PTF Summer Program
In order to further the District’s goal of ensuring that each school year begins with a high-quality teacher in every classroom, the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows program will be recruiting and selecting an exemplary cohort to begin teaching in the fall of 2009. These Teaching Fellows will complete an intensive Training Institute in the summer of 2009 before beginning to teach in September.

We are not currently accepting applications for the 2009 Summer program. Please click here to be notified when we start accepting applications in mid October.

Important Dates

(These are the dates from the Summer 2008 program, these dates will be updated when we begin accepting applications for the Summer 2009 program)

Applications accepted starting:
September 26, 2007

Priority application deadline:
January 7, 2008

Final application deadline:
February 4, 2008

Interview days:

November 2007 - March 2008

Admission letters mailed :

March 17, 2008

Praxis I Registration:

Please register for all three portions of the Praxis I as soon as possible. The Praxis I is a a computerized test and is given on a daily basis.

Praxis II registration deadlines:

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline
9/8/07 8/9/07 8/16/07
11/17/07 10/18/07 10/25/07
1/12/08 12/13/07 12/20/07
3/15/08 2/14/08 2/21/08
4/26/08 3/27/08 4/3/08

We strongly recommend that you register for the Praxis II as soon as possible, as this is a critical step in the process of becoming a teacher. The last date that Fellows will be able to take the Praxis II to be eligible for the Summer 2008 program is on April 26, 2008.