Section 181-77-005. Types of career and technical education certificates.

The following types of certificates shall be issued:

(1) Teacher. The teacher certificate authorizes service as a teacher in the school district(s) or skills center(s) and shall be issued in one of the following categories and/or in a specific subcategory of the major category as approved by the professional educator standards board and/or its designee:

(a) Agriculture education;

(b) Business and marketing education;

(c) Family and consumer sciences education;

(d) Technology education;

(e) Trade and industrial;

(f) Health occupations;

(g) Career choices;

(h) Coordinator for worksite learning; or

(i) New and emerging fields;

(j) Categories which may be added to a continuing career and technical education certificate are:

(i) Mathematics applied. To add this category, the candidate shall:

(A) Hold a continuing career and technical education certificate based on WAC 181-77-041;

(B) Hold a baccalaureate degree or higher in a math-related area such as engineering from a regionally accredited college or university pursuant to WAC 181-79A-030(5);

(C) Be fully contracted as a teacher or long-term substitute teacher by a Washington public school;

(D) Pass the mathematics subject knowledge test approved by the professional educator standards board; and

(E) Document a minimum of one year teaching experience in technology education or skilled and technical science courses.

(ii) Science applied, biology applied, chemistry applied, physics or earth and space science applied. To add these categories, the candidate shall:

(A) Hold a continuing career and technical education certificate based on WAC 181-77-041;

(B) Hold a baccalaureate degree or higher in a science-related area such as engineering or in a medical field from a regionally accredited college or university pursuant to WAC 181-79A-030(5);

(C) Be fully contracted as a teacher or long-term substitute by a Washington public school;

(D) Pass the appropriate science, biology, chemistry, physics, or earth and space science subject knowledge test approved by the professional educator standards board; and

(E) Document a minimum of one year teaching experience in agriculture education, health occupations, or skilled and technical science courses.

(2) Director. The director certificate authorizes service as a career and technical education director, as an assistant director, or as a career and technical education supervisor in the school district(s) or skills center(s);

(3) Counselor. The career and technical education counselor certificate authorizes service in the role of career and technical education guidance and counseling;

(4) Occupational information specialist. The occupational information specialist certificate authorizes service in the role as an occupational information specialist.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. WSR 10-23-074, § 181-77-005, filed 11/15/10, effective 12/16/10; WSR 08-16-004, § 181-77-005, filed 7/23/08, effective 8/23/08; WSR 06-14-010, § 181-77-005, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-77-005, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). WSR 02-04-018, § 180-77-005, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. WSR 95-12-056, § 180-77-005, filed 6/2/95, effective 7/3/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.005. WSR 78-10-003 (Order 11-78), § 180-77-005, filed 9/7/78.]

RCW 28A.410.210. WSR 10-23-074, § 181-77-005, filed 11/15/10, effective 12/16/10; WSR 08-16-004, § 181-77-005, filed 7/23/08, effective 8/23/08; WSR 06-14-010, § 181-77-005, filed 6/22/06, effective 7/23/06. WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-77-005, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010 and 28A.305.130 (1) through (4). WSR 02-04-018, § 180-77-005, filed 1/24/02, effective 2/24/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.010. WSR 95-12-056, § 180-77-005, filed 6/2/95, effective 7/3/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.005. WSR 78-10-003 (Order 11-78), § 180-77-005, filed 9/7/78.

Rules

181-77-041,181-79A-030,181-77-041,181-79A-030,