What is the MƒA LA Early Career Teacher Fellowship?
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The MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship is a four-year fellowship designed to help beginning teachers grow into effective instructors and school leaders. The goal of this program is to increase the number of teacher-leaders in the greater Los Angeles area who will make a difference in and beyond their classrooms.
To be eligible for the Early Career Teacher Fellowship, applicants must have completed significant coursework in mathematics (see below for specific requirements) and completed (or be on track to complete) their induction program within one year of July 1, 2018.
Teachers selected to be MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teachers will
Additionally, the Early Career Teacher Fellowship includes approximately 100 hours of professional development (PD) annually, including conferences. Monthly, all-day, mandatory PD's usually occur on the first Saturday of the month for seven months out of the year (never in July-August). Also, MƒA Los Angeles will encourage and assist Early Career Teacher Fellows to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards near the end of their fellowship period.
The Early Career Teacher Fellowship Program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation through DUE #1439917 ("Math for America Los Angeles: Putting Research into Practice to Raise Teacher Quality and Retention and Student Performance").
The MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship is a four-year fellowship designed to help beginning teachers grow into effective instructors and school leaders. The goal of this program is to increase the number of teacher-leaders in the greater Los Angeles area who will make a difference in and beyond their classrooms.
To be eligible for the Early Career Teacher Fellowship, applicants must have completed significant coursework in mathematics (see below for specific requirements) and completed (or be on track to complete) their induction program within one year of July 1, 2018.
Teachers selected to be MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teachers will
- Agree to teach in a high-need public or charter district in the greater Los Angeles area for four years, during which they will receive $10,000 annually in salary support ($40,000 total),
- Receive coaching and mentoring from MƒA Los Angeles Master Teachers and coaches,
- Receive travel funding to attend regional or national mathematics conferences, and
- Deepen their mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical skills through monthly professional development meetings.
Additionally, the Early Career Teacher Fellowship includes approximately 100 hours of professional development (PD) annually, including conferences. Monthly, all-day, mandatory PD's usually occur on the first Saturday of the month for seven months out of the year (never in July-August). Also, MƒA Los Angeles will encourage and assist Early Career Teacher Fellows to become certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards near the end of their fellowship period.
The Early Career Teacher Fellowship Program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Science Foundation through DUE #1439917 ("Math for America Los Angeles: Putting Research into Practice to Raise Teacher Quality and Retention and Student Performance").
Important Dates - application window for the 2018 cohort is now closed
- February 17, 2018: Take Praxis 5161 exam on or before this date (or as soon as you can thereafter)
- March 12, 2018: Applications due (no later than 11:59PM)
- Interviews: We will call you to set-up an on-site interview
- May 25, 2018: Decision letters sent via email
- September 8, 2018: All-day orientation (for applicants admitted into the program)
To Apply
Before you begin the application process, check if you meet these criteria:
Please note that we have a limited number of Early Career Fellowships available. Los Angeles Unified School District teachers will have priority over other candidates.
Application process:
Note: It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure receipt of all required documents.
If you have any questions about the MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to ec-apply@mfala.org or calling us at (213)821-3438.
Math for America Los Angeles mailing address:
Math for America Los Angeles
USC Rossier School of Education
1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Teach mathematics/computer science grades 7-12 full-time in a high-need public or charter school in the greater Los Angeles area.
- Be at least half-way through your induction program. Preference will be given to those who will have completed their induction program and cleared their credential by July 1, 2018.
- Have completed a substantial amount of coursework in mathematics in undergraduate or graduate school (a total of at least 18 credits or 6 courses of post-calculus mathematics or related courses).
- Hold valid state teaching certification.
- Demonstrate high content knowledge, a love of mathematics, and exemplary teaching and leadership skills.
- Enjoy collaborating with colleagues.
- Cannot be enrolled in any other academic program or any other program that may conflict with MƒA Los Angeles Fellowship requirements.
Please note that we have a limited number of Early Career Fellowships available. Los Angeles Unified School District teachers will have priority over other candidates.
Application process:
- By March 12, 2018, each applicant submits a completed application (download and then complete) to ec-apply@mfala.org. This application form must be accompanied by a resume, personal statement, and list of math courses taken. If you have issues with the fill-in application form, please check to make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader installed.
- Arrange to have three letters of recommendation (each with a rating sheet--found in the application package) mailed to our office (address at the bottom of this page) or emailed to ec-apply@mfala.org by March 12, 2018 by the person writing the recommendation--not by the applicant. At least one of these letters must be from a current principal, supervisor, or coach.
- Arrange to have official transcripts for all post-secondary coursework mailed from the institution to the MƒA LA office (address at the bottom of this page) or emailed to ec-apply@mfala.org by March 12, 2018.
- Each applicant will submit scores from ETS Praxis II Math Content Exam 5161. A reimbursement for test fees is available if a completed Early Career Teacher application is submitted and the applicant meets the basic criteria for admission. Proof of payment will be required. This is a computer-delivered test. Scores no more than five years old will be accepted. We strongly encourage applicants to take the exam with enough time for the scores to reach MƒA Los Angeles before the application deadline, as a final decision regarding acceptance into the program cannot be made absent the test results.
- Candidates will be contacted regarding on-site interviews at their school.
- Applicants will be notified by email as to whether they are accepted into the program.
Note: It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure receipt of all required documents.
If you have any questions about the MƒA Los Angeles Early Career Teacher Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to ec-apply@mfala.org or calling us at (213)821-3438.
Math for America Los Angeles mailing address:
Math for America Los Angeles
USC Rossier School of Education
1150 South Olive Street, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90015