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-231 - Limited certificates

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All applicants for limited certificates must meet the age,
				  good moral character, and personal fitness requirements of WAC
				  181-79A-150(1)
				  and (2).
Nothing within chapter 181-79A WAC authorizes practice by an
				  educational staff associate which is otherwise prohibited or restricted by any
				  other law, including licensure statutes and rules and regulations adopted by
				  the appropriate licensure board or agency.
(1)
Conditional certificate.
(a)
Intent.
The intent of the
				conditional certificate is to assist school districts, approved private
				schools, and educational service districts in meeting the state's educational
				goals by giving them flexibility in hiring decisions based on shortages or the
				opportunity to secure the services of unusually talented individuals.
(b)
Roles.
(i) Teacher roles. The conditional
				certificate may be issued to teachers in all endorsement areas. Specific
				minimum requirements defined in this section apply to the following:
(A) Special education teachers;
(B) Nonimmigrant exchange teachers;
(C) Traffic safety education
				teachers.
(ii)
				Educational staff associate roles. The conditional certificate may be issued in
				the following education staff associate roles:
(A) School counselor;
(B) School nurse;
(C) School psychologist;
(D) School social worker;
(E) School speech language pathologist or
				audiologist;
(F) School behavior
				analyst;
(G) School orientation and
				mobility specialist.
(iii) Administrator role. The conditional
				certificate may be issued in the following administrator role:
				Principal.
(c)
Request requirements.
(i) When
				requesting the conditional certificate, the district, the educational service
				district, or the approved private school will verify that one or more of the
				following criteria have been met:
(A) The
				individual has extensive experience, unusual distinction, or exceptional talent
				in the subject matter to be taught or in the certificate role; or
(B) No person with regular certification in
				the area is available; or
(C) The
				individual holds a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or
				university; or
(D) The individual
				is enrolled in an educator preparation program specific to the certificate role
				for which they are applying; or
(E)
				The individual will serve as a nonimmigrant exchange teacher and meets the
				specific minimum requirements defined in this section; or
(F) The individual will serve as a traffic
				safety education teacher and meets the specific minimum requirements defined in
				this section; or
(G) Circumstances
				warrant.
(ii) When
				requesting the conditional certificate, the district, the educational service
				district, or the approved private school will verify that all of the following
				criteria have been met:
(A) The district,
				educational service district, or approved private school has determined that
				the individual is competent for the assignment; and
(B) After specific inclusion on the agenda
				and a formal vote, the school board or educational service district board has
				authorized the conditional certificate; and
(C) The individual is being certificated for
				a specific assignment and responsibility in a specified activity/field;
				and
(D) The individual will be
				delegated primary responsibility for planning, conducting, and evaluating
				instructional activities; and
(E)
				The individual will not be serving in a paraeducator role; and
(F) The individual will be oriented and
				prepared for the assignment. In addition, prior to service, the individual will
				be apprised of any legal liability, the responsibilities of a professional
				educator, the lines of authority, and the duration of the assignment;
				and
(G) The individual will be
				assigned a mentor within 20 working days from the commencement of the
				assignment; and
(H) A written plan
				of support will be developed within 20 working days from the commencement of
				the assignment.
(d)
Minimum requirements.
(i) Individuals must complete 50 continuing
				education credit hours after the issuance of the certificate, and prior to the
				reissuance of the certificate. Holders of conditional certificates in the role
				of nonimmigrant exchange teacher are not required to complete 50 continuing
				education credit hours.
(ii)
				Special education teacher. The applicant for a conditional teaching certificate
				in special education shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
				accredited college or university.
The issuance of a conditional certificate to a special
				  education teacher is contingent upon the individual being enrolled in a
				  state-approved teacher preparation program resulting in a teacher certificate
				  endorsed in special education.
An individual with full certification and endorsed in special
				  education shall be assigned as a mentor to the special education teacher
				  serving on a conditional certificate for the duration of the conditional
				  certificate.
(iii) Traffic
				safety education teacher. The applicant qualifies to instruct in the traffic
				safety program under WAC
				392-153-021.
				Written plans of support and mentors are not required for holders of
				conditional certificates in the role of traffic safety education
				teacher.
(iv) Nonimmigrant
				exchange. A conditional certificate in the role of teacher may be issued to an
				individual admitted to the United States for the purpose of serving as an
				exchange teacher.
The individual must be eligible to serve as a teacher in the
				  elementary or secondary schools in their country of nationality or last
				  residence.
(v) School
				counselor. The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
				accredited college or university, and be enrolled in a state-approved
				preparation program for the role, in accordance with Washington requirements
				for certification.
