Our corps members
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Corps and Alumni
Bay Area
In the Bay Area, entrepreneurialism and innovation are a way of life - and education reform is no different. From Oakland to downtown San Francisco to Silicon Valley, Teach For America corps members are in classrooms on all sides of the Bay. Our corps members are equally varied and diverse, coming from all corners of the United States in order to help rebuild California’s public school system.
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| Site Since: 1991 |
| Corps Size: 429 |
| Average summer temp: Silicon Valley, 84 °; East Bay, 73 °; San Francisco, 69 °. Average winter temp: Silicon Valley, 59 °; East Bay, 54 °; San Francisco, 58 °. |
| Car: San Francisco: somewhat essential; East Bay: somewhat essential; Silicon Valley: essential |
| Average salary : $34,000 - 48,000 |
Life
Corp members in the Bay Area generally live in three distinct sub-regions. Those teaching in San Jose, East Palo Alto, and Alum Rock live in the Silicon Valley area, ideal for outdoor activities. Corps members teaching in Oakland and West Contra Costa typically reside in Lake Merrit and Rockridge or neighboring Berkeley, home to an eclectic and diverse culture. Those teaching in San Francisco often live in the neighborhoods of Haight-Ashbury, the Mission, or Noe Valley in the cultural, financial, and urban center of the region. San Francisco is home to diverse activities, cultures, and food that make it one of the most desirable and diverse cities in the country.
Corps Culture
Corps members come together for collaboration teams, where teachers with similar subject areas team-up. Corps members also receive individualized support provided from their program directors, who observe corps members in their classrooms and hold one-on-one meetings with them throughout the year.
Also, the Bay Area social calendars are famously wide-ranging and always bustling with events, such as the Garlic Festival in Gilroy to frisbee throwing in expansive Golden Gate Park. Bay Area corps members also enjoy the valuable resources of a network of more than 1,000 alumni in sectors across the region including business, law, medicine, technology, policy and education. Like the region they live in, the Bay Area corps culture is characterized by an optimistic, entrepreneurial spirit.
