An approved educator preparation program must establish and maintain a Professional Education Advisory Board (PEAB). The Board participates in and cooperates with the program on decisions related to the development, implementation, and revision of each preparation program – including teacher, principal, superintendent, administrator, CTE business and industry (plan II), CTE administrator, school counselor, and school psychologist.
Please reach out to KC Hoffman at kc.hoffman@k12.wa.us with any questions.
Reference materials
- Program/PEAB administrators handbook (document) – updated January 2024
- PEAB member handbook (document) – updated January 2024
- SPI form 605 (Rev. February, 2009) (document)
- SPI form 720 (Rev. April, 2010) (document)
PEAB appointments
State rules require that each PEAB include representatives from the professional associations for each program. For specific composition requirements, see the WAC language.
Should a program’s PEAB need a representative from one of the professional associations, contact the appropriate representative from the list below.
Washington Education Association (WEA)
Janie White
Adrienne Brand
abrand@washingtonea.org
206.459.5959
www.washingtonea.org
Note: See “Process for WEA PEAB appointments” drop down below for specific instructions.
Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP)
Macy Bruhy
macy@awsp.org
800.562.6100
www.awsp.org
Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA)
Mike Nelson
mnelson@wasa-oly.org
360.489.3640
www.wasa-oly.org
Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS)
Suzie Hanson
shanson@wfis.org
206.200.4854
www.wfis.org
Note: See “Process for WFIS PEAB appointments” drop down below for specific instructions.
WAVA – An association of Career and Technical Education administrators
Will Sarett
wills@spokaneschools.org
www.wava-wa.org
Washington School Counselor Association (WSCA)
Lauren Mendez
laurenmendez@waschoolcounselor.org
253. 234.4033
Washington State Association of School Psychologists (WSASP)
contact@wsasp.org
www.wsasp.org
Washington Association of School Social Workers (WASSW)
Kristina Miller
kristina.miller@wassw.org
www.wassw.org
School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW)
schoolnurseorganizationofwa@gmail.com
www.schoolnurseorganizationofwashington.org
Washington Speech Language Hearing Association (WSLHA)
office@wslha.org
253.525.5162
www.wslha.org
Physical Therapy Association of Washington (PTWA)
Jackie Berry, Executive Director
jackieberry@ptwa.org
360.352.7290
www.ptwa.org
Process for WEA PEAB appointments
If you are seeking to fill teacher vacancies on any PEAB, please follow the process below for securing appointments from the Washington Education Association (WEA).
The WEA annually appoints a large number of educators to serve on PEABs. Please submit all requests for appointments via WEA’s PEAB survey. In order to facilitate the appointment process, WEA:
- does take nominations from colleges and universities with recommended appointees
- will try to find appointees who meet demographics requested by colleges/universities (e.g. specific geographic region, school district, content area or level)
- will seek to identify appointees who live within a reasonable driving distance from the college / university
If you have any questions on the WEA PEAB appointment process or the survey please contact Adrienne Brand at WEA (abrand@washingtonea.org), copying Janie White (jwhite@washingtonea.org) in the cc field.
Process for WFIS PEAB appointments
If you are seeking to fill private school vacancies on any PEAB, please follow the process below for securing appointments from the Washington Federation of Independent Schools and submit all requests for appointments via the WFIS PEAB Request Form.
To facilitate the appointment process, WFIS:
- does take nominations from colleges and universities with recommended appointees
- will try to find appointees who meet demographics requested by colleges/universities (e.g. specific geographic region, school district, content area or level)
- will seek to identify appointees who live within a reasonable driving distance from the college / university
For questions or support with the WFIS PEAB appointment process or PEAB request form please contact Sharon Ricci at WFIS (sricci@wfis.org), copying Suzie Hanson (shanson@wfis.org) in the cc field.
