The following evidence shall be evaluated to determine whether each professional certificate program is in compliance with the program approval standards of WAC
181-78A-515(2). Each college, university or educational service district shall:
(1) Submit for initial approval to the professional educator standards board a performance-based professional certificate program which shall include the five program components specified in WAC
181-78A-535(4).
(2) Provide documentation that the respective professional education advisory board has participated in the development of and has approved the proposal.
(3) Identify the professional certificate administrator who shall be responsible for the administration of the professional certificate program.
(4) Delegate to the professional certificate administrator responsibility for reviewing or overseeing the following: Application for the professional certificate program; advising candidates once accepted; developing and implementing the individualized professional growth plan, the instruction and assistance components, and the assessment seminar; maintaining current records on the status of all candidates accepted into the professional certificate program; and serving as the liaison with the superintendent of public instruction certification office to facilitate the issuance of the professional certificates when candidates have met the required standards.
(5) Establish the admission criteria that candidates for the professional certificate shall meet to be accepted into the professional certificate program.
(6) Describe the procedures that the approved program will use to determine that a candidate has successfully demonstrated the standards and criteria for the professional certificate set forth in WAC
181-78A-540.
(7) Prepare an annual summary of the status of all candidates in the program and submit the summary to the respective professional education advisory board.
(8) Submit any additional information required to the respective professional education advisory board that it requests.
(9) Submit an annual report to the professional educator standards board as part of a less intensive evaluation cycle which will include the following:
(a) A summary of program requirements, linkages of the program to individual professional growth plans, linkages to school district and school improvement plans, and, to the extent possible, linkages to school district professional development programs where such programs are in place in school districts.
(b) A summary of program design, assessment procedures and program revisions in the previous year.
(c) The number of candidates completing the program during the period between September 1 and August 31.
(d) The number of candidates enrolled in the program.
(e) Other information related to the professional certificate program requested by the professional educator standards board.
(10) Facilitate an on-site review of the program when requested by the professional educator standards board to ensure that the program meets the state's program approval standards and to provide assessment data relative to the performance standards.
Provided, That subsequent to the initial program review specified in WAC
181-78A-105 on-site reviews shall be scheduled concurrently with regularly scheduled reviews of residency educator preparations offered by the university or on a five-year cycle for programs offered through an educational service district; provided that the professional educator standards board may approve a variation in the schedule as it deems appropriate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. 09-16-053, § 181-78A-525, filed 7/29/09, effective 8/29/09; 07-15-053, § 181-78A-525, filed 7/13/07, effective 8/13/07; 07-04-004, § 181-78A-525, filed 1/24/07, effective 2/24/07; 06-14-010, § 181-78A-525, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-78A-525, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) and (2). 00-03-049, § 180-78A-525, filed 1/14/00, effective 2/14/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2),28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-01-174, § 180-78A-525, filed 12/23/98, effective 1/23/99.]