Beginning September 1st, Pasadena USD Teacher Residency at Alder GSE is accepting applications for Cohort 2024-2025! The application is short and there is no application fee. 

This is an innovative and affordable pathway to a full-time teaching career in our community. In this residency you will:

• Earn your Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential* in one year through Alder Graduate School of Education.
• Apprentice four days a week with an expert teacher in your residency school.
• Learn within a cohort of peers with whom you will work (and laugh) all year, paving the way to becoming lifelong friends and colleagues.
• Build a relationship with an expert instructional leader in K–12 education, who will advise and support you through one-on-one observation and dialogue.
• Engage in critical conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with your mentor, instructors, and peers.
• Receive priority hiring at PUSD upon completing the program. Over 90% of graduates are hired into full time teaching positions. 
• Do all of this at a cost that is affordable and includes financial support.

TUITION

~$20.5K tuition (final tuition set in Dec. 2023 for the Class of 2025) 

BENEFITS

• Up to $20K stipend (Residents are not employees of the school)
• Up to $26,000 in state and federal grants for residents from all credential areas 
• Up to $40K in federal financial aid/loans and the opportunity to apply for scholarships
• Master's Degree and Credential Priority hiring for a full-time position at the school of residency

APPLY NOW:

https://aldergse.edu/apply/  

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree completed by July 2024
• A grade point average (GPA) of 2.65 is preferred. Under 2.65 GPA should still apply. Those below a 2.0 are not eligible.
• Eligible to work in the United States - DACA, permanent residency, US Citizen

More details for the 2024-2025 Residency Cohort:

PUSD is looking for qualified applicants in the subjects 

• Multiple Subject TK, 6th-8th
• Multiple Subject (DLIP) Spanish, Mandarin, French, Armenian
• SPED TK-12
• Single Subject Math
• Single Subject Science (Physics)
• Single Subject World Language: Spanish