Regulations and Reports

Certification

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Regulations and Reports

Revised Code of Washington - State Law
	Office of the Code Reviser - Search or Browse state laws [RCW] and regulations [WAC] RCW 28A (Common School Provisions) RCW 28A.400 (Employees) RCW 28A.405 (Certificated Employees) RCW 28A.410 (Certification)

Washington Administrative Code - State Regulations
	Washington Administrative Code (All WAC regulations) Search or Browse. For specific certification regulations, see the following:
	Title 180 WAC State Board of Education
	Title 181 WAC Professional Educator Standards Board WAC 181-01 (WEST-B basic skills assessment time extension and exemptions) WAC 181-02 (WEST-E basic skills assessment time extension and exemptions) WAC 181-77 (Standards for career & technical [vocational] certification) WAC 181-77A (Approval standards, career/technical programs - business & industry work experience) WAC 181-78A (Approval standards for performance-based preparation programs) WAC 181-79A (Standards for certification of teachers, administrators, and ESA's) WAC 181-82 (Certificate endorsements and assignment of certificated personnel) WAC 181-82A (Performance-based teacher certificate endorsements) WAC 181-85 (Continuing education requirement) WAC 181-86 (Administration of certification proceedings) WAC 181-87 (Acts of unprofessional conduct)
	Title 392 WAC Superintendent of Public Instruction WAC 392-172-200 (Special education assignment; includes pre-endorsement waiver) WAC 392-172-202 (Special education emergency - temporary out-of-endorsement assignment)
Administrative Procedures
	Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
	Certification Handbook (revised version coming soon) Professional Growth Planning for Clock Hours (PDF)

Reports
	General
	Spring 2002 Certification Information Charts (briefing on certification topics, Spring 2002) Centralized Credentialed Staff Records Repository Feasibility Study May 2002 (Feasibility of creating a centralized records collection system for documents affecting the placement of school district certificated instructional staff on the statewide salary allocation table.)
	*Certificates Issued and Certificated Personnel Placement Statistics Report (certs issued in the report year *placements, in the report year, for those completing a program a year earlier) 2008-2009 2007-2008 - Revised 2/6/2009 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004 2002-2003 2001-2002 2000-2001 1999-2000 1998-1999
	Educator Supply and Demand in Washington Survey of school districts, reflecting shortages by endorsement for different geographical areas. 2006 2004 2002 2000

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