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 education program, and a pathway to becoming a licensed classroom teacher.

Program activities include: coursework, seminars, fieldwork opportunities, supervised internship, and a residency of 2-3 school years following the internship.  

Upon program completion, Resident Teachers will be eligible to apply for an MSDE Initial Professional License (IPL).

Most of the program meetings occur during the school day. However, there are a few after school commitments that are required for participation in the program. 

Applicants must be either a current AACPS conditional teacher or have completed an HR teacher application for one of the 16 content areas included in the RT program to apply.

Early Childhood/Elementary

• Early Childhood (PreK - 1)

• Elementary (K-5)

Middle/High School

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Computer Science

• English

• Family and Consumer Science

• French

• Language Arts (6-8) 

• Math

• Physics

• Science

• Social Studies (7-12)

• Spanish

• Technology Education 

We are looking for individuals who possess...

1. An interest in teaching early childhood, elementary, middle or high school.

2. A bachelor's degree with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75.

3. Passing score meeting 1 of the options below:

   • Praxis Core - passing scores on the Praxis Core (formerly known as Praxis I or the Pre-Professional Skills. Click here for passing scores information.

   • SAT - the composite score on the SAT taken before April 1995 is 1000; the composite score on the SAT taken after April 1995 is 1100; the composite score on the SAT taken after December 31, 2018 is 1180

   • ACT - the composite score must be at least 24

   • GRE - the composite score on the GRE taken prior to September 1, 2011 is 1000; the composite score on the GRE taken after September 1, 2011 is 297

OR

3. 3.0 cumulative GPA on most recently earned degree

4. Passing score on Praxis II Subject Assessments (Content Test). Must be in one of the RT program's Licensure Content Areas listed

   above.

5. A commitment to education, learning and growing. 

Please note, the AACC RT program  does not include Special Education certification.

To view more information on the Notre Dame Maryland University (NDMU) Resident Teacher Certification Program for Special Educators.

Information Sheet Resident Teacher (RT) Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program (MAAPP) Special Education

Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program (MAAPP)/Resident Teacher Licensure (RTL) in Special Education and Elementary or Secondary Education