COEHS District Partner Teacher Residency (DPTR)
What is DPTR?
Teacher residency is a paid year-long rigorous guided apprenticeship with an experienced co-teacher. Residencies occur in partner Districts or Charter Schools that intend to employ the resident for three years post-residency. With funding from the New Mexico Legislature, the COEHS partners with several surrounding districts and charter schools to prepare teachers specifically to teach in these programs. Each year's funding must be approved by the New Mexico State Legislature.
Am I Eligible for DPTR?
You are eligible for DPTR if you meet the following qualifications:
- You are or will be admitted to a COEHS Licensure Program accepting Teacher Residents.
- You WILL be in your final year of your licensure program in Fall of 2026 and Spring of 2027.
- You WILL be interested in AND eligible for employment with your Residency district or charter school following your completion of your residency work.
- You WILL agree to be hired in your Residency district or charter school and remain for an additional 3 years as a full-time employee.
- You do NOT hold a Level 1 or Level 1A Teaching License.
- You will NOT serve as teacher-of-record during your Residency Year.
- YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES.
National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) State Policies to Support Teacher Residencies: An Overview is a new publication featuring the State of New Mexico and its policies to support teacher residencies.
Download the DPTR Information Flyer
Apply to become a Teacher Resident
Signing Bonus Opportunity
If you are accepted by March 31, 2026 into your Licensure Program AND a DPTR District or Charter School, you will receive special signing bonus funding!
Apply to become DPTR Co-Teacher
(For Licensed Teachers)
Looking for help?
Schedule an advising appointment
DPTR Partner Districts & Charter Schools
(continually being updated)
- Albuquerque Public Schools
- Albuquerque School of Excellence
- Belén Consolidated Schools
- East Mountain High School
- Farmington
- Health Leadership High School
- Los Lunas Schools
- Mountain Mahogany Community School
- Native American Community Academy
- RFK Charter School
- Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts
- Rio Rancho Public Schools
- Solare Collegiate Charter School
- South Valley Academy
2026-2027 District & Charter School Licensure Areas
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Elementary (K-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Bilingual Education (K-12)
- Music (K-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
- Elementary (k-8)
- Secondary: English/Language Arts (7-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Early Childhood (Preschool-Grade 3)
- Music (K-12)
- Bilingual Education (k-12)
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Elementary (K-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Bilingual Education (K-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
https://www.farmingtonschools.us/
- Elementary (k-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Bilingual Education (k-12)
https://healthleadershiphighschool.org/
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Bilingual Education (k-12)
- Elementary (k-8)
- Secondary: English/Language Arts (7-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Bilingual Education (K-12)
- Early Childhood (prek-grade 3)
- Music (K-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
https://www.mountainmahogany.org/
- Elementary (K-8)
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Elementary (k-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Special Education (7-12)
https://riograndeacademyoffinearts.com/
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Elementary (K-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Music (K-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
- Elementary (k-8)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Secondary: Spanish (7-12)
- Special Education (PreK -12)
- Music (K-12)
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- Elementary (K-8)
- Secondary: English/Language Arts (7-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
https://www.southvalleyacademy.org/
- Secondary: English/Language Arts (7-12)
- Secondary: Mathematics (7-12)
- Secondary: Science (7-12)
- Secondary: Social Studies (7-12)
- Special Education (PK-12)
- Music (K-12)
- Visual Arts (K-12)
Read data from the NCTR Survey of DPTR for 2024-2025.
- Graduate Programs
- Graduate Certificate in Elementary Education with K-8 Licensure
- Graduate Certificate in Secondary Education with 7-12 Licensure
- MA in Special Education (including licensure coursework)
- Art Education (K-12)
- Music Education (K-12)
- Undergraduate Programs
- Elementary Education BSED
- Secondary Education BAED/BSED
- Special Education Dual Licensure (Special Education & Elementary Education)
- Art Education (K-12)
- Physical Education (K-12) [DELETE PHYSICAL EDUCATION]
- Family & Child Studies: Early Childhood (PK-Grade 3)
SUMMER
Coursework:
- Some programs require summer coursework in June and July.
FALL
Coursework:
- Family & Child Studies: Early Childhood (PK-Grade 3): Coursework Mondays
- Elementary Education: Coursework Mondays, weekday evenings, and online.
- Secondary Education: Coursework Mondays, weekday evenings and online.
- Special Education (Graduate Level): Coursework Mondays afternoons and weekday evenings.
- Other Programs: Consult your Faculty Advisor for Coursework requirements.
Field Experience:
Time in classroom begins with the District Professional Learning Days for Teachers in late July or early August, depending on the Residency school’s start date for teachers. Residents serve in classrooms through the final day of the district or charter school calendar.
