Pilot Testing of the Teacher Professional Certification Portfolio of Evidence Assessment
9/11/2009 Update
Updated Frequently Asked Questions are posted:
8/19/2009 Update
Have you returned your stipend contract? If the answer is no, please contact Erin Smessaert at Erin.Smessaert@k12.wa.us to make arrangements to turn in your contract. You must turn in a contract in order to recieve the stipend.
Candidates that have turned in the original contract will be receiving an amendment to their contract early next week, officially extending the deadline to October 12, 2009. The amendment must be returned to the PESB office as soon as possible. Contract questions can be forwarded to Erin Smessaert at Erin.Smessaert@k12.wa.us.
6/1/2009 Update
We express a hardy “thank you” to the all the applicants who expressed interest in the pilot testing of the Teacher Professional Certificate Portfolio of Evidence Assessment. The application period is closed. Email messages with an invitation of acceptance or regret have been sent out. If you have not received either an acceptance or regret message, you have not been considered for participation in the pilot testing. The pool of participants has been limited to 426. We understand your disappointment if you are not among those invited.
If you have been invited to participate in the pilot testing, please read the updated information below. As indicated under Materials for Participating in the Pilot Testing, the Handbook for Participation in Pilot Testing is now available for download. Please download the handbook and begin reading it immediately. Additional information regarding the pilot testing is available under Checklist for Pilot.
What is the Professional Certificate Portfolio of Evidence Assessment?
In the 2007, the legislature passed SSSB 5955, directing the Professional Educator Standards Board to “Set performance standards and develop, pilot, and implement an external professional-level certification assessment based on demonstrated teaching skill. In the development of this assessment, consideration shall be given to changes in professional certification components such as the culminating seminar.” As directed by the legislation, the PESB has been developing the ProCert Portfolio of Evidence Assessment, which will be implemented in January 2010. As a result of having the assessment in place, candidates will submit their portfolio to an external source where it will be scored by a cadre of trained Washington educators rather than by university faculty. These scorers will include ProCert facilitators, program directors, program completers, and other experienced educators.
Materials for Participating in the Pilot Testing
For other questions, send an email to: PESBAssessment@k12.wa.us
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