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Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-0592 - Public school employment-Affirmative action program

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(1) Each school district and public charter
			 school must develop an affirmative action employment plan or program that
			 includes appropriate provisions designed to eliminate discrimination on the
			 basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorably
			 discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression,
			 gender identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability,
			 or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a
			 disability.
(2) With respect to sex
			 discrimination, a school district's or public charter school's affirmative
			 action employment plan or program must include:
(a) The requirement to:
(i) Maintain credential requirements for all
			 personnel without regard to sex;
(ii) Make no differentiation in pay scale on
			 the basis of sex;
(iii) Make no
			 differentiation in the assignment of school duties on the basis of sex except
			 where such assignment would involve duty areas or situations such as, but not
			 limited to, a shower room, where persons might be disrobed;
(iv) Provide the same opportunities for
			 advancement for males and females;
(v) Make no difference in conditions of
			 employment on the basis of sex including, but not limited to, hiring practices,
			 leaves of absence, hours of employment, and assignment of or payment for
			 instructional and noninstructional duties; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-060 - Compliance-Local school district-Designation of responsible employee-Notification

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(1)
			 The superintendent of each school district or the public charter school
			 governing board must designate at least one employee who is responsible for
			 monitoring and coordinating the district's or charter school's compliance with
			 this chapter and the guidelines adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005. The employee
			 designated under this section is also responsible for ensuring that all
			 complaints communicated to the school district or public charter school under
			 WAC 392-190-065 are promptly
			 investigated and resolved.
(2) Each
			 school district and public charter school must, once each year or more often as
			 deemed necessary, publish notice in a manner that is reasonably calculated to
			 inform all students, students' parents and guardians, and employees of the
			 complaint procedure set forth in WAC
			 392-190-065,
			 392-190-070 and
			 392-190-075. School districts and
			 public charter schools must provide this notice in a language that each parent
			 and guardian can understand, which may require language assistance for parents
			 and guardians with limited-English proficiency, in accordance with Title VI of
			 the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(3)
			 Each school district and public charter school must include a nondiscrimination
			 statement in written announcements, notices, recruitment materials, employment
			 application forms, and other publications made available to all students,
			 parents, or employees. The statement must include:
(a) Notice that the district or public
			 charter school may not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis
			 of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorably discharged
			 veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender
			 identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the
			 use of a trained dog guide or service animal;
(b) The name or title, office address, and
			 telephone number of the employee or employees designated under this section, as
			 well as the employees designated to ensure compliance with Section 504 of the
			 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
			 and
(c) Pursuant to the Boy Scouts
			 of America Equal Access Act, notice that the school district or public charter
			 school provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and any other youth
			 group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic
			 society.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-065 - Compliance-Complaint procedure-District superintendent

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Each school district and public charter school must establish
				a discrimination complaint procedure that, at a minimum, includes the following
				requirements:
(1) Anyone may file a
			 complaint with a school district or public charter school alleging that the
			 district or charter school has violated this chapter or the guidelines adopted
			 under WAC
			 392-190-005. The complaint must
			 be written and describe the specific acts, conditions, or circumstances alleged
			 to violate this chapter or the guidelines adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005.
(2) A school district or local charter school
			 may establish a complaint filing deadline. The filing deadline must be no less
			 than one year after the occurrence that is the subject matter of the complaint.
			 A complaint filing deadline may not be imposed if the complainant was prevented
			 from filing a complaint due to:
(a) Specific
			 misrepresentations by the school district or public charter school that it had
			 resolved the problem forming the basis of the complaint; or
(b) Withholding of information by the school
			 district or public charter school that was required to be provided under this
			 chapter or the guidelines adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-070 - Compliance-Appeal procedure-Local school board

