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Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS › Section 181-79A-131 - Use of certificate fees

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(1) Under
				RCW
				   28A.410.060, certificate fees will be used
				solely for one or more of the following:
(a)
				Precertificate preparation;
(b)
				Program evaluation; or
(c)
				Professional in-service training programs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS › Section 181-79A-132 - Dual endorsement requirement

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Per WAC
				  181-82A-215,
				  all teachers are required to hold at least one endorsement, provided, a teacher
				  who obtains a bilingual education, or English language learner endorsement
				  after September 1, 2019, must earn and/or hold a second endorsement in another
				  endorsement area that may be earned at the preresidency level. Bilingual
				  education, English language learner, and traffic safety do not qualify as the
				  other endorsement area. Provided, that individuals applying for a Washington
				  state teacher certificate that have completed an out-of-state teacher
				  preparation program may have two years in which to add the second
				  endorsement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION PROVISIONS › Section 181-79A-134 - Use of certificate fees for professional in-service training programs

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In addition to the uses described in WAC
				  181-79A-131,
				  certificate fees will be used as described in this section to support
				  professional in-service training programs.
(1)Beginning with the state fiscal year 2015,
				the professional educator standards board shall biennially issue a request for
				proposal to eligible in-service education agencies per WAC
				181-85-045
				to submit applications for funds for the purpose of offering in-service
				continuing education provided per reporting requirements published by the
				board.
(2)Cooperative agreements
				may be made among educational service districts to provide quality in-service
				education programs.
(3) Funds
				designated for in-service programs shall not supplant funds already available
				for such programs.
(4)Allowable
				expenditures. Funds may be used to support costs related to professional
				learning and growth, such as the payment of professional contractual services,
				per diem, travel costs, materials, printing, or released time. Nonallowable
				costs are college or university tuition and fees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › TYPES AND LEVELS OF CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-140 - Certificate roles

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The provisions of this chapter apply to the certificate roles
				  listed in this section. Certificates in the following roles shall be
				  issued:
(1)
Teacher.
The
				teacher certificate authorizes service as a classroom teacher.
(2)
Career and technical
				education.
The career and technical education certificates authorize
				service in career and technical education programs in accordance with chapter
				181-77 WAC.
(3)
First
				peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal traditions.
The first
				peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal traditions teacher certificate
				authorizes service in accordance with WAC
				181-78A-700.
(4)
Administrator.
(a) The administrator certificate for
				principal authorizes services as a building administrator or assistant
				principal.
(b) The administrator
				certificates for superintendent or program administrator will be issued to
				persons who meet professional educator standards board certification standards
				for service in the roles of superintendent or program administrator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › TYPES AND LEVELS OF CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-142 - Certificate types

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The provisions of this chapter apply to the following
				  certificate types:
(1) The following
				certificate types issued on or after August 31, 1987:
(a) Residency certificates;
(b) Professional certificates;
(c) Initial certificates;
(d) Continuing certificates;
(e) Standard certificates are provided for
				under previous standards of the professional educator standards board as
				described under WAC
				181-79A-123.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › TYPES AND LEVELS OF CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-145 - Levels and validity of certificates

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Two levels of certification may be issued.
(1)
Initial and professional
				certificates:
(a)
Initial
				certificates.
The initial administrator certificates are valid for seven
				years. Initial administrator certificates shall not be subject to renewal.
				initial educational staff associate certificates in the roles of school nurse,
				school occupational therapist, school physical therapist, school speech
				language pathologist or audiologist, school social worker, school behavior
				analyst, and school orientation and mobility specialist are subject to
				renewal.
(b)
Professional
				certificates.
Initial administrator and educational staff associate
				certificate holders shall be issued a professional certificate if they meet the
				requirements for such certificate. Initial principal and program administrator
				certificate holders, and initial school counselor and school psychologist
				certificate holders shall be issued a residency certificate if their initial
				certificate has expired or they do not meet the requirements for a continuing
				certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-155 - Good moral character and personal fitness - Necessary supporting evidence by applicants

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All applicants for certification shall submit the
				  following:
(1) An affidavit from the
				applicant indicating that he or she has not been convicted of any crime or a
				complete disclosure of all arrests and subsequent dispositions of such arrests.
				In the event of a conviction for any arrest, the applicant shall state reasons
				why such conviction does not reflect adversely on the requirement to possess
				good moral character and be personally fit.
(2) An affidavit from the applicant that he
				or she has no history of serious behavioral problems or a complete disclosure
				of the nature and status of all such problems, including the names and
				addresses of health practitioners who have treated the applicant within the
				past ten years and an executed consent form permitting the superintendent of
				public instruction to contact and consult with such health practitioners and
				for such health practitioners to fully disclose medical information related to
				such behavioral problems.
(3) An
				affidavit from the dean of the college or school of education or one or more
				officials designated by such dean, or, if none, by the college or university
				president, where the applicant completed his or her approved preparation
				program, that indicates that a designated college or university official has
				contacted several faculty members who personally know or knew the applicant and
				has no knowledge of any relevant information related to the applicant's
				character or fitness that would adversely affect the applicant's ability to
				serve in a certificated role or a statement from such affiant of the reasons
				why it is not possible to make such an affidavit.
(4) If the affidavit described in subsection
				(3) of this section is impossible or impractical to obtain, the applicant shall
				submit to the superintendent of public instruction the following:
(a) A complete employment history, including
				the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the immediate supervisor of such
				applicant when an employee; and
(b)
				The names, addresses, and phone numbers of three character references who are
				not related to the applicant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-157 - Affidavits from applicants

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An individual's application for certification shall be signed
				  under oath that the statements therein are true and correct. The application if
				  not notarized by a notary public must conform with the formalities prescribed
				  in RCW
				     9A.72.085. In addition, the application shall
				  state that any knowingly false statement therein is punishable under perjury
				  laws of the state of Washington.
Whenever this chapter requires an applicant or certificate
				  holder to file an affidavit, it shall be in the same form as
				  above.
06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-157, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and (2),
					 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-157, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-158 - Requirements for providing contact information

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Educators holding certificates shall provide a current
				  mailing address to the superintendent of public instruction. Beginning
				  September, 2010, any change of address shall be communicated to the same office
				  within sixty days.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.410.210. 10-20-004, §
											181-79A-158, filed 9/22/10,
					 effective 10/23/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-200 - Course work on issues of abuse and emotional or behavioral distress in students

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(1) The course
				work on issues of abuse and emotional or behavioral distress in students under
				RCW
				   28A.410.035 will include content on the
				following:
(a)
Issues of abuse:
(i) Identification of physical abuse,
				emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and substance abuse;
(ii) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor, as
				defined in
				RCW
				   9.68A.100;
(iii) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as
				defined in
				RCW
				   9.68A.040;
(iv) Information on the impact of abuse on
				the behavior and learning abilities of students;
(v) Discussion of the responsibilities of a
				teacher to report abuse or provide assistance to students who are the victims
				of abuse; and
(vi) Methods for
				teaching students about abuse of all types and their prevention.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-206 - Academic and experience requirements for certification-Teachers

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Candidates for teachers' certificates shall complete the
				  following requirements.
(1)
Residency.
Candidates for the residency certificate shall hold a
				  baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university under WAC
				  181-79A-030.
(2)
Professional.
Candidates for a professional certificate must have
				  successfully completed one or more of the following:
(a) the external portfolio of evidence
				assessment adopted by the professional educator standards board.
(b) a teaching certificate issued by the
				National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-207

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. 09-20-088, §
											181-79A-207, filed 10/6/09,
					 effective 11/6/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-211 - Academic and experience requirements for certification-Administrators

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Candidates for the respective administrative certificate
				  shall complete the following requirements.
(1)
Superintendent.
(a) Initial.
(i) The candidate shall hold a master's
				degree or higher and have completed subsequent to the baccalaureate degree at
				least forty-five quarter credit hours (thirty semester credit hours) of
				graduate level course work in education.
(ii) The candidate shall hold or have held a
				valid teacher, educational staff associate, program administrator or principal
				certificate; excluding certificates issued under WAC
				181-79A-231,
				or comparable out-of-state certificates.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-213

