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Board approves voluntary pathway with Reach University for educational assistants

White County Board of Education · March 20, 2026
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Summary

The board approved an MOU with Reach University to offer a job-embedded bachelor's pathway for district educational assistants and other uncredentialed staff; the program is voluntary and carries a $75-per-month participant fee, with no initial district cost.

The White County Board of Education voted March 19 to enter a memorandum of understanding with Reach University that gives educational assistants and other uncredentialed employees the opportunity to earn a job-embedded bachelor's degree while working in district schools.

Director Robert Drombarger described the program as an affordable, job-embedded option that credits on-the-job experience and is aimed…

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