Ready to make a career shaping the future of Boston’s students?

Kickstart your teaching career in a training program that best fits your needs. We offer teacher licensure programs for people of all backgrounds and levels of experience, especially those who reflect and celebrate the racial, cultural and linguistic diversity of our students.

 

Program Comparisons

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BPS Teaching Fellowship

(Not available 2020-2021)

The BPS Teaching Fellowship is an accelerated program that prepares novice teachers within the Boston community to lead our students to academic success.

Teachers spend 12 months acquiring knowledge and developing strong instructional practices in actual Boston classrooms, with personalized training and expert coaches to guide them along the way.

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Accelerated Community to Teacher Program (ACTT)

We believe that the next generation of BPS teachers are in our classrooms or are in the homes and in community organizations in the City of Boston right now.

 
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Community to Paraprofessional Development Program (CPDP) (not available 2021)

The Community Paraprofessional Development Program (CPDP) provides a comprehensive approach to supporting the development of Boston community members into educators.

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BPS Teacher cadet Program (formerly HSTT)

BPS Teacher Cadet Program (formerly HSTT) is a district-wide pathway that identifies and cultivates culturally, linguistically and racially diverse high school students who will become the educators of tomorrow.

 
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City Year Boston

Teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serve as tutors, mentors, and role models for Boston students most in need of additional individualized support at school.

BPS has an additional partnership with City Year Boston that provides the opportunity to earn a master’s and become certified.

 
 

Our bps teacher preparation partner programs

Check out other teacher preparation programs that can help you get licensure for you to be a teacher in Boston.

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