Educator Retooling Program
The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) has funding available to support teachers to add the following endorsements:
- Secondary Mathematics
- Any Secondary Science area
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and Space Science
- Physics
- Middle Level Math
- Middle Level Science
- Bilingual Education
- English Language Learners
- Special Education
Funding is also available for unemployed Washington certified Elementary Education teachers to add Middle Level Math and Science endorsements via Pathway II- Taking the endorsement testing and completing the pedagogy assessment.
Funds may be used to pay for the endorsement testing, university administration for the pedagogy assessment and tuition for coursework.
Funding for this program is through the Conditional Loan Scholarship program. The conditional scholarship is a loan that is forgiven for teaching service (in the added endorsement area) in a Washington state K-12 public school. The state shall forgive the loan obligation entirely if the recipient teaches in the shortage area endorsement area in a Washington state public school for two years.
Teachers who are interested in this opportunity can request an application by clicking on Request for an Application and submitting their request to Retooling@k12.wa.us or mail to: Mea Moore, Coordinator of Educator Programs and Standards, PO BOX 47236, Olympia, WA 98504-7236. Once a Request for an Application is received by the PESB, a state application will be mailed to the applicant for the funding.
What you can do:
- If you have not received the state application, fill out the Request for an Application and you will receive the state application for funding.
- If you are Pathway 2 or 3, make contact with a university or college offering the endorsement. You will need to decide which program you want to attend and obtain a Plan of Study from your advisor for your state application.
Forms:
Request for an Application
Helpful Links:
- Washington State Endorsement Programs-
http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/approvedprograms/default.aspx
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