WA Teaching Certification also applies to private and religious teachers Date sent: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:41:14 -0800 To: arthurhu@mail1.halcyon.com From: James Burts Subject: teacher testing and certification.Please pass this on to David could not send this to him e-mail would not work on my computer. Julanne Burts Dave I got this handed down through Arthur Hu's ed loop and I have been keeping up on the certification in Washington State. I'am a researcher, a parent that has been researching out ed reform and goals 2000 since 93. I belong to a citizens group called citizens united for responsible education. On teacher certification call and get Washington:teacher certification for the 21st century. Dr Ted Andrews,director Professional Education, and Certification state board of education. old capital blg PO box 47206 Olympia Wa 98054-7206 phone 360-586-0145 This also applies to private schools in this state and it is under ed reform. They told me this is just a draft but the drafts become law. This is the back door approach to getting into private schools since we have to have certified teachers. The teachers will be held accountable to teaching the state's curriculum and goals. If they don't they don't get their certificate.,which is the certificate of Mastery just like the students. I don't have a problem with making them learn the basic skills and holding them accountable for that but you have to remember they have redefined the basics. Also get the New Standards for teacher Certification goals 2000 field tests. this is what they piloted in the colleges already. Barbara Jutte legislative Assistant education committee office of program research. 786-7115 office in Olympia In there you will find what teachers have to collect on students in order to teach them they say. Student Context profile > Demographics > > 1. Cultural > > A Ethnicity > B Religion > c Language {primary} > D Beliefs > E Values > F customs > G Social Structure > > 2 > Social Class > A Parents's Educational Background > B Family dynamics > C income /Socio-economic Status > D Housing > E Free and reduced priced Lunches > > 3 Local community > A community expectations for Education > B community Support > C Economic outlook > D community resources > E availability of Social Services > F business support > G Political Orientation > H Media cooperation > I Demographics > J Characteristics > K Safety > > 4 academics - Student learning > A Learning styles > B Student Effort > C Prior Experience / Exposure > D Progress towards the essential learnings > E Standardized Test Scores > F special programs > G behavioral conditions school environment > They are redoing all the teacher programs in the state and other states as well. They are trying to figure out how to re certify all teachers. Gov Locke is going to encourage them to get a professional certificate and a national one and they will get paid more if they receive this new certificate. Hope this helps you. Get the word out Thank you Julanne Burts Kirkland Wa