NCTR Network teacher residency programs have seen an increase in the total number of teacher residents enrolled for the 2022-2023 academic year for the second consecutive year. Also, in 2022, NCTR welcomed 22 aspiring teacher residency programs (as compared to 14 programs last year) into its nationally known Residency Design Academy (RDA).

The NCTR Network’s collective impact continues to grow having graduated over 9,000 teacher residents who are positively impacting their students and school communities.

NCTR Network teacher residency programs are more diverse than ever with 69% of teacher residents and 49% of mentor teachers who identify as a person of color (POC). This surpasses the national percentage of teachers of identify as a person of color, as NCTR builds upon its mission to continue diversifying the field.

Principals, teacher residents, and teacher residency graduates that were surveyed indicate that NCTR Network teacher residency programs effectively prepare teacher residents for their roles in the classroom in addition to preparing them to stay in the field after graduation, especially at a time when it is critical to not only recruit, but also retain effective, diverse, and culturally responsive educators.

A significant percent of mentor teachers indicate that serving as a mentor has positively impacted their work.

Teacher residency programs use data from their partner school district(s) to identify shortage areas and collaboratively prepare teacher residents to fill those positions.

A significant percentage of principals surveyed indicated that teacher residents are positively contributing to their school’s culture and student learning.