Mississippi Teacher Corps

[5] Working with Dr. Mullins, then an employee for the State Department of Education, Gutman came up with the idea for the program, modeled after the Peace Corps.

This summer school program, organized and supported by MTC alumni, serves students from Holly Springs, Marshall County, and neighboring districts.

During the first three weeks of summer training, the second year teachers in the program offer advice, model lessons, and mentor the new participants.

After the summer school day ends, first-year participants work on tasks with their TEAM teacher, attend graduate school class on teaching methodologies at The University of Mississippi, practice classroom management in role play scenarios, or attend a professional development workshop.

Participants receive the following benefits as they make their way through the program: · Guaranteed job placement with full salary and benefits in a Mississippi school district upon completion of the first summer training · Intensive teacher training and a Class A teaching license · Full scholarships for tuition and books toward a Master of Arts degree in Teaching (MAT) · On campus housing and a $1000 living stipend during summer training · Mentoring, support, and professional networking from program alumni MTC has recently begun to focus more intensely on retention of teachers in Mississippi.