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. 10-08-018, §
											181-79A-213, filed 3/29/10,
					 effective 4/29/10; 06-14-010, §
											181-79A-213, filed 6/22/06,
					 effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-213, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010. 04-04-011, § 180-79A-213,
					 filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010 and
					 28A.305.130(1) and
					 (2). 99-23-023, § 180-79A-213, filed
					 11/9/99, effective 12/10/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and (2),
					 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-213, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-221 - Academic and experience requirements for certification-School counselors and school psychologists

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Candidates for school counselor and school psychologist
				  certification shall complete the following requirements.
(1)
Degree.
It shall not be
				necessary for any candidate who holds a master's degree or higher to obtain the
				specified master's degree if the candidate provides satisfactory evidence to
				the superintendent of public instruction that he or she has completed all
				course work requirements relevant to the specified master's degree and has
				satisfactorily completed a comprehensive examination required in such master's
				degree program. This examination shall be an examination of an accredited
				institution of higher education or the National Counselor Examination (NCE) of
				the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) or, in the case of school
				psychologists, hold the Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP)
				credential from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). If any
				candidate has been awarded a master's degree without a comprehensive
				examination, the candidate, as a condition for certification, shall
				successfully complete the Praxis II exam in the appropriate role.
(2)
School counselor.
(a)
Residency.
(i) Hold a master's degree in
				counseling.
(ii) Completion of a
				state-approved school counselor program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-223 - Academic and experience requirements for certification-School nurse, school occupational therapist, school physical therapist, school speech-language pathologist or audiologist, school social worker, school behavior analyst, and school orientation and mobility specialist

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Candidates for school nurse, school occupational therapist,
				  school physical therapist and school speech-language pathologist or
				  audiologist, school social worker, school behavior analyst, and school
				  orientation and mobility specialist certification shall apply directly to the
				  professional certification office. Such candidates shall complete the following
				  requirements, in addition to those set forth in WAC
				  181-79A-150,
				  except for a state-approved educator preparation program.
(1)
Degree.
Candidates who hold
				a master's degree or higher are not required to obtain a role-specific master's
				degree if the candidate provides satisfactory evidence to the superintendent of
				public instruction that they have completed all course work requirements
				relevant to the role-specific master's degree.
(2)
Professional transitions to public
				schools.
Candidates for the initial certificate for the roles under this
				section must complete the professional transitions to public schools coursework
				under WAC
				181-79A-224.
(3)
Experience.
Candidates for
				the professional certificate for the roles under this section must complete two
				years full-time equivalency (FTE) in the role in Washington with a school
				district, state-approved private school, state tribal compact school, state
				authorized charter school, or state agency that provides educational services
				for students.
(4)
School
				nurse.
(a)
Initial.
(i) The candidate shall hold a valid
				department of health license as a registered nurse (RN) in Washington
				state.
(ii) The candidate shall
				hold a baccalaureate degree or higher in nursing from a program accredited by
				the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on
				Collegiate Nursing Education.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-224 - Professional transitions to public schools course work requirement

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(1) Professional
				transitions to public schools course work requirement. The candidate shall
				successfully complete a minimum of fifteen continuing education credit hours or
				one semester hour of course work approved by the professional educator
				standards board which will consist of the following outcomes. The candidates
				will:
(a) Demonstrate an understanding of
				school and special education laws and policies (national, state, and local) and
				their application to decision-making processes in the educational
				setting;
(b) Understand and
				demonstrate knowledge of working within the culture of the schools, creating an
				environment that fosters safety, health, and learning for the
				students;
(c) Demonstrate knowledge
				of appropriate resources in the school setting;
(d) Demonstrate knowledge of collaboration
				with team members which may include parents, teachers, administrators, and
				others to support learning outcomes for all students;
(e) Demonstrate knowledge of how to support
				the outcomes for all students through strategies such as scientifically based
				practices, collaborative teaming, and ethical decision making;
(f) Use professional standards to inform
				professional growth planning;
(g)
				Demonstrate an understanding of the use of human, community, and technological
				resources.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-226

