Professional Education Advisory Board
The Professional Education Advisory Board (PEAB) is made up of practicing administrators and teachers who have extensive real-world education experience and input into designing the ESD-U program. The purpose of the PEAB is to participate in and cooperate with the institution on decisions related to the development, implementation, and revision of each program.
Mission
To prepare educators who demonstrate a positive impact on student learning, evidence shall be evaluated to determine whether each preparation program is in compliance with the program approval standards.
Responsibilities
- Adopt operating procedures.
- Meet at least three times over the course of a year. A quorum of voting members must be present at each meeting.
- The Professional Education Advisory Board must review all program approval standards at least once every five years.
- The PEAB annually has reviewed and analyzed data for the purposes of determining whether candidates have a positive impact on student learning and providing the institution with recommendations for programmatic change. This data may include, but not be limited to: Student surveys, follow-up studies, employment placement records, student performance portfolios, course evaluations, and summaries of performance on the pedagogy assessment for teacher candidates.
- Make recommendations for program changes to the institution, which must in turn consider and respond to the recommendations in writing in a timely fashion.
Current Board Members
Lara Alford
Instructional Coach, Elementary Specialist
Evergreen School District
WEA Representative
lara.alford@evergreenps.org
Janice Broten
Teacher, OSPI ELA Fellow, Release Mentor
Hockinson Middle School
WEA Representative
janice.broten@hocksd.org
Victor Cato
Human Resources Director
Vancouver Public Schools
victor.cato@vansd.org
Tim Fox
Tim Fox
Principal
Hockinson High School
tim.fox@hocksd.org
Matt Hoffman
Occupational Therapist
ESD 112 ESA
WOTA Representative
matthew.hoffman@esd112.org
Sara Kaviani
SPED Teacher
Evergreen Public Schools
WEA Representative
sara.kaviani@evergreenps.org
Ravinder Sandhu
Teacher and ML Lead
Ogden Elementary School
ravinder.sandhu@vansd.org
Jill Shelley
Teacher, NBCT, OSPI Math Fellow
White Salmon School District
WEA Representative
jill.shelley@whitesalmonschools.org
Victoria Wells
Teacher, OSPI Science Fellow
Kalama School District
WEA Representative
victoria.wells@kalaman.k12.wa.us
Sandra Yager
Superintendent
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Private School Representative
syager@ccak12.net
