WSR 14-24-059 PERMANENT RULES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD [Filed November 25, 2014, 2:28 p.m., effective December 26, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amends WAC 181-82A-206 and 181-82A-215 to provide clarity for the endorsement review process and upgrade the approval and renewal of endorsement competencies.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 181-82A-206 and 181-82A-215.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-19-017 on September 5, 2014.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Edits for clarity from public hearing.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 13, 2014.
David Brenna
Legislative and
Policy Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-19-057, filed 9/14/07, effective 10/15/07)
WAC 181-82A-206 Endorsement program approval, reapproval, and review.
(1) The professional educator standards board shall approve, reapprove, and review endorsement programs at ((Washington colleges and universities pursuant to the requirements of this chapter)) professional educator standards board-approved residency certificate teacher programs. Only ((colleges and universities)) institutions with professional educator standards board-approved residency certificate teacher preparation programs are eligible to apply for approval to offer endorsement programs.
(2) The professional educator standards board will ((establish performance/competency criteria for obtaining an endorsement. Revision in adopted endorsement competencies may occur only as approved by the professional educator standards board. Each college or university desiring to seek reapproval of an endorsement program for which the competencies have been revised and adopted by the professional educator standards board shall apply for approval per WAC 181-82A-215.
(a) A narrative statement that describes changes to the endorsement program based on the revised competencies; and
(b) A description of assessment strategies that will be used to assess candidates' capacity/performance related to the revised competencies.
(3) The professional educator standards board shall reapprove programs, based upon revised competencies, for a length of time to coincide with the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit/program review.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction will publish, and make available, competencies for all endorsement areas identified in chapter 181-82A WAC.
(5) Each college or university desiring to establish a new endorsement program shall submit a proposal to the professional educator standards board that includes the following information:
(a) Identification of strategies that will be used to assess candidates' capacity/performance related to the competencies;
(b) A description of evidences that candidates will provide to document their positive impact on student learning in the endorsement area; and
(c) A description of the assessment system by which candidate performance, relative to the competencies, will be aggregated, analyzed, and used for program improvement.
(6) The professional educator standards board shall approve new endorsement programs for a length of time to coincide with the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit/program review.
(7) The professional educator standards board shall determine the schedule and process for endorsement program reviews.
(a) Each institution shall submit endorsement programs for review when requested by the professional educator standards board to ensure that the endorsement programs meet the competencies and to provide assessment data relative to candidate performance.
(b) The professional educator standards board shall approve endorsement programs, based upon program review, for a maximum of five to seven years.)) publish competencies for all endorsement areas identified in chapter 181-82A WAC.
(3) The professional educator standards board shall determine and publish the schedule and process for endorsement program approval, reapproval, and review.
(a) Initial approval of a new endorsement program may be granted for a period of up to two years.
(b) Endorsement reapproval is required according to the posted schedule for when the endorsement competencies are updated. Reapproval of an endorsement program may be granted until the next endorsement program review, or for a period of up to one year with a written report. Once the program submits the written report, approval options are full approval until the next endorsement program review, or disapproval.
(c) Each institution shall submit endorsement programs for review when requested by the professional educator standards board to ensure that each endorsement program meets the competencies and to provide assessment data relative to candidate performance. Approval options are approval until the next endorsement review or at-risk of losing approval. The professional educator standards board has the option to disapprove endorsement programs that have been at-risk for two consecutive years.
(d) Disapproved endorsements programs may reapply for approval by following the endorsement approval process.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-19-057, filed 9/14/07, effective 10/15/07)
WAC 181-82A-215 Implementation policies.
(((1) In order to maintain an endorsement for which revised competencies have been adopted by the professional educator standards board after January 1, 2007, each college or university shall seek reapproval per WAC 181-82A-206(2) according to the timeline adopted and published by the professional educator standards board.
(2) All individuals seeking to obtain endorsements after September 1, 2009, shall meet the requirements adopted by the professional educator standards board after January 1, 2007. Prior to September 1, 2009, individuals shall meet endorsement and testing requirements identified on the timeline adopted and published by the professional educator standards board.
(3))) Teachers shall be required to obtain a minimum of one endorsement.
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