Section 181-82A-206 - Endorsement program approval, reapproval, and review(1) The professional educator standards board shall approve, reapprove, and review endorsement programs at professional educator standards board-approved residency certificate teacher programs. Only institutions with professional educator standards board-approved residency certificate teacher preparation programs are eligible to apply for approval to offer endorsement programs.(2) The professional educator standards board will publish competencies for all endorsement areas identified in chapter 181-82A WAC.(3) The professional educator standards board shall determine and publish the schedule and process for endorsement program approval, reapproval, and review. (a) Initial approval of a new endorsement program may be granted for a period of up to two years.(b) Endorsement reapproval is required according to the posted schedule for when the endorsement competencies are updated. Reapproval of an endorsement program may be granted until the next endorsement program review, or for a period of up to one year with a written report. Once the program submits the written report, approval options are full approval until the next endorsement program review, or disapproval.(c) Each institution shall submit endorsement programs for review when requested by the professional educator standards board to ensure that each endorsement program meets the competencies and to provide assessment data relative to candidate performance. Approval options are approval until the next endorsement review or at-risk of losing approval. The professional educator standards board has the option to disapprove endorsement programs that have been at-risk for two consecutive years.(d) Disapproved endorsements programs may reapply for approval by following the endorsement approval process.Wash. Admin. Code § 181-82A-206
Amended by WSR 14-24-059, Filed 11/25/2014, effective 12/26/2014Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 07-19-057, § 181-82A-206, filed 9/14/07, effective 10/15/07; 06-24-083, § 181-82A-206, filed 12/5/06, effective 1/5/07; 06-14-010, § 181-82A-206, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-82A-206, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. 03-14-122, § 180-82A-206, 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-206, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02.