Special Education/UTK Teacher Residency Program
The Humboldt Office of Education (HCOE) and Cal Poly Humboldt are pleased to announce that there is funding to support up to seven Residency Program candidates to obtain their special education or elementary education credential through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). Each selected candidate will receive $13,000 to cover costs associated with:
- Program tuition
- Program fees
- Textbooks
- Assessment/Testing fees
Residency candidates can be hired to be a paraprofessional while simultaneously enrolled in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Education Specialist or Elementary Education Credential Program allowing selected participants to obtain their preliminary Education Specialist or Elementary Education teaching credential.
Program Details
The eligible candidates in a teacher residency program shall agree in writing to work as an education specialist serving a caseload of pupils who receive special education services in a special education setting, or as a Transitional Kindergarten teacher.
Further, the sponsored candidate will serve in a district in Humboldt County for a period of at least four school years, which may begin with the school year after the candidate successfully completes the initial year of preparation and obtains a preliminary teaching credential.
A candidate who fails to complete the period of placement shall reimburse HCOE the amount of funding that was invested in the candidate’s residency training.
Eligibility Requirements
- Candidates must possess a Bachelors Degree of higher.
- Candidates have to be accepted to Cal Poly Humboldt’s Education Specialist or Elementary Education Credential Program. Apply at https://education.humboldt.edu/content/special-education for the Education Specialist credential, or at https://education.humboldt.edu/credential-programs/elementary-education/credential-overview-elementary-education for the Elementary Education credential.
(Early application priority deadline for the Education Specialist credential is April 14th, 2023. Early application priority deadline for the Elementay Education credential is July 20, 2023. All others open until full.) - Candidates may work as a paid paraprofessional and agree to remain with that district as a special education or transitional kindergarten teacher for four years upon completion of the credential.
- Candidates must participate in ongoing surveys throughout service years.
- Candidates must meet subject matter requirements prior to fall 2023.
Application Process
- Please meet with administration from prospective school site(s) to determine if there is a clear need for special education or transitional kindergarten teachers within that district for the 2023/24 academic year. Visit our Schools & Districts page for a map and list of schools.
- Complete the special eduation program application or elementary education program application on the Cal Poly Humboldt School of Education Website.
- Complete the HCOE Teacher Resident Eligibility Application by April 14, 2023 for the special education program or July 20 for the elementary education program.