Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Revises WAC 181-78A-205, 181-78A-207, 181-78A-209, and 181-78A-250. Revises Standard I for college/university educator preparation program per directions of the professional educator standards board.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-78A-205, 181-78A-207, 181-78A-209, and 181-78A-250.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-17-112 on August 18, 2009.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Number of required meetings remained four per year in original proposal, reduced as result of public hearing to three per year.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting David Brenna, 600 Washington Street South, Room 252, Olympia, WA 98504-7236, phone (360) 725-6238, fax (360) 586-4548, e-mail david.brenna@k12.wa.us.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 23, 2009.

David Brenna

Legislative and

Policy Coordinator

OTS-2636.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-14-010, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06)

WAC 181-78A-205   Required professional education advisory board.   Colleges and universities seeking approval by the professional educator standards board as an approved preparation program, and in order to maintain such approval status, shall establish a professional education advisory board (PEAB) in accordance with the following:

     (1) The program areas for which a college or university may seek approval and maintain an approved preparation program are:

     (a) Teacher.

     (b) Administrator.

     (c) Educational staff associate (ESA), school counselor.

     (d) Educational staff associate, school psychologist.

     (e) Educational staff associate, school social worker.

     (2) A college or university may combine educational staff associate professional education advisory boards as long as one-half or more of the voting members are appointed by the associations representing the ESA roles involved and are divided equally among those roles.

     (3) A college or university may have separate administrator professional education advisory boards for each administrator role as long as one-half or more of the voting members are appointed by the association representing the administrator role involved: Provided, That each administrator PEAB shall include at least one member appointed by the association of Washington school principals (AWSP) ((and)), one appointed by the Washington association of school administrators (WASA), and one appointed by the Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS).

     (4) The failure of a designated organization, as specified in WAC 181-78A-209, to make appointments to the designated board, or to make such appointments in a timely manner, shall not cause the preparation program to lose its approval status.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 06-14-010, § 181-78A-205, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-78A-205, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-78A-205, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]

     (2))) Professional education advisory boards may authorize the appointment of additional representatives from other school districts or other public and private agencies as long as one-half or more of the members of the professional education advisory board consist of representatives who meet the qualifications ((of subsection (1))) of this ((section)) subsection and who are from the role for which the professional education advisory board has responsibility.

     (((3))) (2) If any professional education advisory board receives a written request from other school districts or other public or private agencies for representation on such professional education advisory board, the current members of such professional education advisory board shall vote on such request at the next regular meeting of such board: Provided, That a college or university may elect to add private school representatives to a professional education advisory board without adding to the representation from the role for which the professional education advisory board has responsibility if the professional education advisory board authorizes such action by a majority vote.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 07-04-004, § 181-78A-207, filed 1/24/07, effective 2/24/07. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-78A-207, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-78A-207, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]

     (1) TEACHER.

     (a) One-half or more of the voting members shall be classroom teachers. All, but one, will be appointed by the president of the Washington Education Association. ((One of these)) The remaining teacher((s)) shall be employed in a state-approved private school and appointed by the Washington Federation of Independent Schools.

     (b) At least one principal appointed by the president of the Association of Washington School Principals.

     (c) At least one school administrator appointed by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

     (d) At least one educational staff associate (school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, school occupational therapist, school physical therapist, or school speech language pathologist or audiologist) appointed by the president of the individual's professional association.

     (e) At least one college or university representative who may serve in a voting or nonvoting role.

     (((e))) (f) At colleges or universities where career and technical education programs are offered, one career and technical education director or career and technical education teacher, with expertise in one of the approved career and technical education programs at the college or university, appointed by the Washington Association of Vocational Administrators in cooperation with the college or university.

     (2) ADMINISTRATOR.

     (a) One-half or more of the voting members shall be administrators. One-half of these administrators (((at least one-fourth of the total voting membership))) shall be appointed by the president of the Washington Association of School Administrators. ((All but one of)) The remaining administrators shall be appointed by the president of the Association of Washington School Principals((. The remaining administrator)) except one who shall be employed in an approved private school and appointed by the Washington Federation of Independent Schools.

