Montana Teacher Residency Program
The Montana Teacher Residency Program prepares teachers to best serve their students. Through pre-service coursework, learning labs, targeted support, and a yearlong apprenticeship in the classroom, residents connect theory to practice and gain the skills of highly effective practitioners who will be ready on day one to successfully lead their own classrooms.
Residents begin the program with a two-day orientation, then enter a one-year in-school apprenticeship under a Teacher-Leader. During the year, Residents engage in learning labs sponsored by the Office of Public Instruction while simultaneously completing coursework to earn a degree from their Educator Preparation Program. In exchange for committing to teach in a rural Montana school district for three years, Residents receive a stipend, partial tuition support, and district-provided housing assistance. At each Residency site, teams of educators work together to support one another. The project launched in fall 2022 and enters year three during the 2024-25 school year.
The Montana Teacher Residency Program is the first of its kind in the state. The program was co-developed by representatives from the Montana University System, the Office of Public Instruction, school districts, the Montana School Boards Association, legislators, and residency model experts from Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Please use the link below to communicate your district's interest in participating in Residency for the 2025-26 school year as well as a link to the OPI website for further information.
Registration Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0S2L0ul4xrt4erpbYBWjA1DZINSJtcB5d4IvTV1P7xfEssg/viewform
Website: https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Montana-Teacher-Residency
Plus, check out MTPLC's self-paced, online course to become a Supervising Teacher.
The Montana Teacher Residency Program prepares teachers to best serve their students. Through pre-service coursework, learning labs, targeted support, and a yearlong apprenticeship in the classroom, residents connect theory to practice and gain the skills of highly effective practitioners who will be ready on day one to successfully lead their own classrooms.
Residents begin the program with a two-day orientation, then enter a one-year in-school apprenticeship under a Teacher-Leader. During the year, Residents engage in learning labs sponsored by the Office of Public Instruction while simultaneously completing coursework to earn a degree from their Educator Preparation Program. In exchange for committing to teach in a rural Montana school district for three years, Residents receive a stipend, partial tuition support, and district-provided housing assistance. At each Residency site, teams of educators work together to support one another. The project launched in fall 2022 and enters year three during the 2024-25 school year.
The Montana Teacher Residency Program is the first of its kind in the state. The program was co-developed by representatives from the Montana University System, the Office of Public Instruction, school districts, the Montana School Boards Association, legislators, and residency model experts from Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Please use the link below to communicate your district's interest in participating in Residency for the 2025-26 school year as well as a link to the OPI website for further information.
Registration Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0S2L0ul4xrt4erpbYBWjA1DZINSJtcB5d4IvTV1P7xfEssg/viewform
Website: https://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Licensure/Montana-Teacher-Residency
Plus, check out MTPLC's self-paced, online course to become a Supervising Teacher.