How Institute Assignment Works
Staff members are generally assigned to an
institute pool based on the region in which they completed or are completing their corps member commitment. For example, if you taught in Baltimore in 2004, your application would be sent to the Philadelphia institute because that is the institute the Baltimore corps is attending this year. However, if a prospective staff member is unable to work at his/her assigned institute, we are open to transferring, and this should not prevent anyone from applying. Also, depending upon the number of applicants in each institute's pool, our corps size, and other factors, we may ask some applicants to work at an institute other than the one where they would ordinarily be assigned to work.
Please Note: Please note that, depending on position, staff members will need to arrive before the start of the institute and depart after the end of the institute. Generally, instructional staff members (school directors, curriculum specialists, literacy specialists, and corps member advisors) need to arrive five to seven days before the start of the institute and depart two to four days after the end of the institute. Depending on the institute, school directors may be asked to arrive slightly earlier or stay later to build their school site relationships. In general, operational staff members (operations directors, school operations managers, operations coordinators, directors of data management) need to arrive at least 10 to 14 days before the start of the institute and depart four to seven days after the end of the institute.
Atlanta
June 7-July 11
Atlanta, Denver, Jacksonville, Memphis, Miami-Dade, Nashville*, and St. Louis
Chicago
June 21-July 25
Boston**, Charlotte, Chicago, Eastern North Carolina, Kansas City, and Milwaukee**
Houston
June 7-July 11
Dallas**, Hawai'i, Houston, Indianapolis, Mississippi Delta, Rio Grande Valley, and South Dakota
Los Angeles
June 28-August 1
Bay Area, Las Vegas Valley, Los Angeles, Newark, and Twin Cities**
Philadelphia
June 28-August 1
Baltimore, Connecticut, D.C. Metro, Greater Camden-Philadelphia
Phoenix
June 14-July 18
Greater New Orleans, New Mexico, Phoenix, and South Louisiana
New York City
June 28-August 1
New York City
If you have a significant conflict with the dates of the institute that you are supposed to attend, you will have the opportunity to indicate that on your application. The institute leadership teams will decide on a case- by- case basis while reviewing applications whether to re-assign individuals with extenuating circumstances to another institute pool. Example of significant conflicts include, being the primary care-giver for an elderly, minor or sick family member, a conflict with end of school dates, etc. In addition, if there is significant overflow of applicants to a given institute, that institute may move applicants to another institute pool.
* confirmed expansion site for 2009
** potential expansion site for 2009