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. 06-14-010, §
											181-79A-226, filed 6/22/06,
					 effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-226, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.401.010 [28A.410.010].
					 04-21-040, § 180-79A-226, filed 10/15/04, effective 11/15/04. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010. 04-04-011, § 180-79A-226,
					 filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010 and
					 28A.305.130(1) and
					 (2). 99-23-023, § 180-79A-226, filed
					 11/9/99, effective 12/10/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and (2),
					 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-226, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-227 - Science endorsement requirements

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(1) Per WAC
				181-82A-215, all teachers are
				required to hold at least one endorsement. Candidates pursuing a science
				endorsement in a state-approved program must earn and/or hold the science
				endorsement before September 1, 2019. After September 1, 2019, only certified
				teachers with designated science endorsements, which include biology,
				chemistry, earth and space science, or physics, can obtain the general science
				endorsement.
(2)Individuals
				certified in Washington state and holding a science endorsement prior to
				September 1, 2019, are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(3)Individuals applying for a Washington
				state teacher certificate that have completed an out-of-state teacher
				preparation program in general science may have two years in which to add one
				of the designated science endorsements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL/RESIDENCY AND CONTINUING/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-228 - Emergency teacher certificates

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Emergency teacher certificates, valid for one year, may be
				  issued by the superintendent of public instruction under the following
				  conditions:
(1) A teacher preparation
				program approved by the professional educator standards board has recommended
				the candidate as having met all requirements for program completion with the
				exception of one or more of the following:
(a)
				The performance assessment as described in WAC
				181-78A-232;
(b) The content knowledge assessment as
				described in chapter 181-78A WAC; and
(c) The basic skills assessment as described
				in WAC
				181-78A-232.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LIMITED, INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST AND INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATES › Section 181-79A-232 - Substitute certificate

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(1)
Substitute certificate.
(a)
Intent.
The intent of the substitute certificate is to provide a
				district, educational service district, or approved private school with hiring
				flexibility during the absence of an educator.
(b)
Roles.
(i) This certificate may be issued in the
				role of teacher, educational staff associate, or administrator.
(ii) Educational staff associates may only
				substitute in the specific role of their certificate.
(iii) The substitute certificate entitles the
				holder to act as substitute during the absence of the regularly certificated
				staff member for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days during the
				school year in any one assignment.
(iv) If a district, educational service
				district, or approved private school employs a teacher holding a substitute
				certificate in any one assignment for more than thirty working days, then the
				district, educational service district, or approved private school must within
				twenty working days develop a plan of professional learning for the individual
				that is appropriate to the assignment, designed to support their professional
				growth, and enhance instructional knowledge and skills to meet district needs
				and assist students in meeting the state learning goals.
(c)
Minimum requirements.
The
				substitute certificate may be issued to:
(i)
				Teachers, educational staff associates, or administrators who hold or have held
				a regular state of Washington educator certificate; or
(ii) Persons who have completed state
				approved educator preparation programs for their role, if it is a role for
				which state-approved programs are required, and a bachelor's degree or higher
				at an accredited college or university as required for the initial or residency
				certificate for their role in chapter 181-79A WAC; or
(iii) Persons applying as out-of-state
				applicants who qualify for certification pursuant to WAC
				181-79A-257;
				or
(iv) Persons who hold or have
				held a continuing career and technical education teacher certificate.
(d)
Request
				requirements.
The individual educator applies for the substitute
				certificate.
(e)
Validity.
The substitute certificate is valid for life.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-240 - Certificate renewal and reinstatement

