Wash. Admin. Code § 181-79A-244 - Certificate renewal requirements
Certificate renewal requirements include the following:
(1)
Equity-based
school practices. Applications for renewal dated July 1, 2023, and
beyond, for the certificate types and roles as indicated in (a) and (b) of this
subsection, must demonstrate completion of professional learning focused on
equity based school practices aligned with the cultural competency, diversity,
equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) standards under WAC
181-85-204.
(a) Completion of at least 15 continuing
education credit hours of professional learning in equity-based school
practices is required for renewal of residency, professional, initial, and
continuing teacher and CTE teacher certificates.
(b) Completion of at least 10 continuing
education credit hours of professional learning in equity-based school
practices is required for renewal of residency, professional, initial, and
continuing principal, program administrator, superintendent, and CTE director
certificates.
(c) Individuals
holding at least one valid, expiration dated administrator certificate under
(b) of this subsection are only required to meet the equity-based school
practices requirement for administrators when renewing or reinstating a teacher
certificate under (a) of this subsection.
(d) Holders of a valid National Board
Certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS) meet the equity-based school practices requirement by maintaining a
valid National Board Certificate.
(e) A professional growth plan with at least
one goal aligned to the standards in this subsection meets the equity-based
school practices requirement.
(2)
National Professional Standards for
Education Leaders. Applications for renewal dated July 1, 2023, and
beyond, for holders of residency, professional, initial, and continuing
certificates in the role of principal, program administrator, superintendent
and CTE director, must demonstrate completion of 10 continuing education credit
hours of professional learning focused on the National Policy Board for
Educational Administration (NPBEA) Professional Standards for Educational
Leaders (PSEL). A professional growth plan with at least one goal aligned to
the PSEL standards meets the certificate renewal requirement in this
subsection.
(3)
Providers for
professional learning in equity-based school practices and National
Professional Standards for Education Leaders. Professional learning
under subsections (1) and (2) of this section must be provided by one or more
of the following organizations. These organizations may only provide the
professional learning for as long as they maintain status as a Washington state
approved in-service education agency under chapter 181-85 WAC.
(a) Association of Washington school
principals;
(b) Office of the
superintendent of public instruction;
(c) Professional educator standards
board-approved administrator or teacher preparation program
providers;
(d) Washington education
association;
(e) Washington state
educational service districts;
(f)
Washington state school districts, tribal compact schools, approved charter
schools, Washington school for the deaf, Washington school for the blind;
or
(g) Other organizations approved
by the Washington professional educator standards board.
(4)
Government-to-government
relationships with federally recognized tribes.
(a) Applications for renewal dated July 1,
2023, and beyond, for holders of residency, professional, initial, and
continuing certificates in the role of principal, program administrator,
superintendent and CTE director, must demonstrate completion of five continuing
education credit hours of professional learning focused on
government-to-government relationships with federally recognized
tribes.
(b) Professional learning
related to government-to-government relationships with federally recognized
tribes must be provided by one or more subject matter experts approved by the
governor's office on Indian affairs in collaboration with the tribal leaders
congress on education and the office of native education in the office of the
superintendent of public instruction.
(c) Completion of a professional growth plan
(PGP) may not be used to meet the requirement for professional learning in
government-to-government relationships.
(5)
Science, technology, engineering,
math (STEM) integration. Applications for certificate renewal must
demonstrate completion of at least 15 continuing education credit hours, or at
least one goal from an annual professional growth plan, emphasizing the
integration of science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics instruction
under RCW 28A.410.2212.
(a) This renewal requirement applies to
teachers in the following areas: Elementary education; early childhood
education; middle level mathematics and science; secondary mathematics;
secondary science; the designated sciences; and career and technical education.
Specific endorsements in these endorsement areas are as published by the
professional educator standards board.
(b) Holders of a valid National Board
Certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS) meet this requirement by maintaining a valid National Board
Certificate.
(6)
Suicide prevention training requirement. Renewal of certificates,
and issuance of professional certificates, for school counselors, school
psychologists, school nurses, and school social workers requires completion of
suicide prevention training under
RCW
28A.410.226,
43.70.442, and as described in
this section.
Approved trainings meeting this suicide prevention training requirement will be as published by the professional educator standards board. The training program must be at least three hours in length. The professional educator standards board will consider these training programs as continuing education credit hours.
(7)
Washington state department of health licenses.
(a) Holding a valid license as a physical
therapist under chapter 18.74 RCW is a requirement for renewal of school
physical therapist educational staff associate (ESA) certificate.
(b) Holding a valid license as an
occupational therapist under chapter 18.59 RCW is required for renewal of
school occupational therapist ESA certificates.
(c) Holding a valid license as a registered
nurse (RN) under chapter 18.79 or 18.80 RCW is a requirement for renewal of
school nurse ESA certificates.
(8)
National certificates related to
educational staff associate roles.
(a)
Holding a valid Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certificate from the
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), or other national certificate as
approved by the professional educator standards board, is a requirement for
renewal of School Behavior Analyst ESA certificates.
(b) Holding a valid Certified Orientation and
Mobility Specialist (COMS) Certificate from Academy for Certification of Vision
Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP), or, a valid National
Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC) from the National Blindness
Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), is a requirement for renewal of
school Orientation and Mobility Specialist ESA Certificates.
(9)
Continuing education
role requirements. Except as otherwise required in Title 181 WAC,
continuing education for the following roles must relate to the described
areas.
(a) CTE teacher. Continuing education
credit hours for renewal of CTE teacher certificates must relate to career and
technical education methods, including those described in
RCW
28A.700.010 and WAC
181-77A-165, or to the subject
matter certified to teach.
(b) CTE
director. Continuing education credit hours for renewal of CTE director
certificates must relate to career and technical education, or supervisory or
managerial subjects.
(c) School
counselor. Continuing education credit hours for renewal must relate to:
(i) American School Counseling Association
(ASCA) Professional Standards and Competencies; or
(ii) School Counselor Standards published by
the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS).
(d) School
psychologist. Continuing education credit hours for renewal certificates must
relate to the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Professional
Practices.
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