North Bay STEM Teacher Residency Implementation

Sonoma State University's Teacher Residency Programs are committed to cultivating outstanding educators deeply rooted in our community, with a focus on promoting educational equity. This commitment is realized through a comprehensive, high-quality teacher residency program that incorporates expert, long-term mentoring, relevant coursework integrated into clinical practice, and mandatory professional development events for both resident and mentor teachers. 

We have started a new residency partnership specifically focused on recruiting, preparing, and retaining STEM teachers with Santa Rosa City Schools and Petaluma City Schools. The North Bay STEM Teacher Residency Program (NBSTEM) is designed to build upon the successes of our previous residency program (NBTRP), aiming to increase the number of STEM teachers in the North Bay who authentically represent the critical identities of the students they will serve. NBSTEM has secured funding from the California Department of Education for the period spanning 2023-24 to 2025-26, to provide STEM teacher candidates, with an emphasis on biliteracy, with the opportunity to participate in an intensive teacher residency program instead of a traditional student teaching placement so they will be well-prepared and highly effective teachers for our local contexts.