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(1)
Certificate types and roles.
Certificate types under WAC 181-79A-142(1), for the certificate roles under WAC
				181-79A-140,
				are renewed or reinstated as described in this section unless otherwise
				provided for in Title 181 WAC.
(2)
Validity period.
Unless otherwise specified in Title 181 WAC,
				certificates have a five year validity period. Certificate expiration dates are
				calculated under WAC
				181-79A-117.
(3)
Renewal of valid
				certificates.
(a)
Continuing
				education requirement:
Certificates are renewed with one hundred
				continuing education credit hours as described under chapter 181-85 WAC. All
				other requirements for renewal of the specific certificate type and role must
				be met.
(b) Applications for
				certificate renewal may not be submitted more than five years prior to the
				current certificate expiration date.
(c) If the individual holds a certificate
				with a validity period of
five years or more
, the continuing
				education credit hours for certificate renewal must be completed after the
				issuance of the most recent certificate.
(d) If the individual holds a certificate
				with a validity period
less than five years
, continuing education
				credit hours for certificate renewal must be completed within five years prior
				to the certificate renewal application date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-244 - Certificate renewal requirements

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Certificate renewal requirements include the
				  following:
(1)
Equity-based
				school practices.
Applications for renewal dated July 1, 2023, and
				beyond, for the certificate types and roles as indicated in (a) and (b) of this
				subsection, must demonstrate completion of professional learning focused on
				equity based school practices aligned with the cultural competency, diversity,
				equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) standards under WAC 181-85-204.
(a) Completion of at least 15 continuing
				education credit hours of professional learning in equity-based school
				practices is required for renewal of residency, professional, initial, and
				continuing teacher and CTE teacher certificates.
(b) Completion of at least 10 continuing
				education credit hours of professional learning in equity-based school
				practices is required for renewal of residency, professional, initial, and
				continuing principal, program administrator, superintendent, and CTE director
				certificates.
(c) Individuals
				holding at least one valid, expiration dated administrator certificate under
				(b) of this subsection are only required to meet the equity-based school
				practices requirement for administrators when renewing or reinstating a teacher
				certificate under (a) of this subsection.
(d) Holders of a valid National Board
				Certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
				(NBPTS) meet the equity-based school practices requirement by maintaining a
				valid National Board Certificate.
(e) A professional growth plan with at least
				one goal aligned to the standards in this subsection meets the equity-based
				school practices requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-247 - Certificate renewal options

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(1)
Professional growth plans.
Individuals may use professional growth
				plans towards meeting the continuing education requirement for certificate
				renewal. Professional growth plans are defined in WAC
				181-85-033.
				For educators holding multiple certificates in chapter 181-77 or 181-79A WAC, a
				professional growth plan for teacher, administrator, educational staff
				associate, or paraeducator shall meet the continuing education requirement for
				all certificates held by an individual which is affected by this
				section.
(2)
National Board
				for Professional Teaching Standards Certification.
Each holder of a
				certificate affected by this chapter may present a copy of a valid certificate
				issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in lieu of the
				completion of the continuing education credit hours required by this chapter.
(a) A professional certificate renewed with a
				valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching
				Standards is valid for five years or until the expiration of the National Board
				Certificate, whichever is greater.
(b) A professional certificate cannot be
				renewed with the same National Board Certificate used to obtain that
				professional certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-250

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. 11-15-051, §
											181-79A-250, filed 7/15/11,
					 effective 8/15/11; 10-16-124, §
											181-79A-250, filed 8/3/10,
					 effective 9/3/10; 10-08-018, §
											181-79A-250, filed 3/29/10,
					 effective 4/29/10; 10-03-019, §
											181-79A-250, filed 1/8/10,
					 effective 2/8/10; 08-15-141, §
											181-79A-250, filed 7/22/08,
					 effective 8/22/08; 07-20-047, §
											181-79A-250, filed 9/26/07,
					 effective 10/27/07; 06-14-010, §
											181-79A-250, filed 6/22/06,
					 effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-250, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010. 05-23-043, § 180-79A-250,
					 filed 11/9/05, effective 12/10/05; 05-15-053, § 180-79A-250, filed
					 7/12/05, effective 8/12/05; 04-21-040, § 180-79A-250, filed 10/15/04,
					 effective 11/15/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130 and
					 28A.410.010. 02-18-037, §
					 180-79A-250, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010. 01-13-111, § 180-79A-250,
					 filed 6/20/01, effective 7/21/01; 01-09-004, § 180-79A-250, filed 4/5/01,
					 effective 5/6/01; 00-03-048, § 180-79A-250, filed 1/14/00, effective
					 2/14/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and (2),
					 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-250, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-251

