Title 28A — Title 28A COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS
76 chapters · 1,542 sections in this title.
RCW 28A.410.010 Certification—Duty of professional educator standards board—Rules—Record check—Lapsed certificates—Superintendent of public instruction as administrator.
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(1)(a) The Washington professional educator standards board shall establish, publish, and enforce rules determining eligibility for and certification of personnel employed in the common schools of this state, including certification for emergency or temporary, substitute or provi…
RCW 28A.410.015 Applicant for permit or certificate—Immigration and citizenship status.
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An individual who is not lawfully present in the United States is eligible for a permit or certificate as allowed under Title 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1621. The professional educator standards board and the superintendent of public instruction shall not deny an application for a permit or c…
RCW 28A.410.025 Qualifications—Certificate or permit required.
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No person shall be accounted as a qualified teacher within the meaning of the school law who is not the holder of a valid teacher's certificate or permit issued by lawful authority of this state.[ 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.67.010. Prior: 1909 c 97 p 306 s 1; RRS s 4844; prior: 1907 …
RCW 28A.410.032 Qualifications—Teachers of visually impaired—Rules.
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Teachers of visually impaired students shall be qualified according to rules adopted by the professional educator standards board.[ 2005 c 497 s 220; 1996 c 135 s 4.]Notes:Intent—Part headings not law—Effective date—2005 c 497: See notes following RCW 28A.305.011.Findings—1996 c …
RCW 28A.410.035 Qualifications—Coursework on issues of abuse; sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor; and emotional or behavioral distress in students, including possible substance abuse, violence, and youth suicide.
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(1) To receive initial certification as a teacher in this state after August 31, 1991, an applicant shall have successfully completed a course on issues of abuse. The content of the course shall discuss the identification of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and subs…
RCW 28A.410.040 Initial-level certificates.
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The Washington professional educator standards board shall adopt rules providing that, except as provided in this section, all individuals qualifying for an initial-level teaching certificate after August 31, 1992, shall possess a baccalaureate degree in the arts, sciences, and/o…
RCW 28A.410.043 School counselor certification.
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A school counselor is a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certification as defined by the professional educator standards board. The purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize, and deliver a comprehensive school guidance and counseling pr…
RCW 28A.410.044 School psychologists and social workers—Domains and roles.
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(1) A school psychologist is a professional educator who holds a valid school psychologist certification as defined by the professional educator standards board. Pursuant to the national association of school psychologists' model for comprehensive and integrated school psychologi…
RCW 28A.410.045 First peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal traditions teacher certification program—Established—Rules.
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(1) The Washington state first peoples' language, culture, and oral tribal traditions teacher certification program is established. The professional educator standards board shall adopt rules to implement the program in collaboration with the sovereign tribal governments whose tr…
RCW 28A.410.046 Elementary mathematics specialists.
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(1) For the purposes of this section, an elementary mathematics specialist is a certificated teacher who has demonstrated at least the following knowledge and skills:(a) Enhanced mathematics content knowledge and skills necessary to provide students in grades kindergarten through…
RCW 28A.410.050 Baccalaureate and master's degree equivalency requirements for vocational instructors—Rules.
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The Washington professional educator standards board shall develop and adopt rules establishing baccalaureate and master's degree equivalency standards for vocational instructors performing instructional duties and acquiring certification after August 31, 1992.[ 2005 c 497 s 205;…
RCW 28A.410.060 Fee for certification—Disposition.
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The fee for any certificate, or any renewal thereof, issued by the authority of the state of Washington, and authorizing the holder to teach or perform other professional duties in the public schools of the state shall be not less than one dollar or such reasonable fee therefor a…
RCW 28A.410.062 Initial educator certificates and paraeducator certificates—Application processing fee—Educator certification processing account.
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(1) The legislature finds that the current economic environment requires that the state, when appropriate, charge for some of the services provided directly to the users of those services. The office of the superintendent of public instruction is currently supported with state fu…
RCW 28A.410.070 Registration of certificates.
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(1) All certificates issued by the superintendent of public instruction shall be valid and entitle the holder thereof to employment in any school district of the state upon being registered by the school district if designated to do so by the school district, which fact shall be …
RCW 28A.410.080 School year—For certification or qualification purposes.
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The school year for all matters pertaining to teacher certification or for computing experience in teaching shall consist of not fewer than one hundred eighty school days.[ 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28A.01.025. Prior: 1909 c 97 p 262 s 3, part; RRS s 4687, part; prior: 1903 c 104 s 22, …
RCW 28A.410.085 Willful noncompliance with state law—Act of unprofessional conduct.
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(1) The Washington professional educator standards board must adopt rules that make a local school district superintendent's or chief administrator's willful noncompliance with state law an act of unprofessional conduct and provide that a superintendent or chief administrator, wh…
RCW 28A.410.090 Revocation or suspension of certificate or permit to teach—Reprimand—Criminal basis—Complaints—Investigation—Process.
