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  • 100% virtual classes at LMU to earn your Preliminary Credential in just one year.
  • $53,000 median salary and living stipend, plus benefits for one year of residency.
  • 1000 hours of classroom clinical practice and application of coursework.
  • 35% minimum scholarship towards LMU tuition, with additional funding sources available.

Relationships are Key

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Relationships are Key
What makes PUC Teacher Residency Program special?  It’s our intentional building of purposeful and meaningful community and relationships.  Residents learn together in a cohort, building lifelong friendships, supporting each other through celebrations and challenges, and uplifting our communities in the process.
 

Mission Statement

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Mission Statement
Our mission at the PUC Teacher Residency Program (PUC TRP) is to recruit, train, and retain highly qualified educators from the communities we serve and to build a deep educational and cultural knowledge base that develops Teacher Residents and Mentors into self-directed reflective decision-makers. 

About Us

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About Us
Born out of Partnerships to Uplift Communities and its Alumni Teach Program, the PUC Teacher Residency Program uniquely uplifts PUC alumni, employees, and community members to become California certified teaches through a year-long residency program. Intensive mentoring supports, Loyola Marymount University certification coursework, and weekly implementation seminars prepare graduates to teach in today’s diverse urban educational settings. 
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Relationships are Key
What makes PUC Teacher Residency Program special?  It’s our intentional building of purposeful and meaningful community and relationships.  Residents learn together in a cohort, building lifelong friendships, supporting each other through celebrations and challenges, and uplifting our communities in the process.
 
Juliana Jimenez, TRP Alum & Learning Engagement Coordinator with Leadership Class at CCECHS
Mission Statement
Our mission at the PUC Teacher Residency Program (PUC TRP) is to recruit, train, and retain highly qualified educators from the communities we serve and to build a deep educational and cultural knowledge base that develops Teacher Residents and Mentors into self-directed reflective decision-makers. 
CCMS Resident Cris Ruano with Mentor Robin Nistico
About Us
Born out of Partnerships to Uplift Communities and its Alumni Teach Program, the PUC Teacher Residency Program uniquely uplifts PUC alumni, employees, and community members to become California certified teaches through a year-long residency program. Intensive mentoring supports, Loyola Marymount University certification coursework, and weekly implementation seminars prepare graduates to teach in today’s diverse urban educational settings. 

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Residents

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Residents
PUC TRP Residents experience a yearlong teacher training program to earn a CA Preliminary Teaching Credential through Loyola Marymount University. Salary, benefits, living stipend, LMU tuition discounts are provided. Residents are supported in multifaceted ways to become fully prepared to teach in today’s diverse urban educational settings.
 

Mentors

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Mentors
PUC Teacher Residency Mentors are instrumental in the success of our Residents and our program. Mentors coach, mentor, support, observe, model, co-plan, collaborate, and give feedback to their matched Teacher Residents on a daily basis.  Furthermore, mentors meet monthly to build mentoring skills and mindsets, to collaborate and problem-solve with other mentors, and to prepare for integrated Resident supports. 

Apply

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Apply
Applications for the PUC Teacher Residency Program open in early fall and close in January for admission the following year. For specific application details, click here.
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Residents
PUC TRP Residents experience a yearlong teacher training program to earn a CA Preliminary Teaching Credential through Loyola Marymount University. Salary, benefits, living stipend, LMU tuition discounts are provided. Residents are supported in multifaceted ways to become fully prepared to teach in today’s diverse urban educational settings.
 
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Mentors
PUC Teacher Residency Mentors are instrumental in the success of our Residents and our program. Mentors coach, mentor, support, observe, model, co-plan, collaborate, and give feedback to their matched Teacher Residents on a daily basis.  Furthermore, mentors meet monthly to build mentoring skills and mindsets, to collaborate and problem-solve with other mentors, and to prepare for integrated Resident supports. 
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Apply
Applications for the PUC Teacher Residency Program open in early fall and close in January for admission the following year. For specific application details, click here.

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