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. WSR 13-11-072, §
											181-79A-251, filed 5/16/13,
					 effective 6/16/13; WSR 13-04-082, §
											181-79A-251, filed 2/5/13,
					 effective 3/8/13; WSR 12-18-005, §
											181-79A-251, filed 8/23/12,
					 effective 9/23/12; WSR 12-07-076, §
											181-79A-251, filed 3/20/12,
					 effective 4/20/12; WSR 10-16-124, §
											181-79A-251, filed 8/3/10,
					 effective 9/3/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-252 - First peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal traditions certificates - Renewal and continuing education requirements

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The following shall apply to first peoples' language,
				  culture, and oral tribal traditions certificates issued pursuant to this
				  chapter:
A first peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal
				  traditions certificate may be renewed for an additional five-year period on
				  application and verification that the individual has met tribal
				  renewal/continuing education requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.410.210. 08-03-100, §
											181-79A-252, filed 1/20/08,
					 effective 2/20/08; 07-12-006, §
											181-79A-252, filed 5/24/07,
					 effective 6/24/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › RENEWAL, REINSTATEMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 181-79A-253

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.210. 10-16-124, §
											181-79A-253, filed 8/3/10,
					 effective 9/3/10; 06-14-010, §
											181-79A-253, filed 6/22/06,
					 effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-253, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010 and
					 28A.305.130(1) and
					 (2). 99-23-023, § 180-79A-253, filed
					 11/9/99, effective 12/10/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and
					 (2), 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-253, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › CERTIFICATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS › Section 181-79A-255 - Certification of out-of-state trained educational personnel - Interstate educational personnel contracts

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The superintendent of public instruction is authorized to
				  enter into interstate educational personnel contracts with states party to the
				  interstate agreement on qualifications of educational personnel in accordance
				  with provisions of
				  RCW
				     28A.690.010 and
				  28A.690.020 which authorize on an
				  interstate basis Washington state certification of persons of other states
				  having preparation and qualifications comparable even though not identical to
				  Washington professional educator standards board standards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.410.210. 06-14-010, §
											181-79A-255, filed 6/22/06,
					 effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-255, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and
					 (2), 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-255, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › CERTIFICATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS › Section 181-79A-257 - Out-of-state candidates

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Candidates for certification from other states who meet the
				  general certificate requirements described in WAC
				  181-79A-150 (1) and
				  (2), and the specific requirements for the
				  certificate being sought in chapter 181-77 or 181-79A WAC including, but not
				  limited to, degree, continuing education credit hours, and
				  certification/licensure, shall be eligible for Washington certificates as
				  follows:
(1)
Residency or initial
				certificates.
The residency or initial certificate shall be issued by
				the superintendent of public instruction to any candidate who meets
				requirements for the certificate including testing requirements as described in
				RCW
				   28A.410.220, and chapters 181-01 and 181-02
				WAC, and who meets one of the following:
(a)
				Has completed a state approved preparation program in the professional field
				for which the certificate is to be issued and such additional professional
				fields as required by WAC
				181-79A-150(4).
				Such programs shall include a defined course of study and a supervised
				internship.
(b) If a candidate for
				teacher, administrator, or educational staff associate certification does not
				meet the qualifications described in (a) of this subsection, a residency or
				initial certificate shall be issued to a candidate who holds or has held a
				certificate in the role, comparable to a residency or initial certificate,
				issued by another state and has practiced at the P-12 level in the role outside
				the state of Washington for at least three years.
(c) Holds an appropriate degree from an
				accredited college or university and has practiced three years as an
				educational staff associate in that role in a state where such certificate was
				not required.
(d) Holds a valid
				Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential issued by the
				National Association of School Psychologists (NASP); and applies for a
				residency educational staff associated school psychologist
				certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-79A - Standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification › CERTIFICATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS › Section 181-79A-260 - Establishing equivalency for course work, degrees and programs completed in countries outside the United States

