Danbury Public Schools
The NYU Teacher Residency in Danbury Public Schools is a one-year 30-credit master of arts in teaching program. There are opportunities to be hired as a full-time substitute teacher at a compensation of $18,000 during the course of your residency year. For those who don’t want to work full time, there is a part-time (20-hour per-week) student teaching option.
The Danbury Public School District is located in Fairfield County, in southern Connecticut, approximately 50 miles northeast of New York City. Danbury Public Schools serves more than 11,000 students in grades pre-K-12. It’s a growing district, with enriching diversity and a community oriented around embracing tradition and evolving with its demographic changes.
The District is committed to the intellectual and cultural development of its students. It offers not only a quality education but also challenges its students with a variety of academic, athletic, and civic-minded opportunities. This means that education is rigorous and culturally responsive. All staff are dedicated to providing an equitable learning environment and deep sense of community. The District promotes restorative practices among its staff, with the goal to create a culture where all students and families feel safe and welcome. Student voice and agency matter deeply to the District, and these values are promoted inside and outside the classroom.
Educators matter, too. Danbury Public Schools wants all educators to feel valued; teachers meaningfully collaborate on decisions and initiatives across the District. It is paramount that you embrace the District’s commitment to equity and culturally responsive teaching. With these beliefs, as a new teacher you will get the support you need from colleagues, administrators, and programs designed to spur your growth.
Student population
District initiatives
- Acquisition and retention of teacher talent: The district aims to recruit, employ, and retain a culturally responsive workforce that embraces diversity and best supports the educational needs of its students.
- Professional development: Using an equity lens to serve the needs of their diverse learners, all teachers are supported with professional development that develops the skills and competencies to reach all students.
- Teaching and learning: Focused, rigorous, and inclusive education in which teachers provide equitable learning environments and experiences that are equally rigorous, inclusive, and culturally responsive that prepare learners for post-secondary success.
The details
Full-time substitute teacher
- 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
- No requirement to teach at partner location beyond the residency year
Half-day student teaching
- 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
- ~20 hours/week for four to five days a week in classroom residency at partner location
- No tuition subsidy or stipend/wage provided by district/charter partners
- No requirement to teach at partner location beyond the residency year
As a teacher resident, you’ll be an intern alongside a lead teacher in your content area. This means you’ll work with another teacher and gain responsibility throughout the year. This immersive learning is designed to assist you with understanding your students and their learning process, setting you up to have a class of your own the following year.
During residency year
- Full-time substitute teacher at an $18,000 compensation level
- Full-time cost and scholarship details
- Half-day (20 hours per week) unpaid student teaching
- Part-time cost and scholarship details
After residency year
The figures above are estimates provided by our partners for informational and planning purposes only. NYU Steinhardt does not guarantee these amounts.