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Resources for Residency Program Development
Resources for Residency Program Development
10 Characteristics of Effective California Teacher Residency Programs
10 Characteristics of Effective California Teacher Residency Programs
Characteristics and Evidence – California-specific set of characteristics that all teacher residencies in the state will be expected and supported to embody over time, based on research and practitioner expertise and aligned with the statutory definition of teacher residencies.
Characteristics of Effective California School Counselor Residency Programs
Characteristics of Effective California School Counselor Residency Programs
The Characteristics and Evidence of an Effective Counselor Residency Program (“the Characteristics”) serve as a common framework for school counselor residencies. They exemplify the scope and complexity of the development of school counselor residency programs by which all partnerships can define and develop their program implementation.
Need Support with Your Residency Program?
Need Support with Your Residency Program?
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Other Resources for Residency Program Development
Other Resources for Residency Program Development
Building Strong Partnerships
Access practical tools to support every stage of residency partnership development, including readiness assessments, MOUs, handbooks, stakeholder agreements, and equity-focused guidance. Designed for LEAs, IHEs, and consortium partners, these resources help ensure clear expectations, strong collaboration, and successful residency implementation.
Recruiting & Selecting Residents
Explore a collection of customizable recruitment and selection resources designed to help residency programs attract strong candidates and communicate clear expectations from the start. These tools can be easily tailored to reflect your program’s goals and context, supporting transparent, equitable, and effective recruitment practices.
Onboarding Mentors & Residents
These onboarding resources support a smooth, structured transition into residency for both residents and mentors. Featuring a month-by-month gradual release framework aligned to Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs), along with informational meeting materials and program handbook templates, this collection helps establish clear roles, shared understanding, and consistent expectations from the very start.
Mentor Recruitment & Engagement
These resources are designed to help residency programs attract and engage effective mentors through clear, consistent communication. From recruitment flyers and presentations to mentor job descriptions and agreement templates, this collection supports shared understanding of mentor roles, responsibilities, and benefits—laying the foundation for meaningful, sustainable mentorship.
Sustaining Your Residency Program
Learn how successful residency programs sustain momentum over the long term. Explore resources such as sustainability frameworks, guidance on leveraging local funding streams, innovative staffing models, and lessons from programs implementing paraeducator residency positions. Together, these tools highlight creative strategies used by LEAs and their IHE partners to reallocate resources and build sustainable funding for residency programs.
Collecting Program Data
Collecting Program Data
Collecting timely, actionable feedback is key to building strong, responsive residency programs. These resources include surveys, longitudinal tracking frameworks, videos on best practices for data collection, and guidance for annual reporting. Use these tools to identify successes, uncover growth opportunities, and strengthen your program’s impact.
SRTAC Event Resources
This folder contains a collection of materials shared with participants at all past SRTAC events. From presentations and workshop guides to handouts and toolkits, this folder provides easy access to valuable resources designed to support your work in advancing teacher and counselor residency programs.
Implementing, Scaling, and Sustaining Residency Programs
Implementing, Scaling, and Sustaining Residency Programs
We are proud to serve districts to initiate, expand, and sustain teacher and counselor residency programs that staff your hardest-to-fill positions and support future educator recruitment and retention. SRTAC assists you to secure grant funding through the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), and both Teacher Residency and School Counselor Grants are currently available for application.
Our team is available to support your grant submission efforts. Connect with your Regional Hub leader for more information about recruiting and retaining an effective educator workforce.
Resources from CTC
Resources from CTC
Preparing New Educators?
Preparing New Educators?
Find new resources to strengthen your teacher preparation programs.
Want to Become an Educator?
Want to Become an Educator?
There are many ways to become and educator. Get the resources that will help you make it happen!
Links to Research and Briefs
Links to Research and Briefs
Bridging the History, Policy, Preparation, and Practice of the School Counseling Profession
Bridging the History, Policy, Preparation, and Practice of the School Counseling Profession
This research report examines how California became a national leader in advancing school counseling—and what is needed to sustain that leadership.
Developed by the California Association of School Counselors (CASC) and funded by the Californian's Dedicated to Education Foundation, the report draws on more than a century of history, landmark legislation, workforce data, and district case studies. It traces the evolution of the profession from vocational guidance to a central role in academic, college and career, and social-emotional behavioral support, highlighting milestones such as the PPS credential, the 2023 California Standards for the School Counseling Profession, LCFF, and AB 2508.
The report also explores integrated funding through the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) Fee Schedule and Medi-Cal, emerging staffing models, and California’s first statewide School Counselor Residency Program. It concludes with five strategic recommendations to ensure equitable access for every student.
Various Resources
Various Resources
CTC: Grant Opportunities
CTC Roadmap: Resident Teacher Credentialing Programs
WestEd: Financial Sustainability
WestEd: Data Dashboard
Learning Policy Institute: Successful Teacher Residencies: What Matters and What Works
Learning Policy Institute: Early Impact of Teacher Residencies in California
ACSA Leadership Magazine: Meeting Local Staffing Needs with Negotiated Agreements
The Residency Lab: Resource Library
Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color
Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color
The Education Trust-West and the California County Superintendents developed a resource for hiring practices to diversify your candidate pool and strategies to support and retain educators.
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