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(1) A school district's or public charter
			 school's complaint procedure required under WAC
			 392-190-065 must provide an
			 option to appeal the decision of the school district superintendent, charter
			 school administrator, or designee to a party or board that was not involved in
			 the initial complaint or investigation.
(2) A school district or public charter
			 school may establish a time limit to file appeals. Appeal time limits must be
			 no less than ten calendar days from the date the complainant received the
			 school district's or public charter school's response under WAC
			 392-190-065.
(3) The school district or public charter
			 school must provide a written appeal decision to the complainant in a timely
			 manner, not to exceed thirty calendar days from the date the school district or
			 charter school received the appeal, unless otherwise agreed to by the
			 complainant. The appeal decision must include notice of the complainant's right
			 to file a complaint with the superintendent of public instruction under WAC
			 392-190-075. The school district
			 or charter school must send a copy of the appeal decision to the office of
			 superintendent of public instruction.
(4) The school district's or public charter
			 school's appeal decision must be provided in a language the complainant can
			 understand, which may require language assistance for complainants with
			 limited-English proficiency, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights
			 Act of 1964.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.642.020 and
				  28A.640.020. 11-09-024, §
				  392-190-070, filed 4/13/11, effective 5/14/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.220 [(1)](a). 89-23-001 (Order 15),
				  § 392-190-070, filed 11/2/89, effective 12/3/89; Order 6-76, §
				  392-190-070, filed 5/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-075 - Compliance-Contested case-Duty of the superintendent of public instruction

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tendent of public instruction.
(1) If a complainant disagrees with the
			 school district's or public charter school's appeal decision under WAC
			 392-190-070, or if the school
			 district or public charter school fails to comply with the procedures in WAC
			 392-190-065 or
			 392-190-070, the complainant may
			 file a complaint with the office of superintendent of public instruction. A
			 complaint must be received by the office of superintendent of public
			 instruction within twenty calendar days after the complainant received the
			 school district's or public charter school's written appeal decision, unless
			 the office of superintendent of public instruction grants an extension for good
			 cause. Complaints may be submitted by mail, fax, electronic mail, or hand
			 delivery. A complaint must be in writing and include:
(a) A description of the specific acts,
			 conditions, or circumstances alleged to violate this chapter or the guidelines
			 adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005 and the facts on
			 which the complaint is based;
(b)
			 The name and contact information, including an address, of the
			 complainant;
(c) The name and
			 address of the school district or public charter school subject to the
			 complaint;
(d) A copy of the school
			 district's or public charter school's complaint and appeal decisions under WAC
			 392-190-065 and
			 392-190-070;
(e) A proposed resolution of the complaint or
			 relief requested; and
(f) If the
			 allegations regard a specific student, the complaint must also include:
(i) The name and address of the student, or
			 in the case of a homeless child or youth, contact information for the student;
			 and
(ii) The name of the school and
			 school district, or public charter school, the student attends.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-076 - Monitoring-Duty of the superintendent of public instruction

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(1) The office of superintendent of public
			 instruction must monitor school districts' and public charter schools'
			 compliance with this chapter, chapters 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW, and the
			 guidelines adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005.
(2) Procedures for monitoring school
			 districts and public charter schools may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Investigation of complaints under WAC
			 392-190-075;
(b) Collection, review, and analysis of data
			 and other information;
(c)
			 Performance of on-site visits and interviews; and
(d) Review of any compliance issues,
			 including reviews by those agencies referenced in WAC
			 392-190-077.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-077 - Monitoring results-Compliance

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(1)
			 Following its monitoring of a school district or public charter school under
			 WAC 392-190-076, the office of
			 superintendent of public instruction must notify the district or charter school
			 of any findings of noncompliance with this chapter, chapters 28A.640 and
			 28A.642 RCW, or the guidelines adopted under WAC
			 392-190-005. This notification of
			 noncompliance must initiate a process of correction, verification, and
			 validation to ensure that the noncompliance is corrected within a compliance
			 period identified by the office of superintendent of public instruction. The
			 compliance period must be no longer than one year from the identification of
			 noncom-pliance. If noncompliance is systemic in nature, a systemic corrective
			 action plan will be required. The school district or public charter school will
			 have thirty calendar days after its receipt of the notice of noncompliance to:
(a) Accept the findings contained in the
			 notification of noncompliance;
(b)
			 Provide the office of superintendent of public instruction with supplemental
			 information that may serve as a basis for amending the notification of
			 noncompliance; or
(c) Provide any
			 revisions to the proposed corrective action plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-078 - Monitoring results-Complaints issued by superintendent of public instruction