(vi) School
				nurse. The applicant possesses a state of Washington license for a registered
				nurse. Applicants who meet the requirements for the initial school nurse
				certificate will not be issued a conditional school nurse
				certificate.
(vii) School
				psychologist. The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
				accredited college or university, and be enrolled in a state-approved
				preparation program for school psychologists, in accordance with Washington
				requirements for certification.
In addition, the candidate shall have completed all course
				  work for the required master's degree, and shall be participating in the
				  required internship.
(viii)
				School social worker. The applicant must hold a bachelor's degree or higher
				from an accredited college or university. The applicant must be enrolled in a
				master's degree program in social work or social welfare.
(ix) School speech language pathologist or
				audiologist. The applicant has completed a bachelor's degree or higher from an
				accredited college or university.
(x) School behavior analyst. Applicants must
				meet one or more of the following:
(A) Hold a
				valid Washington state department of health license as an assistant behavior
				analyst. The district, educational service district, or approved private school
				must provide a supervisor who meets the department of health requirements for a
				supervisor of assistant behavior analysts; or
(B) Hold a valid board certified assistant
				behavior analyst (BCABA) certificate from the behavior analyst certification
				board (BACB). The district, educational service district, or approved private
				school must provide a supervisor who meets the behavior analyst certification
				board (BACB) requirements for a supervisor of board certified assistant
				behavior analyst (BCABA); or
(C)
				Hold a bachelor's degree, and, must be enrolled in or have completed the course
				work requirements for the board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) certificate
				from the behavior analyst certification board (BACB), as verified by the
				institution providing the behavior analysis course work.
(xi) School orientation and mobility
				specialist.
(A) Applicants must have completed
				all requirements for an approved national certificate with the exception of the
				internship and the assessment, as verified by the institution providing the
				course-work for the national certificate. The approved national certificates
				are the certified orientation and mobility specialist (COMS) certificate from
				the academy for certification of vision rehabilitation and education
				professionals (ACVREP), and the national orientation and mobility certification
				(NOMC) from the national blindness professional certification board
				(NBPCB).
(B) The school employer
				must ensure the candidate has access to a mentor who meets the requirements for
				an intern supervisor set by the academy for certification of vision
				rehabilitation and education professionals (ACVREP) or the national blindness
				professional certification board (NBPCB).
(xii) Principal. The applicant holds a
				bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
The candidate for conditional certification as a principal
				  shall be enrolled in a program resulting in the issuance of a residency
				  principal certificate, in accordance with Washington requirements for
				  certification.
(e)
Validity.
The conditional certificate is valid for two years or
				less, and is only valid for the activity or role specified on the certificate.
The reissuance of the special education conditional
				  certificate will have a validity period of three years or
				  less.
(f)
Reissuance.
(i) The conditional
				certificate may be reissued upon request by the employing local school
				district, approved private school, or educational service district, provided
				all conditions for the first issuance of the certificate are met.
(ii) The requesting school district, approved
				private school, or educational service district will verify that the 50
				continuing education credit hours earned as a requirement for reissuance of the
				certificate are designed to support the individual's professional growth, and
				enhance the individual's knowledge or skills to better assist students in
				meeting state learning goals.
(iii)
				Nonimmigrant exchange. The conditional certificate in the role of teacher may
				be reissued while the individual is being sponsored by a school district in an
				exchange and visiting teacher program.
(iv) Special education teacher. Conditional
				certificates in special education may only be reissued once. The reissuance of
				the special education conditional certificate will have a validity period of
				three years or less. The special education conditional certificate may only be
				reissued upon verification by the preparation program provider that the
				individual is completing satisfactory progress in a state-approved teacher
				certificate program leading to a special education endorsement.
(v) School speech language pathologist or
				audiologist. Conditional certificates as a school speech language pathologist
				or audiologist may be reissued twice.
The conditional certification as a school speech language
				  pathologist or audiologist may be reissued if the candidate is enrolled in a
				  master's degree program resulting in issuance of an initial ESA certificate in
				  accordance with Washington requirements for certification.
The school speech language pathologist or audiologist
				  conditional certificate may be reissued a second time upon verification by the
				  degree provider that the individual is completing satisfactory progress in a
				  master's degree program resulting in issuance of an initial school speech
				  language pathologist or audiologist certificate in accordance with Washington
				  requirements for certification.
(vi) Conditional certificates as a school
				behavior analyst may be reissued twice.
(vii) Conditional certificates as a school
				orientation and mobility specialist may be reissued once.