     (b) At least one or more classroom teachers appointed by the president of the Washington Education Association.

     (c) At least one educational staff associate (school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, school occupational therapist, school physical therapist, or school speech language pathologist or audiologist) appointed by the president of the individual's professional association.

     (d) At least one college or university representative who may serve in a voting or nonvoting role.

     (3) SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

     (a) At least one-half of the voting members shall be school counselors appointed by the president of the Washington School Counselors Association.

     (b) At least one teacher appointed by the president of the Washington Education Association.

     (c) At least one principal appointed by the Association of Washington School Principals.

     (d) At least one administrator appointed by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

     (e) At least one college or university representative who may serve in a voting or nonvoting role.

     (4) SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.

     (a) At least one-half of the voting members shall be school psychologists appointed by the president of the Washington State Association of School Psychologists.

     (b) At least one teacher appointed by the president of the Washington Education Association.

     (c) At least one principal appointed by the Association of Washington School Principals.

     (d) At least one administrator appointed by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

     (e) At least one college or university representative who may serve in a voting or nonvoting role.

     (5) SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER.

     (a) At least one-half of the voting members shall be school social workers appointed by the president of the Washington Association of School Social Workers.

     (b) At least one teacher appointed by the president of the Washington Education Association.

     (c) At least one principal appointed by the Association of Washington School Principals.

     (d) At least one administrator appointed by the Washington Association of School Administrators.

     (e) At least one college or university representative who may serve in a voting or nonvoting role.

     (6) MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS. Applicable to all professional association appointments, if the professional association does not respond to the university's request for an appointment of a representative within sixty days of the receipt of the request, a university may appoint the representative of its choice in the role for which an appointment is being sought. If the university makes an appointment, it must notify the appropriate professional association within one week that the appointment has been made. If an association is unable to appoint a representative due to the geographic restriction of possible candidates, the PEAB will appoint an alternate to represent that association with their consent.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 07-04-004, § 181-78A-209, filed 1/24/07, effective 2/24/07. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-78A-209, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). 02-04-018, § 180-78A-209, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2). 01-03-151, § 180-78A-209, filed 1/24/01, effective 2/24/01; 00-09-046, § 180-78A-209, filed 4/14/00, effective 5/15/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-78A-209, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]

     (1) The college or university professional education advisory board has been established in accordance with WAC 181-78A-209.

     (2) The educational service district professional education advisory board for a teacher professional certification program has been established in accordance with WAC 181-78A-520.

     (3) The professional education advisory board has adopted operating procedures and has met at least ((four)) three times a year.

     (4) The professional education advisory board has reviewed all program approval standards at least once every five years.

     (5) The professional education advisory board annually has reviewed and analyzed data for the purposes of determining whether candidates have a positive impact on student learning and providing the institution with recommendations for programmatic change. This data may include, but not be limited to: Student surveys, follow-up studies, employment placement records, student performance portfolios, course evaluations, and summaries of performance on the pedagogy assessment for teacher candidates.

     (6) The professional education advisory board has made recommendations when appropriate for program changes to the institution which must in turn consider and respond to the recommendations in writing in a timely fashion.

     (7) The professional education advisory board annually has seen, reviewed and approved an executive summary of the activities of the professional education advisory board. The college, university or educational service district has submitted the approved executive summary to the professional educator standards board.

     (8) The professional education advisory board for administrator preparation programs participated in the candidate selection process for principal preparation programs.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 07-04-004, § 181-78A-250, filed 1/24/07, effective 2/24/07; 06-14-010, § 181-78A-250, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-78A-250, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 03-19-020, § 180-78A-250, filed 9/5/03, effective 10/6/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 and 28A.410.010. 02-18-037, § 180-78A-250, filed 8/26/02, effective 9/26/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). 01-13-106, § 180-78A-250, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/21/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-78A-250, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]

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