EMERGENCY RULES
Date of Adoption: March 21, 2003.
Purpose: To allow individuals with a valid teaching certificate from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards to have their national board endorsements placed on their Washington teaching certificate, if the endorsements are endorsements in the state of Washington.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-82-204 and 180-82A-204.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28.410.010.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: See Purpose above.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Immediately.
April 7, 2003
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-6136.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-13-108, filed 6/20/01,
effective 7/21/01)
WAC 180-82-204
Endorsement requirements.
(1) Candidates
for all primary teaching endorsements shall complete
college/university programs approved by the state board of
education pursuant to chapter 180-78A WAC, which include
methodology (See WAC 180-78A-264(5)) and field
experience/internship (See WAC 180-78A-264(7)).
(2) Candidates for all supporting teaching endorsements shall complete college/university programs approved by the state board of education pursuant to chapter 180-78A WAC, which shall include methodology (see WAC 180-78A-264(5)). The requirement for field experience/internship for a supporting endorsement shall be at the discretion of the college/university: Provided, That in cases where programs require a field experience/internship the colleges and universities should make every attempt to allow the individual to complete field-based requirements for the endorsement within the confines of the individual's existing schedule.
(3) Teachers may add an endorsement by achieving National Board certification in a Washington teaching endorsement area and possessing a valid National Board certificate.
(4) The state board of education shall approve teacher preparation programs for each endorsement program at Washington colleges and universities, pursuant to chapter 180-78A WAC.
(((4))) (5) Candidates from out-of-state shall be
required to present verification that they completed a
state-approved program in a Washington endorsement area,
except as otherwise provided in WAC 180-79A-257 (1)(d).
(((5))) (6) Course work used to meet endorsement
requirements must be completed through a regionally accredited
college/university.
(((6))) (7) Only course work in which an individual
received a grade of C (2.0) or higher or a grade of pass on a
pass-fail system of grading shall be counted toward the course
work required for the approved endorsement program.
(((7))) (8) Nothing within this chapter precludes a
college or university from adopting additional requirements as
conditions for recommendation, by such college or university,
to the superintendent of public instruction for a particular
subject area endorsement.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 01-13-108, § 180-82-204, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/21/01; 00-09-047, § 180-82-204, filed 4/14/00, effective 5/15/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-04-008, § 180-82-204, filed 1/21/99, effective 2/21/99.]
OTS-6137.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-04-013, filed 1/24/02,
effective 2/24/02)
WAC 180-82A-204
Endorsement requirements.
(1)
Candidates completing endorsements required to obtain a
residency certificate, shall complete college/university
teacher preparation programs approved by the state board of
education pursuant to chapter 180-78A WAC, which include
methodology (see WAC 180-78A-264(5)) and field
experience/internship (see WAC 180-78A-264(6)) and pursuant to
endorsement program approval requirements in this chapter.
(2) In order to add an additional endorsement, the candidate shall:
(a) Have completed a state-approved endorsement program which includes methodology (see WAC 180-78A-264(5)) and addresses all endorsement-specific competencies adopted by the state board of education and published by the superintendent of public instruction. The requirement for field experience shall be at the discretion of the college/university. Provided, that in cases where programs require a field experience/internship, the colleges/universities should make every attempt to allow the individual to complete field-based requirements for the endorsement within the confines of the individual's teaching schedule; or
(b) Achieve National Board certification in a Washington teaching endorsement area and hold a valid National Board certificate.
(3) Candidates from out-of-state shall be required to present verification that they completed a state-approved program (equivalent to a major) in a Washington endorsement area.
(4) Course work used to meet endorsement requirements must be completed through a regionally accredited college/university.
(5) Only course work in which an individual received a grade of C (2.0) or higher or a grade of pass on a pass-fail system of grading shall be counted toward the course work required for the approved endorsement program.
(6) Nothing within this chapter precludes a college or university from adopting additional requirements as conditions for recommendation, by such college or university, to the superintendent of public instruction for a particular subject area endorsement.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW and RCW 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). 02-04-013, § 180-82A-204, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02.]