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Charlotte-Piedmont Triad

Charlotte and Greensboro were at the forefront of the desegregation and Civil Rights movements, yet there are still glaring gaps in education opportunity according to race, zip code, and income bracket. Together, with families, educators, and community partners, we are working to ensure all students in Charlotte-Piedmont Triad receive excellent educational opportunities.
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Cost of Living

About on par with the U.S. average.

Cost of Living

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About on par with the U.S. average.

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Environment

Large urban to smaller urban: corps members teach in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Gibsonville, and McLeansville.

Environment

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Large urban to smaller urban: corps members teach in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Gibsonville, and McLeansville.

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Rent

Most corps members pay $1,400 per month in rent.

Rent

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Most corps members pay $1,400 per month in rent.

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Transportation

A car is required to get around in our region.

Transportation

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A car is required to get around in our region.

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Salary

The starting salary is around $46,000.

Salary

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The starting salary is around $46,000.

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Certification Costs

Certification costs between $2,000 - $6,473. You may choose to utilize the AmeriCorps funds granted to you following your initial year of teaching. See more in the "Certification" section.

Certification Costs

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Certification costs between $2,000 - $6,473. You may choose to utilize the AmeriCorps funds granted to you following your initial year of teaching. See more in the "Certification" section.

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AmeriCorps Award

You can use your AmeriCorps award toward the credit courses you take in your 2nd year but not toward the modules in your first year which are around $400.

AmeriCorps Award

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You can use your AmeriCorps award toward the credit courses you take in your 2nd year but not toward the modules in your first year which are around $400.

About Us

Our corps members and alumni leaders are making a huge impact across Charlotte-Piedmont Triad. Since 2014, 30 Teach For America corps members have been nominated as Guilford County Schools (GCS) Rookie Teacher of the Year, including La’Keia Colquitt (CPT '19) who was named Rookie Teacher of the District in 2020. Our corps members and alumni impact nearly 30,000 students on average each school year. 

Informed and inspired by their students, our alumni are leading in schools, making policy, founding advocacy organizations, and developing businesses. Currently, 25 principals are Teach For America alumni. In 2017, two alumni were named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. 

To continue growing our impact, Charlotte-Piedmont Triad is focused on cultivating models of excellence at the school and classroom levels and activating the collective leadership of our network. We aim to leverage the scale and diversity of our network of 1,000 members by creating spaces to learn, innovate, and take action together.
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Our Community

Charlotte-Piedmont Triad has a rich legacy of social justice activism. Greensboro is home to the Woolworth's lunch counter sit-ins, which altered the course of history. Charlotte is the site of the landmark Supreme Court Case Swann v. Mecklenburg Board of Education, which created a legacy of successful school integration. 

Today, Charlotte is home to a burgeoning arts scene of murals, museums, and gallery crawls. Piedmont Triad has become a hub for innovation, social entrepreneurship, and higher education opportunities.
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Changemakers wanted.

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“My students and the connection to Teach for America are what keeps me in Greensboro. I feel like I am part of something so much bigger than my own classroom and that I am working towards a goal that matters with an inspirational team that challenges me to be better.”

Kalle Davis

Charlotte-Piedmont Triad Corps Member 2014

Certification

North Carolina Requires that every classroom teacher hold an educator license. Corps members will earn their license by enrolling in the two-year Teach for America NC-East Carolina University Education Preparation Program. The Education Preparation Program is mandatory unless you have already completed one. Certification costs between $2,000 and $6,473.

In addition, you may choose to utilize the AmeriCorps funds granted to you following your initial year of teaching to help offset the expenses of the two credit courses you must take in your second year of the Education Preparation Program. After completing their two-year commitment with TFA-NC and meeting all the requirements of the Education Preparation Program, corps members are eligible to receive their NC Professional Initial License.
Charlotte-Piedmont Triad covers the central part of North Carolina including focused placement in Charlotte, Greensboro, High Point, Gibsonville, and McLeansville. Working across these sites, corps members have the opportunity to explore and teach across two school districts—Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Guilford County Schools—in addition to charter school partners.

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Our Stories

Read the stories of corps members, alumni, students, and communities in Charlotte-Piedmont Triad.

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