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This
webpage
provides
information
and
resources
on
the
Washington
State
Certification
System
and
Pre-service
Professional
Growth
Plan,
for
teacher
candidates,
teacher
preparation
program
instructors
and
university
intern
coordinators.
The
Washington
State
Teacher
Certification
System
View
the
Washington
State
Residency-Professional
Teacher
Certification
System
graphic
display
for
information
on
timing
and
sequence.
A
Residency
Certificate
is the
first
level
Washington
State
teacher
certificate
earned
by
candidates
completing
a
teacher
education
program.
It is
valid
until
completion
of
two
consecutive
years
of
certificated
employment
and
acceptance
of a
third
year
contract
with
a
Washington
State
public
school
district
or a
state-approved
private
school
and
then
reissued
for
an
additional
five
years.
A
Professional
Certificate
is the
second
level
Washington
State
teacher
certificate
earned
by
practicing
Residency teachers
through
the
completion
of
a
professional
certification
program.
Link
to the
following
resources
for
information
on the
Professional
Certificate
standards
and
the
professional
certification program
characteristics:
Drafting
the
Pre-service Professional
Growth
Plan
Western
Washington
University
pre-service
teachers
learn
about
the
Professional
Certificate
and complete
a
draft
Professional
Growth
Plan
within
specific
courses
and
field
experiences
during
the
teacher
education
program.
Students
may
revise
the
plan as
they
practice
and
reflect
during
the
student
teaching
internship.
Link
to the
following
instructional
PowerPoint
for
details:
The
form
used
by
Western
Washington
University
students
to
complete
or
revise
the
draft
Professional
Growth
Plan is
accessible
through
the
links
below, in MS
Word
(.doc)
or PDF
(.pdf)
format.
The MS
Word
form
can be
saved
to and
completed
on
your
computer.
The
PDF
form
must
be
printed
and
completed
manually.
Submitting
the
Pre-service
Professional
Growth
Plan
Submit
a
completed
and
signed
draft
Professional
Growth
Plan
and
any
revised
plan
to
your
University
Intern
Supervisor
during
the
student
teaching
internship.
The
University
Intern
Supervisor
will
forward
it on
to the
Office
of
Field
Experiences
with
your
Student
Teaching
Final
Evaluation.
November
16,
2007
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