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Certification candidates who have completed degree and/or
				  approved professional preparation programs in a country other than the United
				  States may be required to provide one or more of the following:
(1) A transcript from an accredited United
				States college or university indicating that the college or university has
				accepted the degree as equivalent to its degree.
(2) A statement of degree equivalency for the
				appropriate degree from an international credentials' evaluation agency
				approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(3) A statement from an official of the
				college or university where the certification program was completed, indicating
				completion of the program and approval of the program by the agency governing
				certification in that country.
06-02-051, recodified as §
											181-79A-260, filed 12/29/05,
					 effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.410.010. 00-03-050, § 180-79A-260,
					 filed 1/14/00, effective 2/14/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    28A.305.130(1) and (2),
					 28A.410.010 and
					 28A.150.220(4).
					 99-01-174, § 180-79A-260, filed 12/23/98, effective
					 1/23/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-80 - Alternative routes to certification › Section 181-80-002 - Authority

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As provided for in
				RCW
				   28A.410.210,
				28A.660.020,
				and
				28A.660.035,
				the Washington professional educator standards board establishes policies and
				requirements for the preparation and certification of educators, including
				establishing policies for the approval of nontraditional preparation program
				providers, providing oversight and accountability related to the quality and
				effectiveness of these programs, and constructing rules that address the
				competitive grant process and program design. The professional educator
				standards board will accept proposals for educator preparation programs from
				community college and nonhigher education providers as described in
				RCW
				   28A.410.290. The professional educator
				standards board has the authority to implement the articulated pathway for
				teacher preparation and certification as described in
				RCW
				   28A.410.292.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board › Chapter 181-80 - Alternative routes to certification › Section 181-80-005 - Definitions

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The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this
				chapter:
(1)
Clinical
			 practice:
"Clinical practice" means a specific, prolonged field
			 experience where the candidate practices or serves in the role for which they
			 are being prepared. Clinical practice must take place in an education setting
			 and under the general supervision of a certificated practitioner, with three
			 years' experience in the role for which the candidate is seeking certification,
			 as defined in WAC
			 181-78A-010.
(2)
District staff member:
For
			 the purposes of chapter 181-80 WAC, these candidates may be classified district
			 staff members; or district staff members who hold initial, continuing, or
			 limited career technical education certificates; or district early learning
			 education staff.
(3)
Field
			 experience:
"Field experience" means learning experiences in school,
			 clinical, or laboratory settings. These learning experiences must be related to
			 specific program outcomes and designed to integrate educational theory,
			 knowledge, and skills in actual practice under the direction of a qualified
			 supervisor as defined in WAC
			 181-78A-010.
(4)
Internship:
"Internship"
			 means the period of clinical practice for candidates enrolled in approved
			 administrator, school counselor, and school psychologist preparation programs
			 as defined in WAC
			 181-78A-010.
(5)
Preresidency intensive
			 academy:
The preresidency intensive academy shall require candidates to,
			 prior to beginning residency, gain foundational knowledge in professional
			 educator standards board-approved program domain standards as described in
			 chapter 181-78A WAC; an introduction to the culture of schools, lesson
			 planning, and basic classroom management; and training in cultural
			 competency.
(6)
Residency:
A residency is a year-long field experience with a
			 minimum of five hundred forty hours of student teaching. Residency is
			 facilitated through partnership of preparation program and school district.
			 Mentoring is required for the duration of the residency.
(7)
Student teaching:
"Student
			 teaching" means the period of clinical practice for individuals enrolled in
			 teacher preparation programs as defined in WAC
			 181-78A-010.