Teacher Residency

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What is Buff Residency?

Why Should I Apply?

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Who Can Apply?

A year-long, immersive classroom experience where you co-teach

alongside an experienced host teacher while gradually assuming more

teaching responsibilities.

Visit our website for Residency Readiness Check for qualification

criteria and information on how to apply.

Get a full year of real classroom experience before graduation.
Co-teach with a skilled host teacher who guides and supports you daily.
Build confidence and readiness to lead your own classroom.
Receive ongoing feedback and coaching from WT faculty.
Become a top candidate for hiring - districts know Buff Residents are classroom-ready.
Many partner districts are offer a paid stipend during your residency year.

Education majors who are in Junior status preparing for

their final year of preparation.

Eligible Content Areas for Enhanced Residency Certificate

· Core Subjects - STR (EC-6)

· Core Subjects - STR (4-8)

· ELAR - STR (4-8)

· Social Studies (4-8)

· ELAR/Social Studies -

STR (4-8)

· Mathematics (4-8)

· Mathematics/Science (4-8)

· Science (4-8)

· Life Science (7-12)

· ELAR (7-12)

· History (7-12)

· Journalism (7-12)

· Physical Science (6-12)

· Science (7-12)

· Social Studies (7-12)

· Speech (7-12)

· Theatre (EC-12)

· Special Education (EC-12)

· Dance (6-12)

· Mathematics (7-12)

· Science (7-12)

· Social Studies (7-12)

· Art (EC-12)

· Languages Other Than

English - Spanish (EC-12)

· Music (EC-12)

· Physical Education (EC-12)

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District Partners

Canyon ISD

Floydada ISD

Midland ISD

Seagraves ISD

Tahoka ISD

more to come!