WSR 13-23-078 PERMANENT RULES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD [Filed November 19, 2013, 11:10 a.m., effective December 20, 2013] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amends WAC 181-01-002 creating consistency in rules governing alternative and equivalent assessments to the WEST B. Equivalent tests to the WEST B may be submitted section-by-section.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-01-002.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-20-060 on September 26, 2013.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 14, 2013.
David Brenna
Senior Policy Analyst
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-16-051, filed 8/1/13, effective 9/1/13)
WAC 181-01-002 WEST-B exemptions.
(1) Candidates who are prepared and/or certified out-of-state applying for a Washington state residency teaching certificate under WAC 181-79A-257 (1)(b) or 181-79A-260, or out-of-state candidates applying to masters-degree level teacher preparation programs residing outside of the state of Washington at time of application, in lieu of passing the WEST-B, may present evidence of passing an alternative assessment per WAC 181-01-0025, or may provide official documentation of scores on the Praxis I or the California basic educational skills test (CBEST®) or the NES® Essential Academic Skills test which meet the minimum passing scores adopted by the professional educator standards board. A candidate may substitute a passing score on one or more sections of the Praxis I, CBEST® or NES® EAS for the equivalent passing score on the WEST-B. (2) Candidates applying for a Washington state residency or professional teaching certificate under WAC 181-79A-257 (1)(b) who hold a certificate through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are exempt from the WEST-B requirement.
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