Learn about updates to the paraeducator certificate program, and November board meeting decisions and policy changes. See the newsletter.
Reimbursing the paraeducator Fundamental Course of Study: iGrants package 918
During the 2019-20 school year, school districts are required to provide 14 hours of training on the Fundamental Course of Study to paraeducators. Districts can now begin the reimbursement process for providing this training. Read the announcement.
Endorsements recommended by educator preparation program providers
PESB encourages preparation program providers to work with state and local agencies to address specific endorsement or educator role shortages. [Read more…] about Endorsements recommended by educator preparation program providers
Grant applications available to pilot bilingual high school teacher academy
Washington school districts can now apply to participate in the Recruiting Washington Teachers – Bilingual Educators Initiative (RWT-BEI) pilot program. Applications are due April 30, 2019 by 5 p.m. Read the announcement.
Beginning teacher time to hire
75% of beginning teachers from Washington teacher preparation programs have found employment as a Washington public school teacher one year after their certification. By 3 years after their certification, 84% of newly certified teachers have been hired as a WA public school teacher. [Read more…] about Beginning teacher time to hire
Paraeducator Board December 2018 Newsletter
The Paraeducator Board sends out a bi-monthly email newsletter updating subscribers on Board news, which you can subscribe to at the bottom of this page.
To view the most recent publication, please follow this link to read the December newsletter.
Online program access
This maps shows the endorsement availability of educator preparation programs (EPPs) with an online only presence by region. The ESD boundaries have been used to delineate the different regions. An endorsement can be selected from the list on the right side to narrow the map display to just the availability of that single endorsement. The map can also be toggled to show the availability of teacher preparation programs, ESA preparation programs, or admin preparation programs. This map does not include Alternative Route programs, which will be posted to this page soon. [Read more…] about Online program access