Apprenticeship for Teaching and Emergency Substitute Training

This state and local contract opportunity is for the implementation of a Washington Education Association (WEA) Apprenticeship Residency in Teaching (WEA-ART) program and the provision of Emergency Substitute Teacher (EST) support in Washington state. The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is procuring these services, which will be delivered across multiple counties and jurisdictions in the state, including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, Yakima, Klickitat, Raft Island, Fort Lewis, Okanogan, Garfield, Pacific, Okanogan City, Chelan City, Garfield Town, Anderson Island, Clarkston Heights-Vineland, Asotin, Klickitat, Pend Oreille, King, Pacific, Ferry, Benton City, North Fort Lewis, Island, Snohomish, Skagit, Pacific, Skamania, Clallam Bay, Yakima City, Cowlitz, Herron Island, Chelan Falls, Whatcom, West Clarkston-Highland, Hat Island, Wahkiakum, Mercer Island, Stevenson, Spokane Valley, Lake Stevens, San Juan, Spokane, Clark, Lewis, Mason, Clarkston, Walla Walla, Benton, Stevens, Asotin, Thurston, Kitsap, Pierce, Whidbey Island Station, Bainbridge Island, Whitman, Adams, Clallam, Kingston, Pacific Beach, Lincoln, Puget Island, Rock Island, Columbia, Kittitas, Kitsap Lake, Jefferson, Snohomish, Fox Island, Douglas, Ketron Island, Spokane, Lewisville, and Kittitas City. The contract will deliver online and in-person professional development for emergency substitute teachers, as well as implement a teacher residency program to offer special education certification. The contract term is from October 2024 through June 2025.

This is a sole source contract awarded to the Washington Education Association, an approved educator preparation program run by a statewide labor organization. The contract value is $3,770,175, which includes $995,425 for general administration and staffing, $415,800 for EST professional development and support, and $2,358,950 for the apprenticeship residency program. Funding for the contract is provided by state dollars.