Upper Valley Educators Institute

Who Are We?

The Upper Valley Educators Institute (UVEI) partners with school communities to engage, inspire, and challenge educators, developing their ability to make classrooms and schools places where all people belong and thrive.

UVEI offers licensure programs for teachers, school leaders, and literacy specialists across New Hampshire and Vermont. We also offer MEd degrees for educators who want to improve their practice. Our programs are focused on experience in schools and demonstrated competency, and we support educators with personalized coaching and a collaborative cohort model. Equity, justice, voice, self-reflection, and relationships are among the core values that drive our work.

Our Day of Giving campaign is focused on supporting aspiring teachers and school leaders who cannot participate in our licensure programs without your help. We are grateful for your support for future educators!

UVEI Voices

"Teaching first grade is the first job I've had in a long time that is equal parts challenging and rewarding. Getting a scholarship made a huge difference... It allowed me to do a program that was a really good fit for me, and I would not have been able to afford it without support." - Cora Churchill, UVEI '23, First Grade Teacher, Elm Hill School, VT

"Hiring and retaining teachers has become an increasingly challenging task in recent years. There have been instances where we received no applications for open positions. We are deeply grateful to partner with UVEI in our 'Grow Our Own' initiative, allowing us to cultivate and support future teachers from within our own community." - Christine Bourne, Superintendent, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union, VT

"[UVEI Faculty] were extremely knowledgeable and engaging, but more importantly, they really got to know me and had flexibility in support of my learning." - Anonymous Alum of UVEI's Principal Intern (licensure) Program