Rural Teacher Residency Program

The Fresno Rural Teacher Residency Program serves students of similar geographic, cultural, linguistic and low-income backgrounds, predominantly Hispanic immigrant and migrant populations, who have historically had limited access to resources due to geographic isolation.

Our program is aimed at diversifying the teacher workforce and creating equitable hiring opportunities to help mitigate the diversity gap and high teacher turnover rates for our rural district partners through a “Grow Your Own” approach.

The Fresno Rural Teacher Residency Program is front and center for excellence in local teacher residency partnerships. Recently, our partnership efforts have been recognized as the best in the Central Valley, and by extension, the State of California.