Full year in a PK-12 classroom following the school calendar for the entire PK-12 school year for the full teacher day on all Tuesdays-Fridays, following your school calendar.
- Early Childhood Multicultural Education (PK-3): Tuesdays-Fridays
- Elementary Education: Tuesdays-Fridays
- Secondary Education: Tuesdays-Fridays
- Special Education: Consult with your Faculty Advisor.
SPRING
Coursework:
- Some programs require summer coursework in June and July.
SUMMER
Following your residency year, Residents are strongly encouraged to complete the Bilingual/TESOL Summer Institute.
- Register as a Student Teacher in the Field Services Portal — fieldservice.unm.edu
- Provide proof of a district-specific cleared background check, fingerprinting, and liability insurance required.
- Be prepared to spend a full year in a K-12 classroom following the school calendar for the entire full teacher day.
- If you are in a field experience placement currently, as a student teacher or as an educational assistant, for example, please know that we will expand your experiences by placing you in a new school for your Teacher Residency. This will provide you with even more networking and mentoring opportunities during your teacher preparation year!
If you are moving to Albuquerque, we recommend the following resources:
- American Campus Communities (ACC)
They have a suite style dorm, Casa Del Rio, on campus, and apartment style dorms, Lobo Village, off campus.
This is a student-run housing website to assist you in comparing housing prices in Albuquerque.
- True Partnership: DPTR partners co-construct and co-administer the Teacher Residency with UNM faculty.
- An Award-Winning Residency – UNM COEHS is an experienced and award-winning residency partner. The Albuquerque Teacher Residency Program was formed in 2017 with a partnership among the COEHS, Albuquerque Public Schools, and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. ATRP was awarded the Billy G. Dixon Distinguished Program in Teacher Preparation in the US in 2022 by the Association of Teacher Educators.
- Residents agree to teach in their District or Charter School for a minimum of 3 years as licensed teachers in P-12 schools.
- Each Principal and Co-Teacher who works with residents receives a $2,000 stipend.
- $2,000 Stipend for mentoring a Teacher Resident for a full academic year.
- Professional Development Opportunities with other Co-Teachers around the state.
Would you like to be a Co-Teacher?
Complete the Co-Teacher application form.
The Albuquerque Teacher Resident Program is now incorporated into the District Partners Teacher Residency program. ATRP was awarded the 2022 Billy G. Dixon Distinguished Program in Teacher Education.
The original webpage for ATRP is still live for archival purposes only. Interested Teacher Residents or Co-Teachers should refer to the applications on the DTPR page you are currently viewing.
| Funding Source | Potential $$ | Details | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Teacher Preparation Affordability Scholarship (TPA) | Up to $6,000 per year over 2 semesters | Funding only for "unmet financial need" as determined by FAFSA application | |
Grow Your Own Teachers Scholarship (GYOT) | Up to $3,000 per semester | Must have been an Educational Assistant in New Mexico for a minimum of 2 years | |
TEACH Grant | Up to $4,000 per year | Must agree to teach in a high-need subject area in a high-need school for a minimum of 4 years | |
New Mexico Legislative Lottery Scholarship | Tuition funding | For Undergraduates only for up to 7 semesters. | |
Opportunity Scholarship | Tuition and fees | For Undergraduates only—1st Degree | |
Nusenda Scholarship (EAs only) | Funding varies | Must have been an Educational Assistant in New Mexico for a minimum of 2 years | APS Education Foundation: Nusenda Credit Union Scholarship |
New Mexico Workforce Connection | Tuition, fees, testing fees, books, etc. | Must be financially eligible. | Call Workforce Connection at 505-843-1907 to meet with a case worker to determine your eligibility. |
District Partner Teacher Residency (DPTR) | $35,000 stipend for 1 full year of clinical preparation. (Depends on approval of state funding) | Must a) apply to a District Partner Teacher Residency, b) complete a full year of clinical preparation, c) must agree to teach in your district for another 3 years. | Visit the COEHS DPTR Website and complete the application. |
Native American Teacher Preparation Program | Support for tuition, books, etc. | Must be of Native American descent | Visit the NATPP website |
HB 2 Paid Student Teaching | A one-time stipend for the full-time student teaching semester (depending on approval of state funding.) Amount has not yet been confirmed. | Must be participating in full-time (5 days per week) student teaching. May NOT be Teacher-of-Record | Visit the COEHS Paid Student Teaching website and complete the application |
DPTR partners with two national organizations to assist in creating, implementing, evaluating, and improving our program.
Apply to be a Teacher Resident
If you are applying for the residency for the first time, please submit your application using the "Apply to Become a Teacher Resident" link on this website.
If you have applied for the residency previously and would like to change your priorities, please REAPPLY using the "Apply to Become a Teacher Resident" link on this website.
Applications for the 2025-2026 residency year are OPEN.
