Nursing students Investing in the
NEXT GENERATION Residency program provides stipends and tuition for student teachers
A
by KIM LAMB GREGORY
new teacher residency program at CSUCI has enabled teaching credential student Julieta Silva to return to her elementary school alma mater. “I’m teaching at Washington Elementary School in Santa Barbara where I went as a child,” said Silva, who expects to graduate in 2022. “It’s awesome to be part of this program and I live in Santa Barbara, so I don’t have to commute to Ventura County.” Plus, she doesn’t have to pay tuition and she gets a $10,000-a-year stipend, thanks to the residency program, which was spearheaded by Dean and Professor of Education Brian Sevier, Ph.D.
“Most teachers will tell you they worked an additional job during their student teaching. I worked two additional jobs just to survive,” Sevier said. “If we’re going to truly live up to our mission to create pathways that get impediments out of students’ way, we have to change this practice.” CSUCI’s School of Education has established residencies for student teachers at the Oxnard School District; Oxnard Union High School District (OUHSD); the Rio School District, and the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD). There are currently 41 teaching residents. The 20 in the OUHSD are being funded by the district. The 19 in FROM TOP LEFT TO RIGHT CSUCI alumna Julieta Silva Garcia leads her class out of the classroom; Garcia reads to her class at Washington Elementary School in Santa Barbara.
16 CHANNEL MAGAZINE
