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The latest information on upcoming events, deadlines, and other news related to the Professional Educator Standards Board and the Paraeducator Board.
Share your views on clock hour policy in Washington State
The Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) will be conducting a review of clock hour policy this upcoming school year. In preparation for this work, we are gathering input from a wide variety of stakeholders.
We want to know what issues in clock hour policy our stakeholders care about. The results of this survey will be used to inform the upcoming policy review. We appreciate your input.
We welcome you to complete our online survey on clock hour policy, and to share this survey with your networks. The survey will be open until August 31.
Paraeducator Board May 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 May newsletter.
Micro-Credential Pilot Grant Open!
The PESB is excited to offer up to twenty $18,000 grants to Washington State school districts, district consortiums, ESDs, and clock hour providers/higher education institutions (partnered with a district) interested in being on the leading edge of professional learning by piloting competency-based micro-credentials.
To read more please visit the Micro-credential grant webpage.
Applications due June 1!
Informational webinar:
Tuesday, May 22, 3:00-4:00 pm.
Register in advance for this meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Scholarship money available to help Paraeducators complete college degree
The Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Loan Scholarship is a program that provides funding for paraeducators interested in earning their residency teaching certificate. Those awarded will be required to complete their AA within two years of award date, making them eligible to enroll in an Alternative Route 1 program to earn certification, and teach for a minimum of two years.
The deadline to submit your application is May 8. For more information on the requirements and responsibilities of candidates, please visit our website.
Proposals Welcome! Paraeducator Pilot Program
PARAEDUCATOR PILOT PROGRAM
The Paraeducator Board is accepting proposals to pilot the paraeducator certificate program!
Applications are welcome from single districts or a district consortium (the consortium may be led by an ESD). Applications are accepted until 8:00 am on April 30, 2018.
If your district has interest in submitting an application, we urge you to review our online resource page for further information and to apply!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
National Resource Center for Paraeducators Conference
April 27-29, 2018
DoubleTree Hilton Seattle Airport
The 34th National Conference on the Training and Employment of Paraeducators, this is an opportunity to:
Meet and network with paraeducators, teachers and administrators from other school districts, states and countries; and
Discover the latest training programs and discuss models for paraeducator-to-teacher career pathways with community college and university personnel; and
Attend diverse workshops covering literacy and math common core, small group instruction, ELL, early childhood, supervision, writing, proactive behavior management, autism, strategies for students with significant cognitive disabilities, MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Student Support), and more.
Register for Teaching Equity Conference – April 28th!
We are pleased to be a sponsor along with our partners of the Teaching Equity Conference, a powerful, annual conference supporting equity in teaching.
The Teaching Equity Conference is meant to support current and future educators in exploring and learning about the profession through an equity lens, promote culturally responsive teaching, and foster partnerships and pathways into teaching including high school teaching academies.
Check out the amazing workshops and keynote speaker! This is a wonderful professional development as well as career exploration opportunity for current and future teachers.
Date: Saturday, April 28th
Location: Highline College – Des Moines, WA
Register and more info: https://www.teachingequity.com
*High school and college students register FREE: tinyurl.com/TE2018
