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PESB sends out monthly email newsletters and announcements, which you can subscribe to here. These are the newsletters sent out November 2017.

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News of Note November 2017

Do you support others in completing their Professional Growth Plans (PGPs)? The PESB is offering a one hour webinar for PGP support providers. With recent changes in certification policy this past summer and fall, there have also been a number of changes to PGPs. Find out the latest and get your questions answered. You will get an update regarding Washington state’s educator certification system, with a specific focus on PGPs and resources available for PGP candidate support.

We will be offering this webinar on three occasions:

• Tuesday, November 21, 3:00 pm;
• Tuesday, November 28, 4:00 pm; and
• Thursday, November 30, 11:00 am.

Register for one of our PGP webinars at https://goo.gl/V9uRWV.

Come learn more about how activities from focused evaluations, PLC work, and school initiatives may be used in Washington state certificate renewal. Gain awareness of key changes to the PGP process, and how those may impact Washington state educators.

Do you know others who might be interested? Let them know about this PGP webinar by sending them the link to the registration page.

In a response to the enactment of E2SHB 1341 by the Legislature in June of this year, the ProTeach Portfolio assessment will be no longer offered as of December 31, 2019. Due to this change, the last date that candidates may submit a ProTeach portfolio is June 28, 2019. Currently, there are four more submission dates available to candidates: January 31, 2018; June 28, 2018; January 31, 2019, and June 28, 2019.

For complete information regarding deadlines, scoring reports and retakes, please visit the related link below.

Related link – ProTeach Information

Key date – June 28, 2019

Contact – Jisu.Ryu@k12.wa.us

Prior to November 2, 2017, only the 2016 versions of the handbook and templates for the Washington edTPA assessment were available through the Pearson ePortfolio system. As of November 2, 2017, the latest 2017 handbooks and templates are now available. Candidates who currently have an open edTPA registration and are using the edTPA ePortfolio platform should use the latest version of the handbook and templates. The updated materials have “September 2017” on the handbook cover.

Related link – Pearson letter regarding SV handbook release
Key date – November 2, 2017
Contact – Jisu.Ryu@k12.wa.us

Members of the House of Representatives have requested a list of “innovative” teacher preparation initiatives that are designed to prepare teachers to meet the needs of today’s schools and students.  “Initiatives” may be sub-programs within a College of Education, specific courses or learning models, collaborations with other institutions or school districts, etc.

You may have seen a similar request for information from WACTE because we are using multiple channels to get this request out to those who may be in the best position to respond.  Please forward on your responses to Nicholas.Gillon@k12.wa.us, as well as WACTE and PESB, by ‪October 15 so that everyone is in the loop.

Key date – October 15, 2017
Contact – Nicholas.Gillon@k12.wa.us

The Paraeducator Board sends out monthly email newsletters and announcements, which you can subscribe to here. These are the newsletters sent out September 2017.

Paraeducator Board

September 2017 Newsletter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Alexandra Manuel, Acting Executive Director, Alexandra.Manuel@PESB.wa.gov
Olympia, Washington – September 29, 2017

Professional Educator Standards Board Executive Directorship

In a Special Meeting of the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) on September 29, 2017 a decision was made to transition leadership in the role of Executive Director. Jennifer Wallace will be moving on from her position as PESB Executive Director.

The Board would like to acknowledge the contributions that Ms. Wallace has made as the original Executive Director of the Board, overseeing its development and emergence as a critical agency in the advancement of education in Washington State. Under her leadership PESB embraced its role as policymakers raising teaching standards and expanding opportunities to grow the educator workforce over the last seventeen years. Furthermore, the guidance she provided to educator preparation programs improved the regulatory function of the board and contributed to the emergence of innovative approaches and alternative routes to developing teaching talent. In recent years this work has been focused on an exciting new accountability framework to support institutions in an ongoing process of continuous improvement.

PESB would also like to thank Ms. Wallace for her state and national leadership on initiatives intended to create greater coherence between licensure and evaluation. Her efforts to add clarity to certification expectations for the broad range of roles comprising education in Washington State were appreciated by educators of all assignments.

According to Professional Educator Standards Board Chair Luke Thomas, “The Board is deeply grateful for the advocacy that Jennifer provided for teachers throughout our state. The voice of teachers has been uniquely empowered through this self-regulating board that has grown in authority and purpose under the direction of Jennifer Wallace. We wish her the best in all future endeavors.”

The Board announced at the Special Meeting that Deputy Director Alexandra Manuel will transition into the role of Acting Executive Director. Alex brings a strong background from within the organization to this role.

The Board will be working to finalize the process and timeline for the recruitment of a permanent Executive Director.
September 27, 2017

Notice of Special Meeting (PDF) – As a result of technical difficulties, the Special Meeting of the Board has been rescheduled for September 29, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.