WORKING GROUPS

Teacher Residency Definition Working Group

The teacher residency working group was co-constructed by a collaborative working group of Pathways Alliance members with expertise in residency development, support, and research. To inform and revise this definition, the working group sought input from other Pathways Alliance members and over 40 external groups and leaders — including districts, preparation programs, state education departments, and national professional and advocacy groups.

Jacqueline Rodriguez

AACTE

Jill Pitner

Cortney Rowland

Amanda Winkelsas

University at Buffalo

Monica Ibanez

Innovation Center 4 Educator Preparation

Margie Roberts

NYCDOE / Office of Teacher Development / Urban Teacher Residency

Tara Kini

Learning Policy Institute

Karen Demoss

Prepared To Teach

Zachary Paull

Prepared To Teach

Adam Carter

Marshall Street at Summit Public Schools

Pamela Lamcke

Marshall Teacher Residency (Summit Public Schools)

Bryan Hassle

Public Impact

Apprenticeships Working Group

New avenues for apprenticeships have emerged this year with the federal Department of Labor. They offer one way to address labor shortages: providing paid opportunities to prepare aspiring teachers for work in the education field. We found many programs are implementing paid opportunities to enter the profession, including apprenticeships. This working group will relate national guidelines and criteria to help others with apprenticeship groundwork.

Jacqueline Rodriguez

AACTE

Mike Rose

AACTE

Jackie King

AACTE

Patrick Steck

Deans for Impact

Ronald Painter

NAWB

Colleen McDonald

TEACHMEducation Services

Marie-Louise Caravatti

AFT

Dyan Smiley

AFT

Rebecca Hampton

INSPIRE Texas

Andrea Prejean

NEA

Nicole Thompson

ASU

Heather Villaruel

ASU

Tara Kini

Learning Policy Institute

Ryan Saunders

Learning Policy Institute

Karen Demoss

Prepared to Teach

Zachary Paull

Prepared to Teach

Nancy Jaeger

Cesa6

Cortnee Rowland

Amanda Von Moos

Substantial Classrooms

Data Infrastructure Working Group

This working group aims to develop a set of recommendations and resources to support the growth of educator apprenticeship programs nationally by addressing a core operational need – collecting data for progress monitoring and reporting purposes for US Department of Labor-sponsored educator apprenticeship programs. Accurate data collection and use of standards-aligned systems will ensure compliance with reporting requirements, create a national data set for research outcomes about educator apprenticeships, further integrate labor and workforce data about educators for data-driven decision-making, and support improved decision-making in implementing apprenticeship programming.

Weadé James

AACTE

Jacqueline King

AACTE

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Sabrina Baptiste

InnovateEDU

Chloe Sanducci

InnovateEDU

Calvin Stocker

US PREP National Center

Ashley Katikos

ASU

Heather Villarruel

ASU

Susan Patrick

Learning Policy Institute

Ryan Saunders

Learning Policy Institute

Brooke Barret

BenchK12

Mike Baur

BenchK12

Lyria Zeh

BenchK12

Karen Demoss

Prepared to Teach

Steven Arnold

Ed-Fi Alliance

Lindsey Judd

Ed-Fi Alliance

Sayee Srinivasan

Ed-Fi Alliance

Roberta Trachtman

The Allenwood Company LLC

Tutor Working Group

The Partnership for Student Success, the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, and the National Student Support Accelerator, in collaboration with the Pathways Alliance, have launched a national working group to develop National Guideline Standards (NGS) for registered tutor apprenticeships. This effort aims to align high-impact tutoring with workforce systems and apprenticeship pathways, expanding opportunities for sustainable funding and career-connected learning. The standards will help tutoring programs tap into workforce and CTE resources while ensuring program quality, evidence-based practices, and long-term impact for both students and tutors.

Principal Working Group

The Pathways Alliance launched a working group to shape National Guideline Standards (NGS) for principal apprenticeships. This collaborative effort brings together voices across the education and workforce sectors to define a shared vision for high-quality, field-based leadership preparation. Grounded in evidence-based practices and aligned with workforce priorities, these standards will help ensure principal apprenticeships are accessible, rigorous, and designed to meet the evolving needs of schools and communities.