Teacher Residency at Alder GSE
Beginning September 1st, Pasadena USD Teacher Residency at Alder GSE is accepting applications for Cohort 2025-2026! 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 $34K stipend (Residents are not employees of the school)
- Up to $26,000 in state and federal grants for residents from all credential areas
- Available federal financial aid/loans and the opportunity to apply for scholarships
- Master's Degree and Credential Priority hiring for a full-time position at Pasadena Unified School District
APPLY NOW:
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree completed by July 2025
- 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 2025-2026 Residency Cohort:
PUSD is looking for qualified applicants particularly 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)
Key Admissions Dates
Application Deadline |
Interview Days |
Conditional Acceptance |
---|---|---|
October 11, 2024 (Priority) |
November 4 - 22 |
November 25 |
November 1, 2024 (Fall) |
Nov. 25-Dec. 13 |
January 6 |
February 7, 2025 (Winter) |
Feb. 24- March 14 |
March 18 |
March 21, 2025 (Spring) | April 7-April 18 | April 21 |