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.642.020 and
				  28A.640.020. 11-09-024, §
				  392-190-078, filed 4/13/11, effective
				  5/14/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-079 - Complaints issued by superintendent of public instruction-Appeal procedure

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(1) A complainant,
			 school district, or public charter school that desires to appeal the written
			 decision of the office of superintendent of public instruction issued under WAC
			 392-190-075 or
			 392-190-077 may file an appeal
			 with the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with the
			 adjudicative proceedings in
			 RCW
			 34.05.413 through
			 34.05.494, and the administrative
			 practices and procedures of the superintendent of public instruction in chapter
			 392-101 WAC. To initiate review under this section, a complainant, school
			 district, or public charter school must file a written notice with the
			 superintendent of public instruction within thirty calendar days following the
			 date of receipt of the office of superintendent of public instruction's written
			 decision under WAC
			 392-190-075 or
			 392-190-077.
(2) For purposes of hearing an appeal under
			 this section, the superintendent of public instruction must conduct a formal
			 administrative hearing in conformance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
			 chapter 34.05 RCW. The superintendent of public instruction, in carrying out
			 this duty, may contract with the office of administrative hearings pursuant to
			 RCW
			 28A.300.120 to hear a particular
			 appeal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.642.020 and
				  28A.640.020. 11-09-024, §
				  392-190-079, filed 4/13/11, effective
				  5/14/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-080 - Compliance-Violations-Permissible sanctions

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In the event a school district or public charter school is
				found to be in violation of the requirements of this chapter, the
				superintendent of public instruction may, by appropriate order pursuant to
				chapter 34.05 RCW, impose an appropriate sanction or institute appropriate
				corrective measures including, but not limited to:
(1) The termination of all or part of state
			 apportionment or categorical moneys to the offending school district or public
			 charter school;
(2) The termination
			 of specified programs wherein the violation or violations are found to be
			 flagrant in nature;
(3) The
			 institution of a mandatory affirmative action program within the offending
			 school district or public charter school; and
(4) The placement of the offending school
			 district or public charter school on probation with appropriate sanctions until
			 such time as compliance is achieved or is assured, whichever is deemed
			 appropriate in the particular case by the superintendent of public
			 instruction.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.642.020 and
				  28A.640.020. 11-09-024, §
				  392-190-080, filed 4/13/11, effective 5/14/11. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  34.05.220 [(1)](a). 89-23-001 (Order 15),
				  § 392-190-080, filed 11/2/89, effective 12/3/89; Order 6-76, §
				  392-190-080, filed 5/17/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-081 - Concurrent remedies-Other remedies

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(1)
			 Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, nothing in this
			 chapter is intended to deny an aggrieved person from simultaneously pursuing
			 other available administrative, civil, or criminal remedies for an alleged
			 violation of the law.
(2) A
			 complaint made under WAC
			 392-190-065 through
			 392-190-075 may be held in
			 abeyance pending the outcome of any proceeding in state or federal court or
			 before a local, state or federal agency in which the same claim or claims are
			 at issue, whether under
			 RCW
			 28A.640.040,
			 28A.642.040, or any other
			 law.
(3) Where the complainant
			 elects to pursue simultaneous claims in more than one forum, the factual and
			 legal determinations issued by the first tribunal to rule on the claims may, in
			 some circumstances, be binding on all or portions of the claims pending before
			 other tribunals.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.642.020 and
				  28A.640.020. 11-09-024, §
				  392-190-081, filed 4/13/11, effective
				  5/14/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › Section 392-190-082 - Informing citizens about complaint procedures

