WSR 98-01-023

PERMANENT RULES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

[Filed December 8, 1997, 10:56 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: November 21, 1997.

Purpose: The amendment delays for one year the increase in the number of hours required for the internship for the principal's certificate.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-78A-265.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28.305.130 [28A.305.130].

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-20-149 on October 1, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

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

Larry Davis

Executive Director

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-04-084, filed 2/5/97, effective 3/8/97)

WAC 180-78A-265 Program approval requirement--Field experience for all administrators. An approved preparation program for administrators and, prior to August 31, ((1997)) 1998, for principals, shall require an internship of at least three hundred sixty hours: Provided, That ((effective August 31, 1997,)) an approved preparation program for principals shall require for those persons entering the program August 31, 1998, and after, an internship which requires practice as an intern during a full school year. A "full school year" shall mean seven hundred twenty hours of which at least one-half shall be during school hours, when students and/or staff are present and include the principal performance domains as stated in WAC 180-78A-165: Provided further, That for a candidate seeking the P-12 principal certificate, the internship shall include P-12 administrative experience. The internship shall take place in an education setting serving under the general supervision of a certificated practitioner who is performing in the role for which the endorsement is sought. Components of the required internship shall include demonstration by the candidate that he or she has the appropriate, specific skills pursuant to WAC 180-78A-165.