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(1)(a) Any certificate or permit authorized under the provisions of this chapter, chapter 28A.405 RCW, or rules promulgated thereunder may be revoked or suspended by the authority authorized to grant the same based upon a criminal records report authorized by law, or upon the com…
RCW 28A.410.095 Violation or noncompliance—Investigatory powers of superintendent of public instruction—Requirements for investigation of alleged sexual misconduct towards a child—Court orders—Contempt—Written findings required.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction may initiate and conduct investigations as may be reasonably necessary to establish the existence of any alleged violations of or noncompliance with this chapter or any rules adopted under it. For the purpose of any investigation or pr…
RCW 28A.410.100 Revocation of authority to teach—Hearings.
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Any teacher whose certificate to teach has been questioned under RCW 28A.410.090 shall have a right to be heard by the issuing authority before his or her certificate is revoked.[ 2009 c 531 s 3; 2005 c 497 s 207; 1992 c 159 s 6; 1990 c 33 s 409; 1975 1st ex.s. c 275 s 138; 1971 …
RCW 28A.410.106 Certificate or permit suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
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Any certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW shall be suspended by the authority authorized to grant the certificate or permit if the department of social and health services certifies that the person is not in compliance with a support order or …
RCW 28A.410.108 Reporting disciplinary actions to national clearinghouse.
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For the purposes of reporting disciplinary actions taken against certificated staff to other states via a national database used by the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the following actions shall be reported: Suspension, surrender, revocation, denial, stayed s…
RCW 28A.410.110 Limitation on reinstatement after revocation—Reinstatement prohibited for certain felony crimes.
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In case any certificate or permit authorized under this chapter or chapter 28A.405 RCW is revoked, the holder shall not be eligible to receive another certificate or permit for a period of twelve months after the date of revocation. However, if the certificate or permit authorize…
RCW 28A.410.120 Professional certification not required of superintendents or deputy or assistant superintendents.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Washington professional educator standards board or superintendent of public instruction shall not require any professional certification or other qualifications of any person elected superintendent of a local school district…
RCW 28A.410.200 Washington professional educator standards board—Creation—Membership—Executive director.
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(1)(a) The Washington professional educator standards board is created, consisting of twelve members to be appointed by the governor to four-year terms and the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee. On August 1, 2009, the board shall be reduced to …
RCW 28A.410.210 Washington professional educator standards board—Purpose—Powers and duties.
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The purpose of the Washington professional educator standards board is to establish policies and requirements for the preparation and certification of educators that provide standards for competency in professional knowledge and practice in the areas of certification; a foundatio…
RCW 28A.410.212 Washington professional educator standards board—Duties.
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The professional educator standards board shall:(1) Develop and maintain a research base of educator preparation best practices;(2) Develop and coordinate initiatives for educator preparation in high-demand fields as well as outreach and recruitment initiatives for underrepresent…
RCW 28A.410.220 Washington professional educator standards board—Performance standards and professional-level certification assessment—Basic skills assessment—Assessment of subject knowledge—Administration of section—Rule-making authority.
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(1)(a) The Washington professional educator standards board shall make available a means of assessing an applicant's knowledge in the basic skills. For the purposes of this section, "basic skills" means the subjects of at least reading, writing, and mathematics. An applicant must…
RCW 28A.410.221 Washington professional educator standards board—Revision of STEM-related subject-area teacher endorsements.
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The professional educator standards board shall, in its regular review and revision of teacher certification standards as required by RCW 28A.410.210, revise standards for the elementary education endorsement and middle level and secondary mathematics and science teacher endorsem…
RCW 28A.410.2211 Washington professional educator standards board—Revision of assessments to meet revised STEM-related standards.
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(1) The professional educator standards board shall revise assessments for prospective teachers and teachers adding subject area endorsements required for teacher certification under RCW 28A.410.220 to measure the revised standards in RCW 28A.410.221.(2) The professional educator…
RCW 28A.410.2212 Washington professional educator standards board—Certificate renewal rules for teachers in STEM-related subjects.
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The professional educator standards board shall revise certificate renewal rules for teachers at the elementary and secondary levels in STEM-related subjects by September 1, 2014. The revised rules shall include the requirement that continuing education or professional growth pla…
RCW 28A.410.224 Washington professional educator standards board—Standards for computer science endorsement.
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The professional educator standards board shall, in its regular review and revision of teacher certification standards as required by RCW 28A.410.210, develop standards for a K-12 computer science endorsement. Standards related to computer science shall be adopted by January 15, …
RCW 28A.410.225 Washington professional educator standards board—Endorsement requirements—Teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students.
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The agency responsible for teacher certification shall develop certification endorsement requirements for teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students. The endorsement shall be focused on the specific skills and knowledge necessary to serve the education and communication needs …
RCW 28A.410.226 Washington professional educator standards board—Training program on youth suicide screening—Certificates for school nurses, social workers, psychologists, and counselors—Adoption of standards.
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(1) As provided under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, individuals certified by the professional educator standards board as a school nurse, school social worker, school psychologist, or school counselor must complete a training program on youth suicide screening and refe…
RCW 28A.410.230 Washington professional educator standards board—Review of proposed assessments before implementation.
