New Teacher Support
Our Vision
The Right Start New Teacher Support Program will empower new teachers to advance student learning and inspire them to make teaching a lifelong passion.
Our Mission
The mission of the AACPS Right Start New Teacher Support Program is to develop and retain highly effective teachers by providing:
Instructional Coaching
Differentiated Professional Development Opportunities
Components of the Right Start Program include New Teacher Orientation, professional learning opportunities, and individualized professional development and support from a Right Start Advisor (RSA).
New Teacher Orientation
Welcome!
New Teacher Orientation is a professional learning experience designed to get newly hired classroom teachers, Speech Language Pathologists, and School Counselors off to the Right Start in AACPS!
Important Information
New Teacher Orientation takes place August 12-15, 2024. Lunch will be provided on August 13, 14, and 15.
Additional professional learning opportunities are available on our Head Start Days, July 25 & August 8.
Newly hired first year teachers who are not certified are invited to participate in Bootcamp on August 5, 6, 7 or 8.
For additional details on all of these activities and to RSVP, please refer to the links below.
Resident Teacher Certification Program
Resident Teacher Certification (RTC)
Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program (MAAPP)
Anne Arundel County Public Schools' (AACPS) Resident Teacher Program is a Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program (MAAPP) designed for professionals interested in changing careers or recent college graduates with degrees in fields other than education. AACPS, in collaboration with Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), provides an accelerated teacher training program, and a pathway to becoming a certified classroom teacher.
Program activities include the following:
Coursework
Seminars
Fieldwork Opportunities
Supervised Internship
A Residency of 1-2 School Year(s) Following the Internship
Upon program completion, Resident Teachers will be eligible to apply for an MSDE Standard Professional Certificate I (SPC1).
View more information on the AACC-RTC Resident Teacher Certification Program for General Educators.