What is BCTR?

BCTR Overview

The Baltimore City Teaching Residency and the Practitioner Teacher Program are two-halves of an alternate certification program, committed to helping outstanding professionals and recent college graduates become highly effective teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools). Professionals from all fields will bring their experience, knowledge, and records of achievement to the classroom to be effective teachers for the students who need them the most.

Participants in our program, called Residents, will become part of a powerful network of educational leaders and work with other progressive educators to make systemic improvements in our city's schools, classroom by classroom.  Your opportunity to make a difference in education is right now, as Baltimore City embarks on a plan to ensure greater student achievement, management, and quality instruction. Become a part of this historic turning point in City Schools’ history while working to educate our city’s children.

If selected to join our program, you will participate in a rigorous and comprehensive training in the summer, before entering the classroom as a full-time teacher. During your first year in the classroom, you will continue to take literacy coursework and professional development seminars specifically designed to enhance your effectiveness.  

The Baltimore City Teaching Residency is committed to providing the students of Baltimore with a new group of effective teachers who will work to increase their level of achievement and help prepare them to find academic success. We’re working to end the injustice of educational inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most. To accomplish this, Resident Teachers will work in the most critical teacher shortage areas as designated by City Schools, and will teach in the hardest to staff schools.  

Click here for more information on the Application Process.

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year; we will begin accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year on November 17, 2010. If you would like to be informed when we begin accepting applications again, please click here.