CMCSS Teacher Residency Program

10/26/2026

Are you considering applying for a teacher residency program?
If so, stay tuned over the next few weeks to hear first hand what residents love about being a TR!
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Today, meet Mrs. Madelyn Garrett, an Elementary Teacher Resident in her final year of apprenticeship at Cumberland Heights Elementary School. Madelyn shared, "I love feeling supported and heard. This isn't your typical college experience and I personally think it is better. You get to be apart of a family for 3 years and supported by your MCL, school, and program. I am way more confident in myself than I was when I first started the program. I feel like I got one and one experience on every aspect of how to be a teacher. This allowed me to see the behind the scenes part and understand every aspect that involves being a teacher."

10/23/2026

Today we SHINE A LIGHT on a Mighty Oak, Ms. Kendra Smith! Kendra is in her 2nd year of teacher residency at Minglewood Elementary School!
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Kendra's mentor, Ms. Hadley Morrow shared, "Ms. Smith has been doing an amazing job teaching foundational skills to our students! She has built strong relationships with our students and keeps them engaged and excited during learning. Her positive energy and intentional instruction are helping our students grow in their foundational skills and confidence as learners. I am so proud of her and the work she is doing in our classroom!"

10/20/2026

Interested in a Teacher Residency Program?
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Join us on Mon. Nov. 9, 2026 to learn more about the Elementary Teacher Residency Program.
Join us on Mon. Nov. 16, 2026 to learn more about the Lipscomb Teacher Residency.
Meeting Details below⬇️
Visit www.cmcss.net/trp for more information.
See you there!

10/15/2026

We are gearing up to visit seniors at all CMCSS High Schools!
If you are a senior who is interested in becoming a teacher, be sure you attend the meeting for your school! See your counselor for the meeting date and time.
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Visit www.cmcss.net/trp to learn more about our Elementary Teacher Residency Program.

Clarksville High School-TN Northeast High School
Rossview High Hawks Kirkwood High School
Northwest High School CMCSS K-12 Virtual School
Kenwood High School Montgomery Central High School
West Creek High School Coyotes Information CMCSS Adult High School

10/12/2026

The countdown is on! Come out and see what TRP is all about!

Teacher Residency Program Annual Interest Meetings
ONE MONTH AWAY - Nov. 9 & 16

Do you or someone you know desire to be an educator? Learn more about the Teacher Residency program, an alternative pathway to teaching with no out-of-pocket cost for participants. Meetings are held annually. In 2026, the application period will open on November 10, 2026, and close on January 8, 2027.

If you are interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a three-year accelerated program to receive licensure in special education intervention with an endorsement to teach general education K-5 elementary grades, please join us for the 2027-28 interest meeting on November 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Services South.

If you already hold a bachelor’s degree and are interested in obtaining a master’s degree or certification to teach middle-grade English or Math (with an optional English Language Learners certification), or are seeking a master’s degree in K-5 with dual certification in Special Education, please join us for the 2027-28 interest meeting on November 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at Central Services South.

Learn more at www.cmcss.net/trp.

10/07/2026

Today, we are putting the spotlight on Mrs. Tori Carder, a teacher resident in her final year at Ringgold Elementary School.
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Tori's mentor, Mrs. Toni Melton, shared, "Mrs. Carder planned such a fun, hands-on lesson to let students show what they’ve learned about landforms! After learning about Earth’s different physical features, students put their learning into action by creating their own salt dough landform models. Such a fun way to make their learning come to life, and a lesson they won’t forget!"

10/05/2026

It’s a marvelous Monday & a great day to spotlight Miss Marena Evans.
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Marena is an Elementary Teacher Resident (ETR) at Hazelwood Elementary School & a current Austin Peay Eriksson College of Education student who was selected to speak on a panel sharing her experiences as a Grow Your Own Teacher Apprentice at Austin Peay’s recent partnership meeting. Marena will graduate and begin her teaching career in August 2027!
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Thank you for representing your school, CMCSS, APSU, & the TRP program so well Marena!

10/02/2026

Today we send a BIG THANK YOU to Yaipak, a local non-profit who donated goodies to the teacher residency team!
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Everyone knows professional learning requires fuel! Thank you YaiPak for fueling our new Multi-Classroom Leaders in their learning session today. Your donations are helping develop difference makers!

09/17/2026

Teacher Residents Help Grow Readers!
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Second year Elementary Level Teacher Residents, Serena Hedrick & Sasha Albright, are working to grow readers at Byrns Darden Elementary School! Not only are they learning to teach using best practices for literacy instruction, they will continue to expand their knowledge on the science of reading in their teacher residency experiences!

09/14/2026

Mentorship is vital in the residency experiences of our future teachers. We welcomed 9 new elementary level Multi-Classroom Leaders (MCLs) this year!
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Excitingly, two of our teacher residency graduates, are now serving in the very role that made such a difference in their residency experiences.
Lina Horton (2022 ELTR Graduate) from Northeast Elementary &
Jasmine Jordan (2023 LTR Graduate) from Moore Magnet Elementary School