Being a Resident
Program Costs
Baltimore City Teaching Residency provides a unique opportunity for dedicated individuals seeking to launch their teaching careers – including unparalleled summer training, job search support, ongoing professional development through Teaching for Results Content Seminars, and the chance to teach full-time earning full salary and benefits while earning certification. Each year, we strive to keep our program costs low and competitive among other alternative certification programs.
There are two types of costs related to our program: tuition for literacy coursework and tuition for professional development. Both of these costs lead directly to certification in conjunction with other requirements. For more information on certification, please click here.
Tuition for Required Certification Coursework
The rates published below are the actual tuition costs for the 2009-2010 school year; therefore, these reflect approximate costs for the 2010-2011 school year.
Training Program for Special Education Elementary Residents |
Seminar Requirements: |
Teaching for Results Content Seminars (Special Education AND Elementary Education)
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Elementary Literacy |
Seminar Tuition: |
$5,400 before subsidy |
University Coursework Tuition: |
TBD |
Testing Requirements: |
Praxis II pedagogy test in Elementary
Praxis II pedagogy test in Special Education |
Testing Costs: |
Please refer to www.ets.org for current fee structures. |
Typical Program Length: |
Two years |
Schedule: |
- Introduction to Special Education (Summer 2010)
- Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Part I: Summer 2010 (during Summer Institute)
- Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Parts II and III: Fall 2010, Spring 2011
- Teaching for Results Content Seminar (Special Education): Fall 2010, Spring 2011
- Teaching for Results Content Seminar (Elementary Education): Fall 2011, Spring 2012
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Training Program for Special Education—English Residents |
Seminar Requirements: |
Teaching for Results Content Seminars (SPED and English)
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Adolescent Literacy |
Seminar Tuition: |
$5,400 before subsidy |
University Coursework Tuition: |
TBD |
Testing Requirements: |
Praxis II pedagogy test in English
Praxis II pedagogy test in Special Education |
Testing Costs: |
Please refer to www.ets.org for current fee structures. |
Typical Program Length: |
Two years |
Schedule: |
- Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Part I: Summer 2010 (during Summer Institute)
- Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Parts II and III: Fall 2010, Spring 2011
- Teaching for Results Content Seminar (Special Education): Fall 2010, Spring 2011
- Teaching for Results Content Seminar (English): Fall 2011, Spring 2012
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Certification Program for all ELEMENTARY and EARLY CHILDHOOD Residents |
Seminar Requirements: |
Teaching for Results Content Seminars
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Elementary Literacy |
Seminar Tuition: |
$3,900 before subsidy |
Testing Requirements: |
Praxis II pedagogy test in Elementary or Early Childhood Education |
Testing Costs: |
Please refer to www.ets.org for current fee structures. |
Typical Program Length: |
General educators should be able to complete the requirements for a Standard Professional Certification within 1 year. |
Schedule: |
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Part I: Summer 2010 (during Summer Institute)
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy,Parts II and III: Fall 2010, Spring 2011
Teaching for Results Content Seminars: Fall 2010, Spring 2011 |
Certification Program for all SECONDARY Residents |
Seminar Requirements: |
Teaching for Results Content Seminars
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Adolescent Literacy |
Seminar Tuition: |
$3,900 before subsidy |
Testing Requirements: |
Praxis II pedagogy test in your specific content area |
Testing Costs: |
Please refer to www.ets.org for current fee structures. |
Typical Program Length: |
General educators should be able to complete the requirements for a Standard Professional Certification within 1 year. |
Schedule: |
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy, Part I: Summer 2010 (during Summer Institute)
Big Ideas and Great Teaching in Literacy,Parts II and III: Fall 2010, Spring 2011
Teaching for Results Content Seminars: Fall 2010, Spring 2011 |
* We are looking to find the most cost effective option for this course for Special Education teachers, while maintaining the integrity of instruction.
The tuition for these required courses is also subject to City Schools' tuition remittance policy. Therefore, should you opt into this incentive, you will be responsible for only 25-50% of these tuition costs.
Tuition costs include the costs for our faculty, professional development program, curriculum, and all associated materials; tuition does not include testing fees and other state-mandated expenses (see below).
Testing Fees
All individuals interested in becoming an educator in Maryland are required to take and successfully pass certification exams:
- Praxis I (or already possess Maryland satisfactory scores on the GRE/ACT/SAT—for more
information , please see our Testing Requirement page);
- Praxis II Content Knowledge test in your assigned content area;
- Praxis II Pedagogy test in your assigned content area. (Please note that this test is taken in your first year of teaching and does NOT need to be taken prior to training with our program.)
- Special Education teachers will take Praxis II in Special Education and in your assigned content area
Testing fees differ by test, but they range in costs from approximately $150-$200 each. Please note that the testing company, ETS, sets strict registration timelines and also charges late registration fees. Once BCTR offers you a position in our program and provides you with the appropriate test information, please register immediately to avoid these additional fees. Testing fees are paid directly to the testing company.
Additionally, many candidates choose to access outside test preparation resources. These programs may also charge separate fees; for information on these resources, visit the Testing Requirements page.
Other Program Costs
Residents will be required to pay a few other fees in relation to their employment with City Schools. These fees include:
- Fingerprinting Fee (paid at time of enrollment)): $43.00
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