Dance and Elementary Education Teacher Resident

End Date
Feb 15, 2022

Loyola University Chicago in partnership with Chicago Public Schools is looking for dance teacher candidates for their 2022 residency cohort. Candidates will earn a MEd in Elementary Education with a Dance Endorsement while fully employed by Chicago Public Schools. The benefits of entering the programs include:

• A paid year of training (plus full benefits) while you learn to be an effective teacher.
• Collaborating and learning alongside experienced mentor teachers.
• Discounted university tuition, financial aid, and federal loan forgiveness.
• Free professional development and classroom tools to help you be prepared for your own classroom.
• Full-time role in CPS after successful program completion nearly doubling annual salary.  

Minimum Requirements for Candidacy are:

1. A Bachelor's degree and 18 credit hours of undergraduate dance coursework.

2. A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Please use the link: https://www.teach.cps.edu/career-changers to start your application by filling out a short survey to help us support you in the upcoming school year as you embark on your teaching licensure journey.