Lower Elementary School Apprentice Teacher(2025 - 2026 School Year)Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter SchoolBrooklyn, New YorkWhat is the Role?The Apprentice Teacher position is designed specifically for recent college graduates and career changers who are looking for an innovative pathway into the teaching profession. In collaboration with the Relay Graduate School of Education (GSE) Teaching Residency program, Coney Island Prep (CIP) offers aspiring educators a unique opportunity to receive their Master’s of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and NYS Certification in two years.Apprenticeship is contingent upon acceptance into Relay GSE. You will gain valuable teaching experience in K, 1st, and 2nd grade while receiving professional development throughout the school year. The total cost of your degree is highly subsidized through AmeriCorps grants and financial aid from CIP bringing the out of pocket cost to $2,000 annually for a two year masters degree (32 credits) and $3,000 annually for a two year Special Education masters (39 credits). Additionally, CIP supports their Apprentice Teachers through a schedule that accommodates Relay classes.
Lower Elementary School Apprentice Teacher
(2025 - 2026 School Year)
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
Brooklyn, New York
What is the Role?
The Apprentice Teacher position is designed specifically for recent college graduates and career changers who are looking for an innovative pathway into the teaching profession. In collaboration with the Relay Graduate School of Education (GSE) Teaching Residency program, Coney Island Prep (CIP) offers aspiring educators a unique opportunity to receive their Master’s of Arts in Teaching (MAT) and NYS Certification in two years.
Apprenticeship is contingent upon acceptance into Relay GSE. You will gain valuable teaching experience in K, 1st, and 2nd grade while receiving professional development throughout the school year. The total cost of your degree is highly subsidized through AmeriCorps grants and financial aid from CIP bringing the out of pocket cost to $2,000 annually for a two year masters degree (32 credits) and $3,000 annually for a two year Special Education masters (39 credits). Additionally, CIP supports their Apprentice Teachers through a schedule that accommodates Relay classes.
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For more information on Relay GSE, please visit the website atwww.relay.edu.
What You’ll Be Asked To Do
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Who are we?
Coney Island Prep Lower Elementary School blends joy, rigor, and high expectations to ensure our 320 scholars in K-2 are ready to succeed. With two teachers in every classroom, smaller teacher to student ratios help accelerate learning and allow for tailored instruction for each scholar. We leverage a research-backed approach to teach the science of reading and focus heavily on phonics instruction, word recognition, vocabulary, background knowledge and comprehension skills, to cultivate our young learners’ strong reading abilities from the moment they step into our building.
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Benefits and Compensation
Are you“All In?”Our 2025-2026 school yearstarts in August 2025 and Relay courses begin early Summer 2025. To apply, head to ourCareers Page!
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, national origin, citizenship or disability. We want Coney Island Prep to be a place where students and staff of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities feel as though they are valued and can excel.
