1. Request for Replacement Certificate or Request for Name Change on Certificate
(for individuals who hold or have held a Washington certificate and have lost it, or wish to change the name on their certificate) [eCert or Paper]
2. Substitute Certificate (any role)
   (for individuals who hold or have held a regular Washington certificate) [eCert or Paper]
3. Maintenance (renewal) of the Continuing Certificate (for individuals who hold valid Continuing certificates that require 150 clock hours for maintenance) [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
4. Verification of Active Duty Military Service (automatic extension of expiration date) (for individuals in Reserves/National Guard who are called up to active military service) [eCert or Paper]

1. Teacher Certification Application
   (for individuals who have never held a Washington teaching certificate and who have completed requirements outside Washington.  Most teachers moving to Washington use this application.) [eCert or Paper]
2. Foreign Credentials Evaluation 
   (college verification form & transcript evaluation services)
   (for individuals who are applying for the Residency certificate, who were prepared outside the U.S. This is required in addition to the teacher certification application) [eCert or Paper]
3. Residency Teacher Reissuance
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington Residency Teacher certificate, and have completed two years of employment in Washington since the Residency certificate was issued; OR for individuals who were issued a five-year Residency Teacher certificate but who have NOT completed two years of employment with one employer in Washington since the Residency was issued) [eCert or Paper]
4. Residency Teacher Renewal and Professional Teacher Application
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington Residency Teacher certificate and wish to renew or have completed the ProTeach external assessment and wish to obtain the professional teacher certificate) [eCert or Paper]
5. Initial Teacher Renewal And Continuing Application (for certificates held under standards in effect prior to Aug 31st 2000)
   (for individuals who hold an Initial Washington teaching certificate and want to renew the Initial or apply for the Continuing certificate) [eCert or Paper]
6. Conversion - Initial to Residency Teaching Certificate 
   (for individuals who hold or have held an Initial Washington teaching certificate, but are unable to renew the Initial or to apply for the Continuing certificate. Note: Contact OSPI Certification office to verify eligibility) [eCert or Paper]
7. Adding an Endorsement (through program, or NBPTS, or testing)
   (for individuals who already hold a valid Washington teaching certificate) 
   [for in-state programs, contact your college/university for an application] [eCert or Paper]
8. Maintenance (renewal) of the Continuing Certificate  
   (for individuals who hold a valid Continuing Teaching certificate that requires 150 clock hours for maintenance) [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
9. Continuing Certification Reinstatement  
   (for individuals who have held a Continuing Teaching certificate, which has lapsed. Note: Contact OSPI Certification office first to verify eligibility) [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
10. Renewal of the Professional Certificate  
    (for individuals who hold a valid Professional Teaching certificate that requires 150 clock hours to renew) [eCert or Paper]

Limited Teaching Certificates

1. Emergency Teacher
   (for individuals who have substantially completed a teacher preparation program - application must be approved by a school district which cannot find a certificated teacher in a specific endorsement area) 
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
2. Conditional Teacher  
   (for individuals who do not qualify for a regular teaching certificate - application must be approved by a school district which cannot find a certificated teacher in a specific endorsement area) [eCert or Paper]
3. Transitional Teaching Certificate  
   (for individuals with lapsed Continuing Certificate - application must be approved by a school district) [eCert or Paper]
4. First Peoples' Language and Culture Certificate - (application) [eCert or Paper]

1. Substitute Teacher Certificate (valid for life)
    (for individuals who have never held a Washington teaching certificate and who have completed requirements outside Washington) [eCert or Paper]
2. Substitute Certificate (valid for life)
   (for individuals who hold or have held a regular Washington certificate) 
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
3. Emergency Substitute Certificate
   (application must be approved by a school district which cannot find a certificated substitute...for individuals not fully qualified for issuance of a regular substitute certificate) [eCert or Paper]
4. Intern Substitute Certificate  
   (for individuals who are student teaching, to allow them to substitute for their cooperating teacher only) [eCert or Paper]

1. Administrator Certification Application
   (for individuals who have never held a Washington administrator certificate and who have completed requirements outside Washington) [eCert or Paper]
2. Additional Administrator Certification in the Following Roles (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington administrator certificate) or 
   Continuing Administrator Certificate Application in the following roles:
   - Principal [eCert or Paper]
   - Program Administrator [eCert or Paper]
   - Superintendent [eCert or Paper]
3. Residency Administrator Reissuance  
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington Residency Principal or Program Administrator certificate, and have completed two years of employment in the role in Washington)[eCert or Paper]
4. Maintenance (renewal) of the Continuing Certificate  
   (for individuals who hold a valid Continuing Administrator certificate that requires 150 clock hours for maintenance)
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
5. Continuing Certification Reinstatement
   (for individuals who have held a Continuing Administrator certificate, which has lapsed. Note: Contact OSPI Certification office first) 
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]

