• The Framingham Teacher Residency is an alternative pathway for those looking to begin their career in teaching. The residency model blends a rigorous full-year classroom internship with academic coursework closely aligned with classroom experience and supervised by a highly trained, supported mentor teacher. The residents will not only receive a living stipend but may also have their tuition expenses waived if they commit to teaching in the Framingham Public Schools for a minimum of three years.

  Our Mission
  The mission of Framingham Teacher Residency is to prepare teacher-residents to use Culturally Responsive Teaching techniques to inspire students, empower learning, and provide high-quality bilingual education in the Framingham Public Schools.

  Our Vision
  Framingham Public Schools and Framingham State University share the vision that guides us to strive to: 

  • Support the whole child academically, socially, and behaviorally.
  • Create relationships between students, educators, families, and the community.  
  • Provide educators with meaningful and relevant support and development.
  • Implement technology and facilities that allow teaching and learning to occur in environments that are healthy, welcoming and safe

A teacher residency consists of a rigorous full-year classroom apprenticeship for pre-service teachers with academic coursework that is closely aligned with such classroom experiences. In this type of program, Teacher Residents learn how to teach by working for an entire year alongside a highly trained, supported mentor teacher in the school district where the resident will eventually work. Teacher Residency programs require that candidates commit to teaching in the school for a minimum of three years.

Recruit bilingual teachers who can fulfill FPS’s need to develop current dual-language programs further.
It offers a unique opportunity for people identified as BIPOC/ bilingual/ multilingual to become certified Secondary Education teachers.
Increase the number of certified bilingual teachers in Sciences, Mathematics, English Language Arts, Portuguese and/ or Spanish Language Arts, and History.

Get your teaching license in your desired subject area.
Become a better teacher by improving your practice under the support of an experienced mentor.
Become a more competitive candidate for different positions within FPS
Increase your earning potential

Serve 180 days plus 20 days in FPS summer programs for a total of 1,400 hours.
Receive 300 hours of training via FSU coursework in PBTL Secondary Education programs.
Apply and complete the MTELs in a respective 5-12 subject matter knowledge and
Receive a three-year full-time contract with FPS.

Framingham Teacher Residency is based on a residency model, already common around the nation, that equips new teachers to effectively lead classrooms in highly diverse areas. FTR is an AmeriCorps program providing support for a clinical teacher preparation program. Teacher-Residents start teaching from day one and continue to refine and improve their practice with immediate guidance from mentors. Created in 2022, FTR is a joint initiative between Framingham Public Schools and Framingham State University and aims to provide FPS students with high-quality bilingual education in areas such as Mathematics, the Sciences, Special Education, and Language Arts while honoring the school district's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

"Teacher residency programs are, by definition, district-serving teacher education programs that pair a rigorous full-year classroom apprenticeship with masters-level education content. Building on the medical residency model, teacher preparation programs provide Residents with both the underlying theory of effective teaching and a year-long, in-school “residency” in which they practice and hone their skills and knowledge alongside an effective teacher-mentor in a high-need classroom. New teacher Residents receive stipends as they learn to teach, and commit to teaching in their districts for three or more years beyond the residency."

​National Center for Teacher Residencies 

The Framingham Teacher Residency Program is recruiting 20 residents who will serve as Resident Teachers during their service year and will focus on improving student engagement in the short term, with the intentional goal of longer-range outcomes of decreased absenteeism and increased academic achievement. The Residents will be paired with selected mentor teachers to plan and teach lessons and mini-lessons, facilitate small group classroom activities and large-group discussions, assist students individually, grade and comment on individual student work, carry out classroom administrative duties, and communicate with students’ families. Each Resident will gradually take on full responsibility for teaching 75%-80% of their mentor’s classes by the end of their residency, and will thereby earn Massachusetts teacher licensure in specific subject areas such as Math, Science, History, English, or World Languages for grades 5-12, in accordance with DESE requirements, with training and supervision from FSU faculty.

Massachusetts has several levels of teacher licensure (provisional, initial, professional). Framingham State University's Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Licensure Program prepares students for the Initial License with its coursework, field-based experiences, and supervised practicum. The Initial License lasts for five (5) years of teaching. The professional license may be earned by adding an appropriate master’s program.

Framingham Public Schools and Framingham State University are seeking to respond to students' growing academic and social-emotional needs as we build our program. This program seeks to simultaneously protect the interests of FPS students while remaining in compliance with state regulations.

Click Here for more information regarding licensure requirements. 

1. ONLINE APPLICATION AND FEE
Completed, and a $50.00 non-refundable application fee is required. A completed online application can be submitted without the required documentation being added. You will get a link to your status page where you can upload the required documentation at another time. Please read the full Position Description before applying. 

2. COLLEGE-LEVEL TRANSCRIPTS
Applicants must provide transcripts from any and all colleges/universities attended in the past where college credit is received. Any college coursework or degree obtained overseas will need to be evaluated for US equivalency. Official Transcripts can be sent electronically to gradadmissions@framingham.edu from your previous institution, or they can be mailed in a sealed envelope to:

Graduate Admissions Processing Center Framingham State University
PO Box 9101 - 100 State Street Framingham, MA 01702

3. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Within the application, there is a section where applicants enter their contact information for their recommenders. Letters of recommendation must come electronically through the application portal.

4. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The statement of purpose prompt can be located on your specific program's academic website.

5. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• • Test Scores (if applicable) – please refer to your program’s webpage for required test scores
  • Art Portfolio – PBTL – Art, M.Ed. Secondary Education, Art and M.Ed. Art only via Slideroom
  • International Applicants: please refer to the International Applicant website for additional requirements on course-by-course evaluations and English Proficiency Exam requirements.