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Hi SCS Students and Parents,
I hope all is well and that you are having a great week.
We would like to share with all our SCS partners information about a scholarship opportunity called the River City Partnership.
The River City Partnership stands apart because it focuses on Memphis! No city in the world is quite like Memphis, and no teaching program is quite like our River City Partnership.
- Taps into local aspiring teachers who demonstrate a passion for social justice
- Deepens future teachers' sociopolitical understanding of our Memphis community
- Engages future teachers with our community around issues of equity and inclusion.
- Provides peer cohort support model, appreciative advising, and academic support
- Intentional integration of Praxis Core and Content preparation services
- Prepares future teachers who have strong academic content knowledge, sociocultural context knowledge, and pedagogical knowledge
- Offers job placement assistance and 2 years of post-graduate professional development opportunities and mentorship
The scholarship is 4,500 dollars a year for four years in exchange of four years of teaching within Shelby County Schools, Achievement School District, or one of our Charter School Partners in Shelby Cunty, TN. Textbooks for the Freshman year will be covered along with the Orientation Fee and Frosh Camp Fee.
If you are interested in the scholarship we encourage you to visit our website at: https://www.memphis.edu/education/river_city_partnership/undergrad.php and fill out the following interest form so we can place you on our list: https://memphis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6PBDv1YtIamg2Md
Also, the College of Education will be hosting an informational session about the River City Scholarship on Thursday, November 19th at 6pm via Zoom. To register please visit: https://rcpfamily20.eventbrite.com
Everyone is welcome to attend including parents and family members.
Please let me know if I can be of any assistance helping you transition to UofM or answer any questions about the River City Scholarship.
Go Tigers Go!
Thanks,
-Keith
Keith E. Hembree
Coordinator for Undergraduate Recruitment
College of Education
