PERMANENT RULES
Purpose: To establish the dates by which the professional certificate administrator preparation programs must be in compliance with the new guidelines.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-78A-507.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-15-115 on July 20, 2004.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 27, 2004.
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-7002.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-04-010, filed 1/23/04,
effective 2/23/04)
WAC 180-78A-507
Overview -- Principal/program
administrator, school psychologist, school counselor, and
school social worker professional certificate programs.
By
September 1, ((2004)) 2006, all colleges and universities
offering a professional certificate program for
principals/program administrators must be in compliance with
the new program standards. By September 1, 2007, all colleges
and universities offering a professional certificate program
for school psychologists, school counselors, and school social
workers must be in compliance with the new standards for the
professional certificate. To obtain a professional
certificate, the residency principal will need to complete a
state board of education approved professional certificate
program, have satisfactory district evaluations for an
administrator role, and document three contracted school years
of employment as a principal or assistant principal; the
residency program administrator will need to complete a state
board of education approved professional certificate program
and have satisfactory district evaluations for an
administrator role.
The professional certificate requires successful demonstration of six standards at the professional certification benchmark levels, or above, and the candidate will need to provide evidence that he/she has had a positive impact on student learning.
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 with his/her professional growth team. The individual growth plan shall address the six knowledge and skills standards, focus on activities that enhance student learning, and be informed by the performance evaluation process, and an analysis of the administrative context and assignment.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 04-04-010, § 180-78A-507, filed 1/23/04, effective 2/23/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 and 28A.410.010. 02-18-037, § 180-78A-507, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02.]