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Call Me MISTER®

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The Call Me MiSTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program is an award-winning teacher recruitment and retention program with a 25-year track record. Participants make a commitment to teach in hard-to-staff underserved communities for as many years as they received financial and programmatic assistance. One hundred percent of graduates have fulfilled this obligation and 99% have stayed in the education field.

 

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The Call Me MiSTER program contributes to the talent pool of excellent teachers by identifying and supporting students like Mr. Mark Joseph, who are literally "touching the future" by teaching children. Mark's teaching degree was made possible through the Call Me MiSTER program.

 The Call Me MiSTER program provides:

  • tuition assistance for admitted students pursuing approved programs of study in teacher education at participating colleges.
  • an academic support system to help ensure their success.
  • a cohort system for social and cultural support.
  • assistance with job placement.

 Call Me MiSTER was developed by visionary educational leaders in our state who sincerely believe we can build a better tomorrow by getting you* involved today.

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Become A MISTER

Procedures for admission to the Call Me MISTER® program must be completed in the following order:

  1. Apply for and be accepted into one of the participating colleges or universities from which the degree and teaching certificate will be earned.
  2. Complete the Call Me MISTER® online referral application.
  3. Submit the following items:
    • High School diploma and final transcript or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
    • Two letters of recommendation:
      • One (1) from a teacher, guidance counselor, or principal at the high school form which the diploma is earned.
      • One (1) from a person of the student's choice who can express the student's involvement in the community and/or potential for entering the teaching profession.
    • An essay entitled, "Why I Want to Teach," which will address the student's motivation for entering the teaching profession and the contributions he hopes to make to the profession and to the community as a teacher.
    • An essay entitled "How do you believe the Call Me MISTER® program will benefit you as a student?"
    • A signed statement certifying that student is from an underserved, underprivileged or economically disadvantaged background or area.

Following the submission of the items above, an interview will be scheduled with the prospective program participants to ascertain their potential for teaching and their motivations for participation in the program, as well as to provide an opportunity for clarification of any information submitted through the application process.

 

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