PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: January 17, 2003.
Purpose: WAC 180-78A-505, (a) to allow an individual teaching in a state agency to be eligible for admission to a professional certificate program; (b) removes the requirement that an individual has to complete provisional status employment to be eligible for a professional certificate; and (c) requires a candidate for the professional certificate to complete provisional status employment prior to admission to a professional certificate program.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending X [WAC 180-78A-505].
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-24-044 on December 3, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
January 23, 2003
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-6054.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-18-037, filed 8/26/02,
effective 9/26/02)
WAC 180-78A-505
Overview -- Teacher professional
certificate program.
By September 1, 2001, all colleges and
universities offering a professional certificate program must
be in compliance with the new program standards. To obtain a
professional certificate, the residency teacher will need to
complete (([provisional status with a school district under
RCW 28A.405.220 or the equivalent with an approved private
school and will need to complete])) a state board of education
approved professional certificate program collaboratively
developed by a college/university and the professional
educational advisory board (PEAB). (([The candidate shall
complete provisional status, with a school district under RCW 28A.405.220 or the equivalent with an approved private school,
prior to admission to a professional certificate program,
excluding the preassessment seminar.])) The candidate shall
complete provisional status, with a school district under RCW 28A.405.220 or the equivalent with an approved private school
or state agency providing educational services for students,
prior to admission to a professional certificate program,
excluding the preassessment seminar.
The professional certificate requires successful
demonstration of three standards (effective teaching,
professional development, and leadership) and (([17] [18])) 17
criteria, pursuant to WAC 180-78A-540, related to these
standards. Wherever appropriate, the residency teacher will
need to provide evidence that his/her teaching has had a
positive impact on student learning as defined in WAC 180-78A-010(8).
The candidate and college or university shall develop an individual professional growth plan to be reviewed and agreed upon after input from and consultation and collaboration (WAC 180-78A-010(9)) with his/her professional growth team.
The individual professional growth plan will be based on an analysis of the student/learning context in that teacher's assignment and a preassessment of that teacher's ability to demonstrate the standards and criteria set forth in WAC 180-78A-540.
The individual professional growth plan shall include instruction and assistance components for each residency teacher. The instruction and assistance components will be designed to give the residency teacher the necessary knowledge and skills needed to demonstrate successfully the standards and criteria set forth in WAC 180-78A-540.
The final component of the program will be a culminating assessment seminar in which the residency teacher's ability to demonstrate the standards and criteria cited above will be evaluated. These assessments shall include multiple forms of data collected over time, including evidence of positive impact on student learning, where appropriate.
As part of the program development, the college/university and the PEAB shall establish criteria and procedures for determining when the residency teacher has successfully completed the program. When the program administrator has verified to the superintendent of public instruction that the candidate has completed the approved program, the state will issue the residency teacher a professional certificate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 and 28A.410.010. 02-18-037, § 180-78A-505, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 02-14-111, § 180-78A-505, filed 7/2/02, effective 8/2/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) and (2). 00-03-049, § 180-78A-505, 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, § 180-78A-505, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]