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Talent Together and West Michigan Teacher Collaborative (WMTC) are helping Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa County residents interested in starting or furthering their teaching career for free thanks to $175 million in funding through the Michigan Department of Education. The programs also provide a living stipend for partcipants.
Contact your Human Resources department to learn more.
West Michigan Teacher Collaborative
Talent Together
University Partner
WMU, CMU, UMFlint, NMU, LSSU, Davenport, Aquinas College, Alma College
Employment
Employed in the district where you currently work with an expectation/program design that leads to employment as a teacher in the District upon certification
Costs
No cost to candidate. Paid position while in the program
District Cost: Employment costs; occasional sub costs
Area or Region
48 ISDs and RESAs (including Ottawa)
Certification Areas Covered
Elementary Education
Elementary Education endorsements in:
- Early Childhood General Special Education
(Birth to Kindergarten) - Lower Elementary (Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd Grade)
- Upper Elementary (3rd-6th Grade)
- English as a Second Language
Special Education (K-12th) endorsements including:
- Autism
- Cognitive Impairment
- Emotional Impairment
- Learning Disabilities
Secondary (7th-12th) Certifications in:
- Secondary Integrated Sciences
- Secondary Mathematics
For More Information and to Apply
Questions: Matt McCullough at
matthew.mccullough@mitalenttogether.org
West Michigan Teacher Collaborative
University Partner
GVSU
Employment
Employed in the district where you currently work with an expectation/program design that leads to employment as a teacher in the District upon certification
Costs
No cost to candidate. Paid position while in the program
District Cost: Employment costs; occasional sub costs
Area or Region
Ottawa, Kent, and Muskegon ISDs
Certification Areas Covered
Elementary Education
M.Ed. in:
- Literacy Studies: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages/English as a Second Language endorsement (NS)
- Literacy Studies: K-12 Reading Specialist (BR)
- Special Education: Specific Learning Disabilities (SM)
- Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorder (SV)
- Special Education: Cognitive Impairment (SA)
- Early Childhood Education (ZS) - must complete by 2025 as this is being discontinued by the State of Michigan
- School Counseling (NT)
- Literacy Studies Elementary Reading Endorsement (BT)
- Literacy Studies Secondary Reading Endorsement (BT)
For More Information and to Apply
Questions: Laura Castle at
teachwestmichigan.org/contact-us