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Rural Teacher Corps
Embracing place and taking on challenges in rural education.
- Abbie Johnson, TARTANS, Class of ’26, Elementary Education
- Ashlyn Thomas, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Elementary Education
- Bethany Allen, TARTANS, Class of ’24, Elementary Education
- Corey Pevitz, TARTANS, Golden Apple, Class of ’24, Social Science Education
- Dani Hagens, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Math Education
- Emma Wolfe, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Elementary Education
- Jeff Schnetzler, TARTANS, Class of ’25, Social Science Education
- Kaitlyn McCullough, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Music Education
- Kassidy Johnson, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Elementary Education
- Madyson Goodwin, TARTANS, Class of ’24, Elementary Education
- Megan Dailey, TARTANS, Class of ’24, Social Science Education
- Miracle Cassidy, TARTANS, Golden Apple Scholar, Class of ’25, Elementary Education
- Molly Parsons, TARTANS, Golden Apple Scholar, Class of ’23, Elementary Education
- Samera Lesher, TARTANS, Class of ’23, Elementary Education
TARTANS for rural strength
Rural communities have much to offer — and many challenges to face. TARTANS – which stands for Teachers Allied with Rural Towns and Neighborhood Schools – rural teacher corps in response to these challenges and in recognition of these opportunities. As a corps member in the TARTANS program, you’ll benefit from consistent programming, networking and specific instruction that will help you articulate your plan for becoming a visionary teacher in rural areas.
Benefits
- Targeted instruction about rural issues and rural education.
- Experience working in a classroom built on place-based education principles, under the mentorship of practicing teachers.
- Network with rural teachers, superintendents and community leaders.
- Advantages in securing teaching positions in rural areas because of participants’ ability to articulate a vision for rural education.
- Access to national networks of rural teachers and to resources designed for rural educators.
- Sense of purpose beyond classroom teaching.
- Development of leadership and communication skills, advantageous for future rural teachers.
- Annual stipend.
Join a visionary program
Monmouth teacher education students are invited to apply to join the TARTANS rural teacher corps each spring. In exchange for the program’s benefits, corps members should intend to teach in a rural school for at least three years after graduation.
To prepare our students to articulate their visions, we ask each of the TARTANS to create a vision poster for Scholars Day, which is a celebration of intellectual activity at Monmouth College.
- Abbie Johnson '25
- Bethany Allen '24
- Corey Pevitz '23
- Dani Hagens '23
- Emma Wolfe '23
- Jeff Schnetzler '24
- Kaitlyn McCullough '23
- Kassidy Johnson '23
- Madyson Goodwin '24
- Megan Dailey '23
- Miracle Cassidy '25
- Molly Parsons '23
- Samera Lesher '23
For more information about the TARTANS program, contact Michelle Holschuh Simmons or Tammy La Prad.