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State education staff outline changes to Resident Educator program after RESA removal
Summary
Associate Director Jim Whiteman said the recent budget eliminated the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA), freeing year‑2 time for mentoring; state surveys show mentoring, classroom management and student behavior are top needs.
Dr. Jim Whiteman, the State Department associate director overseeing the Resident Educator (RE) program, told the State Board the budget bill removed the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA), and the agency is rethinking Year 2 of the program to prioritize mentoring and practical supports.
"This will allow more time for districts to work with their resident educators during the first two years of their employment on mentoring kinds of things," Whiteman said, noting…
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