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Blue and gold won’t be the only colors running through the halls of Hamshire-Fannett campuses this semester. ÃÛÌÒAPP teacher residents will be matched with mentors as they take on the school year from August to May. 

This is the ÃÛÌÒAPP College of Education and Human Development’s second residency partnership with a school district in the last two years. Last year, the residency program went through its pilot year when students completed the year-long program on Beaumont ISD campuses. 

Students who are enrolled in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's educator preparation program can complete their year-long residency or semester-long clinical teaching – formerly known as student-teaching. 

In the current residency programs, students earn a $20,000 stipend, have access to health insurance, earn their first year of Texas Retirement System (TRS), gain exemption from the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) state certification exam, and receive the Enhanced Residency Certificate through Texas. 

Senior interdisciplinary studies student, Maria Munoz, was one of the students selected to complete her residency at Hamshire-Fannett. 

“I'm looking forward to the experience of being in a classroom for an entire school year and meeting students. I am also looking forward to comparing how they start the school year to how they finish.” Munoz said. “I’m excited to get the feeling of knowing what I’m really getting into, getting to see students daily, and see their em