We value your involvement and know that participation in PEAB can at times be difficult and time consuming and that all of you have extremely busy schedules. This will provide us with an opportunity to fill vacancies prior to the start of the new academic year. Annually three assessments are completed on the Educational Administration program. The average age of the student is 43, with a range from 33 to 52. The combined average for years of teaching experience is 12, the range being 4 to 26.
Students tend to come from suburban and rural areas.
Some, especially those in the rural areas, have almost no experience with children from culturally diverse backgrounds. Although our Seattle program is located in the central area and we have attempted to recruit minority candidates for the program including visits to the urban schools, we have not been particularly successful. For the first year administrators, there were 2 students of color in the 98-99 cohort. Our students meet the regular Graduate School requirements for admission and our own special requirements which include recommendations attesting to a candidate s leadership potential as well as past performance, a writing sample, and in some cases, an interview. Most students who begin the program finish it in about three years including the internship.