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Union County Public Schools unveils Teach UCPS residency pathway with UNC Charlotte; committee votes to send program to full board
Summary
The committee heard details of a residency pathway to prepare classified instructional employees and district graduates for licensure in high-need areas. The committee voted to forward the proposal to the full board for approval.
Union County Public Schools staff presented a new Teach UCPS residency pathway in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and asked the committee to forward the program to the full board for approval.
The pathway is designed to convert classified instructional employees (for example, tutors and instructional assistants) and former Union County Public Schools graduates who already hold a bachelor’s degree into certified classroom teachers in 1 to 2 years. The district is targeting licensure in exceptional children (special education), career and technical education (CTE), and middle- and high-school math and science; an elementary option would be provided through South Piedmont Community College’s new educator preparation program.
The proposal matters because it is intended to address critical shortages in the district by…
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