GYO-RTAP Supplemental Application

Grow Your Own Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program (GYO-RTAP)

Hagerstown Community College partners with Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) to help apprentices and apprentice candidates prepare to transfer to a four-year college in Maryland and work toward Maryland teacher licensure while remaining employed by WCPS. Participants complete college coursework and supervised classroom learning with mentoring and financial support.

This supplemental application is for WCPS GYO-RTAP participants only. Complete it to support your WCPS approved apprenticeship, and HCC enrollment and academic planning.

You must first, complete the HCC general admissions application. You will receive your HCC student identification (ID) number and steps to activate your HCC student email account within the hour. Make note of your student ID number. You will need to include any leading zeroes anywhere that HCC asks for this information. Follow the information provided on the Password Change, Reset & Enrollment page. If you are first time user, information and instructions can be found here.

For questions contact HCC GYO-RTAP Program Liaison and Education Co-Coordinator, Mary Beth Chaney at mbchaney@hagerstowncc.edu, or Tim Haines at HaineTim@wcps.k12.md.us, WCPS Human Resources Coordinator. For program eligibility, expectations, and application information, visit the WCPS GYO-RTAP website.

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