CCTE Region:  Central MA

Chapter 74 Programs (Y/N):  No

Charter School Type:  Commonwealth

District Operating Status:  Operating

District Title I Status:  Non-Title I District

Ed Prep: Admission Requirements - Baccalaureate:  New Teachers Collaborative is a post-baccalaureate teacher preparation program.

Ed Prep: Admission Requirements - Post-Baccalaureate:  Bachelor's degree (minimum) with strong academic preparation in subject matter. Application, including a Statement of Interest. Candidates join New Teachers Collaborative directly from undergraduate programs, following gap years, or as mid-career professionals.

Ed Prep: Description of Partnerships:  New Teachers Collaborative proudly announces a newly-formed partnership with Fitchburg State University, working together to support emerging teacher practice. Through this partnership, teacher candidates are eligible to receive graduate-level credits. NTC works in partnership with schools in north central Massachusetts and the greater Boston area to support the learning and practice and placement of new teachers.

Ed Prep: Mission/Vision Statement:  New Teachers Collaborative prepares teachers to be successful in secondary schools (Grades 7-12) through a full-time, full-year apprenticeship model of teacher preparation. Using a cohort model to learn about and practice teaching, New Teachers Collaborative (NTC) is grounded in collaborative and reflective practice. Guided by the Coalition of Essential Schools Common Principles, NTC places teacher candidates in small, progressive schools designed to know students well and to develop the habits of using one's mind well. Through this educator preparation program, teacher candidates are placed in classrooms with students and alongside faculty from the very first day of school, co-teaching with master teachers and supported through a formal mentoring program.

Mass District Type:  Independent Public including Charters

Non-Chapter 74 Programs (Y/N):  No

School Year End Date (MM/DD):  06/14

School Year Start Date (MM/DD):  08/31

NCES ID:  2500038

Organization Description:  Parker School is a regional six-year public secondary school of choice, open by lottery admissions to Massachusetts students in grades seven through twelve. The school enrolls 400 students from more than 40 towns in north central Massachusetts. One of Massachusetts' first charter schools, Parker was started in 1995 by area parents and teachers, with Theodore R. Sizer and Nancy Sizer, and is committed to the principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools.