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Teacher Assessments
Washington has two testing requirements,
basic skills testing and content area testing described below:
Washington Educator Skills Test – Basic (WEST-B). Must
successfully complete each subtest for reading, writing and
mathematics (all subtests must be from the same provider). Use report code #399 to have your test score sent
to OSPI electronically. Test information and registration is
available online.
In place of the above basic skills test, candidates from outside
the state may use one of the following:
CBEST (used in California and Oregon) or the NES Essential
Academic Skills (used in Oregon). Please provide an
official/original (or notarized copy of an official/original)
wallet card or report of successful completion of the CBEST
exam. WAC 181-01-002.
Praxis I (PPST). Must complete each subtest for reading,
writing and mathematics (all subtests must be from the same
provider). Please provide an official/original (or
notarized copy of an official/original) score report of passing
scores of 177 (or 325 on the computer-based test) for reading,
174 (or 321 CBT) for writing and 176 (or 321 CBT) for
mathematics.
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The following endorsement areas require completion of the WEST-E test.
Test information and registration is available online.
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- Agriculture Education
- Bilingual Education*
- Biology
- Business and Marketing Education
- Chemistry
- Dance
- Earth and Space Science
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Elementary Education
- English Language Arts
- English Language Learner
- Family Consumer Science Education
- Health/Fitness
- History
- Latin Language
- Library Media
- Mathematics
- Middle Level Humanities
- Middle Level Math
- Middle Level Science
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- Music: Choral
- Music: General (neither Choral nor Instrumental)
- Music: Instrumental
- Physics
- Reading
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Technology Education
- Theatre Arts
- Traffic Safety Education
- Visual Arts
- World Languages**
- World Language Latin
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*Individuals will not only need to complete
the WEST-E test in bilingual education but will also need to
complete the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test and the ACTFL Oral
Proficiency Interview at the Advanced-Mid level in a world language
area. ACTFL does not administer tests for Latin. For Latin, a
candidate must take the new WEST-E: DWL and the WEST-E: Latin.
http://www.languagetesting.com/
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**Individuals will not only need to complete the WEST-E test in the designated world language but will also need to complete the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview at the Advanced-Low level in a world language area.
http://www.languagetesting.com/
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate exemptions.
Individuals who hold a valid NBPTS certificate in a subject area or grade level comparable to one of the Washington endorsement areas are exempt from testing requirements for that endorsement area. (See NBPTS Exemption).
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