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The superintendent of public instruction must inform parents
				and other interested individuals about the complaint procedures in this
				chapter. Specific actions to be taken by the superintendent of public
				instruction include:
(1) Disseminating
			 copies of the state's procedures to parents, advocacy agencies, professional
			 organizations, and other appropriate entities; and
(2) Conducting in-service training sessions
			 on the complaint process through educational service districts or in statewide
			 conferences.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.642.020 and 28A.640.020.
				  11-09-024, § 392-190-082, filed 4/13/11, effective
				  5/14/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › HARASSMENT › Section 392-190-0555 - Discriminatory harassment

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(1) For purposes
				of administrative enforcement of this chapter under WAC
				392-190-060 through
				392-190-081, a school district or
				public charter school violates a student's rights regarding discriminatory
				harassment, including sexual harassment as defined under WAC
				392-190-056, when the following
				conditions are met:
(a) The alleged conduct is
				based on a student's sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sexual
				orientation, gender expression, gender identity, honorably discharged veteran
				or military status, presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or
				use of a trained dog guide or service animal;
(b) The alleged conduct is sufficiently
				severe, persistent, or pervasive that it limits or denies a student's ability
				to participate in or benefit from the school district's or public charter
				school's course offerings, including any educational program or activity (i.e.,
				creates a hostile environment); and
(c) The school district or public charter
				school, upon notice, fails to take prompt and appropriate action to investigate
				or fails to take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the
				harassment, eliminate the hostile environment, prevent its recurrence, and, as
				appropriate, remedy its effects.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-190 - Equal educational opportunity-Unlawful discrimination prohibited › HARASSMENT › Section 392-190-0751 - Mediation

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(1) A school
				district or public charter school may offer mediation, at the district's or
				charter school's expense, to resolve complaints at any time during the
				complaint procedure set forth in WAC
				392-190-065 through
				392-190-075. The purpose of
				mediation is to offer both the complainant and the school district or public
				charter school an opportunity to resolve disputes and reach a mutually
				acceptable agreement concerning the complaint through the use of an impartial
				mediator.
(2) Mediation must be
				voluntary and requires the agreement of both parties. It may be terminated by
				either party at any time during the mediation process.
(3) Mediation cannot be used to deny or delay
				a complainant's right to utilize the complaint procedure set forth in WAC
				392-190-065 through
				392-190-075 or to deny any other
				rights afforded under this chapter or under chapters 28A.640 or 28A.642
				RCW.
(4) Mediation must be
				conducted by qualified and impartial mediators. An individual who serves as a
				mediator:
(a) May not be an employee of any
				school district, public charter school, or other public or private agency that
				is providing education or related services to a student who is the subject of
				the mediation process; and
(b) Must
				not have a personal or professional conflict of interest.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-001 - Authority

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The general authority for this chapter is
				RCW
				28A.405.100 which authorizes the
				superintendent of public instruction to adopt minimum criteria for the
				evaluation by districts of the professional performance capabilities and
				development of certificated classroom teachers and certificated support
				personnel. This general authority is supplemented by RCW 28A.405.150 which
				authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop minimum
				procedural standards for evaluation of certificated classroom teachers and
				certificated support personnel conducted pursuant to
				RCW
				28A.405.100.
Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-16-011 (Order 91-12),
				  § 392-191-001, filed 7/26/91, effective 8/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078 (Order 20), § 392-191-001, filed
				  1/2/90, effective 2/2/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065. 84-20-085 (Order
				  84-45), § 392-191-001, filed
				  10/2/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-005 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish the minimum
				criteria and minimum procedural standards to be adopted in accordance with
				chapter 41.59 RCW by districts for the evaluation of the professional
				performance capabilities and development of certificated classroom teachers and
				certificated support personnel.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078
				  (Order 20), § 392-191-005, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW 28A.67.065. 84-20-085 (Order 84-45), § 392-191-005, filed
				  10/2/84; Order 20-76, § 392-191-005, filed
				  1/11/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-007 - Evaluation requirements

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Local school districts shall establish and implement on or
				before September 1, 1991, an evaluation program consisting of the
				following:
(1) Evaluation criteria
			 meeting the minimum standards specified in WAC
			 392-191-010 and
			 392-191-020;
(2) Evaluation procedures meeting the minimum
			 standards specified in WAC
			 392-191-025 through
			 392-191-045;
(3) Evaluation criteria and procedures as
			 specified in
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100 and 28A.405.150;
(4) Additional criteria and procedural
			 standards as may be established pursuant to the bargaining process set forth in
			 chapter 41.59 RCW.
Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-16-011 (Order 91-12),
				  § 392-191-007, filed 7/26/91, effective 8/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  28A.67.065. 90-22-045 (Order 41), § 392-191-007, filed 11/2/90, effective
				  12/3/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-010 - Minimum evaluation criteria - Certificated classroom teachers

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The following are the minimum criteria for certificated
				classroom teachers:
(1) Instructional
			 skill. The certificated classroom teacher demonstrates, in his or her
			 performance, a competent level of knowledge and skill in designing and
			 conducting an instructional experience.
(2) Classroom management. The certificated
			 classroom teacher demonstrates, in his or her performance, a competent level of
			 knowledge and skill in organizing the physical and human elements in the
			 educational setting.
(3)
			 Professional preparation and scholarship. The certificated classroom teacher
			 exhibits, in his or her performance, evidence of having a theoretical
			 background and knowledge of the principles and methods of teaching, and a
			 commitment to education as a profession.
(4) Effort toward improvement when needed.
			 The certificated classroom teacher demonstrates an awareness of his or her
			 limitations and strengths, and demonstrates continued professional
			 growth.
(5) The handling of student
			 discipline and attendant problems. The certificated classroom teacher
			 demonstrates the ability to manage the noninstructional, human dynamics in the
			 educational setting.
(6) Interest
			 in teaching pupils. The certificated classroom teacher demonstrates an
			 understanding of and commitment to each pupil, taking into account each
			 individual's unique background and characteristics. The certificated classroom
			 teacher demonstrates enthusiasm for or enjoyment in working with
			 pupils.
(7) Knowledge of subject
			 matter. The teacher demonstrates a depth and breadth of knowledge of theory and
			 content in general education and subject matter specialization(s) appropriate
			 to the elementary and/or secondary level(s).
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078
				  (Order 20), § 392-191-010, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90; Order 20-76,
				  § 392-191-010, filed 1/11/77.
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The following are the minimum criteria for certificated support
				personnel:
(1) Knowledge and
			 scholarship in special field. Each certificated support person demonstrates a
			 depth and breadth of knowledge of theory and content in the special field.
			 He/she demonstrates an understanding of and knowledge about common school
			 education and the educational milieu grades K-12, and demonstrates the ability
			 to integrate the area of specialty into the total school milieu.
(2) Specialized skills. Each certificated
			 support person demonstrates in his/her performance a competent level of skill
			 and knowledge in designing and conducting specialized programs of prevention,
			 instruction, remediation and evaluation.
(3) Management of special and technical
			 environment. Each certificated support person demonstrates an acceptable level
			 of performance in managing and organizing the special materials, equipment and
			 environment essential to the specialized programs.
(4) The support person as a professional.
			 Each certificated support person demonstrates awareness of his/her limitations
			 and strengths and demonstrates continued professional growth.
(5) Involvement in assisting pupils, parents,
			 and educational personnel. Each certificated support person demonstrates an
			 acceptable level of performance in offering specialized assistance in
			 identifying those needing specialized programs.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078
				  (Order 20), § 392-191-020, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90; Order 20-76,
				  § 392-191-020, filed 1/11/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-025 - Minimum procedural standards - Purposes of evaluation

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The purposes of evaluations of certificated classroom teachers
				and certificated support personnel shall be, at a minimum:
(1) To identify in consultation with
			 classroom teachers and certificated support personnel observed, particular
			 areas in which their professional performance is satisfactory or outstanding,
			 and particular areas in which the classroom teacher or support person needs to
			 improve his or her performance.
(2)
			 To assist classroom teachers and certificated support personnel, who have
			 identified areas needing improvement, in making those improvements.
(3) To identify classroom teachers or
			 certificated support personnel whose professional performance is unsatisfactory
			 and for whom remediation is needed.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078
				  (Order 20), § 392-191-025, filed 1/2/90, effective
				  2/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-030 - Minimum procedural standards - Frequency of evaluation

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Each school year the frequency of evaluation shall be:
(1) All classroom teachers and certificated
			 support personnel shall be observed for the purposes of evaluation at least
			 twice in the performance of their assigned duties.
(2) At least one observation shall be a
			 minimum of thirty minutes.
(3) New
			 employees shall be observed at least once for a total observation time of
			 thirty minutes during the first ninety calendar days of their employment
			 period.
(4) Total observation time
			 for each employee for each school year shall be not less that sixty minutes:
			 Provided, That after an employee has four years of satisfactory evaluations, a
			 school district may use a short form of evaluation pursuant to
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100(5).
Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-16-011 (Order 91-12),
				  § 392-191-030, filed 7/26/91, effective 8/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  28A.67.065. 90-22-045 (Order 41), § 392-191-030, filed 11/2/90, effective
				  12/3/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078 (Order
				  20), § 392-191-030, filed 1/2/90, effective
				  2/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-035 - Minimum procedural standards - Conduct of the evaluation

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The conduct of the evaluation of classroom teachers and
				certificated support personnel shall include, at a minimum, the
				following:
(1) Observation and written
			 comment pursuant to
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100 by the principal or his/her
			 designee at the school to which the certificated employee is
			 assigned.
(2) The opportunity for
			 the employee to attach written comments to his/her evaluation report.
(3) For certificated classroom teachers, the
			 minimum criteria set forth in WAC
			 392-191-010; and for certificated
			 support personnel the minimum criteria set forth in WAC
			 392-191-020. Nothing in this
			 chapter shall be construed to prohibit a local school district from developing
			 an evaluation instrument which contains criteria in excess of those established
			 by the superintendent of public instruction.
(4) When appropriate, suggestions for
			 improvement should be part of the principal's or his/her designee's
			 comments.
Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-16-011 (Order 91-12),
				  § 392-191-035, filed 7/26/91, effective 8/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  28A.67.065. 90-22-045 (Order 41), § 392-191-035, filed 11/2/90, effective
				  12/3/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078 (Order
				  20), § 392-191-035, filed 1/2/90, effective
				  2/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-040 - Minimum procedural standards - Procedures to be used in making evaluations

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The following procedures shall be used in making
				evaluations:
(1) The procedures
			 stipulated in
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100 shall be used by principals or
			 their designees conducting evaluations of certificated classroom teachers and
			 certificated support personnel.
(2)
			 Following each observation, or series of observations, the principal or his/her
			 designee shall promptly document the results of the evaluation in writing, and
			 shall provide the employee with a copy thereof within three days after such
			 report is prepared.
(3) Each
			 classroom teacher and each certificated support person shall have the
			 opportunity for a minimum of two confidential conferences during each school
			 year with his/her principal or principal's designee either following receipt of
			 the written evaluation results, or at a time mutually satisfactory to the
			 participants. The sole purpose of each such conference shall be to provide
			 additional information to aid the principal or his or her designee in
			 evaluating the teacher or certificated support person (e.g., providing
			 direction, assistance, guidance, encouragement to the employee).
(4) If other evaluators are used, additional
			 procedures may be adopted pursuant to local policy.
Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-16-011 (Order 91-12),
				  § 392-191-040, filed 7/26/91, effective 8/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
				  28A.67.065. 90-22-045 (Order 41), § 392-191-040, filed 11/2/90, effective
				  12/3/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078 (Order
				  20), § 392-191-040, filed 1/2/90, effective
				  2/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191 - School personnel - Evaluation of the professional performance capabilities › Section 392-191-045 - Minimum procedural standards - Use of evaluation results

