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VDOE wins $6 million federal grant to expand 'grow your own' teacher apprenticeships
Summary
VDOE’s apprenticeship office said it received a $6,000,000 US Department of Labor SAFE award to scale registered teacher apprenticeships, with $2.55M earmarked for expanding teacher apprenticeship placements (goal: 170 apprentices) and $1.6M for dual‑enrollment/pre‑apprenticeship expansion in high schools.
Shawn LeBlanc, director of the Office of Apprenticeship at the Virginia Department of Education, briefed the advisory board on the registered teacher apprenticeship (Grow Your Own) program and a competitive federal award to expand it.
LeBlanc described the GYO model as an earn‑while‑you‑learn registered apprenticeship that pairs school divisions with educator preparation programs (EPPs). Apprentices are employed in non‑teacher‑of‑record roles (paraprofessional/teacher assistant), complete 2,000–3,000 hours of on‑the‑job training under mentor teachers, and take related technical…
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