PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-11-083.
Title of Rule: WAC 180-82-110 Exceptions to classroom teacher assignment policy.
Purpose: The proposed amendment would extend from three to five the number of years a teacher assigned to teach special education under a waiver would have in order to qualify for the special education endorsement. This would align the timeline, and thus, the process, with the professional certificate.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.150.220(4), 28A.305.130(1), 28A.410.010.
Summary: See Purpose above.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.
Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: See above.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Not applicable.
Hearing Location: Lake Washington School District, Board Room, 16250 N.E. 74th Street, Redmond, WA 97039, on August 23, 2000, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Laura Moore by August 9, 2000, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by August 9, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 25, 2000.
July 18, 2000
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-4036.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 99-04-008, filed 1/21/99,
effective 2/21/99)
WAC 180-82-110
Exceptions to classroom teacher assignment
policy.
Exceptions to the classroom teacher assignment policy specified in WAC 180-82-105 shall be limited to the following:
(1) Upon determination by school districts that teachers have the competencies to be effective teachers in areas other than their endorsed areas, individuals with initial, residency, endorsed continuing, or professional teacher certificates who have completed provisional status with a school district under RCW 28A.405.220 may be assigned to classes other than in their areas of endorsement. If teachers are so assigned, the following shall apply:
(a) A designated representative of the district and any such teacher so assigned shall mutually develop a written plan which provides for necessary assistance to the teacher, and which provides for a reasonable amount of planning and study time associated specifically with the out-of-endorsement assignment;
(b) Such teachers shall not be subject to nonrenewal or probation based on evaluations of their teaching effectiveness in the out-of-endorsement assignments;
(c) Such teaching assignments shall be approved by a formal vote of the local school board for each teacher so assigned; and
(d) The assignment of such teachers for the previous school year shall be reported annually to the state board of education by the employing school district as required by WAC 180-16-195. Included in the report shall be the number of teachers in out-of-endorsement assignments and the specific assistance being given to the teachers.
(2) Teachers with initial, residency, endorsed continuing, or professional teacher certificates who have not completed provisional status with a school district under RCW 28A.405.220 may be assigned to one out-of-endorsement assignment for a maximum of two periods (not more than forty percent full-time equivalent) a day. Conditions described in subsection (1)(a) through (d) of this section shall apply to teachers so assigned.
(3) After August 31, 2000, a teacher who has completed
twenty-four quarter credit hours (sixteen semester credit hours)
of the required special education course work in WAC 180-82-360
shall be eligible for a waiver from the special education office
which will allow that person to be employed as a special
education teacher. The remaining credits and all endorsement
requirements shall be completed within ((three)) five years of
service as a special education teacher. Teachers who hold
certificates endorsed in special education or who have received
waivers from the special education office prior to September 1,
2000, shall not be affected by the requirements of this
subsection.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.305.130 (1) and (2), 28A.410.010 and 28A.150.220(4). 99-04-008, § 180-82-110, filed 1/21/99, effective 2/21/99.]