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Certification Resources
Certification Handbook
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Certification:
360.725.6400 no toll free number
To ask questions about certification or status of an application
If it is not a matter of life or death e-mail works just as well
so that we don’t pull them away from processing applications;
email is Cert@k12.wa.us.
An electronic database for out
of state teachers and teachers renewing a continuing education is
now capable of allowing you to apply
online.
For information regarding any type of certification, click here and you can download applications for just about anything you might
need. For information on endorsements available, please click here.
Residency Renewal Information:
The first issuance of your residency certificate is valid until the first time you complete provisional status. Once you complete provisional status, you will be reissued a residency certificate with a five-year expiration date on it. All certificates have a uniform expiration date of June 30.
Once you have the five-year residency, the following renewal options are available:
2-Year Renewal (enrolled in ProCert)
You may renew your residency teacher certificate one time for two years if you are enrolled in a ProCert program. You must enroll in a program prior to the expiration date on your certificate. If you need this two-year renewal, complete the Institutional Application for a Teaching Certificate 4401 and submit with fees to your college/university ProCert program.
5 Year Renewal (ineligible for ProCert)
You may renew your residency teacher certificate once for five years if you are not eligible for enrollment in a Professional Certificate Program. You must complete 15-quarter hours (10 semester hours) of study since the issuance of the Residency Certificate. To apply for this renewal, submit the following:
- Application (Residency Teacher Renewal 4035) with fee to an Educational Service District (Addresses and fees are listed in the application packet)
- Transcripts
2 Year Renewal (NBPTS Candidates)
You may renew your residency teacher certificate once for two years if you are a candidate and have been assessed for National Board (NBPTS) certification. You must submit a completed portfolio and complete the assessment center exercises. To access this renewal, submit the following:
- Application (Residency Teacher Renewal 4035) with fee to an Educational Service District (Addresses and fees are listed in the application packet)
- Proof of submitting a completed portfolio and completion of the assessment center
Completed Professional Certification
After you have completed the Professional Certification Process, be sure the follow these simple steps to ensure your certificate is issued correctly:
- Be sure the college and university has your signed and completed Professional Growth Record
- Be sure you have the issues of abuse requirement completed. If you completed a teacher preparation program in the state of Washington after August 31, 1991 this requirement was met in either your initial or residency certificate program. If you are new to the state, or completed teacher preparation prior to August 31, 1991 check with your college/university or district. If you have not already met this requirement, many higher education institutions, ESDs, and school districts offer the workshop on a regular basis. You can also take issues of abuse from organizations that are not approved to offer clock hours such as fire station or church since it does not have to be taken for clock hours. Be sure to retain documentation verifying your participation.
- Complete the Institutional Application for a Teaching Certificate 4401, sign and date the affidavit, and return with application fee to your college/university certification office. No transcripts are required.
- Read the following pages regarding maintenance of your Professional Certificate. You must maintain the Professional Certificate by earning 150 clock hours every five year period. This requirement is the same as for the Continuing Certificate. The following pages contain specific information regarding those clock hours.
Gloria Cartagena
Certification Specialist
gcartagena@esd123.org
509.544.5702
State Alternative Routes to Certification
Federal Alternative Routes to Certification
Fingerprint Records: 360.725.6000
To request fingerprint cards or check on fingerprint clearance
Policy Assignment: Rick
Mahoney 360.725.6396
To ask questions about being assigned to a position in an out of
area endorsement or any assignment question.
Professional Practices: 360.725.6130
To report unprofessional conduct.
Colleges/Universities
Current
WAC's (Washington Administrative Code)
Educational
Service Districts(ESDs)
National Board
Certification
Professional Educator Standards
Board (PESB)
ESD 123 now has the capability to offer videoconferencing
services to districts for certification purposes! District Certification
personnel may click here to
contact Gloria for more information.
Links to K-12 Education Employment
Opportunities: These are sites that you can put your resume to let
them know you are seeking employment.
Education Jobline (Washington Education Association) WEA
Jobline
Teachers-Teachers.com (online recruitment and employment service) www.teachers-teachers.com
WaTeach.com (employment information for applicants and employers) www.wateach.com
Wanttoteach.com (find educational employment in the United States) www.wanttoteach.com
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