Educational Staff Associate Certificates
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1. ESA Residency Certificate Application - School Counselor, Psychologist
   (for individuals who have never held a Washington ESA certificate in these roles and who have completed requirements outside Washington) [Note: This application can also be used for Conversion of an Expired Initial ESA to a Valid Residency ESA certificate in these roles] [eCert or Paper]
2. Residency ESA Reissuance
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington Residency ESA certificate, and have completed two years of employment in the role in Washington) [eCert or Paper]
3. ESA Initial Certificate Application - School Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Social Worker, Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist
   (for individuals who have never held a Washington ESA certificate in these roles and who have completed requirements outside Washington) [eCert or Paper]
4. ESA Continuing Certificate Application - School Counselor, Psychologist
   (for individuals requesting a continuing ESA certificate) [eCert or Paper]
5. ESA Continuing Certificate Application - School Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Social Worker, Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist
   (for individuals requesting a continuing ESA certificate) [eCert or Paper]
6. ESA Residency Renewal and Professional Certificate Application - School Counselor, Psychologist
   (for individuals requesting a renewal of their residency ESA certificate or a professional ESA certificate) [eCert or Paper]

Limited ESA Certificates

1. Emergency ESA (School Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers only)
   (for individuals who have substantially completed a preparation program for school psychologist, school counselor, or school social worker - application must be approved by a school district which cannot find a certificated ESA for the position) 
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
2. Conditional ESA  (School Nurses or School Speech-language Pathologist or Audiologists only)
   (for individuals who do not qualify for a regular ESA certificate - application must be approved by a school district which cannot find a certificated person in a specific ESA role) [eCert or Paper]
3. Substitute Certificate (any role) (valid for life)
   (for individuals who hold or have held a regular Washington certificate)
   [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators] [eCert or Paper]
4. Transitional Certificate
   (for individuals with lapsed Continuing Certificate - application must be approved by a school district) [eCert or Paper]

1. Request for Replacement CTE Certificate or
   Request for Name Change on CTE Certificate
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Washington CTE teaching certificate and have lost it, or wish to change the name on their certificate)
2. Initial CTE Teacher Certificate Application  
   (for individuals applying for their first Initial or Probationary Washington CTE teaching certificate)
3. Renewal of Initial CTE Certificate or
   Request for Continuing CTE Teacher Certificate
   (for individuals who hold or have held an Initial Washington CTE teaching certificate)
4. Renewal of Continuing CTE Teacher Certificate
   (for individuals who hold or have held a Continuing Washington CTE teaching certificate)
5. Conditional CTE Teacher Certificate
   (for individuals who do not qualify for Initial or Continuing Washington CTE teaching certificate)
6. CTE Director Certificate
   (for individuals who qualify for the CTE director, assistant CTE director, or CTE supervisor role)
7. CTE Counselor
   (for individuals who qualify for the CTE counselor)
8. Occupational Information Specialist Certificate
   (for individuals who qualify for the Occupational information specialist role)
9. Mathematics/Science Applied
   (for CTE teachers qualified to teach basic education classes)

1. Maintenance (renewal) of the Continuing Certificate
   (for individuals who hold valid Continuing certificates that require 150 clock hours for maintenance) [This form is the same for teachers, ESA's, and administrators]
2. Renewal of the Professional Certificate  
   (for individuals who hold a valid Professional Teaching certificate that requires 150 clock hours to renew)
3. Clock Hour Equivalents (NBPTS)
   (For NBPTS assessment submission or certification)
4. Clock Hour Equivalents (Supervisor)
   (For individuals designated "supervisor" for the professional development of others)
5. Professional Growth Plan and Record of Continuing Education  
   (for individuals who wish to earn clock hours through completion of a professional growth plan)
6. Clock Hour Equivalents (First Peoples')
   (For in-service training or continuing education in first peoples' language, culture, or oral tribal traditions provided by a sovereign tribal government.
7. ProTeach Portfolio External Assessment clock hours
   (For individuals who have successfully completed the ProTeach external assessment through www.waproteach.org)

1. RUSH Request Form
   (for use by district superintendents/personnel directors and private school administrators)
2. College/University Forms
   (forms for use within Washington colleges/universities only)