Living & Expenses 2011
Salary
Salary
$35,000–$45,000 (GNO) $29,000–$34,000 (LA Delta)
$35,000–$45,000 (GNO) $29,000–$34,000 (LA Delta)
Cost of Living
Housing Costs (single)
$400–$800 GNO/$300–$500 LA Delta
$400–$800 GNO/$300–$500 LA Delta
Housing Costs (shared)
$300–$700 GNO/$150–$350 LA Delta
$300–$700 GNO/$150–$350 LA Delta
Health Insurance
$120-$160 / month
$120-$160 / month
Utilities
$50–$200
$50–$200
Daycare
$82 / week average
$82 / week average
Monthly Transit Pass
$55
$55
Car Required
Yes
Yes
Car Insurance
$2,520 / year
$2,520 / year
Start-Up
Costs
Testing Costs
$60–$300
$60–$300
Up Front Certification Costs
How Do You Pay Start-Up Costs
Out of Pocket
Out of Pocket
Ongoing Costs Through the Two-Year Commitment
Ongoing Certification Costs
$4,200
$4,200
Use Americorps award for testing/certification
No
No
How is teaching certification structured in this state/region?
Standard Level 1 Louisiana certification received after having successfully completed alternative certification program.
Standard Level 1 Louisiana certification received after having successfully completed alternative certification program.
Is it possible to complete a master's degree at the end of the two years?
No
No
Is a master's degree required?
No
No
Partner Universities
N/A
N/A
Teacher Certification Information
For certification, we have partnered with the Louisiana Practitioner Teacher Program (PTP), one of the most high-quality, efficient, and affordable alternative certification programs in the country. Our corps members become certified within two years by participating in the PTP, an 18-month certification program created and run by The New Teacher Project (TNTP). In a 2010 state-sponsored study, TNTP was the only teacher preparation provider in the state to earn the highest possible rating for training effective teachers across the four major academic subjects.
In order to complete the program successfully, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:
- Pass required exams
- Submit all required paperwork and documentation in a timely manner
- Successfully complete the summer training institute and related commitments
- Attend and participate in observation debrief discussions, mentor meetings professional development opportunities, and a series of three-hour content seminars
- Complete a teacher portfolio at the end of the first year of teaching
- Pass the Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program (LaTAAP)
- And fulfill the two-year teaching assignment.
Notes and Clarifications
- Beginning teacher salary: If you have a master's degree in education, are placed in a bilingual classroom, or in a math/science classroom you may receive additional compensation.
- Avg. health insurance: In some placement districts, health insurance premiums are pre-tax deductions.
- Total tax rate: Federal + state + city. Only applies to starting salaries.
- Up-front certification: Expenses that must be paid before your first day of teaching.
- Paying start-up costs: Can you pay for testing and up-front certification costs with transitional grants and loans or do you have to pay out-of-pocket?
- Ongoing certification: Total certification costs over two-year teaching commitment.
- AmeriCorps award for certification: Can you use your AmeriCorps award to pay testing/certification costs?
- Master's in two years: Is it possible to complete a master's degree at the end of two years?
- Master's required: Is the completion of a master's degree required as part of the two-year commitment?
- Extra master's degree costs: Additional total cost to obtain a master's degree (on top of ongoing certification costs); does not include AmeriCorps award.
- Partner university(ies): These universities partner with Teach For America for ongoing certification requirements, and in some cases, the fulfillment of a master's degree in education.
Teach For America was named one of Fortune magazine's top 100 employers to work for.
Teach For America was named one of America's top 100 Ideal Employers in Universum's 2011 American Student Survey.