2023-2024 SFUSD Pathway to Teaching Candidate
About SFUSD Pathway to Teaching
We are a 15-month teacher credentialing program that operates within SFUSD. Pathway to Teaching offers practice-based credential programs in:
- Multiple Subject (TK-5)
- Multiple Subject + Bilingual Spanish Authorization (TK-5)
- Education Specialist, Mild to Moderate Support Needs (K-12)
The Opportunity: Pathway to Teaching Candidates
We are excited to announce that SFUSD's Pathway to Teaching is now accepting applications for its 2023-24 cohort, which will start in March 2023.
Pathway to Teaching candidates are intern teachers who are teaching in the San Francisco School District while completing a blend of courses of online independent work and in-person evening and Saturday sessions culminating in their preliminary credential within 15-months. Additionally, they engage in weekly coaching, support, and supervision with district experts in their credential area.
Pathway teachers earn a full-time teaching salary and receive benefits.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- BA/BS conferred by June 1 2023, required
- Desire to serve students by becoming a credentialed teacher
- Eligible to work in the US
TIME COMMITMENT:
This is a year-long teacher credentialing program, including an intensive summer that starts in June 2023. Below are some of the areas that Pathway Teachers spend their time on:
Summer Pre-Service Preparation (PSP) Coursework & Field Work
- Intensive preparation and clinical experience in your credential area, with embedded coursework and coaching
- Teach in a "Learning Lab" classroom with an experienced Teacher Educator and 2-3 other Pathway teacher candidates
- Participate in afternoon coaching with your Teacher Educator and small group of peers to analyze and reflect upon teaching and learning and plan for upcoming lessons
- Engage in content-specific mini-courses taught by district content specialists
Academic Year Coursework
- Online modules specific to the credential area, focused on serving students with special needs, English Language Development for English Language Learners, literacy, math, science, health, and social science
- Modules include videos, journal entries, interactive quizzes, and culminating assignments that receive targeted feedback from course instructors
Continuous Support & Supervision and Professional Learning
- Attend a combination of in-person sessions & online webinars
- Engage with site and district practitioners who can support your development (e.g. literacy coaches, special education content specialists, instructional reform facilitators)
Coaching & Assessment
- High-touch coaching and support from an expert in your credential area
- Weekly 1:1 sessions including observations, real-time coaching and feedback, modeling and rehearsal, lesson planning, student work analysis, and assessment of progress
- Monthly small group coaching with your coach cohort focused on cultivating resilience and community
SALARY & EXPENSES:
Pathway teachers are intern teachers with a salary starting at $54,000 a year. Pathway to Teaching costs $5,000 which will be paycheck deductible over 10 months from October 2023-June 2024.
WEBINARS:
Join us for an upcoming webinar to learn about Pathway to Teaching by registering via tinyurl.com/PTWebinar23
DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR THE 2022-2023 PATHWAY TO TEACHING COHORT:
- Priority Deadline: October 16, 2022
- Ongoing Deadline: November 27, 2022
To learn more about Pathway to Teaching visit our website > sfusd.edu/pathwaytoteaching