The application window has opened for students to apply for the Sampson County Schools Teaching Fellows program, which provides up to $10,000 per year for four years to selected SCS seniors who attend a college/university with an approved North Carolina Educator Preparation Program.
“We encourage Seniors interested in becoming a Sampson County Schools Teaching Fellow to submit their applications right away,” said Wendy Cabral, assistant superintendent for personnel services of the Teaching Fellows program for Sampson County. “This is a wonderful opportunity for financial assistance and also supplemental activities that enrich our Fellows’ experiences while building relationships as a community of teacher leaders.”
Recipients must be eligible for a teaching license upon graduation and must commit to teaching in Sampson County Schools for four years after post-secondary graduation.
Sampson County is one of five across the state chosen to participate in the program established to recruit, prepare, and support students attending North Carolina’s top education programs for preparation as highly effective teachers in the state’s public schools.
The deadline for application is March 15, 2024, and can be found here https://forms.gle/R8CgNkZVG6xxNvbu6
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SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS SELECTED AS AN NC TEACHING FELLOWS DISTRICT
JAN 12, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 20 public school districts to receive $50,000 recruitment grants in 2024 to promote Teaching Fellows and the teaching profession.
The launch of the grant initiative is a strategic effort to create a pipeline of applicants and potential teachers to work in North Carolina districts that face recruitment and retention challenges. Districts were selected after expressing interest in expanding or building a grow-your-own-teacher program.
"Our assistant superintendent and HR director Dr. Wendy Cabral really pushed the initiative over the finish line for us," said SCS Superintendent Dr. Jamie King. "SCS is excited about implementing a grow-your-own teacher program. This is something that we've needed for a long time and will allow us to develop our future teachers."
As a part of the pilot initiative, students will receive professional development support in conjunction with the Teaching Fellows program. The goal is to identify and train emerging teachers from secondary schools, current employees, or non-traditional sectors toward employment in the district.
"Dr. Cabral and her team are working to identify the roll-out and implementation process within SCS," added Dr. King. "We are eager to welcome the first cadre of teaching fellows in our schools."