2022-05-16T15:05:06-07:00 2021-06-30 990 2020-07-01 301000654 ST LOUIS TEACHER RESIDENCY STLO 3143918140 2315 Locust Street Suite 8 Saint Louis MO 63103 Laura Vilines Executive Director 2707910234 2022-05-15 1 11 1 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Laura Vilines 3809 Connecticut Street Saint Louis MO 63116 727484 0 X www.stlteach.org X 2017 MO Throughout the country, urban public schools and districts face teacher shortages and challenges associated with teacher quality and retention. This need is especially acute in St. Louis where 40% of new teachers exit the classroom within their first three years. St. Louis Teacher Residency recruits, trains, and supports aspiring teachers who are capable of accelerating student achievement from the moment they enter the classroom as a teacher of record. Through a selective recruitment process, STLTR attracts a diverse group of talented second-career entrants and college graduates. The STLTR model blends a rigorous full-year classroom apprenticeship with a carefully aligned sequence of academic coursework. Residents learn how to teach by working alongside a master teacher, and coursework is tailored to the local, St. Louis context. STLTR candidates commit to teach in their partner district or school for a minimum of three years following the completion of the apprenticeship. 5 5 13 0 6071 0 650000 400295 152582 321031 0 0 1155 6158 803737 727484 0 0 0 0 483316 685719 0 0 19148 95497 149115 578813 834834 224924 -107350 356030 260007 0 11327 356030 248680 Throughout the country, urban public schools and districts face teacher shortages and challenges associated with teacher quality and retention. This need is especially acute in St. Louis where 40% of new teachers exit the classroom within their first three years. St. Louis Teacher Residency recruits, trains, and supports aspiring teachers who are capable of accelerating student achievement from the moment they enter the classroom as a teacher of record. Through a selective recruitment process, STLTR attracts a diverse group of talented second-career entrants and college graduates. The STLTR model blends a rigorous classroom apprenticeship with a carefully aligned sequence of academic coursework. Residents learn how to teach by working alongside a master teacher, and coursework is tailored to the local, St. Louis context. Residents commit to teach in their partner district or school for a minimum of three years following completion of the apprenticeship year. 0 0 410557 285350 Resident Placement, Coaching, and Support: St. Louis Teacher Residency is designed as a two-year program leading candidates to earn their Missouri teacher certification in the areas of elementary or secondary language arts, math, or science at the end of their initial apprenticeship year. In their first year, residents spend the full academic year in a district or partner school, developing under the guidance of an experienced mentor teacher. Over the course of the year, teacher-residents move from a collaborative, co-teaching role in the classroom to an increasingly demanding, lead-teaching role. During their apprenticeship year, residents co-teach with their mentor four days each week. Every week, residents are observed by an instructional coach from the STLTR team. Coaches facilitate a meeting with the mentor and the resident, providing specific, targeted feedback on each teacher's strengths and areas of growth. The weekly coaching meeting is a significant lever in each teacher's growth and development and provides an important bridge between the residency's certification coursework and the work that is happening at each training site. In residents' second year, residents move into full-time lead-teaching roles and continue to receive bi-weekly observation and coaching from a member of the STLTR team. This year, in our third year of program operation, instructional coaches supported 30 residents completing their apprenticeship, and 16 residents working as lead teachers, providing support in 20 schools and 5 districts. In total, instructional coaches completed almost 1200 observations of residents, logging over 2000 hours in our partner schools and training sites. In addition to the direct support provided to residents, STLTR also provides significant training and support to mentor teachers who are also working to develop their own instructional practice. Professional development for mentor teachers begins with 40 hours of training in the summer focused on instructional coaching, new teacher development, and content-specific instructional practices. During the school-year, mentors attend training with STLTR quarterly to continue their focus and development on prioritized instructional practices. 195529 35681 Certification & Master's Coursework: The St. Louis Teacher Residency model offers a unique synthesis of theory and practice, combining a yearlong classroom apprenticeship with a carefully aligned sequence of master's-level coursework. Residents train as part of a cohort - a peer group that provides ongoing support and collaborative learning throughout the residency year and beyond. During their apprenticeship year, every Friday, residents participate in their certification coursework which is designed to inform and enrich the apprenticeship experience. STLTR has organized its curriculum around five core competencies that, when taken together, comprise a framework for what it takes to prepare teachers who lead their K-12 students to dramatic student growth. Residents enroll in spiraling modules, each of which is associated with a core competency and STLTR's Vision for Effective Teaching. Modules range in length from two class sessions to an entire semester. With a modular format, it is possible to spiral ideas over the course of the residency program. This year, STLTR facilitated 23 certification modules - the equivalent of 47 traditional semester hours. In order to ensure that residents are effectively prepared to work as lead-teachers, STLTR assesses residents' progress through performance-based assessments. These performance-based assessments occur throughout the school-year and assess residents' ability to implement skills and strategies in their classrooms and school placements. Residents are recommended for certification following the completion of their first year in the STLTR program. During the second year, residents begin their work as lead-teachers and continue their coursework with STLTR. In Year 2, residents enroll in the Master of Arts in Teaching & Learning program, facilitated collaboratively by STLTR and Washington University in St. Louis. Over the course of 4 semesters, residents take an additional 21 credit hours to complete their Master's degree. 