Training & Education

"Troops to Teachers" Program

Program Overview

The purpose of Troops to Teachers is to assist eligible military personnel with the transition to a new career as public school teachers in schools serving students from low-income families. Eligibility for Referral and Placement Assistance Referral and Placement Assistance includes the following services:

Access to State Offices for counseling on becoming a certified teacher and for placement assistance
Participation in the Internet job referral process
Opportunity to post a mini-resume available to school district recruiters
Use of the TTT Electronic Bulletin Board where participants can post teaching related messages
Use of the MENTOR Connection to contact TTT participants who are teaching for advice on transitioning to teaching as a second career

Those eligible for elementary and secondary teacher Referral and Placement Assistance Services must meet the following criteria:

Service Requirements: Active duty personnel, who retire or separate having six or more years of service on or after October 1, 1990, or current members of the Reserve or Guard with six or more years of creditable service towards retirement. Those selected to participate in the Program before retirement, separation, or release from active duty may continue to participate only if the last period of service is characterized as honorable.
Educational Requirements: A Bachelor or advanced degree from an accredited institution at the time of registration for academic teacher referral, or have the equivalent of one year of college and six years of experience in a vocational or technical field for vocational/technical teacher referral.

Eligibility for Financial Assistance

Pending availability of funds, financial assistance may be provided to eligible individuals in the form of either a stipend of up to $5K for teacher certification expenses where individuals must teach for three years in a school located in a "high-need" district; or a bonus of $10K to teach in a school serving a high percentage of students from low income families.

Active Duty
Reserve Component

AD-1. Retired from active duty. RC-1. Retired from the Selected Reserve.
AD-2. Active duty member with approved date of retirement with one year or less remaining before retirement. RC-2. Currently serving in the Selected Reserve with 10 or more years of creditable service towards retirement and commit to serving an additional three years or until eligible for retirement.
AD-3. Separated on or after January 8, 2002 for physical disability. Must apply within four years after separation. RC-3. Separated from the Selected Reserve due to a physical disability on or after January 8, 2002. Must apply within four years after separation.
AD-4. Involuntarily discharged from active duty between October 1, 1990 and September 30, 1999 due to a Reduction In Force (RIF) and had six or more years of continuous active duty. Must apply by September 30, 2003. RC-4. Individuals transitioning from active duty on or after January 8, 2002 and have served six years on active duty immediately before separation and commit to three years with a Selected Reserve unit. Must apply within four years after separation. Revised 05/27/03.

Information

For more information about Troops-to-Teachers, write or call:

Address:

DANTES Troops to Teachers
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509-5243 Phone: 850-452-1320
Toll Free: 1-800-231-6242
DSN: 922-1151
ttt@voled.doded.mil

For a listing of State Troops to Teachers Support Offices, call DANTES, or click here.

Overseas Points of Contact

DANTES EUROPEAN Advisor:
Ms. Marti Readel
Army Education Center
Tompkins Barracks
Unit 29056
APO AE 09081
Voice (DSN): 379-6008
(Comm): 011-49-6202-80-6008
Fax (DSN): 379-6473
(Comm): 011-49-6202-80-6473
dantes@hq.hqusareur.army.mil

DANTES FAR EAST Advisor:
Mr. William McAleer
DANTES Far East Field Office
PSC 450 Box 738
APO AP 96206-0738
Voice (DSN): 725-5581
Fax (DSN): 725-5582
wmcaleer@voled.doded.mil

Job Search Website
http://www.jobs2teach.doded.mil//jobs2teach/j2tdefault.asp

Registration Form
http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/library/docs/TTT/RegistrationForms1.doc

Available to Reserve Components
http://www.taonline.com/ticpages/ticrescom.asp

For More Information on This Program:
http://www.dantes.doded.mil/dantes_web/troopstoteachers/index.htm?Flag=True

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