Washington Administrative Code

(1) Individuals with initial, residency, endorsed continuing, professional, transitional, or emergency teacher certificates who are employed with a school district may be assigned to classes other than in their areas of endorsement. If teachers are so assigned, the following shal…

No person shall be assigned within the basic program of education to serve as principal or assistant principal unless such person holds a certificate or permit under WAC 181-79A-140 (4)(a).[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. WSR 22-07-055, § 181-82-120, filed 3/15/22, effe…

No person shall be assigned within the basic program of education to serve in a specific educational staff associate role, as identified in WAC 181-79A-140, unless such person holds a certificate or permit endorsed for such specific role.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. WSR…

(1) Educational interpreters for the deaf are required to meet the performance standards adopted and published by the professional educator standards board.(2) Educational interpreters for the deaf who have not met the performance standards under subsection (1) of this section ma…

(1) No certificated school district employee shall be assigned to provide instruction of Braille to students who has not demonstrated competency with the standards for Unified English Braille code by:(a) Successful completion of the National Certification in Unified English Brail…

On a case-by-case basis, the professional educator standards board may waive the provisions of WAC 181-82-105 through 181-82-130 upon written application by a school district board of directors. The application shall detail the rationale for the waiver request. The waiver may be …

The purposes of the endorsement requirements in chapter 181-82 WAC are:(1) To align requirements for endorsements with the state's learning goals and essential academic learning requirements;(2) To maintain rigorous standards for obtaining endorsements; and(3) To provide school d…

In order to implement the state's reform legislation, schools are reorganizing by developmental levels, by benchmarks, by student performance, etc. Therefore, the designation of mandatory grade levels on certificates for assignment purposes, no longer appears appropriate. The pro…

(1) The purposes of this chapter are to:(a) Establish policies and conditions for obtaining performance-based endorsements on teaching certificates.(b) Establish policies for college/university approval to offer performance-based endorsement programs.(2) The authority for this ch…

(1) To align requirements for endorsements with the state's learning goals and essential academic learning requirements;(2) To align requirements for endorsements with the specialty organization standards where appropriate;(3) To maintain rigorous standards for obtaining endorsem…

Teacher certificates shall be endorsed as follows:(1) All levels:(a) Bilingual education.(b) Computer science.(c) Deaf education.(d) Deaf education with American sign language (ASL) proficiency.(e) Designated arts: Dance.(f) Designated arts: Theatre arts.(g) Designated arts: Musi…

(1) Completing an endorsement with a residency certificate. Candidates completing endorsements required to obtain a residency certificate shall complete teacher preparation programs approved by the professional educator standards board under chapter 181-78A WAC, which include met…

(1) The professional educator standards board shall approve, reapprove, and review endorsement programs at professional educator standards board-approved residency certificate teacher programs. Only institutions with professional educator standards board-approved residency certif…

(1) The following specialty endorsements may only be added to an existing endorsed teacher certificate:(a) Environmental and sustainability education.(b) Teacher of the visually impaired. Upon adoption of a content knowledge assessment by the professional educator standards board…

Organizations seeking approval to offer a specialty endorsement follow a one-phase proposal process.(1) Organizational eligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply to offer a specialty endorsement:(a) Professional educator standards board approved educator prepa…

Teachers shall be required to obtain a minimum of one endorsement.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. WSR 14-24-059, § 181-82A-215, filed 11/25/14, effective 12/26/14; WSR 07-19-057, § 181-82A-215, filed 9/14/07, effective 10/15/07; WSR 06-14-010, § 181-82A-215, filed 6/22/06,…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.415.020 and 28A.415.025 which authorize the professional educator standards board to define the term "internship" and establish rules for awarding clock hours for the purpose of placement on the statewide salary allocation schedule for pa…

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Intern" means a certified instructional staff employee of a school district as defined at RCW 28A.150.100.(2) "Internship" or "approved internship" means the actual paid or unpaid work experience performed by an …

An approved internship with a business, industry, or government agency shall meet the following requirements:(1) A written plan for the internship experience shall be developed and approved jointly by the intern, a representative on behalf of the school district where the intern …

(1) Upon completion of the internship, the intern shall submit to the school district a report that includes the following information:(a) Completion of the requirements under WAC 181-83-030;(b) Summary evaluation by the intern of the internship experience;(c) Summary evaluation …

The employment status, if any, of an intern during the internship shall be determined jointly by the intern, school district, and internship provider. Remuneration, and/or benefits, and/or the provision of other employer responsibilities related to the internship shall be establi…

(1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.415.020 and 28A.415.025, for each forty clock hours of participation in an approved internship with a business, industry, or government agency, the intern shall receive the equivalent of one credit college quarter course on the salary allocation schedule d…

Approved internship clock hours eligible for application to the salary allocation schedule developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee or its successor agency shall be those hours acquired after December 31, 1995.[WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 18…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.410.010 which authorizes the professional educator standards board to establish, publish, and enforce rules and regulations determining eligibility for and certification of personnel employed in the common schools of this state. (Note: RC…

