APPRENTICESHIP INFORMATION

Bring your knowledge into a

​classroom.

The Classroom Academy residency model, now a NYS Registered Apprenticeship program, places graduate level candidates, pursuing initial NYS certification, in a 2 year full-time, paid classroom placement with a matched expert teacher.​

Affordability:

• $22,000 /yr stipend
• $6,000 tuition assistance for SUNY candidates
• possible grant support for additional tuition assistance or other costs

Additional Advantages:

• ​receive a NYS Apprenticeship Certificate which evidences the experience obtained in the classroom over the 2 year period;
• receive service credit toward the required 3 years needed to attain the NYS Professional Teaching Certificate;
• build a professional network and navigate the nuances of the school community with support and guidance
• build relationships with colleagues, parents, and families.

I’m much more confident this time around which in turn our new group of kids see me more of an equal to my attending teacher and follow my directions. " -2nd year

Already accepted to a grad program?

Classroom Academy Application

I am thankful I made the choice to be in the resident program. Learning alongside a veteran teacher is helping me get comfortable changing roles from student to teacher."   -1st year

Classroom Academy Informational Webinar

This 7 minute video lays out the application process and two year program.  At this time, Sage and SUNY Empire are the two higher education partners.  SUNY Plattsburgh no longer has a registered residency program.

Our Partners:

SUNY Empire

Sage Colleges

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CLASSROOM ACADEMY APPLICATION

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities, including employment and admission as applicable, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officers will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The BOCES Compliance Officers are: Turina Parker and Ronald Black, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 1153 Burgoyne Avenue, Suite 2, Fort Edward, NY 12828. phone: 518-746-3310, email: [email protected] or [email protected].  Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email:[email protected] ​