Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.005
Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts
Any compliance reporting requirements as a result of laws in this chapter that apply to second-class districts may be submitted in accordance with RCW 28A.330.250.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 28A.405 — Certificated Employees
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 28A.405 · 41 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.030
Must teach morality and patriotism
It shall be the duty of all teachers to endeavor to impress on the minds of their pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice, temperance, humanity and patriotism; to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity and falsehood; to instruct them in the principles of free government, and to train them up to the true comp…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.040
Disqualification for failure to emphasize patriotism—Penalty
(1) No person, whose certificate or permit authorizing him or her to teach in the common schools of this state has been revoked due to his or her failure to endeavor to impress on the minds of his or her pupils the principles of patriotism, or to train them up to the true comprehension of the rights, duty and dignity o…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.060
Course of study and regulations—Enforcement—Withholding salary warrant for failure
Certificated employees shall faithfully enforce in the common schools the course of study and regulations prescribed, whether regulations of the district, the superintendent of public instruction, or the state board of education, and shall furnish promptly all information relating to the common schools which may be req…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.070
Job sharing
Effective December 31, 1995, school and educational service districts shall have a policy on the sharing of jobs by district employees.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.100
Minimum criteria for the evaluation of certificated employees—Four-level rating evaluation system—Procedures—Steering committee—Implementation—Reports—Comprehensive performance evaluation
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION AND MODEL PROGRAMS (1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall establish and may amend from time to time minimum criteria for the evaluation of the professional performance capabilities and development of certificated classroom teac…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.102
Analysis of evaluation systems
(1) Representatives of the office of the superintendent of public instruction and statewide associations representing administrators, principals, human resources specialists, and certificated classroom teachers shall analyze how the evaluation systems in RCW 28A.405.100 (2) and (6) affect issues related to a change in…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.104
Professional development funding for new teachers—Districts participating in evaluation system in RCW 28A.405.100 (2) and (6)
If funds are provided for professional development activities designed specifically for first through third-year teachers, the funds shall be allocated first to districts participating in the evaluation systems in RCW 28A.405.100 (2) and (6) before the required implementation date under that section.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.106
Professional development program to support evaluation systems—Duties of the office of the superintendent of public instruction—Website with professional development materials
(1) Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must develop and make available a professional development program to support the implementation of the evaluation systems required by RCW 28A.405.100. The program components may be organized into professional dev…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.110
Evaluations—Legislative findings
The legislature recognizes the importance of teachers in the educational system. Teachers are the fundamental element in assuring a quality education for the state's and the nation's children. Teachers, through their direct contact with children, have a great impact on the development of the child. The legislature find…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.120
Training for evaluators
(1) School districts shall require each administrator, each principal, or other supervisory personnel who has responsibility for evaluating classroom teachers or principals to have training in evaluation procedures.(2) Before school district implementation of the revised evaluation systems required under RCW 28A.405.10…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.130
Training in evaluation procedures required
(1) No administrator, principal, or other supervisory personnel may evaluate a teacher without having received training in evaluation procedures.(2) Before evaluating classroom teachers using the evaluation systems required under RCW 28A.405.100, principals and administrators must engage in professional development des…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.140
Assistance for teacher may be required after evaluation
After an evaluation conducted pursuant to RCW 28A.405.100, the principal or the evaluator may require the teacher to take in-service training provided by the district in the area of teaching skills needing improvement, and may require the teacher to have a mentor for purposes of achieving such improvement.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.170
Teacher's use of sexual orientation curriculum
A teacher's evaluation under RCW 28A.405.100 may not be negatively impacted if a teacher chooses to use curriculum or instructional materials that address subject matter related to sexual orientation including gender expression or identity so long as the subject matter is age-appropriate and connected to the teacher's…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.200
Annual salary schedules as basis for salaries of certificated employees
CONDITIONS AND CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT Every school district by action of its board of directors shall adopt annual salary schedules and reproduce the same by printing, mimeographing or other reasonable method, which shall be the basis for salaries for all certificated employees in the district.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.210
Conditions and contracts of employment—Determination of probable cause for nonrenewal of contracts—Nonrenewal due to enrollment decline or revenue loss—Notice—Opportunity for hearing
(1) No teacher, principal, supervisor, superintendent, or other certificated employee, holding a position as such with a school district, hereinafter referred to as "employee," shall be employed except by written order of a majority of the directors of the district at a regular or special meeting thereof, nor unless he…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.220
Conditions and contracts of employment—Nonrenewal of provisional employees—Notice—Procedure
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 28A.405.210, every person employed by a school district in a teaching or other nonsupervisory certificated position shall be subject to nonrenewal of employment contract as provided in this section during the first three years of employment by such district, unless: (a) The emp…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.230
Conditions and contracts of employment—Transfer of administrator to subordinate certificated position—Notice—Procedure
Any certificated employee of a school district employed as an assistant superintendent, director, principal, assistant principal, coordinator, or in any other supervisory or administrative position, hereinafter in this section referred to as "administrator", shall be subject to transfer, at the expiration of the term o…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.240
Conditions and contracts of employment—Supplemental contracts, when—Continuing contract provisions not applicable to
No certificated employee shall be required to perform duties not described in the contract unless a new or supplemental contract is made, except that in an unexpected emergency the board of directors or school district administration may require the employee to perform other reasonable duties on a temporary basis.No su…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.245
Transfer of principal to subordinate certificated position—Notice—Procedure
(1) Any certificated employee of a school district under this section who is first employed as a principal after June 10, 2010, shall be subject to transfer as provided under this section, at the expiration of the term of his or her employment contract, to any subordinate certificated position within the school distric…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.250
Certificated employees, applicants for certificated position, not to be discriminated against—Right to inspect personnel file
The board of directors of any school district, its employees or agents shall not discriminate in any way against any applicant for a certificated position or any certificated employee(1) On account of his or her membership in any lawful organization, or(2) For the orderly exercise during off-school hours of any rights…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.260
Use of false academic credentials—Penalties
A person who issues or uses a false academic credential is subject to RCW 28B.85.220 and 9A.60.070.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.265
Rights of certificated employees in school districts dissolved due to financial insolvency
Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 28A.405.210 through 28A.405.380, the employment status, the processes for notices of discharge or nonrenewal, and the appeal rights of certificated employees in school districts that are dissolved due to financial insolvency shall be as provided in RCW 28A.315.229.
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.300
Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee—Determination of probable cause—Notice—Opportunity for hearing
HIRING AND DISCHARGE In the event it is determined that there is probable cause or causes for a teacher, principal, supervisor, superintendent, or other certificated employee, holding a position as such with the school district, hereinafter referred to as "employee", to be discharged or otherwise adversely affected in…
Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.405.310
Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract—Hearings—Procedure
(1) Any employee receiving a notice of probable cause for discharge or adverse effect in contract status pursuant to RCW 28A.405.300, or any employee, with the exception of provisional employees as defined in RCW 28A.405.220, receiving a notice of probable cause for nonrenewal of contract pursuant to RCW 28A.405.210, s…
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