Applications and Registration Forms Due October 15th! As
of September 1, 2000, all beginning teachers and most teachers from
out-of-state received Residency Certificates as their first Washington
teaching certificate.
This certificate is valid for five years. Within this five-year-period, teachers are expected to earn the second level teaching certificate, the Professional Certificate.
The Professional Certificate (ProCert) is designed to help teachers demonstrate a positive impact on student learning. ProCert is an individual, classroom-based process that focuses on teacher skills that directly impact student learning. ProCert expectations apply the state-wide focus on student learning, and emphasize closing the achievement gap and reaching student learning goals. It is fully aligned with Washington's expectations for K-12 student learning. Through ProCert, teachers demonstrate their competency in the 3 standards of Professional Practice: Effective Teaching, Professional Development, and Professional Contributions.
ProCert Benefits
The Professional Certificate
program allows teachers to grow personally and professionally while
meeting state certification requirements. Specifically, the
ProCert offers opportunities to:
-Develop collegial and collaborative professional learning groups
-Demonstrate teaching effectiveness and a positive impact on student learning beyond test scores
-Reflect and strengthen intentional decision making skills
-Obtain mentoring and guidance during the first years of teaching
-Link school improvement, teacher professional growth, and student learning
PLU offers teachers the ability to gain their certification in small, locally based cohorts. These cohorts use local school and district instructional initiatives, coupled with the strength of the School of Educations & Movement Studies Core Values to create the foundation of curriculum and instruction in the Professional Certification Program.
Core Values:
*Competence
*Service
*Care
*Differences
*Leadership
Contracted teachers in Washington K-12 public or private schools who complete provisional employment (typically two years of satisfactory teaching in the same school district) may enroll. Teachers who hold a Residency Certificate who are contracted in a public or private school and have completed provisional employment status are qualified to enroll.
