District 13 Residency Program in Childhood General and Special Education

Now in its second year, Bank Street’s new District 13 Residency Program prepares students to be educators in diverse childhood settings.

• The next two-year residency cohort starts in Summer 2023 (our summer 2 session).
• In the first year of the program, students will have a full-time residency in a New York City District 13 public school in Brooklyn and will earn a stipend of $20,000. 
• All residency cohort members will receive a scholarship reducing tuition approximately 50%. The scholarship does not apply to fees.
• In the second year of the program, students will have the opportunity to become a full-time teacher of record.
• NO prior teaching certification is necessary for this program.
• This program culminates in a Master of Science in Education and requires 52 credits. 
• This program is offered on campus, with some site-specific experience in District 13.

The program is designed for prospective teachers who are interested in working with students in general and special education.  They will learn to: 

• Construct developmentally responsive learning experiences that encourage all learners to follow their curiosities.
• Create accessible curricula so all learners can explore literacy, literature, mathematics, science, arts, and social studies content.
• Develop a strong social justice, anti-racist focus.
• Apply New York State’s Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education Framework to their practice.
• Plan for dynamic and collaborative partnerships with families and school professionals.
• Engage in critical explorations of themselves, others, and the wider world.

Supervised fieldwork/advisement lies at the heart of a Bank Street education. Through sustained experiences in the field, supervision from core faculty, and close collaboration with peers, our graduate students develop the ability to connect theory to practice and to reflect deeply on their own growth as educators. In this program, you will:

• Be supervised by your advisor, a core graduate faculty mentor, and an experienced teacher, who will visit you in your classroom once each month.
• Participate in a weekly conference group of up to seven District 13 residents and your advisor.
• Reflect on a lesson with your advisor once each month.
• Meet individually with your advisor once each month.

• You will work in a classroom setting as a resident five days a week.
• During your residency you will experience:
  • Two age bands (grades 1-3 and grades 4-6)
  • General and special education
  • District 13 public school environments