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth policies and procedures for a program of continuing education as a condition to the validity of certain professional certificates issued by the superintendent of public instruction under rules and regulations of the professional educato…

The public policy goal of this chapter is to promote, recognize, and require the continuing professional and educational development of educators who are certified to practice their professions in the elementary and secondary schools of this state.[WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § …

As used in this chapter, the term "continuing education" shall mean:(1) All college and/or university credit, normally 100 level or higher, or continuing education credit awarded by an accredited institution of higher education, under WAC 181-79A-030.(2) All continuing education …

As used in this chapter, the term "continuing education credit hour" shall mean:(1) For each college or university semester hour credit, fifteen hours of continuing education credit hours shall be granted.(2) For each college or university quarter hour credit, ten hours of contin…

For each forty clock hours of participation in an approved internship with a business, industry, or government agency under chapter 181-83 WAC, ten continuing education credit hours shall be granted.[Statutory Authority: Chapters 28A.410 and 28A.413 RCW. WSR 19-15-143, § 181-85-0…

(1) Eligibility period. Individuals are eligible for the continuing education credit hours described in this section for up to seven years following the completion date of the indicated activity.(2) Professional growth team.(a) A professional growth team for the purpose of certif…

As used in this chapter, the term "approved in-service education agency" shall mean an agency approved by the professional educator standards board to provide in-service education programs and to grant continuing education credit hours to all or a selective group of educators. Su…

Educators may use credits, clock hours, or continuing education units that satisfy continuing education requirements for state professional licensure from the Washington state department of health towards fulfilling professional educator standards board continuing education credi…

Holders of certificates affected by this chapter shall retain the necessary in-service records from the approved in-service provider for the purpose of any audit by the superintendent of public instruction or professional educator standards board. Such holders shall be notified o…

Upon issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a certificate, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the holder of the expiration date and the continuing education requirements of this chapter and chapter 181-79A WAC, and the holder's responsibility to keep accurate r…

Each certificate holder, affected by the continuing education requirements of this chapter, is responsible for filing with the superintendent of public instruction, before the expiration date, an application form supplied by the superintendent of public instruction, which indicat…

Each certificate holder filing a report with the superintendent of public instruction shall be responsible for retaining records which document compliance with the continuing education requirements. Such documents in original or electronic format shall include:(1) In-service regi…

Documents indicating compliance with the continuing education requirement must be retained by the certificate holder for one year after the expiration date or until such documentation is audited by the superintendent of public instruction, whichever is earlier.[Statutory Authorit…

Continuing education compliance forms filed with the superintendent of public instruction shall be audited by the superintendent of public instruction on a selective basis, which may include responses to complaints or other evidence of possible noncompliance, with the number of a…

All in-service education programs provided by approved in-service education agencies shall meet the following program standards if continuing education credit hours are to be offered:(1) The objectives of the in-service program—i.e., intended outcomes—shall be written for each in…

The content and objectives of in-service continuing education credit hours must relate to one or more of the following:(1) Professional role standards under WAC 181-85-203;(2) Paraeducator standards of practice under chapter 179-07 WAC;(3) Cultural competency, diversity, equity, …

Professional educator role standards are the most recently published versions of the standards as follows:(1) Teachers.(a) Teachers: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Standards, including the 5 Core Propositions;(b) CTE teachers: Standards under WAC 181-7…

The cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) standards under RCW 28A.410.260 are as adopted and published by the professional educator standards board.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. WSR 22-08-101, § 181-85-204, filed 4/5/22, effective 5/6/22.]

Each approved in-service education agency shall provide the following record service:(1) Documentation that the in-service education program, including the program agenda as described in WAC 181-85-200(2), received approval by the board or committee under WAC 181-85-045(2) prior …

Annual assurances shall be completed as follows:(1) School districts shall be requested, when submitting the annual basic education compliance report, to provide an assurance that any in-service education program to be provided by such district and for which continuing education …

On an annual basis a list shall be submitted to the professional educator standards board which shall include new applicants for approval as an approved in-service education agency, agencies which were previously approved by the professional educator standards board which did not…

All approved in-service education agencies shall be audited on a selective basis, which may include responses to complaints or other evidence of possible noncompliance, with the number of actual audits per year left to the discretion of the professional educator standards board.[…

(1) If an audit finds that an approved in-service education agency is not in substantial compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the superintendent of public instruction and/or the professional educator standards board shall document violations of the regulations—i.e., wr…

(1) Continuing education provider status may be temporarily or permanently revoked for providers that meet any of the following criteria:(a) Providers that receive a substantial number of complaints filed against the provider, as determined by the board;(b) Providers found to not…

Any finding of noncompliance under WAC 181-85-220 may be appealed to the professional educator standards board for review. The filing of a notice of appeal shall cause a stay of any order until the professional educator standards board makes an independent determination on the is…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.410.090 which authorizes the professional educator standards board to establish, publish, and enforce rules determining eligibility for certification of personnel employed in the common schools of this state. (Note: RCW 28…