Section 181-77-071. Certification of career and technical education administrative personnel.

(1) Beginning September 1, 2014, a candidate is eligible for the initial career and technical education administrator certification if meeting one of the following:

(a) Currently holds a valid residency, continuing or professional administrator certificate; or

(b) Completion of three years of experience as a certificated career and technical education supervisor, career and technical education instructor, career and technical education counselor, or occupational information specialist.

(2) Initial certificate.

(a) The individual may apply for an initial career and technical administrator certificate upon:

(i) Completion of the state authorized career and technical education administrator internship program; or

(ii) Completion of a state approved college program for career and technical education administration.

(b) The initial career and technical education administrator certificate is valid for four years and may be renewed two times.

(3) Initial certificate renewal.

(a) In order to renew the initial career and technical education administrator certificate completion of at least six quarter hours of college credit or sixty continuing education credit hours since the initial certificate was issued or renewed is required.

(b) The initial renewal certificate is valid for three years and may be renewed one time.

(4) Continuing certificate. The continuing career and technical education administrator certificate is valid for five years.

(a) In order to receive the continuing career and technical education administrator certificate, in addition to the requirements for the initial certificate, at least fifteen quarter hours of college credit course work or one hundred fifty continuing education credit hours completed subsequent to the conferral of the initial certificate is required.

(b) Individuals shall provide as a condition for the issuance of a continuing certificate documentation of two years of career and technical administration with an authorized employer (i.e., school district(s) or skill center(s)).

(c) Individuals who hold the initial career and technical administrator certificate, but have not been employed in the role of career and technical education administrator, or cannot document two years of career and technical education administration, shall be eligible for a continuing certificate by the following:

(i) In addition to the requirements for the initial certificate at least fifteen quarter hours of college credit course work or one hundred fifty continuing education credit hours completed subsequent to the conferral of the initial certificate; and

(ii) The completion of requirements listed in subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section since the issuance of the second initial certificate renewal and prior to the application for the continuing career and technical education administrator certificate.

(5) Continuing certificate renewal. The continuing career and technical education administrator certificate shall be renewed with the completion of fifteen quarter credits of college credit course work or the equivalent of one hundred fifty continuing education credit hours in career and technical education, or supervisory or managerial subjects, prior to the lapse date of the first issue of the continuing certificate and during each five-year period between subsequent lapse dates.

(6) Any person with a valid career and technical education administrator certificate issued prior to September 1, 2014, under previous standards of the professional educator standards board shall meet requirements of, and may apply for, the continuing career and technical education administrator certificate by the expiration date of the original certificate held. Upon issuance of the continuing career and technical education administrator certificate such person will be subject to continuing certificate renewal requirements of subsection (5) of this section.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.410.210. WSR 16-12-070, § 181-77-071, filed 5/27/16, effective 6/27/16; WSR 14-11-053, § 181-77-071, filed 5/16/14, effective 6/16/14.]

RCW 28A.410.210. WSR 16-12-070, § 181-77-071, filed 5/27/16, effective 6/27/16; WSR 14-11-053, § 181-77-071, filed 5/16/14, effective 6/16/14.