The Salinas Valley Teacher Residency is an innovative, year-long teacher preparation program combining intensive academic coursework with the guidance of an expert master teacher.  Student teachers will use classroom theory and the latest best practices in a classroom setting using a gradual release of responsibility model. Throughout their training, they will receive  consistent and ongoing feedback from university clinical coaches, their master teacher and school site administrators.

The program was created by the Salinas Union High School District in partnership with the California State University, Monterey Bay to help recruit, train, support and place beginning teachers in the high needs content areas of special education, mathematics and science. 

Diana Tavares, M.S.
Director of Human Resources-Certificated
Salinas Union High School District
diana.tavares@salinasuhsd.org
831-796-7067

Danny Greene, M.A.
New Teacher Support Specialist
Salinas Union High School District
daniel.greene@salinasuhsd.org
831-796-7046

Beth Roybal, M.A.
New Teacher Support Specialist- Induction
Salinas Union High School District
beth.roybal@salinasuhsd.org
831-796-7046

Cathi Draper-Rodriguez, PhD
Chair-Department of Education and Leadership
California State University, Monterey Bay
cdraperrodriguez@csumb.edu
831-582-3652                    

Dennis Kombe, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Education and Leadership
California State University, Monterey Bay
dkombe@csumb.edu
831-582-5085