The North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium (NCMTEC) is a collaborative partnership which supports affordable, accessible, high-quality education and training for aspiring and practicing educators in participating school systems in North Carolina. In 1989, NCMTEC was established by the North Carolina General Assembly with the express purpose of alleviating the chronic teacher shortage in the northeastern part of the state. Presently, the Consortium is comprised of 51 public school systems, 34 community colleges, 19 universities as well as the Regional Alternative Licensing Center (RALC) and the NC Department of Public Instruction.
The primary goal of NCMTEC is to increase the number of highly qualified teachers in North Carolina’s public schools. To accomplish this charge, the Consortium provides advice, professional development and financial assistance to employees of partnering school systems who are actively pursuing initial licensure or their first degree in teacher education, clearing a lateral or provisional license or seeking a graduate degree in education. In addition to tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate education courses, the Consortium offers other benefits such as Praxis I and Praxis II seminars and stipends for teacher assistants and other paraprofessionals who are required to take leaves-of-absence from their positions while fulfilling student-teaching requirements.
While one of NCMTEC’s goals is the retention of teachers, the Consortium primarily focuses on attracting new teachers to the profession. For this reason, priority is given to lateral entry teachers seeking to clear their license and paraprofessionals pursuing initial licensure. Support for graduate services and add-on certification is limited. All Consortium services are contingent upon the availability of funding.
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