PDFWAC 181-85-203

Professional educator role standards.

Professional educator role standards are the most recently published versions of the standards as follows:
(1) Teachers.
(a) Teachers: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Standards, including the 5 Core Propositions;
(b) CTE teachers: Standards under WAC 181-77A-165 and as published by the professional educator standards board.
(2) Administrators.
(a) Principals, program administrators, superintendents: National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL);
(b) CTE directors: Standards as published by the professional educator standards board.
(3) Educational staff associates.
(a) School behavior analysts: Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Task List.
(b) School counselors:
(i) American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Professional Standards and Competencies; or
(ii) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) School Counseling Standards.
(c) School nurses: American Nurses Association (ANA) and National Association of School Nurses (NASN) School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.
(d) School occupational therapists: American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Standards for Continuing Competence.
(e) School orientation and mobility specialists:
(i) Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) Scope of Practice, Body of Knowledge, and Competencies; or
(ii) National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) National Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC), including structured discovery methods and principles.
(f) School physical therapists: Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy: Updated competencies for physical therapists working in schools, including competency and related statements, and related clinical skills.
(g) School psychologists: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Professional Practices.
(h) School social workers: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Standards for School Social Work Services.
(i) School speech language pathologists or audiologists:
(i) American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Standards for Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology: Knowledge and skills outcomes; or
(ii) American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Standards for Clinical Competence in Audiology: Knowledge and skills outcomes.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. WSR 21-15-085, § 181-85-203, filed 7/16/21, effective 8/16/21.]