Bilingual Inclusive Education Residency Program

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About Our Program

The Bilingual Inclusive Education (BIE) Residency Program, an unprecedented teacher preparation program, will launch in May 2025. The BIE Residency is an outgrowth of the BPS Teacher Pipelines’ flagship program, the Bilingual Educator & Accelerated Community to Teacher (BE/ACTT) Program. The BIE Residency will cultivate BPS bilingual paraeducators and career changers to become permanent BPS teachers of record with a Bilingual Education Endorsement and a Masters in Inclusive Education from Stonehill College. 

The teacher residency model was originally designed to mirror the medical education practice of residents working in hospitals alongside doctors. Specifically, teaching residents spend a full school year working in one classroom, learning “at the elbow” of veteran, licensed teachers. Teacher residencies have shown great promise in the cultivating and sustaining of quality educators due to high quality instruction and on the job training in real classroom settings.

Our Mission & Goals

In alignment with the overarching mission of the BPS Teacher Pipeline Programs, the BIE Residency Program’s mission is to support racially, linguistically and culturally diverse teachers by providing a coherent and comprehensive pathway from paraeducator/ career-changer to professional teacher. Keeping students at the center of our work, we aim to cultivate teachers who empower young people to be change agents for the city’s communities. This is work we know can happen in classrooms where teachers are committed, responsive, and reflective of the students and their various cultures, heritages, backgrounds and languages. To advance our mission, the Bilingual Inclusive Education Residency Program has three goals:

  1. Develop and sustain an affordable pathway to an advanced degree for BPS teachers of color.


  2. Increase the number of BPS teachers who reflect the linguistic, racial and ethnic diversity of Boston’s students through an accessible pathway and supportive programming.


  3. Improve the ability and agency of BPS teachers to teach bilingual special education and to center race and racism through culturally affirming pedagogy and practices.

Program Design

  • Engage in and complete BE/ACTT pre-service preparation.

    • Cultivating Safe & Productive Classroom Culture Course

    • Content Method Course

    • SEI Endorsement Course

    • MTEL prep course(s)- all participants must attempt Communications & Literacy MTEL during the program

  • Participate in a one-year teacher residency in a BPS dual language school.

    • Earn an M.Ed. in Inclusive Education at a reduced rate from Stonehill College

    • Earn Initial Licensure in Moderate Disabilities

    • Engage in Bilingual Education Workshops

    • Learn at the elbow of a veteran teacher

    • Receive a living wage stipend

  • Become a full-time teacher of record in a BPS language acquisition classroom.

    • Earn Bilingual Education Endorsement

    • Receive coaching & mentoring as a first year teacher

    • Demonstrate anti-racist and culturally affirming theories of practice throughout teaching

  • Commit to working in BPS classrooms as a racially literate and culturally affirming teacher of record.

    • Receive continued mentoring and support throughout induction years

    • Utilize Universal Design Learning in student lessons

    • Continue to demonstrate anti-racist and culturally affirming theories of practice throughout teaching

    • Must be bilingual or multilingual

    • Must posses a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution

    • Must complete BE/ACTT pre-practicum program

    • Must first be accepted into Stonehill College

    Non-US Citizens must have employment-based visas

    • Apply to Stonehill Graduate Studies (Applications due January 1st)

      Required Application Materials:

      • Online Application

      • Resume/CV

      • Written Teaching Statement

      • 2 Academic/Professional Recommendations

      • Official Undergraduate Transcripts

      • TOEFL/ IELTS Score (if applicable)

      • Interview

    • Apply to BIE Residency Program

      Required Application Materials:

      • Online Application through TalentEd

      • Acceptance Letter from Stonehill

      • Interview with BPS BIE Residency Staff

  • Boston International Newcomers Academy- BINCA (Multilingual)

    The Joseph J. Hurley K-8 School (Spanish)

    The Margarita Muñiz Academy (Spanish)

    The Mario Umana K-8 Academy (Spanish)

    The Mather K-8 School (Vietnamese)

    The Mattahunt Elementary School (Haitian Creole)

    The Rafael Hernández K-8 School (Spanish)

    The Sarah Greenwood K-8 School (Spanish)

Applications for the BE/ACTT open in January 2025

*BE/ACTT is the pre-requisite program to be eligible for the BIE Residency Program

 

Contact Us:

Deneysha Riley, BIE Administrative Coordinator

driley@bostonpublicschools.org