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Committee Introduces Apprenticeship Proposal to Grow Idaho Superintendents and Principals
Summary
RS 32428, sponsored by Rep. Dale Hawkins, was introduced with a substitute amendment to make the program effective immediately upon passage. The RS would create an apprenticeship pathway aimed principally at recruiting superintendents, particularly in rural districts with current vacancies.
Representative Dale Hawkins, R‑District 2, presented RS 32428, an RS that would establish a registered apprenticeship pathway for district superintendents and principals to expand the pool of Idaho administrators.
The RS targets local recruitment and workforce development: Hawkins said the program borrows the apprenticeship model used for teachers and intends to “grow Idaho people into these positions,” noting the committee’s understanding that about 13 superintendent vacancies existed at the time the RS was filed. Hawkins also said the pathway would generally take an estimated three to four years to complete and that sponsor language would be amended to make the program effective…
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