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School of Education

Office of Residency

 

 

Residency

Louisiana Board of Elementary Education’s Bulleting 996: Standards for 

Approval of Teacher Preparation and/or Educational Leader Preparation 

Programs states that all Traditional Teacher Preparation Programs must have 

candidates complete a One-Year Residency in a public or approved non-public 

school classroom in the certification area with a teacher of record who holds a 

valid level 1, 2, 3, type A, or type B teaching certificate in the area for which the 

candidate is pursuing certification. For certification in B-K, PK-3, 1-5, or 1-5 

integrated to merged, candidates must spend a minimum of 80 percent of the 

residency school site’s instructional time each week engaged in residency 

activities. For certification in K-12, 4-8, 6-12, 4-8 integrated to merged or 6-12 

integrated to merged, candidates must spend a minimum of 60 percent of the 

residency school site’s instructional time each week in the first semester and 80 

percent of the residency school site’s instructional time each week in the second 

semester engaged in residency activities. Teacher preparation providers may seek 

approval to offer an innovative residency model that does not meet the minimum 

instructional time requirements but meets a specific workforce need and includes 

high-quality clinical experiences throughout the program and intensive clinical 

experiences throughout the residency year.”