Do you want high quality teachers who are committed to students AND the community? Learn how the California Teacher Pathway is recruiting and supporting local teachers.

California Teacher Pathway supports young people from low-income neighborhoods with a passion for teaching to attend community college for their AA degree, and then transfer to a California State University for their BA degree and teaching credential with the goal of supporting them to teach in the communities they came from.  

The model includes several important components:

Afterschool Employment

The students are paired with part-time jobs working with youth in afterschool programs providing an additional 500 classroom hours per year working directly with kids while providing income while they're in school.

Cohort Model

The program is designed so the students take all of their classes together as a cohort of approximately 30 students creating a network of support for them from their peers.

Coaching and Supportive Services

Each cohort of students is assigned a full-time Student Support Specialist who attends class with them providing wraparound support and serves as their motivational coach.  The Student Support Specialist helps create an environment of high expectations, aspiration, and camaraderie for the students while addressing practical day to day challenges such as needs related to child care, transportation, financial aid, and balancing work, school and family responsibilities.

Academic Assistance

Starting with a basic skills bridge program that reinforces their academics before entering community college to contextualized coursework to offering study sessions throughout the program, the California Teacher Pathway supports all students in achieving academic excellence.

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