NCTR launches, sustains and scales a network of high-performing residency programs dedicated to preparing highly effective teachers that will transform educational practices nationwide.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
By focusing on these two priorities, NCTR will:
1. Prove the efficacy and efficiency of teacher residency programs
2. Scale high-quality residency programs nationwide
3. Reduce barriers to high-quality preparation
4. Enable districts to create a pipeline of highly-effective teachers
NCTR is a not-for-profit organization that serves a growing national network of high performing residency programs. Founded in 2007, NCTR is the only organization in the nation dedicated to developing, launching and supporting the impact of residency programs. NCTR partners with school districts, charter management organizations, institutions of higher education, not-for-profits, and states to develop and support teacher residency programs as quality pipelines of effective and diverse new teachers.
NCTR is headquartered in Chicago with virtual staff located across the country.
CORE STRATEGIES
NCTR addresses the growing need to develop, innovate, and sustain high-quality teacher residency programs nationwide. To achieve this mission, NCTR focuses on four core strategies:
Together these initiatives will accelerate the advancement of residencies as a teacher pathway that prepares truly effective teachers for high-need classrooms, thereby influencing all of teacher preparation.
Mission
NCTR advances a network of high-performing residency programs dedicated to preparing highly effective teachers that will transform educational practices nationwide.
Vision
Access to a quality teacher is a right for all children.
Core Values
Preamble: The National Center for Teacher Residencies is transforming teacher preparation nationwide to ensure all children have access to an effective teacher. Our core values reflect who we are as an organization and how we work with our clients and our community.