PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: June 20, 2003.
Purpose: To amend the rules to allow teachers with a valid national board teaching certificate to have the endorsements on that certificate placed on their Washington certificate if we have a comparable endorsement in Washington.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 180-82-204 and 180-82A-204.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.410.010.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-09-024 on April 7, 2003.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
June 30, 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.]