Alexandria, VA–Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) is launching an innovative partnership with The George Washington University’s (GW) Graduate School of Education and Human Development to expand the number of special education instructional assistants and teachers who serve ACPS preK-12 students in its 18 schools. Individuals will be able to apply at the same time to both the GW master’s program and employment within ACPS. While in their first year of the program, graduate students will work as ACPS instructional assistants to develop key instructional strategies, learn best practices and receive targeted professional learning from both ACPS and GW teams. They will then have the opportunity to move into teacher roles for their second year in the program. ACPS has committed to offering $800 in funding to each program participant to aid in tuition costs on an annual basis. The program will begin recruiting applicants with the goal of establishing the first cohort of students by summer 2023. ACPS career information is available online.
Alexandria City Public Schools Announces Partnership with GW's Graduate School of Education and Human Development
January 23, 2023