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Upper Darby SD seeks Board support to pursue certified teacher apprenticeship designation and state grant
Summary
District leaders described ongoing work to become an approved certified teacher registered apprenticeship site and to apply for a Pennsylvania Department of Labor grant (approx. $4.2 million statewide allocation) to build apprenticeship pathways for pre-baccalaureate teacher candidates, with a focus on pre-K–4 and K–12 special education pathways.
District leaders told the Education & Pupil Services Committee they are pursuing registration as a certified teacher apprenticeship site and will seek Board approval to move the item to the March 11 meeting and to pursue a state grant intended to support teacher-apprenticeship programs.
Administrators said the district began designing apprenticeship pathways in 2024 and had previously planned a related pilot (funding for 24 kindergarten instructional assistants) but removed that budget item because of constraints. The district described ongoing collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the Central…
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