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Future Teachers Program
The Future Teachers Program is a recruitment initiative aimed at developing the district’s internal student talent. Future Teachers participants are WCPSS high school graduates who intend to pursue careers in education and who commit to teaching with us upon completion of their teacher preparation programs. Future Teachers is not a scholarship.
Who can apply?
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WCPSS High School Seniors
- You are a graduating senior from a WCPSS high school.
- You plan to enroll in college for the upcoming fall semester.
- You intend to become a licensed K–12 teacher in one of the following 10 areas:
- Birth–Kindergarten
- Career and Technical Education
- Elementary Education
- English/Language Arts
- English as a Second Language
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- World Languages
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First or second-year college students enrolled in a teacher preparation program at one of these schools
You are a first or second-year college student enrolled in an approved teacher preparation program at one of these schools:
- Meredith College
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina State University
- Saint Augustine’s University
- Shaw University
- The College at Southeastern
- UNC–Chapel Hill
- Wake Technical Community College
- William Peace University
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What do Future Teachers participants receive?
- Annual summer professional development stipends, beginning the summer following the freshman year of college
- A WCPSS job offer for a teaching position for which they are licensed and highly qualified
- The opportunity to develop a professional network with WCPSS staff and peers
What is expected of Future Teachers participants?
- Maintain status as a student in good standing with their selected universities
- Participate in annual required summer professional development, beginning the summer following the freshman year of college
- Participate in networking with members of their FT cohort and WCPSS staff
- Teach with WCPSS for at least three years following the completion of their teacher preparation programs
- Meet all WCPSS licensure and application requirements
Ready to make a difference in students’ lives?
Apply to the Future Teachers Program
Applications are accepted between February and April each year.
- High School Future Teachers Application (coming in January 2026)
- Collegiate Future Teachers Application (coming in January 2026)
Questions
Email Sherri Morris, Senior Administrator for Teacher Talent and Retention
futureteachers@wcpss.net
Future Teachers News
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Future Teachers Spotlight: Jordan Saulter
Jordan is a Panther Creek High School graduate and current student at North Carolina A&T State University.
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Future Teachers Spotlight: Kailee Peck
Kailee is a special education teacher at Knightdale Elementary and a Millbrook High School graduate.
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Future Teachers Spotlight: Andreas 'Dre' Jordan
Dre is a graduate of Fuquay-Varina High and a member of Future Teachers Cohort 7.
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Future Teachers Spotlight: Micayla Bell
Micayla is a teacher at Hunter Magnet Elementary, where she attended elementary school.