Our Organization

Our goals are to provide knowledge mobilization support for inclusive teaching practices, build a network of individuals from higher education and K-12, and form stronger connections among teacher preparation programs in the State of Washington.

Reform

Educator and Leader Preparation Programs

Revise

Licensure Standards to Align with Reforms

Refine

Personnel Evaluation Systems

Realign

Policy Structures and Professional Learning Systems

Impactful Policies and Initiatives

Improve State Education Agency capacity, in collaboration with Educator Preparation Programs and Local Educational agencies, to track and evaluate the impact of policy on the ability to attract, prepare, and sustain teachers and leaders and change policy when appropriate.

Educator Preparation Programming

Increase institutions of higher education capacity, in collaboration with State teams consisting of state education agencies and local education agencies, to offer high-quality instruction for teacher and leader candidates.

Collaborative Data-to-Action Cycles

Increase State Education Agencies, Educator Preparation Programs, and Local Education Agencies' capacity to use multiple data sources to inform continuous improvement of personnel preparation systems to attract, prepare, and retain teachers and leaders.

Dynamic, Integrated, Collaborative System Building

Increase the capacity of State Education Agencies, Educator Preparation Programs, Local Education agencies, and other state organizations to collaborate and implement plans that sustain and scale up reform efforts.

CEEDAR Center Partner

CEEDAR stands for “Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform.”

The CEEDAR Center mission is to support students with disabilities in achieving college and career-ready standards by building the capacity of state personnel preparation systems to prepare teachers and leaders to implement evidence-based practices within multi-tiered systems of support.