WEST-E Exemptions
WAC 181-02-002 WEST-E Exemption
Individuals who hold a certificate through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
are exempt from the WEST-E requirement if there is a direct equivalency between the endorsements sought and the
national board certificate, as approved by the professional educator standards board and published by the superintendent
of public instruction. The equivalent NBPTS and Washington endorsement table approved by the professional
educator standards board may not be changed without prior professional educator standards board approval.
Equivalent NBPTS and WA Endorsements Eligible for WEST-E Exemption
|
NBPTS Subject Area |
WA Endorsements |
|
If you
hold the NBPTS certificate in the age range below: |
You qualify for the WA
endorsement listed below and will be exempted from the WEST-E: |
|
Early
Childhood Generalist (3-8) |
Early
Childhood Ed |
|
Middle
Childhood Generalist (7-12) |
Elementary Education |
|
Art
(3-18) |
Visual
Arts |
|
English as a New Language (3-18) |
ESL
|
|
English Language Arts (11-18) |
English Language Arts |
|
Exceptional Needs (3-18) |
Special Education |
|
Library Media (3-18) |
Library Media |
|
Mathematics (14-18) |
Mathematics |
|
Science (14-18) |
Science |
|
Social
Studies ? History (11-18) |
Social
Studies |
|
Social
Studies ? History (11-18) |
History |
|
World
Languages (3-18) |
World
Language |
|
Literacy (3-12) |
Reading |
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