Winston-Salem Teachers for Equity, Achievement, Community, & Humanity (WS-TEACH), a recently funded $4.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, is a collaborative project among Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University, Salem College, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
WS-TEACH uses a teacher residency model to recruit, prepare, license, and provide induction services to recent college graduates, paraprofessionals, and career changers who aspire to teach high-need subject areas in a high-need school. The collaboration will prepare highly qualified special education (K-12), elementary education (K-6), and secondary education (9-12) educators in high-need schools in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County over a 5-year grant period.
As part of WS-TEACH, Wake Forest Department of Education supports candidates in Secondary Education Licensure (Grades 9-12 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Comprehensive Science, English, Mathematics, and Social Studies).
Admitted WS-TEACH residents will receive a 12-month living wage stipend as they complete Master’s-level coursework and two clinical internships in high-need WS/FCS schools. After graduating, WS-TEACH residents will teach for at least three years in a high-need WS/FC school while receiving professional development and support through a collaborative coaching model.
Prospective secondary education residents will engage in a two-part application process, applying simultaneously to WS-TEACH and the Wake Forest Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Applicants must be accepted into both programs to become WS-TEACH residents.
Licensed teachers are not eligible for WS-TEACH unless they are seeking preparation in a different licensure area.
The Secondary Education Program in Winston-Salem TEACH is proud to meet rigorous state and national standards for educator preparation. We are fully accredited by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) and the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
For more information, contact Dr. Alan Brown,
Chair of the Department of Education