PAEA will stay on the case. Teachers who have known for years about the requirement might still have a relatively easy way to satisfy it after the New Year. To be entirely sure not to experience a strange reassignment, it's necessary to do the training this year. California has adopted legislation aimed at rapidly increasing, though subsidies and stipends, its cadre of Board Certified teachers. Both the district and Stanford offer support.
Candidates agree the process is rigorous and time consuming.
Discussions will obviously continue. More than a few of the district's teachers hold degrees from Stanford. Now is a good time for alumni to register their feelings on this issue. Though Stanford has generally been generous and farsighted in its land use, the university has grown rapidly during the last ten years. It might be difficult for Stanford to understand its impact on and interest in the district without significant input from alumni and employees.