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VANCOUVER,
Wash. – June Canty, education professor and director of the College of
Education at Washington State University Vancouver, has been appointed
by Gov. Christine Gregoire to a second four-year term on the Washington
Professional Educator Standards Board. Canty will be serving as vice
chair and as a member of both the Executive Committee and the Strategic
Planning Committee.
Canty
was first appointed to the Standards Board in 2006 as one of three
representatives from higher education. In 2009, Gov. Gregoire reduced
the size of the Standards Board from 21 to 12 members. Canty is now the
only representative from higher education serving on the Standards
Board.
For Canty, serving on the Standards Board is rigorous yet rewarding.
"I
feel honored to have been reappointed. Serving on the Standards Board
is intensive, but the work is important. It's a way to bring the voice
of higher education and the voices of our students to the Standards
Board. I am very well informed on the policies and have input into them
so that WSU can keep its education programs on the cutting edge. I am
glad to be in a position to make a difference," said Canty.
The
Standards Board and Executive Committee meet six times a year. Canty
travels to various sites in Washington for the two-day Standards Board
meetings. To save state resources and travel time, the Executive
Committee has decided to have webinars and phone meetings instead of in
meeting in Olympia as they have done previously.
The
Washington State Educator Standards Board was created in 2000 with the
goal of maximizing educator quality. The Standards Board establishes
state policies and requirements for the preparation and certification of
education professionals.
The
Standards Board ensures that educators are competent in the knowledge
for which they are certified, have the skills necessary to help students
with diverse needs and are committed to research-based practice and
professional development. The Standards Board also serves as an advisory
body to the superintendent of public instruction on issues related to
educator recruitment, hiring, mentoring, professional growth, retention,
evaluation and suspension of licensure.
All Washington State Educator Standards Board meetings are open to the public. More information can be found at .
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