Career Pathways

Do you speak, read and write in Spanish, Vietnamese or Somali? Are you looking to use your bilingual skills in the workforce but need more training and support? Learn more about the Bilingual Teaching Fellows (BTF) program. 

Are you passionate about supporting our students in a variety of Special Education programs? Learn more about the Multilingual Special Education pathway program!

Student teachers and Educational Staff Associate (ESA) Interns are a valuable asset to our teaching and learning community in Highline. A placement in our district will allow you an opportunity to put into action the skills you've learned in class and field work. Your internship is a time for you to build community with students, learn and grow from your mentor and demonstrate subject-matter knowledge necessary to successfully become a certified educator in Washington State.

Affiliate Agreements

Prior to internship start date, there must be an established affiliate agreement between Highline and the college/university program. Please contact our Retention & Recruitment Team for more information.

Placement process

If you are a college/university field placement coordinator, please use the Request for Student Teaching/ESA Internship Form to notify HR with requests for Student Teaching/ESA Internships.

If you are a Student Teaching/ESA Internship candidate, please submit an internship application; a completed student internship application is required to be considered for student internship placement. HR will review all completed applications, and accepted applicants will be pre-approved for a placement match. Please note pre-approval does not guarantee placement in our district. For more information, please review the Pre-Service Program Overview.

Student internship applications for the 22-23 school year is now open. All candidates must apply to be considered for internship placement. 

22-23 SY Student Internship Application

Current employees

Current Highline employees seeking student internship placement must apply for a leave. Requests for leave must be approved by your building administrator. Please contact Laura Castaneda to begin the leave process.

The Master Teaching Fellows Program supports multilingual professionals to become certificated teachers with secondary and bilingual endorsements.

This is a 17-month partnership between Highline Public Schools and Western Washington University that follows a residency model⎯⎯with candidates working one school year in the district as Bilingual Annual Substitute Teachers while completing internship experiences with a mentor teacher, and participating in a 6-quarter Master in Teaching Program with a Multilingual Education emphasis. It centers dual-language settings and leads to a WA State residency teaching certificate and endorsement in grades 6-12 and a Masters in Teaching. 

Master Teaching Fellows are Bilingual Annual Substitute Teachers in Highline Public Schools. The program is available to current employees and new applicants. For more information and to apply visit the link below. 

Master Teaching Fellows Program

 

These are the educator and teacher preparation programs approved by PESB to operate in Washington State. Please reference the approved program endorsements page for the list of endorsements each teacher preparation program may offer. Please note that providers may not be operating all program types in any given academic year. For the most up-to-date program information, including which endorsements are currently being offered, please contact the institution directly.

PSESD is committed to a workforce that represents the diverse community we serve. We believe every child deserves at least one Black teacher by 3^rd grade. To achieve these goals, we must work together to transform the systems that prepare, identify and retain our Black and Indigenous and Educators of Color. 

Diverse Educator Pathways represent our various programs that support BIPOC Educator retention and leadership:

• Grow Your Own Programs are district-specific partnerships with institutions of higher education that provide opportunities for high school students, community members and paraeducators to pursue careers in education.
• The Pathways Navigator provides one-on-one assistance to individuals seeking to explore opportunities to become an educator.
• The Educators of Color Leadership Community is a network of current BIPOC educators who provide one another with community support, professional learning, and mentoring based on their own unique needs.
• Coaching and Leading for Racial Equity provides principals and supervisor who support BIPOC educators with the opportunity to grow in their anti-racist leadership skills to create climates and systems that support and retain Educators of Color.

Take the Next Step On Your Pathway

These are the principal and administrator programs approved by PESB to operate in Washington State. Please note that providers may not be operating all program types in any given academic year. For the most up-to-date program information, including which endorsements are currently being offered, please contact the institution directly.

We currently have a partnership with Western Washington University to provide certificated staff with a leadership pathway. This partnership program prepares you to become a school leader, with an emphasis on language learning. 

Western Washington UniversityResidency Principal Certification

We believe that an Administrative Internship role is an important opportunity to build leadership capacity for emerging leaders in Highline. Readiness, the depth of the experience and the mentorship match are crucial if an internship candidate is to continue on the road of future leadership.

Highlights of this process

• The process is competitive (not all applicants will necessarily be selected).
• Selected applicants will not necessarily be placed at their current schools, but the match will be made based on the context, timing, and match of the principal to the potential interns required experience, as well as relevant open positions.

Qualifications

Internal candidates

To apply, certified staff must be enrolled in a college or university program and have completed a majority of course work prior to internship, or have related experiences that could substitute for being earlier in the coursework process; have at least two years certificated experience; have demonstrated excellence as teachers or specialists the past two years (documented on performance evaluations); and have demonstrated leadership role(s) in current assignment.

External candidates

Same as above with the following additions: have a strong desire to work in a diverse urban/suburban environment; potential interest in a future leadership position in Highline. It is recommended that any external candidates inform me,in writing,of their interest prior to the application being submitted. Note: Interviews and placement for external candidates will be based on system capacity, after internal candidates have been considered.

Application

The next application cycle will start in January 2025! Please check back then for more information.

The selection process will involve review of application documents and recommendations, and team interviews. Principal representation will be included as a part of those interviews. Selected applicants will be assigned to a school.

If you have any questions about the Administrative Internship process, please reach out to Kellie Hernandez, kellie.hernandez@highlineschools.org.

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