Criminal History

At Urban Teachers we understand that a prior incident does not preclude one from being a great teacher, however, it is our responsibility to you, our students and our school partners to ensure to the best of our ability that our applicants will be accepted for placement in a classroom. Therefore, Urban Teachers reserves the right to deny admission to the program and/or dismiss any Urban Teachers resident who has been involved in a criminal proceeding other than a minor traffic violation, regardless of the outcome. This includes criminal matters that were handled by a juvenile court and final determinations that are sealed or otherwise expunged from the public record. To help provide evidence of eligibility, you will be required to submit a Preliminary Criminal Background Check prior to attending a final interview or receiving a Letter of Intent (offer letter). If interested in joining the next cohort in June 2020, you must begin this process by March 2020; the results of the background check will be shared with the regional Site Teams. In addition, if you are invited into the program, each city’s school district will require a full criminal background check prior to placement in a school, which can take 6-8 weeks for the results/decisions. If there is a possibility that something could flag on your record, we encourage you to come to the local school district and complete the background check process before March 2020 to confirm you will be allowed to work in schools. For information/questions, please contact Admissions@urbanteachers.org.