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What
is the
Professional
Certificate?
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Who
needs
a
Professional
Certificate?
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How
can I
earn a
Professional
Certificate?
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Who is
eligible
to
enroll
in a
Professional
Certification
Program?
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What
is the
timeline?
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What
happens
after
I earn
the
Professional
Certificate?
The
Professional
Certificate
consists
of 15
professional
development
credits
that are
distributed
across
three
components:
Pre-Assessment,
Core,
and
Culminating
Seminars.
It is
the
second
(advanced)
level
teaching
certificate
in the
Washington
State.
The
broadest
goal of
the
program
is to
equip
students
with the
knowledge
and
skills
that
they
will
need in
a future
world
that we
can not
yet
imagine
by
assisting
teachers
to
acquire
effective
teaching
strategies
that
support
that
goal
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Any
certificated
teacher
who
holds a
Residency
Certificate:
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Could be
a
teacher
who
completed
a
Washington
State
teacher
education
program
after
August
31,
2000.
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Could be
a
teacher
who
completed
a
teacher
education
program
before
August
31,
2000,
but did
not
apply
for
Washington
State
certification
until
September
1, 2000,
or
later.
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Could be
a
teacher
who
earned a
certificate
in
another
state
and
applied
for
Washington
State
certification
on
September
1, 2000,
or
later.
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Could be
a
teacher
whose
Initial
Certificate
lapsed
before
meeting
the
requirements
for a
Renewed
Initial
Certificate
or a
Continuing
Certificate.
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Candidates
earn
second
level
certification
by
enrolling
in and
completing
a
state-approved
professional
certification
program
or by
holding
a valid
certificate
issued
by the
National
Board
for
Professional
Teaching
Standards
(NBPTS).
Candidates
enroll
by
completing
an Application
(word)(pdf)
and a
Provisional
Status –
Employer
Support
(pdf)
form.
Candidates
then
complete
the
seminar
requirements
and
provide
portfolio
evidence
of
meeting
the
Professional
Certificate
standards.
Refer to
the
Woodring
National
Board
for
Professional
Teaching
Standards
webpage
for
further
information
about
that
program.
In
addition,
candidates
must
meet
state
requirements
for a
course
in
“issues
of
abuse.”
Residency
teachers
who
completed
a
Washington
State
teacher
preparation
program
after
1992 met
this
requirement
through
their
teacher
preparation
program.
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Teachers
who have
a valid
Residency
Certificate
and meet
these
criteria:
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View the
Washington
State
Residency-Professional
Teacher
Certification
System
for a
graphic
display.
Candidates
have
five
years,
from the
time
they
complete
two
consecutive
years of
certificated
employment
and
accept a
contract
for a
third
year
with a
public
school
or
state-approved
private
school,
to earn
the
Professional
Certificate.
Candidates
who have
not
completed
these
requirements and hold
a
Residency
Certificate
with an
expiration
date
should
apply to OSPI
for a
reissued
Residency
Certificate.
Click
Here
to
access
this
no-cost
application.
Candidates
who are
enrolled
in a
professional
certification
program
and hold
a
Residency
Certificate
with an
expiration
date may
apply to
the
university
where
they are
completing
the
program
for an
additional
two year
extension.
Residency
teachers
whose
certificates
are
expiring,
but no
longer
hold a
contracted
teaching
position
with a
public
school
or
state-approved
private
school,
may
renew
the
Residency
Certificate
for an
additional
five
years
upon
completion
of 15
quarter
credits
of
college/university
coursework.
A
typical
professional
certification
program
can be
completed
in
approximately
two
years.
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The
Professional
Certificate
is valid
for five
years
and can
be
renewed
for
five-year
periods
by
completing
150
clock
hours or
equivalent
college/university
credits
that
address
these
criteria:
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