Section 181-85-203 - Professional educator role standardsProfessional educator role standards are the most recently published versions of the standards as follows:
(1)Teachers.(a)Teachers: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Standards, including the 5 Core Propositions;(b)CTE teachers: Standards under WAC 181-77A-165 and as published by the professional educator standards board.(2)Administrators.(a)Principals, program administrators, superintendents: National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL);(b)CTE directors: Standards as published by the professional educator standards board.(3)Educational staff associates.(a)School behavior analysts: Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Task List.(b)School counselors:(i) American School Counseling Association (ASCA) Professional Standards and Competencies; or(ii) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) School Counseling Standards.(c)School nurses: American Nurses Association (ANA) and National Association of School Nurses (NASN) School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.(d)School occupational therapists: American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Standards for Continuing Competence.(e)School orientation and mobility specialists:(i) Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) Scope of Practice, Body of Knowledge, and Competencies; or(ii) National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) National Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC), including structured discovery methods and principles.(f)School physical therapists: Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy: Updated competencies for physical therapists working in schools, including competency and related statements, and related clinical skills.(g)School psychologists: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Professional Practices.(h)School social workers: National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Standards for School Social Work Services.(i)School speech language pathologists or audiologists:(i) American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Standards for Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology: Knowledge and skills outcomes; or(ii) American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Standards for Clinical Competence in Audiology: Knowledge and skills outcomes.Wash. Admin. Code § 181-85-203
Adopted by WSR 21-15-085, Filed 7/16/2021, effective 8/16/2021