WSR 14-16-023 PERMANENT RULES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD [Filed July 25, 2014, 10:34 a.m., effective August 25, 2014]
Purpose: Amends WAC 181-78A-125 to clarify board intent for assuring objective evaluation of candidates earning teacher certification in a field placement with a school district.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-78A-125.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-11-064 on May 19, 2014.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 22, 2014.
David Brenna
Senior Policy Analyst
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-23-073, filed 11/15/11, effective 12/16/11)
WAC 181-78A-125 Field placement agreements.
Beginning September 1, 2010, all educator preparation programs approved or authorized by the professional educator standards board or programs approved in other states operating field experiences in Washington state shall establish and maintain field placement agreements with all Washington school districts in which candidates are placed for field experiences leading to certification or endorsement.
Each field placement agreement shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Assurances that:
(a) Fingerprint and character clearance under RCW 28A.410.010 must be current at all times during the field experience for candidates who do not hold a valid Washington certificate; and
(b) ((Candidates will not be placed in settings in which personal relationships or previous experiences could interfere with objective evaluation of candidates)) Programs shall ensure candidates are placed in settings where they can be objectively evaluated.
(2) Qualifications of the proposed site supervisor for each site and qualifications of each school's cooperating educator/administrator;
(3) Clear description by institution of duties and responsibilities of site supervisor and cooperating educator/administrator;
(4) Anticipated length and nature of field experience;
(5) Signatures from district representative.
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