Beginning Educator Support Team Grants

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The Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) grant opens annually for application on a competitive basis for LEAs and ESDs. BEST grant applications are reviewed using the BEST Grant Rubric. We encourage interested, non-BEST districts to take advantage of other Beginning Educator Support Team support to develop their work, including:

Frequently Asked Grant Questions and Resources

How can I apply for the BEST grants?

When grants open, they are announced through the statewide grant notification system.

When are grant awards made?

Typically, BEST grants open for application in May and are open for about four weeks. Grants are then reviewed using the BEST Grant Rubric and awarded within the four weeks following the closing date. This timeline is subject to change.

What the requirements for continuing BEST grantees?
  • A paid instructional orientation or individualized assistance before the start of the school year for novice educators;
  • A trained and qualified mentor assigned to each novice educator;
  • A goal to provide novice educators from underrepresented populations with a mentor who has strong ties to underrepresented populations;
  • Ongoing professional development designed to meet the unique needs of each novice educator for supplemental training and skill development; Initial and ongoing professional development for mentors;
  • Release time for mentors and novice educators to work together, as well as time for novices to observe accomplished peers;
  • To the extent possible, a school or classroom assignment that is appropriate for the novice educator;
  • Non-evaluative observations with written feedback for novice educators;
  • Support in understanding and participating in the state and district evaluation process and using the applicable frameworks to promote growth;
  • Adherence to research-based Standards for Beginning Educator Induction developed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
  • A system of program evaluation that identifies program strengths and gaps using the Standards for Beginning Educator Induction, the retention of beginning educators, and positive impact on student growth for novice educators.
What resources are available to help with the transition from iGrants to EGMS?

2024-2025 Continuing Grantees

Districts
  • Bainbridge Island School District
  • Bellevue School District
  • Bellingham Public Schools
  • Bethel School District
  • Blaine School District
  • Bremerton School District
  • Burlington-Edison School District
  • Camas School District
  • Cascade School District
  • Central Kitsap School District
  • Cheney School District
  • Chief Leschi Tribal Compact
  • Clover Park School District
  • College Place Public Schools
  • Dieringer School District
  • Eastmont School District
  • Eatonville School District
  • Edmonds School District
  • Enumclaw School District
  • Ephrata School District
  • Everett Public Schools
  • Evergreen (Clark) Public Schools
  • Federal Way Public Schools
  • Fife School District
  • Franklin Pierce School District
  • Highline Public Schools
  • Kent School District
  • Lake Stevens School District
  • Lake Washington School District
  • Marysville School District
  • Mead School District
  • Monroe School District
  • Moses Lake School District
  • Mossyrock School District
  • Mount Vernon School District
  • Mukilteo School District
  • Naches Valley School District
  • Nooksack Valley School District
  • North Kitsap School District
  • North Mason School District
  • Northshore School District
  • Ocean Beach School District
  • Orting School District
  • Palouse School District
  • Pasco School District
  • Peninsula School District
  • Puyallup School District
  • Quillayute Valley School District
  • Quincy School District
  • Renton School District
  • Richland School District
  • Riverview School District
  • Seattle Public Schools
  • Snohomish Public Schools
  • Snoqualmie Valley School District
  • South Kitsap School District
  • Spokane Public Schools
  • Spokane International School
  • Sultan School District
  • Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
  • Tacoma Public Schools
  • Tahoma School District
  • Touchet School District
  • Tukwila School District
  • University Place School District
  • Vancouver Public Schools
  • Vashon Island School District
  • Walla Walla Public Schools
  • West Valley (Yakima) School District
  • White River School District
  • Yakima School District
District Consortium

Bridgeport Consortium: Bridgeport School District and Pateros School District

Grandview Consortium: Grandview School District, Toppenish School District, Wapato School District, and Zillah School District

ESD Consortia - ESD 101
  • Central Valley School District
  • Chewelah School District
  • Colfax School District
  • Columbia (Stevens) School District
  • Colville School District
  • Creston School District
  • Davenport School District
  • East Valley (Spokane) School District
  • Endicott School District
  • Freeman School District
  • Inchelium School District
  • LaCrosse School District
  • Liberty School District
  • Mary Walker School District
  • Medical Lake School District
  • Nine Mile Falls School District
  • Northport School District
  • Odessa School District
  • Oakesdale School District
  • Pullman School District
  • Reardan-Edwall School District
  • Republic School District
  • Riverside School District
  • Rosalia School District
  • Selkirk School District
  • St. John School District
  • Tekoa School District
  • Valley School District
  • Wellpinit School District
  • West Valley (Spokane) School District
  • Wilbur School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 105
  • Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
  • East Valley (Yakima) School District
  • Easton School District
  • Educational Service District 105
  • Ellensburg School District
  • Goldendale School District
  • Granger School District
  • Highland School District
  • Kittitas School District
  • Mabton School District
  • Mount Adams School District
  • Royal School District
  • Selah School District
  • Thorp School District
  • Wahluke School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 112
  • Battle Ground School District
  • Castle Rock School District
  • Centerville School District
  • Educational School District 112
  • Glenwood School District
  • Green Mountain School District
  • Hockinson School District
  • Kalama School District
  • Kelso School District
  • Klickitat School District
  • La Center School District
  • Longview School District
  • Lyle School District
  • Mill A School District
  • Mount Pleasant School District
  • Naselle-Grays River Valley School District
  • Ridgefield School District
  • Roosevelt School District
  • Skamania School District
  • Stevenson-Carson School District
  • Toutle Lake School District
  • Trout Lake School District
  • Wahkiakum School District
  • Washington State School for the Blind
  • Washougal School District
  • White Salmon Valley School District
  • Wishram School District
  • Woodland School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 113
  • Boistfort School District
  • Centralia School District
  • Chehalis School District
  • Cosmopolis School District
  • Elma School District
  • Grapeview School District
  • Griffin School District
  • Hood Canal School District
  • Hoquiam School District
  • Lake Quinault School District
  • Mary M Knight School District
  • Montesano School District
  • Napavine School District
  • North Beach School District
  • North Thurston School District
  • Oakville School District
  • Ocosta School District
  • Olympia School District
  • Onalaska School District
  • Pioneer School District
  • South Bend School District
  • Southside School District
  • Taholah School District
  • Tenino School District
  • Toledo School District
  • Tumwater School District
  • Winlock School District
  • Yelm School District
  • ESD 113 Special Education Cooperative
ESD Consortia - ESD 114
  • Brinnon School District
  • Cape Flattery School District
  • Chimacum School District
  • Crescent School District
  • Port Angeles School District
  • Port Townsend School District
  • Quilcene School District
  • Sequim School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 123
  • Columbia (Walla Walla) School District
  • Dayton School District
  • Finley School District
  • Kennewick School District
  • Kiona-Benton School District
  • Paterson School District
  • Prescott School District
  • Prosser School District
  • Starbuck School District
  • Waitsburg School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 171
  • Brewster School District
  • Entiat School District
  • Lake Chelan School District
  • Nespelem School District
  • Okanogan School District
  • Omak School District
  • Soap Lake School District
  • Tonasket School District
  • Warden School District
  • Waterville School District
  • Wilson Creek School District
ESD Consortia - ESD 189
  • Concrete School District
  • Conway School District
  • Coupeville School District
  • Darrington School District
  • Ferndale School District
  • Granite Falls School District
  • La Conner School District
  • Lakewood School District
  • Lynden School District
  • Meridian School District
  • Mount Baker School District
  • Northwest Educational Service District 189
  • Oak Harbor School District
  • Sedro-Woolley School District