Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (CFISD) is significantly growing its Teacher Residency Program for the 2025-26 school year, welcoming 76 new teacher residents to 20 campuses districtwide—an increase from the program’s inaugural year, which hosted seven residents at four campuses.
The Teacher Residency Program partners aspiring teachers from local universities with experienced educators through a yearlong co-teaching model. Unlike traditional student teaching placements, residents work alongside mentor teachers for the full school year while earning a $25,000 salary. The approach provides deeper classroom experience and mentorship while supplying CFISD with a direct pipeline of highly qualified teaching candidates.
“We are thrilled to expand the CFISD residency program,” said Laura Nichols, teacher residency and student teacher coordinator. “This investment in our future teachers shows our dedication to finding top talent for our incredible students. These residents will go on to be highly qualified CFISD teachers and affect the lives of countless CFISD students in their careers. We feel lucky to get to work with them, their host teachers and campuses to help them grow into teachers that can continue to make CFISD a destination district in our area.”…