nearly November 2021
This newsletter contains news and information of interest about
Montana Rural Teacher Project. Thanks for staying informed.
Recruiting the FINAL Cohort!
We are on the road and Zoom to recruit the final cohort of applicants for the Montana Rural Teacher Project.

The Montana Rural Teacher Project wants to help YOU recruit and retain teachers for your district.

This fall, we visited schools and met with principals and superintendents in person. We distributed materials to front office staff and recruited at the MFPE Educator Conference. We have spoken to county superintendents and those involved with NEMASS and SEMASS over Zoom.

Our recruitment efforts have been supported by announcements in MFPE and SAM communications to their members.

30 spots are available: 15 elementary and 15 secondary.
Help MSU prepare teachers for rural schools.

Refer a potential new teacher to MSU's Master of Arts in Teaching program. This program offers applicants with a bachelor’s degree a pathway to complete a teacher preparation program and become a licensed Montana teacher in as little as one year. 
 
Those admitted to the MAT degree program in the coming year will be invited to apply to take part in the Montana Rural Teacher Project (MRTP) final year.

Participants receive a living wage stipend while completing the 12-16 month degree program and two years of mentorship in exchange for a three-year commitment to teach in an eligible Montana school. 

MSU is recruiting for the final MRTP cohort. 

Elementary track starts - January 2022 
Preferred application deadline - Oct 1, 2021
Extended application deadline – November 10, 2021

Secondary track starts - May 2022 
Preferred application deadline - January 1, 2022
Extended application deadline – February 15, 2022
Secondary track prepares educators in English, Mathematics, General Science Broadfield, and Social Studies Broadfield
If you know of prospective applicants, please invite them to contact
It Takes a COMMUNITY
Quite simply, the teacher recruitment and retention challenges faced by rural districts across Montana cannot be solved with a silver bullet.

It takes a community of support.

More than 600 schools across Montana are eligible to hire a new teacher involved with the MRTP. The project requires participants to teaching for 3 years in an eligible school. This school could be YOURS!

Your school not only benefits from a great new teacher who is supported with two years of MRTP-provided mentoring through induction but also support for school leaders through SAM and trustees through MTSBA.

Not sure your school is eligible? Scroll to the bottom of this webpage and see.

This is a state-wide initiative. We're all in. We hope you are too.

If you know of prospective applicants, please invite them to contact