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-413 (Paraeducators)

Washington Administrative Code - State Regulations

Washington Administrative Code (All WAC regulations) Search or Browse.For specific certification regulations, see the following:

• Title 179 WAC Paraeducator Board
• 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

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)

• 2009-2010
• 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