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Evaluation results shall be used:
(1) To acknowledge, recognize, and encourage
			 excellence in professional performance.
(2) To document the satisfactory performance
			 by an employee of his/her assigned duties.
(3) To identify discrete areas according to
			 the criteria included on the evaluation instrument in which the employee may
			 need improvement.
(4) To document
			 performance by an employee judged unsatisfactory based on the district
			 evaluation criteria.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.67.065 and 28A.67.225. 90-02-078
				  (Order 20), § 392-191-045, filed 1/2/90, effective
				  2/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-010 - Authority

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The general authority for this chapter is
				RCW
				28A.405.100 which authorizes the
				superintendent of public instruction to adopt minimum criteria for the
				evaluation by school districts of professional educators.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.405.100. 13-05-009, §
				  392-191A-010, filed 2/7/13, effective
				  3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-020 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish the minimum
				criteria, minimum procedural standards, summative methodology and summative
				descriptors to be adopted in accordance with chapter 41.59 RCW by school
				districts for the evaluation of the professional performance capabilities and
				development of certificated classroom teachers, principals, assistant
				principals, and certificated support personnel.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.405.100. 13-05-009, §
				  392-191A-020, filed 2/7/13, effective
				  3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-040 - Evaluation requirements

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Local school districts must establish and implement on or
				before September 1, 2013, an evaluation program consisting of the
				following:
(1) Evaluation criteria
			 meeting the minimum standards specified in WAC
			 392-191-010 and
			 392-191-020;
(2) Evaluation procedures meeting the minimum
			 standards specified in this chapter;
(3) Evaluation criteria and procedures as
			 specified in
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.405.100. 13-05-009, §
				  392-191A-040, filed 2/7/13, effective
				  3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-050 - Minimum procedural standards - Purposes of evaluation

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The purposes of evaluations of certificated classroom teachers,
				certificated principals, and assistant principals will be, at a minimum:
(1) To acknowledge the critical importance of
			 teacher and leadership quality in impacting student growth and support
			 professional learning as the underpinning of the new evaluation
			 system.
(2) To identify, in
			 consultation with classroom teachers, principals, and assistant principals,
			 particular areas in which the professional performance is distinguished,
			 proficient, basic or unsatisfactory, and particular areas in which the
			 classroom teacher, principal, or assistant principal needs to improve his/her
			 performance.
(3) To assist
			 classroom teachers and certificated principals and assistant principals, who
			 have identified areas needing improvement, in making those
			 improvements.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.405.100. 13-05-009, §
				  392-191A-050, filed 2/7/13, effective
				  3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-070 - Minimum procedural standards-Frequency of comprehensive evaluation for certificated classroom teachers

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(1)
			 School districts must observe all classroom teachers for the purposes of a
			 comprehensive evaluation at least twice each school year in the performance of
			 their assigned duties. School districts must observe all employees who are
			 subject to a comprehensive evaluation for a period of no less than sixty
			 minutes during each school year.
(2) School districts must observe new
			 employees at least once for a total observation time of thirty minutes during
			 the first ninety calendar days of the new employee's employment
			 period.
(3) School districts must
			 observe employees in the third year of provisional status at least three times
			 in the performance of the employee. The total observation time for the school
			 year must not be less than ninety minutes for such employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.405.100. 13-05-009, § 392-191A-070,
				  filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-080 - Minimum procedural standards-Conduct of the comprehensive evaluation for certificated classroom teachers

