Washington Administrative Code › Title 131 - Community and Technical Colleges, Board for › Chapter 131-16 - Faculty and staff personnel › Section 131-16-092 - Maintaining and improving certification competencies for professional-technical administrators and instructors

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of the president of each
				institution or district to assure compliance with the following standards,
				which must be met or exceeded by all districts:
(1) The institution or district will certify,
			 through the chief professional-technical administrator or designee, each
			 full-time professional-technical instructor and administrator and maintain
			 documentation of such certification. The certificate and the documentation on
			 file shall specify the function and/or the specific occupational area for which
			 the individual is certified.
(2)
			 Each full-time contracted professional-technical instructor shall have a
			 professional development plan, approved by the supervising
			 professional-technical administrator or designee. The professional development
			 plan shall be developed in collaboration with the instructor in accordance with
			 local bargaining agreements. The chief professional-technical administrator or
			 designee shall maintain a file of all such plans. Such plans shall be reviewed
			 periodically, as determined by the institution.
(3) Full-time professional-technical
			 instructors must complete the requirements of the initial certification within
			 three years to attain standard certification. Standard certificates must be
			 renewed every five years.
(4)
			 Part-time professional-technical instructors teaching a two-thirds full-time
			 load for more than the equivalent of three quarters must complete the
			 requirements of the initial certification within three years, to attain
			 standard certification. Standard certificates must be renewed every five
			 years.
(5) All other part-time
			 professional-technical instructors must be assessed as to their ability to
			 provide student instruction, supervise learning environments and implement
			 curriculum, outcomes, and assessments.
(6) The chief professional-technical
			 administrator shall be certified by the president, who will maintain the chief
			 professional administrator's professional development plan.
(7) Certification under the standards
			 specified in WAC
			 131-16-070 through
			 131-16-094 is a condition of
			 continued employment for all professional-technical education
			 personnel.
(8) Safety and
			 occupational health practices standards are met by meeting the requirements as
			 set down by OSHA and WISHA. (As referenced in WAC
			 296-800-100 to
			 296-800-370.)
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  28B.50 RCW. 04-07-094,
				  §
										131-16-092, filed 3/16/04,
				  effective 4/16/04; 93-14-008, §
										131-16-092, filed 6/24/93,
				  effective 7/25/93. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    28B.50.090(7)(a). 91-21-009
				  (Order 134, Resolution No. 91-27), §
										131-16-092, filed 10/4/91,
				  effective 11/4/91; 80-13-011 (Order 82, Resolution No. 80-14), §
										131-16-092, filed 9/8/80; Order
				  22, §
										131-16-092, filed
				  11/27/73.