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Polk County to pilot teacher apprenticeship with Polk State to convert paraprofessionals to certified teachers
Summary
District presented a two‑year, competency‑based apprenticeship with Polk State College for paraprofessionals to earn a bachelor's in elementary education while working as co‑teachers; pilot will start with 10 apprentices pending state and local approvals.
Polk County School District leaders told the board on March 25 they are pursuing a pilot teacher apprenticeship program with Polk State College designed to help paraprofessionals become certified teachers while remaining employed in district classrooms.
Senior Director Anne Everett described the planned pathway: qualifying paraprofessionals (for example those with an associate degree and a minimum GPA) would serve as paid teacher apprentices, paired with mentor teachers in a co‑teaching model for two years. Apprentices would document…
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