A unique opportunity for 1st, 2nd or 3rd year teachers
What is Partners in Education (PIE)?
Partners in Education (PIE) is a cooperative venture between the School of Education at CU/Boulder, Boulder Valley Schools, and other districts. The partnership assumes shared responsibility for training prospective teachers and providing professional growth opportunities for both new and experienced teachers.
One aspect of the PIE program involves the professional development of 1st- 2nd- or 3rd-year teachers. PIE teachers have an opportunity to work in a full-time teaching position for one year at a reduced salary plus benefits while enrolled in a master's degree program at CU/Boulder. We are currently seeking highly motivated, qualified applicants who have demonstrated success as student teachers or novice teachers for next year's PIE program.
How to Apply / Hiring / Interviewing Process
Graduate School / PIE Frequently Asked Questions
Regional PIE Website
What are the responsibilities of a PIE teacher?
PIE teachers have been selected for a full-time teaching assignment in Boulder Valley Schools. PIE teachers are on a district contractwith full benefits. PIE teachers must...
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meet School of Education Graduate School entrance requirements of approximately a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average
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be accepted to and enroll in a master's degree program in the School of Education at CU/Boulder by Fall of the coming year
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hold a valid Colorado provisional teaching license at the time of employment
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be hired for a teaching position in the district
Teachers in this program should be eager to collaborate with a mentor and other PIE teachers, be motivated to obtain a master's degree, and be capable of handling the full-time demands of being a beginning teacher and a graduate student.
What are the benefits for a PIE teacher?
As a PIE teacher, you would receive a full-time classroom teaching assignment in your field at a reduced salary in exchange for the folowing benefits...
- 15 hours of graduate in-state tuition at CU/Boulder paid by the school district. Nine hours taken during the teaching year are designed to assist you in making strong connections between current research and classroom practice. Course requirements include semi-monthly seminars at PIE district sites instead of weekly classes on campus, ongoing reflective activities, progress toward individual professonal goals, and an action research project in your classroom. Most PIE teachers take two more graduate courses the following summer. Teachers then complete the remaining half of their graduate programs on their own.
- Intensive coaching and support 1/2 day each week in your classroom from an expert district teacher, called a "Clinical Professor." Clinical professors can help you set up your classroom, plan instruction, develop classroom management strategies, team teach, and work with students and other teachers.
- Opportunities to network with other novice teachers from you own and other school districts. Through seminar activities, PIE teachers share teaching ideas and provide addditional support to each other.
- District medical insurance, sick days, and personal leave days according to the district's policies.
- A jump-start on a master's degree at the School of Education at CU-Boulder, which has been highly ranked nationally.
- More rapid advancement on the salary schedule. Additional raises for graduate course work eventually make up for the first year salary reduction. In the long run, former PIE teachers make more money when compared to their first-year teacher counterparts who did not begin a master's degree early in their careers.
- Valuable teaching experience and exceptionally high levels of professional growth. Principals report that PIE teachers progress much more rapidly than other new teachers. This growth is attributed to high-quality classroom mentoring and the application of ideas learned in graduate course work.
For additional information, contact...
Debbie Haseman, Clinical Professor, 303.906.5025
Mary Jo Bode, Clinical Professor, 303.906.5014