Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-78A - Approval standards for performance-based preparation programs for teachers, administrators, and educational staff associates › RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS-PROGRAM APPROVAL STANDARDS-GENERAL › Section 181-78A-236 - Teacher, principal, career and technical education administrator, superintendent, and program administrator-Specific program approval domain standard-Field experience and clinical practice

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Field experience and clinical practice. Providers offer
				  field-based learning experiences and formalized clinical practice experiences
				  for candidates to develop and demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed for
				  their role.
(1) Providers establish
				and maintain field placement practices, relationships, and agreements with all
				school districts in which candidates are placed for field experiences leading
				to certification or endorsement under WAC
				181-78A-125.
(a) The program provider and school partners
				cooperatively design, implement, and evaluate field experiences and clinical
				practices conforming to board standards and requirements for the
				role.
(b) Clinical practice for
				teacher candidates in programs approved to offer traditional routes to teacher
				certification must consist of no less than 450 hours in a classroom setting,
				with a qualifying mentor teacher. Clinical practice for teacher candidates in
				programs approved to offer alternative routes to certification must consist of
				no less than 540 hours in a classroom setting with a qualifying
				mentor.
(c) Principal candidates
				complete an internship for a full school year, consisting of at least 540
				hours, half of which must be during school hours when students and/or staff are
				present. Interning candidates must demonstrate that they have the appropriate,
				specific skills pursuant to the standards identified in WAC
				181-78A-220
				and
				181-78A-232.
(d) Superintendent candidates must complete
				an internship of at least 360 hours. Interning candidates must demonstrate that
				they have the appropriate, specific skills pursuant to the standards identified
				in WAC
				181-78A-220
				and
				181-78A-232.
(e) Candidates in career and technical
				education teacher preparation programs as described in WAC
				181-77-031
				must complete a student teaching experience of at least 450 hours. Candidates
				must demonstrate that they have the appropriate, specific skills pursuant to
				the standards identified in the career and technical education standards
				approved by the professional educator standards board.
(f) Candidates in career and technical
				education administrator and business and industry route programs must complete
				a practicum of at least 60 hours. Candidates must demonstrate that they have
				the appropriate, specific skills pursuant to the standards identified in the
				career and technical education standards approved by the professional educator
				standards board.
(g) Providers
				articulate in writing clear entry and exit criteria as well as a process for
				mitigating concerns during clinical practice for candidates, school leader(s),
				and the mentor.