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The Washington professional educator standards board shall report the proposed assessments to the legislative education committees for review and comment prior to implementing the assessments by contractual agreement with the selected vendor or vendors.[ 2000 c 39 s 202.]Notes:Fi…
RCW 28A.410.240 Washington professional educator standards board—Reports.
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(1) By December 1, 2003, and annually thereafter, the Washington professional educator standards board shall prepare a report that includes the following information:(a) The range of scores on the basic skills assessment under RCW 28A.410.220(1) for persons who passed the assessm…
RCW 28A.410.250 Washington professional educator standards board—Professional certification—Rules.
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The agency responsible for educator certification shall adopt rules for professional certification that:(1) Grant professional certification to any teacher who attains certification from the national board for professional teaching standards; [and](2) Identify an expedited profes…
RCW 28A.410.251 Washington professional educator standards board—Residency certificate renewal for certain experienced teachers and principals—Rules.
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By September 1, 2017, the Washington professional educator standards board shall adopt rules allowing teachers and principals with at least two years of experience, who hold or have held a residency certificate and have not achieved the professional certificate, to renew their re…
RCW 28A.410.252 Expedited professional certification for out-of-state teachers.
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The agency responsible for educator certification shall adopt rules for professional certification that identify an expedited professional certification process for out-of-state teachers who have five years or more of successful teaching experience, including a method to determin…
RCW 28A.410.260 Washington professional educator standards board—Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion standards of practice.
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(1) The Washington professional educator standards board shall:(a) Develop or update cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion standards of practice for preparation, continuing education, and other training of school district staff;(b) Collaborate with the Washington …
RCW 28A.410.265 Washington professional educator standards board—Certification—Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion standards of practice.
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(1) In establishing policies and requirements for the preparation and certification of educators under RCW 28A.410.210, the Washington professional educator standards board shall require that the programs of courses, requirements, and other activities leading to educator certific…
RCW 28A.410.270 Washington professional educator standards board—Performance standards—Certification levels—Teacher effectiveness evaluations—Requirements for professional certificate and residency teaching certificate—Demonstration of educator preparation programs' outcomes (as amended by 2021 c 197).
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(1)(a) The Washington professional educator standards board shall adopt a set of articulated teacher knowledge, skill, and performance standards for effective teaching that are evidence-based, measurable, meaningful, and documented in high quality research as being associated wit…
RCW 28A.410.271 Washington professional educator standards board—Performance standards for educational interpreters—Limited and full certificates—Deaf and deaf-blind certification.
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(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Educational interpreter" means a person, whether certificated or classified, providing sign language interpretation, transliteration, or both, and further expla…
RCW 28A.410.273 Washington professional educator standards board—Social-emotional learning.
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By January 1, 2020, in order to ensure that principals can recognize signs of emotional or behavioral distress in students and appropriately refer students for assistance and support, the Washington professional educator standards board shall incorporate into principal knowledge,…
RCW 28A.410.275 Washington professional educator standards board—Preparation program review.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6278.SL) ***The Washington professional educator standards board must periodically review approved preparation programs to assess whether and to what extent the programs are meeting knowledge, skill, and performance standards, and publish on its websit…
RCW 28A.410.277 Washington professional educator standards board—Continuing education requirements for administrator and teacher certificate renewals—Approved clock hour providers.
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(1) The Washington professional educator standards board must adopt rules for renewal of administrator certificates and teacher certificates that meet the continuing education requirements of this section.(2) To renew an administrator certificate on or after July 1, 2023, continu…
RCW 28A.410.278 Residency principal certificates—Principal preparation program requirements.
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(1) After August 31, 2013, candidates for a residency principal certificate must have demonstrated knowledge of teacher evaluation research and Washington's evaluation requirements and successfully completed opportunities to practice teacher evaluation skills.(2) At a minimum, pr…
RCW 28A.410.283 Uniform, statewide performance assessment of teaching effectiveness—Prohibited as requirement.
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The Washington professional educator standards board may not adopt rules requiring that candidates for residency teacher certification take or pass a uniform, statewide performance assessment of teaching effectiveness.[ 2021 c 198 s 3.]Notes:Finding—Intent—2021 c 198: "(1) The le…
RCW 28A.410.285 Teacher preparation programs.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 1295-S.SL) ***Each Washington professional educator standards board-approved teacher preparation program, including an alternative route teacher certification program, must develop a plan regarding field placement of student teachers in accordance with…
RCW 28A.410.286 Teacher residency model—Definitions.
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(1) A teacher residency is a teacher preparation model that integrates a full year of collaborative hands-on classroom teaching with an experienced preservice mentor with concurrent, targeted academic coursework, designed to develop effective, community-focused teachers. This col…
RCW 28A.410.288 Teacher apprenticeship model.
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(1) A teacher apprenticeship model is a teacher preparation program approved by both the Washington state apprenticeship and training council under chapter 49.04 RCW and the Washington professional educator standards board under RCW 28A.410.210. In addition to meeting other requi…