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Putnam board approves BloomBoard educator-advancement partnership with Barry University
Summary
At its June meeting the Putnam County District School Board approved a contract with BloomBoard to enroll district paraprofessionals in a job-embedded teacher-preparation program run with Barry University.
At its June meeting the Putnam County District School Board approved a contract with BloomBoard to enroll district paraprofessionals in a job-embedded teacher-preparation program run in partnership with Barry University. The board voted to approve the program contract, with a correction clarifying the $8,222 figure is a per-year tuition contribution.
The program will place paraprofessionals who already hold an AA degree into teacher-vacancy classroom roles while they complete Barry Universitycoursework. Participants take two seven-week classes at a time, upload video of their teaching for…
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