Job Description

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION- DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHERS * SPANISH REQUIRED*

The North Chicago D187 /National Louis University (NLU) Alternative Teacher Certification Pathway Bilingual Residency Program-

• Residents will gain hands-on experience in a district school, with a mentor teacher, and pursue a graduate degree in elementary education. Upon successful completion of the program, and a commitment to work in D187 for at least four years, Residents will be hired for a full-time teaching job in the district.

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in any area and a GPA of 3.0 in the final 60 hours of your bachelor’s degree.

• BILINGUAL - SPANISH REQUIRED

• Receive your professional educator license (PEL) in elementary education, master’s degree and a teaching position in D187 in 12 months

• Complete the residency in the district you will teach in after receiving your PEL

• Pair master’s-level coursework at NLU with a full-year, mentored classroom apprenticeship

•Benefits D187 will provide Residents with health insurance.

•RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL STIPEND OF $17,000, PAID SEMI-MONTHLY (THE 15TH AND 30TH OF EACH MONTH) BY D187 FOR YEAR 1 FROM JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2022. AFTER JUNE 2022 YOU ARE PAID AS A CONTRACTED TEACHER!

Discounted Tuition at NLU Tuition and fees at NLU for just one year, the 2021-22 school year (including 35 semester hours of ELE Coursework and fees), is normally $25,240. The Teacher Residency program offers deep discounts and more preparation: Year 1: Residency Year – Master’s degree and Elementary Education PEL for $16,644 Year 2: Endorsement Year – Residents will be licensed teachers of record— and receive a salary—and will have fees of $6,375 These discounts reflect a 15% discount from NLU and a tuition offset of $5,000 from D187. Grants Residents may also be eligible for two grants/scholarships: • TEACH grant: $4,000 – The federal TEACH grant is available to both undergraduate and graduate students who commit to teaching at least four years in a high-need field in a school that serves students from low-income families. If you have received a TEACH grant before, you may be ineligible. • Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) scholarship: $5,000 – Residents who meet the requirements and commit to teach in high-need schools for five years may be eligible for the MTI scholarship. Summer School Opportunities Residents can also apply for a 2021 summer school position at a rate of up to $36.88 per hour to supplement income.

Year one (Summer 2021-May 2022): • Residents will complete 12-months of accelerated courses toward their PEL in elementary education, plus one course in the bilingual/ESL track while gaining hands-on experience in a mentored classroom.

During the summer, residents will be in NLU graduate-level courses full-time beginning in July and into August. Once the school year begins, Residents will spend:

• Four days a week in a D187 classroom with a mentor teacher

• One day a week taking graduate-level courses toward their M.A.T. and initial PEL in elementary education.

Job Type: Full-time

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Our mission is to empower each child to write their own story of success, and to prepare each child, academically and socially, to pursue and realize their unique purpose. Please APPLY directly to all role at https://d187.org/apply/