• 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 K–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 13, 2023
• Fall (Round 1) Deadline: Friday, November 3, 2023
• Winter (Round 2) Deadline: Friday, February 2, 2024
• Spring (Round 3) Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2024
• 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 K-12 schools in Oakland: Lighthouse or Lodestar. Visit LCPS’ Locations to learn more about our schools. Available credentials include:

• Multiple Subject (K-8): To teach in an elementary self-contained, interdisciplinary expedition, 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 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 $21,930 for the 23-24 cohort. Please visit here for more information on financial aid including scholarship and loan opportunities. Final tuition for the 2024-25 cohort will be set by December 2023.
• Scholarships Available: Candidates in Math, Science, or Special Education will receive a one-time scholarship payment of $2500, and candidates who are Pell or Cal Grant recipients will receive a one-time scholarship payment of $1000. Payment will be distributed by Alder and spread out over the course of the four terms.
• Golden State Teachers Grant of up to $20,000.

• 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