Region 10 welcomed 177 incoming resident teachers to the Texas Strategic Staffing (TSS) Convening!

The TSS is a 2-year process in which a district and Educator Preparation Program (EPP) commit to designing and implementing a paid teacher residency program to compensate teacher residents who take on additional instructional responsibilities in the district while completing a year-long teacher residency program.

Short term, this allows residents to fulfill immediate instructional needs in schools as part of their year-long student teaching experience. Long term, they are prepared to be teachers in their districts!

This year, we have 4 EPP programs (Texas Tech, Texas A&M Commerce, UT Dallas, and Dallas College) that have partnered with 14 charter schools and school districts around Region 10!

We cannot wait to see the impact that will be made in the classroom as a result of this outstanding experience!