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 – i.e., teacher, administrator, school counselor, and school psychologist.
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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)
Christina Martinez
cmartinez@washingtonea.org
253.765.7029
www.washingtonea.org
Note: See “Process for WEA PEAB appointments” drop down below for specific instructions.
Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP)
Kurt Hatch
kurt@awsp.org
360.357.7951
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
WAVA – An association of Career and Technical Education administrators
Will Sarett
wills@spokaneschools.org
www.wava-wa.org
Washington School Counselor Association (WSCA)
Chris Kelly
tckelly2@comcast.net
253.445.0541
253.820.6982
www.wa-schoolcounselor.org
Washington State Association of School Psychologists (WSASP)
contact@wsasp.org
www.wsasp.org
Washington Association of School Social Workers (WASSW)
president@wassw.org
www.wassw.org
School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW)
Deborah Spiger
deborahsp@spokaneschools.org
www.schoolnurseorganizationofwashington.org
Washington Speech Language Hearing Association (WSLHA)
office@wslha.org
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 our 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 Christina Martinez at WEA (cmartinez@washingtonea.org), copying Janie White (jwhite@washingtonea.org) in the cc field.
