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Clarke County School District launches residency programs for middle‑grades and special‑education teachers
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Clarke County School District said it now offers middle grades and special-education teacher residency programs that pay a full-time salary, award college credit for on-the-job learning and put participants on a path to certification and placement in CCSD classrooms; several participants described gains in confidence and classroom skills.
An agency official for the Clarke County School District announced that CCSD now offers middle grades and special-education teacher residency programs that include hands-on classroom experience, a full-time salary, college credit for on-the-job learning and progress toward full teacher certification and placement in a CCSD classroom.
"As part of our commitment to optimizing talent and building a strong internal pipeline of educators, CCSD now offers middle grades and special education teacher residency programs," the agency official said, outlining the program's key features.
Program participants offered firsthand impressions. One participant said, "I have enjoyed my time in this program because I've noticed a growth in myself," describing improved confidence in teaching and explaining material to children.
Another participant said the residency helped them decide to pursue science teaching and gave them greater classroom presence: "I'm learning how to be more dominant and more prepared and talk in front of people." A different participant called the program "a bridge that's helping you to become a teacher," and said they hoped to change at least one student's future.
A program participant described practical benefits for trainees: they said the residency supports staying focused, teaches scaffolding techniques for students and is employee-based, which they said makes it easier for local residents to get a foot in the door and raises the prospects of job placement after completion.
Program organizers and participants emphasized that the residency combines paid, on-the-job experience with college credit and an explicit path toward certification and classroom placement within CCSD. Speakers encouraged others interested in teaching to consider applying.
The district did not specify program start dates, cohort sizes or funding sources during the remarks; those details were not provided in the transcript.
