Teacher Apprenticeship Summit

Thursday, June 22

11am - 3pm

This statewide summit will provide school districts with an understanding of the newly created USDOL K-12 Teacher Registered Apprenticeship and the step-by-step process to establish a viable apprenticeship program in their own districts.

What will be Covered?

• The importance and opportunity an apprenticeship program offers your school district.
• The USDOL requirements and expectations for registered apprenticeships and what resources are needed to achieve them.
• The components of a registered teacher apprenticeship pathway.
• Steps to developing a K-12 Teacher Work Process tailored to your specific school district.
• Steps to partnering with a university education preparation program to implement an apprenticeship completion pathway.
• Steps to registering the apprenticeship with the Kentucky Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services.

Confirmed Presenters include Representatives from the Following:

• Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman
• Dr. Timothy Caboni, President, Western Kentucky University
• Dr. Corinne Murphy, Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University
• Dr. Karen Lee, Director of Community-Centered Programs, Nelson County Schools (sponsors of the first Registered Teacher Apprentice program in Kentucky)
• Dr. Susan Keesey, Director, School of Teacher Education, Western Kentucky University (Nelson County Schools’ higher education partner)
• Ms. Michelle DeJohn, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Workforce Development Kentucky Office of Employer and Apprenticeship Services (the Kentucky apprenticeship registration authority)
• Ms. Mary Taylor, Office of Career and Technical Education and Student Transition Kentucky Department of Education
• Mr. Todd Davis, Division Director, Educator Preparation and Certification at Kentucky Department of Education
• Dr. Dennis George, Associate Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University

Who should attend?

• School District Superintendents
• District Human Resource Managers
• High School Principals
• High School Guidance Counselors
• Educator Preparation Providers