Impact & Results Today there is strong evidence that teacher residency programs are having an impact on student achievement and teacher retention, improving outcomes for high-need children. NCTR network residencies are having a significant impact on the students in their partner district schools. Through the residency model’s teacher-mentor programming, residents work side-by-side with veteran teachers – a key element of their intensive clinical preparation. Residency programs measure their impact on schools and communities, impact on teacher professional growth, preparedness & development, and their impact on student achievement. By reducing teacher turnover and improving effectiveness, there is a high return on investment for school districts and their partners that choose to launch and sustain a teacher residency program. Teacher residency programs exponentially increase the impact effective teachers have on student learning. Residency Impact Goals How Residencies Measure Impact Increase Student Achievement Student performance on state, district, and local measures of academic progress Performance of students in classes taught by residency graduates in comparison to students in classes taught by other-trained teachers Improve Teacher Performance District and/or state evaluations of teacher effectiveness, including classroom observations i.e.; Danielson’s Framework for Professional Practice, edTPA Performance of residency graduates and mentors in comparison to non-residency graduates and mentors Impact School and Community Principal perception surveys of resident and graduate effectiveness; other measures of impact on students, school and community Residency graduates taking on leadership roles Increase Student Engagement State student perception surveys e.g. TriPod, Youth Truth Engage Effective Mentors Teacher-mentor performance evaluation Surveys of mentor perception of resident performance and program impact NCTR measures the collective impact of network residency programs through its annual reports: Measuring Impact and Network End-Year Survey Trends. Highlights, 2014 Network Trends Report Principals that hire residency graduates say they are more prepared than the typical new teacher. Eighty-nine percent (89%) agree that: Graduates in their building positively affected the culture of the school Graduates of a residency program are more effective or much more effective than teachers from other teacher preparation pathways They would hire graduates to teach in their building next year and recommend hiring a residency graduate to a colleague Residency program graduates report that they are ready to lead classroom learning and meet student needs. 87% agree or strongly agree that they improve student learning and achievement in their classrooms 88% recommend their residency program to those who want to teach in high-need schools Mentors report that they grow professionally from their participation in the residency experience. 95% strongly agree that being a mentor makes them a more effective teacher NCTR Program Report The 2014-15 network-wide data reveals the continued impact of residency program residents, graduates, and mentors working in partnering high-need districts. Residency trained teachers stay in the classroom at high rates: 84% are still teaching after 3 years. Programs are identifying and supporting effective, experienced teachers to act as mentors and clinical educators; more than 500 mentors are modeling and coaching new teachers to be their future colleagues. 2014-15 Network Program Impact Residency Program Graduates Residency program graduates to date 2,661 Percent of graduates in STEM subjects 28% Percent of graduates teaching ELL students 13% 3-year retention rate 84% 5-year retention rate 71% Current Program Residents Total number of residents 557 Selection Rate 24% Percent of residents of color 38% Percent of residents who are career changes 37% Number of training sites 211 Number of mentors 523