Teacher Apprenticeship Program (TAP)

The rapidly changing social and demographic environment of North Carolina is creating significant challenges for the state's teachers, students, and parents. In particular, immigration from Spanish-speaking countries is transforming North Carolina's communities and schools, creating a culturally and linguistically diverse social landscape that holds both new conflicts and new opportunities.

North Carolina's teachers are working hard to adjust to these changes, but they often lack adequate resources, time, and skills to meet the challenges of a multicultural, multilingual student population. The Teacher Apprenticeship Program (TAP) is a paid professional development program designed to help teachers respond to these changes with increased knowledge, appropriate resources, energy, and creativity.