• Earning your Master’s Degree and Teaching Credential in one year.
• Apprenticing four days a week with one of the best teachers in your residency school.
• Learning within a cohort of peers with whom you will work (and laugh) all year, paving the way to becoming lifelong friends and colleagues.
• Building a relationship with one of the best instructional leaders in TK–12 education, who will advise and support you through one-on-one observation and dialogue.
• Engaging in critical conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with your mentor, instructors, and peers.
• Receiving priority consideration for a full-time position upon completing the program.
• Doing all of this at a cost that is affordable and includes financial support.

• Priority Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2026
• Fall (Round 1) Deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026
• Winter (Round 2) Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2027
• Spring (Round 3) Deadline: Friday, March 19, 2027
• Learn about the admissions process here!

• The LCPS at Alder teacher residency program launched its first cohort of teacher residents in the Fall of 2019 through a partnership with Envision Education and Alder Graduate School of Education.
• Residents receive a Master’s Degree with a concentration in Teaching or Special Education and Teaching Credential both awarded by Alder GSE
• A Day In The Life of a Resident
• A Year In The Life of a Resident

Residents apprentice at one of our TK-12 schools in Oakland: Lighthouse or Lodestar. Visit LCPS’ Locations to learn more about our schools. Available credentials include:

• Multiple Subject (TK-8): To teach in an elementary self-contained, team-teach in a departmentalized setting, or multiple-subject middle school setting.
• Single Subject (6-12): To teach English, Math, Science or Social Studies in either  Lodestar Elementary School learning lab, Middle, or High School settings.
• Special Education: Mild/Moderate
• High priority (DELETE: “and additional stipends”) will be given to candidates seeking credentials in hard-to-staff areas
  • Currently, these include: Single Subject Math, Single Subject Science, and Special Education

• Residents receive a $35,000 living stipend, an additional $12,500 living stipend for healthcare, housing, and testing, plus close to $36,000 in grants and scholarships available.
• Tuition for Alder GSE was $23,290 for the 26-27 cohort. Please visit Alder GSE Financial for more information on financial aid, including scholarship and loan opportunities. Final tuition for the 2027-2028 cohort will be sent by December 2026.

• DeWayne Ewing Jr., Associate Director of Recruitment I Black Educators Initiative Coordinator I E: dewingjr@aldergse.edu
• For a complete list of our recruiting events please visit http://aldergse.org/admissions/

To learn about the admissions process, visit the Alder website http://aldergse.org/admissions/admissions-process