Launch your career with our Associate Teacher Program

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Our Associate Teacher Program prepares aspiring teachers for successful careers in just one year.

The Associate Teacher Program is a year-long teacher residency that aims to diversify the teacher workforce. Through the program, aspiring teachers gain the skills necessary to lead high-achieving, culturally responsive classrooms and equip their students with tools to advocate for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive future.

If you want to learn more, please contact Sadie Shea, Director of the Associate Teacher Program, via email (sshea@ebrooke.org) or schedule an informational call.

Over the last few years, we’ve been focused on how we can recruit, support, and maintain teachers of color, and one way we are committing to that is through the Associate Teacher Program.

Elza Mathieu Associate Teacher in 2008 and now Principal at Brooke East Boston

Is the Associate Teacher Program right for you?

Our Program Components Prepare Great Teachers

Professional Development

Associates begin the year with a full month of professional development. Throughout the year, Associates attend weekly seminars focused on the fundamentals of culturally responsive classroom leadership and instruction.

Check Out Our Frequently Asked Questions

Individualized Mentoring

Associates are placed in classrooms with highly effective mentor teachers, who provide consistent observations, coaching, and monthly evaluations. Feedback links to a rubric that outlines key skills and a timeline for mastery.

Review the Program Rubric

Classroom Experience

Associate Teachers (ATs) gain teaching experience through teaching a variety of components and leading classrooms when teachers are absent. As ATs develop their classroom leadership, they take on more responsibility in classrooms across their schools.

Check Out A Day in the Life as an AT

Competitive Compensation

Associates receive a full salary of $52,000 and benefits. Read more about our competitive compensation below.

Compensation

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Brooke is seeking a diverse group of aspiring teachers with a desire to uproot racism through academics and equip students with tools to advocate for an equitable and inclusive future. During the 2021-2022 school year:

  • 88% of our Associate Teachers identified as teachers of color
  • 83% of our Associate Teachers moved into lead positions at Brooke

Want more information? Hear directly from a former Associate Teacher.

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  • Virtual learning opportunities and teacher professional development
  • Priority Associate Teacher application review
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These Are Our

Steps to Apply

  1. 1

    Application and Resume

    Positions are filled on a rolling basis, with applicants given priority as soon as they submit their application and resume. Read our tips for applying page to strengthen your application.

  2. 2

    Phone Interview

    Select candidates will be invited to a phone screen with our Associate Teacher Program Director.

  3. 3

    Virtual Teacher Panel Interview

    Select candidates will participate in a virtual interview with a panel of former Associate Teachers and current lead teachers at Brooke.

  4. 4

    In-Person Interview

    Select candidates will interview in person, lead a demonstration lesson with students, and observe and meet Brooke teachers at one of our schools.

  5. 5

    Reference Check

    Finalists for the Associate Teacher Program will be asked to provide professional references.

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Upcoming Recruiting Events

We want talent partner alumni to apply! Highlight your participation in these programs in your application.

Ready to complete your Associate Teacher Program application?

We are now hiring for positions for the 2023-2024 school year! Apply before our next priority deadline on April 21st.