As used in this chapter, the term "approved in-service
education agency" shall mean an agency approved by the professional educator
standards board to provide in-service education programs and to grant
continuing education credit hours to all or a selective group of educators.
Such agency must demonstrate the following characteristics:
(1) The agency is one of the following
entities or a department or section within such entities:
(a) A college or university referenced in WAC
181-85-025(1);
(b)
(i) An
organization which for the purpose of this chapter shall mean any local, state,
regional, or national organization which offers in-service education programs
to teachers, administrators, educational staff associates, or paraeducators.
These organizations must be nonprofit or not-for-profit
organizations;
(ii) Organizations
shall provide documentation of their nonprofit or not-for-profit status to the
superintendent of public instruction as part of their annual assurances of
compliance with program and recordkeeping standards under WAC
181-85-210;
(iii) Organizations that are filed as a 501
(c)(4) with the Internal Revenue Service shall not be approved as continuing
education providers.
(c)
A school district, an educational service district, the superintendent of
public instruction, or any local, state, or federal agency;
(d) An approved private school which for the
purpose of this chapter shall mean the same as provided in WAC
180-90-112; or
(e) An educator preparation program provider
approved under chapter
181-78A or
181-77A WAC by the professional educator
standards board.
(2) The
in-service education agency has either a committee or board of directors that
provide prior approval to proposed in-service education programs on the basis
that the proposed programs are designed to meet the program standards set forth
in WAC
181-85-200, and the content
standards in WAC
181-85-202.
The committee will be composed of individuals who may include
teachers, educational staff associates, administrators, paraeducators,
community members, or representatives from colleges and universities.
(3) Beginning in the 2025-26
school year, in-service education agencies providing continuing education under
WAC
181-79A-244(3)
shall submit the following as part of the application process:
(a) The entity's mission and
vision;
(b) The entity's experience
and expertise in providing professional development to educators generally, as
well as specific experience and expertise in equity-based practices;
(c) Possible subject matter topics of
continuing education to be provided by the entity;
(d) Information on clock hour
pricing;
(e) Transcript
processes.
(4) School
districts, tribal compact schools, and the superintendent of public instruction
shall be considered to be approved in-service education agencies.
Notes
Wash. Admin.
Code §
181-85-045
Amended by
WSR
19-15-143, Filed 7/24/2019, effective
8/24/2019
Amended by
WSR
20-16-031, Filed 7/25/2020, effective
8/25/2020
Amended by
WSR
24-20-051, Filed 9/25/2024, effective
10/26/2024
Statutory Authority:
RCW
28A.410.210. 06-14-010, § 181-85-045, filed
6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-85-045, filed
12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority:
RCW
28A.410.010. 92-04-044, § 180-85-045, filed
1/31/92, effective 3/2/92. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 91-04-016, §
180-85-045, filed 1/28/91, effective 2/28/91. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.70.005. 90-12-076, § 180-85-045, filed 6/1/90, effective 7/2/90; 88-01-086
(Order 16-87), § 180-85-045, filed 12/21/87; 87-09-013 (Order 5-87), §
180-85-045, filed 4/3/87; 86-13-018 (Order 8-86), § 180-85-045, filed
6/10/86.
