The Paraeducator Board sends out monthly email newsletters and announcements, which you can subscribe to here. These are the newsletters sent out October 2017.
Paraeducator Board
Call for Subcommittee Members to Review Paraeducator Modules
News
The latest information on upcoming events, deadlines, and other news related to the Professional Educator Standards Board and the Paraeducator Board.
October 2017 PESB Newsletter
PESB sends out monthly email newsletters and announcements, which you can subscribe to here. These are the newsletters sent out October 2017.
PESB
Changes to Professional Educator Standards Board Executive Directorship
Educator Colleagues,
I’d like to formally announce The Professional Educator Standards Board has made a decision to seek new leadership for the agency. Jennifer Wallace will be moving on from her position as PESB Executive Director.
Ms. Wallace was the original Executive Director of the Board, overseeing its development and emergence as a critical agency in the advancement of education in Washington State over the last seventeen years. According to PESB Chair Luke Thomas, “The Board is deeply grateful for the advocacy the 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.”
For additional information, please see the full press release.
I have been appointed by the board as Acting Executive Director of the Professional Educator Standards Board. I look forward to working with our stakeholders to continue to advance the work of The Professional Educator Standards Board and the newly formed Paraeducator Board. Myself and our talented staff team looks forward to working with each of you.
The Board will continue its role as policymaker, through educator preparation oversight and licensure for educators. PESB will continue to advance educator workforce development and pursue policy and innovation that are responsive to educator shortage, continuing education and increasing the diversity of the workforce.
Thank you for your support as we transition,
Alexandra
Alexandra Manuel
Acting Executive Director
Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)
600 Washington St. SE
Olympia, WA 98504
360.725. 6276
www.pesb.wa.gov
Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship
PESB is pleased to announce the Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship! This program can provide funding for paraeducators, with a minimum of three years classroom experience and no college degree, up to $4,000 towards earning their Associate of Arts degree from a Washington community or technical college, with the intention of becoming a fully certified teacher. Those awarded will be required to complete their AA within two years, making them eligible to enroll in an Alternative Route 1 program, and go on to earn their certification and teach for a minimum of two years. More information on the requirements and responsibilities of candidates can be found on PESB’s Educator Pathways site under Developing Current Educators.
Related information – Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship page
Key date – October 31, 2017
Contact – pathways@k12.wa.us
PESB Update: Transition to National Standards and Competencies
This FAQ (PDF) is a reminder to the field regarding the ongoing transition of endorsement competencies and program standards to national standards. This document seeks to answer questions that you may have about the timeline and the implications this shift has for your program.
Related information – https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0cTP2pZpCsKbHhFMThsVW1XOFk/view?usp=sharing (updated 10.10.2017)
Contact – Nicholas.Gillion@k12.wa.us or Chelsea.Whealdon@k12.wa.us
September 2017 Newsletter
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
Professional Educator Standards Board Executive Directorship
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.
