Beginning next fall, the School of Education graduate students will work alongside veteran special education teachers, as part of a program that is expected to benefit all concerned. As William Hart, Littleton School superintendent, explained in a statement:
"Our district's rural location creates challenges in hiring staff, but also in attracting student teachers and graduate-level interns for specialty areas such as special education."
Four to six students from the one-year master’s education program at Plymouth State will be accepted for the teacher residency initiative. For four days a week, those students will be in Littleton classrooms assisting teachers and spend one day on coursework of their own.
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During their stay in Littleton, the students will be provided with an apartment near to the schools as well as a stipend, plus the cost of their tuition.
Funding for program is comes in part from the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law slightly over a year ago, and which was designed to provide COVID relief and stimulate the economy. One official speculated that without the funding, raising the necessary $270,000 on a program unique to the state of New Hampshire might not have been possible.