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

     Purpose: Amends WAC 181-85-033 to provide clock hours for educators scoring the ProTeach portfolio.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending x [WAC 181-85-033].

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 12-08-053 on April 3, 2012.

     A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting David Brenna, 600 Washington Street South, Room 400, 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     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: July 30, 2012.

David Brenna

Senior Policy Analyst

OTS-4684.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 12-04-031, filed 1/26/12, effective 2/26/12)

WAC 181-85-033   Continuing education credit hour -- Definition -- Professional growth team consultation and collaboration -- School accreditation site visit team participation -- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards assessment -- Supervisors -- First peoples' language, culture and oral tribal traditions.   (1) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, for consultation and collaboration as a member of an approved professional growth team, as defined by WAC 181-78A-010 and ((181-78A-505)) 181-79A-030, members of a professional growth team, excluding the candidate, shall receive the equivalent of ((ten)) three continuing education credit hours. The team member may not receive more than the equivalent of ((twenty)) six continuing education credit hours, as defined by this section, during a calendar year period.

     (2) A person holding a valid educational certificate pursuant to RCW 28A.410.010 shall receive the equivalent of ten continuing education credit hours for serving on a school accreditation site visit team. The person may not receive more than the equivalent of twenty continuing education credit hours during a calendar year period.

     (3)(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, individuals officially designated as a supervisor by a college/university, school district, educational service district, an approved private school, a state agency providing educational services to students or the superintendent of public instruction, a person holding a valid educational certificate pursuant to RCW 28A.410.010 shall receive the equivalent of ten continuing education credit hours for service as a supervisor. The person may not receive more than the equivalent of twenty continuing education credit hours during a calendar year period.

     (b) The term "supervisor" shall mean individuals officially designated as a supervisor by a college/university, school district, educational service district, an approved private school, a state agency providing educational services to students, or the office of superintendent of public instruction for supervising the training of teacher interns, administrative interns, educational staff associate interns, and paraprofessionals.

     (4) A person holding a valid educational certificate pursuant to RCW 28A.410.010 shall receive the equivalent of forty-five continuing education credit hours for completion of an assessment process as part of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certificate application. Upon achieving National Board certification, the individual shall receive the equivalent of an additional forty-five continuing education credit hours for a total of ninety continuing education credit hours per National Board certificate.

     (5) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, teachers who achieve the professional certification through the external assessment per WAC 181-79A-206 will receive the equivalent of one hundred fifty continuing education credit hours.

     (6) ((Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, for designing and completing a professional growth plan under the provisions of WAC 181-85-034, participants shall receive the equivalent of no more than sixty continuing education credit hours over a period of two school years, as defined by this chapter.

     (7))) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, individuals who receive in-service training or continuing education according to RCW 28A.415.020(6) in first peoples' language, culture and oral tribal traditions provided by a sovereign tribal government participating in the Washington state first peoples' language, culture and oral tribal traditions teacher certification program authorized under RCW 28A.410.045 shall be considered approved in-service training or approved continuing education under this section.

     (((8))) (7) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, individuals who serve as scorers for the Washington teacher performance assessment shall receive the equivalent of ten continuing education credit hours for each four assessments scored, provided that an individual may not receive more than the equivalent of twenty continuing education credit hours during a calendar year period. Additionally, individuals who receive initial training as scorers for the Washington teacher performance assessment shall receive the equivalent of ten continuing education credit hours.

     (8) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, individuals who serve as scorers for the Washington ProTeach Portfolio assessment shall receive the equivalent of ten continuing education credit hours for completing one full scoring session during a calendar year, provided that an individual may not receive more than the equivalent of twenty continuing education credit hours during a calendar year period. Individuals who receive initial training as scorers for the Washington ProTeach Portfolio assessment shall receive the equivalent of ten additional continuing education credit hours.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 12-04-031, § 181-85-033, filed 1/26/12, effective 2/26/12; 11-04-048, § 181-85-033, filed 1/25/11, effective 2/25/11; 10-20-079, § 181-85-033, filed 9/29/10, effective 10/30/10; 08-03-101, § 181-85-033, filed 1/20/08, effective 2/20/08; 06-14-010, § 181-85-033, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-85-033, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 05-19-104, § 180-85-033, filed 9/20/05, effective 10/21/05; 04-20-094, § 180-85-033, filed 10/5/04, effective 11/5/04; 02-18-050, § 180-85-033, filed 8/28/02, effective 9/28/02.]