DREAM

For the duration of MAT program instruction, students admitted into the DREAM program — DREAM residents — would receive $45,000 in financial support, contingent upon completion of the MAT program and three years of full-time teaching in Durham Public Schools. In the MAT program, residents would complete coursework that included a focus on transformational social and emotional learning and participate in fieldwork within Durham Public Schools.

After completing the MAT program, residents earned initial North Carolina licensure in either Elementary Education (K-6), Secondary Education (6-12), or Special Education: General Curriculum (K-12). Upon graduation, they began their teaching careers in Durham Public Schools, where they would receive three years of mentorship in a unique teacher-induction program that includes workshops, trainings, and seminars on issues that face beginning teachers.

DREAM residents learned to be effective educators who are well versed in Transformative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) through the one-year Master of Arts in Teaching program. They graduated with certification in either elementary education (K-6), secondary education (6-12), or special education (K-12 General Curriculum).

DREAM residents would receive ongoing support as beginning teachers through mentorship, community-building activities, and affinity groups, with the goal of developing a strong foundation for their careers as educators.