14 at the secondary level. RAP combines district-led professional development and college coursework; participants progress through four levels that move from foundational pedagogy and observation to a supervised teacher residency.
Presenters said RAP saved the district $652,104 through program participation (presented as a cost-savings figure in the meeting). The program’s university partnerships include San Jacinto College, Reach University (tuition cited at $900 per semester for 12 credits), Grand Canyon University and Western Governors University. Staff said the district requires residents to hold a 2.5 GPA for participation but reported an average GPA of 3.6 among participants.
Leaders described how RAP includes early exposure to special education compliance, dual- and bilingual pipelines (the program identified 15 dual- and bilingual participants projected for 2025–26), and teacher-resident placements supervised by a multi-classroom leader (MCL). Program staff also reported community-service components for residents and estimated per-resident tuition savings of about $36,228 under some partnership arrangements.
The board received the presentation as informational; no formal policy change or vote was recorded in the transcript for this item.
