Community Education

Teach for Kennewick Community Education

Thank you for your interest in becoming an instructor with the Kennewick Community Education program. We are a program of the Kennewick School District offering non-credit classes taught by community members who have an idea, talent, or passion they would like to share.

Community Education classes are targeted to adults to provide an enrichment experience. View our current catalog for examples of the type of classes we offer. Instructors for Community Education may choose to apply as a volunteer or as a casual employee of the district. The initial process to submit a proposal is the same for both volunteers and casual employees. We follow the District guidelines in approving both paid and volunteer instructors.

To propose a class, please complete the Community Education Course Proposal Form and email it to communityed@ksd.org. See below for additional frequently asked questions.

Final determination on class offerings will be made by the Community Education Coordinator with input from the Community Education Advisory Council.

Please feel free to call us at (509) 222-6977 with any questions or comments you may have. We look forward to hearing from you.

FAQs

Q: What can I teach?: A: Do you have a skill, hobby, or knowledge you could share? Look over our current catalog to view the types of classes we typically offer. We are open to new ideas, especially on current trends.

Q: Where do I teach?: A: We make all the arrangements for our instructors to use classrooms or other spaces within the Kennewick School District. If you have a preference of school or location, let us know.

Q: How long are the classes?: A: Community Education classes are often one session, of 1 to 2 hours. We offer occasional Saturday classes which may be 3 hours long, depending on topic. Some classes, for example language classes, are offered as a series. The series is generally 4 sessions of 1 to 2 hours, over the course of the semester.

Q: How many people will I have in my class?: A: You need at least enough participants to make the class “pay its way.” Even classes taught by volunteers incur overhead expenses. Generally, the minimum number of participants required to run a class is 6. You may place an upper enrollment limit. The classrooms are comfortably full at 20 participants.

Q: Who takes Community Education classes?: A: Most Community Education participants are your neighbors from the Tri-Cities. Our classes are intended to be offered to an adult audience and allow for participants 16 years and older. You can adjust the age limit if you think that’s appropriate for your class. If your class accepts children less than 12 years, an adult must also enroll and attend with the child.

Q: Do I have to prepare lesson plans and a syllabus and all that “teacher-stuff”?: A: Formal lesson plans are not required; however, please be prepared to share with the Coordinator basic information about the content of your class when you express interest.

Q: What about handouts?: A: We can photocopy a certain number of pages for you, as long as they are NOT copyrighted material, and you get the master to us at least one full week before your scheduled class.

Q: Supplies?: A: We try to keep classes affordable for all participants. If your class requires materials such as a craft supplies, foodstuffs, or something else, please call us to discuss. We may be able to reimburse you up to a certain amount for supplies, depending on the number of participants who sign up for the class. Some instructors provide the supplies and simply charge a supply fee to all students on the first day of class. This would be noted in the catalog entry.

Q: Equipment?: A: If you use a document camera, a DVD player, cooking equipment, or computers to teach your class, call us and we’ll see if the school district has that equipment.

Q: Is this volunteer work, or will I get paid?: A: Since the program is funded by the participants, we encourage people to volunteer to teach (and nearly half of our teachers are volunteers.) We try to keep classes affordable for all participants. If you would like to be paid, the usual instructor rate is $15 per hour of class time, depending on the class. We do not pay for preparation time. Businesses often donate their employee time as a community service, and as a way of getting name recognition.

OFFICE

Kennewick Community Education
1000 W. 4th Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99336

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HOURS

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday

CONTACT

Laurie Thompson, Coordinator
Tatiana Cruz, Secretary

Phone: (509) 222-5080
Fax: (509) 222-5137
communityed@ksd.org

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