Welcome to the Classroom Academy

A Sustainable Teacher Residency and Apprenticeship Program

An Overview:  The Classroom Academy Residency and Registered Apprenticeship offers graduate level candidates for initial NYS teaching certification a full time classroom position being paid during their graduate program.  Classroom Academy residents are placed in a rigorous co-teaching model with a high quality lead teacher for two years where they can apply their graduate level learning with guidance and see it come to life with students everyday.

Immersive learning

Candidates are engaged in guided assessment, planning, and teaching as they work with their Attending teachers.  They develop a deeper understanding of the students as well as the school community through the full-time mentoring which leads to a smoother transition into the profession. This immersive experience benefits the candidates, Attending teachers, and P-12 students.

No prior teaching experience required.

My biggest reward is having this unique co-teaching experience. It's so much fun to brainstorm and collaborate to make learning experiences for our students."                                  -first year resident

Residents, from graduate programs in SUNY Plattsburgh @ Queensbury, SUNY Empire, or Sage Colleges, can be matched and placed in in districts throughout the region.

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Potential Resident Candidates
Potential Lead Teachers​
Potential District Partners
Potential Higher Education Partners

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Our Expansion Continues

We are excited to now be a NYS Registered Apprenticeship program and our expansion to additional districts, including welcoming Lansingburgh, South Glens Falls, and Warrensburg.  We are also welcoming candidates from three higher education partners SUNY Empire State College and Sage Colleges Esteves School of Education.  

Anytime two teachers are in the classroom and work so well together, children will benefit!"  ~classroom parent

We are working to Create All the Tools ​You Need to Succeed!

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 officer(s) 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 Civil Rights Compliance Officer is: Turina Parker, Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, 267 Ballard Road, Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831. phone: (518) 581-3716, email: tuparker@wswheboces.org.  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:OCR.NewYork@ed.gov.