The Alternative Route Teacher Preparation Consortia is an opportunity for individuals to acquire teaching credentials who already have a 4-year degree and 1 year work experience. The goal of the Consortia is to prepare teachers in subject and geographic shortage areas to take jobs where they currently live. This program is a scholarship/loan program that provides the ability for individuals to obtain a teaching certificate in approximately one year after completing course study and a full-time classroom internship. Credits are earned through Central Washington University, Pacific Lutheran University, Heritage University, and Western Washington University.
Teachers are needed in the following subject areas: special education, general science, mathematics, middle school mathematics and science, chemistry, physics, biology, early childhood special education, English as a second language, and bilingual education.
There are 3 routes the ESD 123 Consortia is focusing on. Those routes are:
ROUTE #2 Current Classified Staff with BA
- Have been working as a classified employee of a Washington State Public School for 1 year.
- Have a baccalaureate degree and understand that GPA will be considered;
- Seeking residency certification in a subject matter or geographic shortage area;
- Meet the good moral character and personal fitness requirements required by State Board rule of all applicants for teaching certificates (WAC 181-79A-155)
- Passed the WEST-B (basic skills test)
- Passed the WEST-E test for my subject area
ROUTE #3 Career Changers with BA- not employed by District
- Have at least five years of experience in the work force ;
- Have a baccalaureate degree and understand that GPA will be considered;
- Seeking residency teacher certification in a subject matter or geographic shortage area
- Meet the good moral character and personal fitness requirements required by State Board rule of all applicants for teaching certificates (WAC 181-79A-155)
- Have passed the WEST-B (basic skills test)
- Have passed the WEST-E test for my subject area
ROUTE #4 Conditional or emergency certification
- Have a conditional or emergency substitute certificate in a "core academic subject
- Have a baccalaureate degree in a shortage area or closely related field;
- Currently assigned to teach a "core academic subject" (mathematics, science, English, history, social studies, music, dance, drama, art, foreign language, reading, language arts);
- Meet the good moral character and personal fitness requirements required by State Board rule of all applicants for teaching certificates (WAC 181-79A-155)
- Have passed the WEST-B (basic skills test)
- Have passed the WEST-E test for my subject area
Before applying to the Alternative Routes to Certification Program, candidates must first pass the Washington Educator Skills Test – Basic, or WEST-B. This test is used by the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) in order to assess the basic skills and content knowledge of all prospective teachers applying for educator preparation programs and applicants for residency certification in Washington State. In other words, this is the same assessment test that all applicants must pass before becoming certified as a teacher in Washington.
For further information about the application process and program requirements, please contact Toni Neidhold at 509.544.5762 or at
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or Alison Park at 509-544-5750 or
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Dr. Bob Smart
Assistant Superintendent, Teaching & Learning
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509.544.5751
Alison Park
Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent
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