Content Areas
To support district-identified shortage areas, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) has developed expedited academic schedule maps to Master’s programs with summer-intensive coursework in three subject areas:
- Math
- Science
- Special Education
Prospective fellows may be considered for the fellowship in other licensure areas, but preference will be given to those areas of greatest teacher shortage in New Haven Public Schools.
Three Tracks
There are three fellowship tracks, all of which cover full tuition and are designed to provide teacher certification and a Master’s degree in a shortage area.
- The New Teachers Track will enable up to 10 college graduates per fellowship year to gain teacher certification in Connecticut and an expedited 12-month Master of Arts in Teaching from SCSU in a New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) shortage area. Yale University will provide full tuition, a living stipend of $46,000, and a cohort experience. In exchange, fellows commit to teaching in NHPS for at least three years following degree program completion, during which they will receive ongoing mentorship.
New Teachers Track fellows will take courses in the summer, fall, winter, and spring terms. In the fall, fellows will spend 20 hours a week in a fellowship mentor’s classroom. In the spring, fellows will have a full-time teacher residency experience in their school.
- The Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Track provides a route to teacher certification in Connecticut and a Master of Arts in Teaching from SCSU for full-time paraprofessionals and student-facing support staff currently working in NHPS. Each year, up to 11 paraprofessionals and support staff will be selected to pursue a two-year Master of Arts in Teaching at SCSU in an NHPS shortage area. They will continue to work in their current roles as paraprofessionals and support staff during the first year of their degree program, then they will work as full-time teachers of record under a Resident Educator Certificate (REC) during the second year of their degree program.
Paraprofessional and Support Staff Track fellows will take courses for two summer, two fall, and two spring terms. Yale will provide full tuition, a living stipend of $46,000 minus their NHPS salary during their first year of the fellowship (if their NHPS salary is lower than $46,000), and a cohort experience. In exchange, fellows commit to teaching in NHPS for at least three years following degree program completion, during which they will receive ongoing mentorship.
- The Current Teachers Track provides a route to cross-endorsement in Connecticut and a Master of Science from SCSU for current, full-time NHPS teachers.
Each year, up to five certified teachers will be selected to pursue a one-year Master of Science degree that prepares them to obtain cross-endorsement in Special Education at SCSU, in support of district-identified needs. Current Teachers Track fellows will take courses for two summer terms, one fall term, and one spring term. Yale will provide full tuition. After completing their M.S. at SCSU, these fellows commit to securing a full-time special education position in the district for at least three years.
