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Teacher Residency at Alder GSE

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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:

https://aldergse.edu/apply/  

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)

 

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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

Contacts


Lilia Romero
TOSA II / ALDER GSE Clinical Faculty Partner Director 
Human Resources Department Teacher Residency Programs
(626) 396-3600 ext. 88403

Contact

 

Alyssa Munguia
Alder Admissions and Recruitment Manager
(415) 757-8111
 

Contact

Contact Email:
Amunguia@aldergse.edu