News from 2022-2023
Special Education Teacher Training Program
The alternative teacher training pathway allows participants to earn a living wage and work alongside professionals while taking classes. The application deadline is Feb. 15, 2023.
Like school districts across the country, Albuquerque Public Schools needs special education teachers, which is why it is partnering again with CNM and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation on a program to recruit and retain more special education teachers.
Individuals with a bachelor's degree in any subject can become licensed special education teachers in 15 months through the Special Education Teacher Training (SETT) program. Through this program, teacher candidates get paid and earn benefits while co-teaching alongside a seasoned educator and taking classes.
Classroom teaching is supported with coursework in special education, curriculum and assessment, classroom and individual behavior management, and literacy instruction. Candidates will also complete coursework for a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) endorsement.
After co-teaching in the fall, teacher candidates will teach in their own classroom with continued mentorship, coaching, and support during the first two years of teaching.
Program Benefits & Requirements
- Assistance in applying for grants and scholarships to pay tuition expenses
- Employment with full teacher salary
- Co-teach with an experienced teacher
- Earn a teaching license in 15 months
- earn a TESOL Endorsement
- Coursework aligned to teacher practice
- Fall 2023-Fall 2024
- Commit to working for APs for 3 year
To Qualify for the SETT Program
- Hold a bachelor's degree
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Be a New Mexico resident
- Be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- Complete a background check
- Agree to work as a special education teacher in APS for three years.
Learn more at informational Zoom meetings on Nov. 12 and Dec. 13.