Bronx Charter School for Excellence
Student population
44.6% Black
31.9% Hispanic
23.1% Asian
.4% White
Charter initiatives
- Department of High School Placement. This was created to ensure students are on the right path to achieving excellence. The department provides a roadmap for scholars to explore all of the options available to them at the secondary level.
- Family and community engagement. Through its signature “Build a Bronx” campaign, Bronx Excellence commits to the surrounding community. It works to develop the talent that exists in the neighborhood and invest in the community.
- STEM Innovations. By 2024, all Excellence Community Schools will have a computer science presence at every grade level. In so doing, the network will introduce roughly 5,000 scholars to its computer science curriculum and teach them how to be efficient programmers.
The details
- 30-credit master of arts in teaching (MAT) program
- Meet online with NYU Steinhardt faculty and peers twice per week in the evening for your course work ~15 hours/week
- ~40 hours/week in classroom residency at partner location
- Tuition subsidy and stipend or wage from partner school
- Two-year commitment following residency required
- Full-day cost details
As a teacher resident, you’ll be a teacher fellow in your content area. This means you’ll work alongside another teacher and gain responsibility throughout the year.
During residency year
Estimated Stipend/Wage
$25,000
$25,000
Health Insurance
Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
Start Dates
Orientation: End of June 2021
Residency: End of August 2021
Residency: End of August 2021
After residency year
Job After Graduation
Teacher (full time)
After successful completion of the program, you will have a job waiting for you as a teacher at Bronx Excellence. In exchange for providing a master’s subsidy and funding to offset your living expenses during your residency year, Bronx Excellence requires you to make a commitment to teach there for at least two years after earning your degree.
The job placement offer is provided by our partners for informational and planning purposes only. NYU Steinhardt does not guarantee job placement.
Estimated Starting Salary with Master’s Degree
Varies by experience; $60,000 minimum
The figures above are estimates provided by our partners for informational and planning purposes only. NYU Steinhardt does not guarantee these amounts.