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The conduct of the evaluation of classroom teachers must
				include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) All eight teaching criteria must
			 contribute to the overall summative evaluation and must be completed at least
			 once every six years.
(2) The
			 evaluation must include an assessment of the criteria using the instructional
			 framework rubrics and the superintendent of public instruction's approved
			 student growth rubrics. More than one measure of student growth data must be
			 used in scoring the student growth rubrics.
(3) The principal or his/her designee at the
			 school to which the certificated employee is assigned must make observations
			 and written comments pursuant to
			 RCW
			 28A.405.100.
(4) The opportunity for the employee to
			 attach written comments to his/her evaluation report.
(5) Criterion scores, including instructional
			 and student growth rubrics, must be determined by an analysis of
			 evidence.
(6) An overall summative
			 score shall be derived by a calculation of all criterion scores and determining
			 the final four-level rating based on the superintendent of public instruction's
			 determined summative evaluation scoring band.
(7) Upon completion of the overall summative
			 scoring process, the evaluator will combine only the student growth rubric
			 scores to assess the certificated classroom teacher's student growth impact
			 rating.
(8) The student growth
			 impact rating will be determined by the superintendent of public instruction's
			 student impact rating scoring band.
(9) A student growth score of "1" in any of
			 the rubric rows will result in an overall low student growth impact
			 rating.
(10) Evaluators must
			 analyze the student growth score in light of the overall summative score and
			 determine outcomes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.405.100. 13-05-009, § 392-191A-080,
				  filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-090 - Minimum procedural standards-Outcomes of the student growth rating for certificated classroom teachers

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The following outcomes of the student growth impact rating
				analysis will apply:
(1) Certificated
			 classroom teachers with preliminary rating of distinguished with low student
			 growth rating will receive an overall proficient rating.
(2) Certificated classroom teachers with low
			 student growth rating will engage, with their evaluator, in a student growth
			 inquiry pursuant to WAC
			 392-191A-100.
(3) Certificated classroom teachers with a
			 preliminary rating of distinguished with average or high student growth rating
			 will receive an overall distinguished rating and will be formally recognized
			 and/or rewarded.
(4) The
			 evaluations of certificated classroom teachers with a preliminary rating of
			 unsatisfactory and high student growth rating will be reviewed by the
			 evaluator's supervisor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.405.100. 13-05-009, § 392-191A-090,
				  filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13.
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Within two months of receiving the low student growth score or
				at the beginning of the following school year, one or more of the following
				must be initiated by the evaluator:
* Examine student growth data in conjunction with other
				evidence including observation, artifacts and other student and teacher
				information based on appropriate classroom, school, school district and
				state-based tools and practices;
* Examine extenuating circumstances which may include one or
				more of the following: Goal setting process; content and expectations; student
				attendance; extent to which standards, curriculum and assessment are
				aligned;
* Schedule monthly conferences focused on improving student
				growth to include one or more of the following topics: Student growth goal
				revisions, refinement, and progress; best practices related to instruction
				areas in need of attention; best practices related to student growth data
				collection and interpretation;
* Create and implement a professional development plan to
				address student growth areas.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.405.100. 13-05-009, § 392-191A-100,
				  filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-191A - Professional growth and evaluation of school personnel › Section 392-191A-110 - Minimum procedural standards-Frequency of observation for focused evaluation for certificated classroom teachers

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School districts must ensure that all classroom teachers are
				observed for the purposes of focused evaluation at least twice each school year
				in the performance of their assigned duties. As appropriate, the evaluation of
				the certificated classroom teacher may include the observation of duties that
				occur outside the classroom setting. School districts must ensure that all
				certificated classroom teachers who are subject to a focused evaluation are
				observed for a period of no less than sixty minutes during each school
				year.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.405.100. 13-05-009, § 392-191A-110,
				  filed 2/7/13, effective 3/10/13.