"It's a residency program that requires at least 900 hours -- about two more months in the classroom. "They have a lot of extra practice, with kids and also with their mentor, and they get a lot of extra feedback and coaching because the mentor there is watching them teach and they are getting on the spot job training," said Dr. Rhianna Casesa, residency director at Sonoma State."
"The results are notable. Old Adobe Union School District has had 40 teaching residents from the program in the past four years. "We have hired pretty much every successful teacher candidate from this program because the quality is incredible. They've worked with our teachers, they've learned from our teachers. They're immersed in our community. And they come out of this program really well prepared to teach all students," explained co-superintendent Michele Gochberg."
Sonoma State operates a teacher residency requiring at least 900 classroom hours, exceeding California's 600‑hour credential requirement. Residents work full school days, Monday through Friday, and receive extensive mentoring, on‑the‑spot coaching, peer observations and collaborative feedback modeled after medical residencies. The university places residents at nine school sites from Marin County to Mendocino County, and uses a state grant to provide monthly stipends. Old Adobe Union School District received 40 residents in four years and hires most successful candidates. Residents agree to teach at a public school for four years after graduation. The program faces uncertainty after federal funding cuts.
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