BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E4SHB 1827
HB 1827: Educator workforce supply
Expanding the current and future educator workforce supply through evidence-based strategies to improve and incentivize the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators, especially in high-need subject, grade-level, and geographic areas, and to establish a cohesive continuum of high quality professional learning from preparation programs to job embedded induction, mentoring, collaboration, and other professional development opportunities.
Summary
Creates new teacher recruitment and retention programs, including the Educational Service District Alternative Route Pilot program, and the Alternative Route and Career and Technical Education Conditional Scholarship programs.
Modifies provisions to existing programs, including Recruiting Washington Teachers, field placement in teacher preparation programs, the TEACH program, and teacher postretirement options.
Revises grant and scholarship programs, including grants for teachers at Title I schools, educator conditional scholarship and loan repayment programs, the Teacher Shortage Conditional Scholarship, the Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship, and beginning educator support.
Modifies teacher evaluation standards.
Addresses various issues of teacher recruitment, including the Professional Educator Collective and the recruitment of military personnel and their spouses.
From the Engrossed Fourth Substitute Senate Bill Report (E4SHB 1827), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
AN ACT Relating to expanding the current and future educator workforce supply through evidence-based strategies to improve and incentivize the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators, especially in high-need subject, grade-level, and geographic areas, and to establish a cohesive continuum of high quality professional learning from preparation programs to job embedded induction, mentoring, collaboration, and other professional development opportunities;