Annual Report

Explore our impact through our latest annual report data.

Our annual report data documents NCTR’s impact as well as that of our Network teacher residencies.

NCTR's 2023-2024 data collections show that the NCTR Network continues to expand in scope,* contributing to the national teacher residency movement.

NCTR is contributing to the design and launch of new teacher residency programs through the technical assistance it provides to teams in its Residency Design Academy (RDA) and supports the sustainability, scaling, and improvement of existing teacher residency programs through the NCTR Network. NCTR’s consulting services are aligned with the organization’s research-based Levers for Equitable Teacher Residencies, which define the design and implementation of high-quality teacher residency programs and identify the benchmarks for program development. NCTR’s Black Educators Initiative (BEI) also continues to support the NCTR Network in recruiting and preparing Black educators and increasing student access to effective Black teachers.

During 2023-2024, 17 teams from nine states participated in NCTR’s RDA to design and prepare to launch 18 new teacher residency programs. Meanwhile, this year’s NCTR Network was the largest ever, with 62 members operating 77 teacher residency programs across 26 states. Since 2020, the number of NCTR Network members has increased from 33 to 62, an increase of 88%.

Ting Phonsanam is a teacher resident at Seattle Teacher Residency. This picture was taken at Maple Elementary School.

NCTR At A Glance

17

Participating RDA teams

18

Teacher residency programs preparing to launch

9

States where RDA teams & programs are located

62

NCTR Network members

77

NCTR Network member programs

26

States where NCTR Network members and programs are located

550+

Districts/CMOs partnered with NCTR Network member programs

1,344

Teacher residency training sites

29

Teacher residency programs received BEI grants (2023-2024)

$3M

Grant funds awarded to BEI grantees for 2023-2024

1,365

Black teacher residents supported by BEI in the past five years

Residency Design Academy

17

Participating RDA teams

18

Teacher residency programs preparing to launch

9

States where RDA teams & programs are located

NCTR Network

62

NCTR Network members

77

NCTR Network member programs

26

States where NCTR Network members and programs are located

550+

Districts/CMOs partnered with NCTR Network member programs

1,344

Teacher residency training sites

Black Educators Initiative

29

Teacher residency programs received BEI grants (2023-2024)

$3M

Grant funds awarded to BEI grantees for 2023-2024

1,365

Black teacher residents supported by BEI in the past five years

Strengthening the Impact of the Teacher Residency Movement

There are 62 NCTR Network members operating 77 teacher residency programs for 2023-2024. Since 2020, the number of members in the NCTR Network has increased from 33 to 62, an increase of 88%.

NCTR Network Map - February 2024

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Teacher residents enrolled in NCTR Network member programs for 2023-2024

0

Graduates of current Network member programs (cumulative)

0 %

of graduates return to teach for a third year

0 %

of graduates return to teach in a partner district or CMO for a third year

0 K+

Students who have been taught by graduates of NCTR Network teacher residency programs (cumulative estimate)

Annual Report 2023-2024 - NCTR Network Median ScoreNCTR Network member programs are also scaling up as evidenced by their partnering with more districts and charters than ever before. In total, this year’s programs are partnered with over 550 district and charter management organizations(CMOs), and on average, NCTR Network programs have steadily increased in the number of districts and CMOs that they partner with. As measured by the median, in 2020, NCTR Network programs partnered with an average of one partner district or CMO; and this year, they are partnered with an average of four.

How are Teacher Residencies Impacting
the Teaching Profession?

By Supporting & Preparing Teacher Residents of Color

NCTR Network members and NCTR’s Black Educators Initiative (BEI) are committed to preparing teacher residents of color, particularly to teach students of color. As evidence of this commitment, 67% of teacher residents enrolled in teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members for 2023-2024 identify as people of color (POC), whereas only 21% of all new teachers nationally identify as POC. In addition, this year NCTR awarded over $3 million in grants to 29 teacher residency programs of the NCTR Network to recruit, prepare, and retain Black educators as part of BEI, which is currently in its fifth year.

2023-2024 Annual Report graphic
By Reducing Financial Barriers to Becoming a Teacher

By providing salaries, stipends, or scholarships and helping to cover the costs of tuition, program and testing fees, and other costs associated with becoming a teacher, NCTR Network members make teaching more financially accessible. In an evaluation of NCTR’s Black Educators Initiative, the Center for PublicResearch and Leadership at Columbia University (CPRL) found that every $10,000 increase in teacher resident stipends increased the number of Black teacher residents in early grantee programs by 4 percentage points.^ Qualitative data from surveys of teacher residents enrolled in teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members conducted by NCTR further underscore the importance and impact of financial support.

The realities of doing a full-time student teaching role and having to work a job to keep myself afloat financially was something that stopped me from pursuing my degree sooner. Because of the money, I have been able to really focus on my journey to be ready for next year on my own.

NCTR Network Teacher Resident

By Providing Access to Effective, Culturally Responsive Educators

NCTR’s vision is that students of color and students from under-resourced communities have equitable access to effective, diverse, and culturally responsive educators. Consistent with this, 79% of teacher residents who graduated from teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members in the previous year were hired to teach in a Title I school. In total, 2022-2023 graduates from this year’s programs in theNCTR Network have filled 842 positions in Title I schools.

2023-2024 Annual Report graphic - Access to Culturally, Responsive Educators graphic
By Supporting the Retention & Preparation of Teachers

NCTR’s teacher residency model and Levers for Equitable Teacher Residencies are rooted in research-based practices focused on recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective day-one ready teachers, particularly teachers of color. Data from surveys of principals, teacher residents, and graduates conducted by NCTR indicate that the teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members effectively prepare teacher residents for their roles as teachers, in addition to preparing them to stay in the profession. Ninety percent of teacher residents enrolled in teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members report that their programs are committed to ensuring teacher residents of all backgrounds and identities can thrive and succeed as educators.

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of principals report that graduates of NCTR Network member programs are more effective than a typical first-year teacher
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of principals report NCTR Network member programs prepare teacher residents to be effective teachers
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of graduates of NCTR Network member programs report their programs prepared them to be an effective first-year teacher
%
of graduates return to teach for a third year
%
of graduates return to teach in a partner district or CMO for a third year
By Preparing Teachers to Meet the Country's Education Needs

By design, teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members work in collaborative partnership with community members and organizational partners that represent the diversity of the communities they serve to understand and meet the needs of local school districts and school communities. This is evidenced by programs’ graduates’ preparation in specialized subject areas that are typically challenging to fill. Among last year’s graduates of teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members, 17% were prepared to teach a STEM subject, 10% were prepared to teach emergent multilingual learning, and 36% were prepared to teach special education (SPED).

The impact of teacher residency programs of NCTR Network members also extends beyond teacher residents and graduates to the culture and learning of students at the schools where they work, as well as the teachers who mentor and help guide their learning in the classroom.

2023-2024 Annual Report graphic - Teaching in Specialized Subject Areas

*Program data was collected from Network members by NCTR from November 2023 through January 2024. Teacher resident, mentor teacher, graduate, and principal survey data were collected in April and May 2023. NCTR surveyed 819 teacher residents, 873 mentor teachers, 648 graduates, and 371 principals from more than 40 programs across the 2023-2024 NCTR Network that participated.

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