After the Fellowship

Securing a Teaching Position

From the beginning, Fellows are part of a cohort that will be assisted by their university in securing teaching positions and will continue working together, helping to promote a community of support and learning within and across their schools.

Fellows agree to teach for three years in a high-need secondary urban or rural school, contingent on completing their master's in teaching degree program and attaining their teaching licensure/certification. Each partner university works with Fellows to prepare for the job search process. It is recommended that Fellows begin the application and hiring process for available teaching positions beginning in the late winter/early spring of their first year in the program. Fellows should be aware that some available teaching positions may require travel up to forty-five minutes from their home.

The Fellowship focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teaching at the secondary level in high-need schools. It is strongly preferred that, if at all possible, a Fellow remains at the site where s/he is originally hired so that s/he will have the full benefit of mentoring. It is possible that a Fellow who transfers to another teaching assignment may lose some or all of the mentoring benefit, as well as some of the ongoing university services.

Partner School Districts

Indiana

• Anderson Community School Corporation
  Anderson High School
  Highland High School
• Fort Wayne
• Decatur Township
• Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS)
• Muncie Community Schools
  Central High School
  
• Purdue University Rural School Network
• Wayne Township

Michigan

• Battle Creek Public Schools
• Benton Harbor Area Schools
• Detroit Public Schools
• Grand Rapids Public School District
• Kalamazoo Public Schools

Ohio

• Akron Public Schools
• Canton City Schools
• Cincinnati Public Schools
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District
  •   John Hay Campus
  •   Collinwood
  •   East Technical Campus
  •   Glenville
  •   John Adams Campus
  •   John F. Kennedy
  •   Garrett Morgan School of Science
  •   Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy
• Columbus City Schools
• Dayton Public Schools
• Rural Southeast Ohio Schools
• Toledo Public Schools