119509 0 Resident Recruitment and Selection: Through a highly selective recruitment process, STLTR attracts a diverse group of talented college graduates, second-career entrants, and community members. This targeted effort is driven by the unique needs and goals of each school and district partner, particularly in high-needs areas such as science and math. STLTR believes that our residents and cohort should reflect the diversity of our city. As a result, each year STLTR works to recruit a cohort in which 50% of residents identify as people of color and 75% are career-changers. STLTR also works to maintain a rigorous selection process, with a goal selectivity rate of 25%. STLTR primarily cultivates candidates through attendance at career fairs, networking with local organizations and non-profits, and advertising campaigns. STLTR implements a rigorous selection process consisting of the submission of an initial application and essay questions, a phone interview, and attendance at a final selection day event. The culminating selection day includes multiple components including the presentation of a sample lesson, participation in a group discussion activity, a panel interview, and the submission of case studies. This year, STLTR cultivated 217 leads and interviewed 108 applicants. In the end, STLTR selected 36 new resident-teachers, maintaining a selectivity rate of 33%. 0 0 0 725595 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MO X Laura Vilines 2707910234 2315 Locust Street Suite 8 Saint Louis MO 63103 Laura Vilines Executive Director 50 X 94128 0 0 Anne Lamb Managing Director of Program & Evaluation 40 X 78457 0 0 Caitlin Simon Director of Resident Coaching 40 0 X 63499 0 0 Patrick Banks Board Member 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Julie Sullivan Board Member 0.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Joshua Walehwa Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Pruitt Board Member 0.5 0 X 0 0 0 Lorna McClellan Board Member 0.5 X 0 0 0 236084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400295 0 400295 School Partner: Resident Salary Contributions 611710 49000 49000 0 0 School Partner: Placement Fees 611710 236350 236350 0 0 Resident Coursework Tuition 611710 35681 35681 0 0 0 0 0 0 321031 0 0 0 0 0 6158 87 6071 0 6158 727484 321118 6071 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 274805 226751 38443 9611 0 0 0 0 299444 288076 4250 7118 20733 20191 542 47904 46981 334 589 42833 38320 3225 1288 11872 11872 3838 3838 30081 11667 18414 6183 6183 38632 27042 11590 6804 6804 1740 1740 Membership: National Center for Teacher Residencies 10000 10000 0 0 Celebrations for Residents 11018 11018 0 0 Resident Recruitment & Selection 17602 17602 0 0 Training & Support for Teacher-Candidates 6054 6054 0 0 5291 5291 834834 725595 90091 19148 324213 230274 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36537 6804 31817 29733 356030 260007 0 11327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11327 X 356030 248680 0 0 356030 248680 356030 260007 -107350 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 10000 413595 650000 400295 1473890 179275 152582 321031 652888 0 10000 592870 802582 721326 2126778 2126778 1155 6159 7314 0 10000 592870 803737 727485 2134092 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 This income was categorized as miscellaneous and includes benefits reimbursements. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10323 2614 7709 0 26214 4190 22024 29733 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A comprehensive review of the 990 was not conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The Board has operated in compliance with Article VI of the Conflict of Interest Policy which states that on an annual basis, each member must "disclose or update his or her interests that could give rise to a conflict of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations and those of family members." Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 St. Louis Teacher Residency participated in the New Site Development Program with and received consulting services from the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR). As a part of this program, STLTR received specific consultation and support to develop the financial model for the residency program in St. Louis. As a part of this process, STLTR accessed budgets and compensation plans for comparable residency programs across the country. STLTR also accessed Guidestar's Nonprofit Compensation Report in order to determine appropriate compensation for the following positions: Executive Director, Managing Director of Program & Evaluation, Director of Talent Recruitment, and Director of Resident Coaching. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 STLTR believes in transparency and accountability to its constituents and the public. Documents related to STLTR's governance structure, governance policies and documents, financial condition, and financial statements are available, upon request to STLTR's Board of Directors.