Washington Administrative Code
Title 490 - Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Also Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 490-105 - Regulation of private vocational schools
Section 490-105-044 - Instructor and administrator qualifications (See RCW 28C.10.050 and 28C.10.060.)
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
The education and experience of administrators, faculty, and other staff must be adequate to ensure that students will receive educational services consistent with the stated program objectives.
(1) The school must file with the agency the qualifications of all instructional staff and other administration or personnel that interact with students within thirty calendar days of their employment.
(2) The school must establish and enforce written policies for the qualification, supervision, continuing education, and periodic evaluation of administrators, faculty, and staff.
(3) School directors must have at least two years of experience in a school or business administration, teaching, or other experience related to their duties within the organization.
(4) Faculty must be qualified to provide instruction in their areas of specialization as demonstrated by possession of the following:
(5) Faculty who teach a course related to an occupation for which the student must subsequently be licensed or certificated must hold or be qualified to hold such a license or certificate.
(6) If the school uses teacher assistants, aides, or trainees, it must maintain policies governing their duties and functions. Such personnel may provide services to students only under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor. They may not act as substitutes for the instructor.
(7) Owners, administrators, faculty, agents, and other staff must be of good moral character and reputation. The agency may find that a person is not of good moral character and reputation if the person: