Washington Administrative Code
Title 181 - Professional Educator Standards Board
Chapter 181-82A - Performance-based teacher certificate endorsements
Section 181-82A-204 - Endorsement requirements
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Completing an endorsement with a residency certificate. Candidates completing endorsements required to obtain a residency certificate shall complete teacher preparation programs approved by the professional educator standards board under chapter 181-78A WAC, which include methodology, field experience, and endorsement program approval requirements in this chapter.
(2) Adding additional endorsements.In order to add an additional endorsement, the candidate shall meet one or more of the following:
(3) Out-of-state. 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) Deaf education. Obtaining the deaf education endorsement requires one or more of the following:
(5) Deaf education with American sign language (ASL) proficiency endorsement. Obtaining the deaf education with ASL proficiency endorsement requires meeting the criteria in subsection (4) of this section, and in addition, meeting the ASL proficiency requirements for the endorsement as published by the professional educator standards board.
(6) Program specific requirements. Nothing within this chapter precludes a program provider from adopting additional requirements as conditions for recommendation for an endorsement by such provider to the superintendent of public instruction.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 10-23-076, § 181-82A-204, filed 11/15/10, effective 12/16/10; 10-16-016, § 181-82A-204, filed 7/22/10, effective 8/22/10; 09-12-057 and 09-22-052, § 181-82A-204, filed 5/28/09 and 10/29/09, effective 6/28/09 and 11/29/09; 06-14-010, § 181-82A-204, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-82A-204, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130. 04-23-007, § 180-82A-204, filed 11/4/04, effective 12/5/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 03-14-114, § 180-82A-204, filed 6/30/03, effective 7/31/03. 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.