North Bay Bilingual Teacher Residency Program (NBBTRP) Expansion

To meet the increasing demand for bilingual teachers in California public schools, Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) and Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS), in partnership with Sonoma State University’s (SSU) School of Education (SOE), will expand the existing North Bay Bilingual Teacher Residency Program (NBBTRP) to include future bilingual teachers of grades tk-12. The NBBTRP started with a capacity grant in 2018, followed by an implementation grant in 2019, and another capacity grant in 2022, to provide teacher candidates in special education (SPED), bilingual education, and STEM with the opportunity to participate in an intensive teacher residency program (TRP) instead of a traditional student teaching placement so they would be well-prepared and highly effective teachers for our local contexts.