Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.405 Certificated Employees

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, ...
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(1) No person, whose certificate or permit authorizing him or her to teach in the common schools of this state has been revoked due to ...
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 ...
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.[1995 c 335 § 701; ...
28A.405.100 Minimum criteria for the evaluation of certificated employees, including administrators -- Procedure -- Scope -- Penalty
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish and may amend from time to time minimum criteria for the evaluation of the professional performance capabilities ...
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 ...
28A.405.120 Training for evaluators
School districts shall require each administrator, each principal, or other supervisory personnel who has responsibility for evaluating classroom teachers to have training in evaluation procedures.[1995 ...
28A.405.130 Training in evaluation procedures required
No administrator, principal, or other supervisory personnel may evaluate a teacher without having received training in evaluation procedures.[1985 c 420 § 4. Formerly RCW 28A.67.215.]Notes: ...
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 ...
28A.405.200 Annual salary schedules as basis for salaries of certificated employees
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 ...
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
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 ...
28A.405.220 Conditions and contracts of employment -- Nonrenewal of provisional employees -- Notice -- Procedure
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.[2006 c 234 § 5.] ...
28A.405.300 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee -- Determination of probable cause -- Notice -- Opportunity for hearing
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 ...
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 ...
28A.405.320 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Notice -- Service -- Filing -- Contents
Any teacher, principal, supervisor, superintendent, or other certificated employee, desiring to appeal from any action or failure to act upon the part of a school ...
28A.405.330 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Certification and filing with court of transcript
The clerk of the superior court, within ten days of receipt of the notice of appeal shall notify in writing the chair of the school ...
28A.405.340 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Scope
Any appeal to the superior court by an employee shall be heard by the superior court without a jury. Such appeal shall be heard expeditiously. ...
28A.405.350 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Costs, attorney's fee and damages
If the court enters judgment for the employee, and if the court finds that the probable cause determination was made in bad faith or upon ...
28A.405.360 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appellate review
Either party to the proceedings in the superior court may seek appellate review of the decision as any other civil action.[1988 c 202 § 26; ...
28A.405.370 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Other statutes not applicable
The provisions of chapter 28A.645 RCW shall not be applicable to RCW 28A.405.300 through 28A.405.360.[1990 c 33 § 400; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.58.510. ...
28A.405.380 Adverse change in contract status of certificated employee, including nonrenewal of contract -- Appeal from -- Direct judicial appeal, when
In the event that an employee, with the exception of a provisional employee as defined in RCW 28A.405.220, receives a notice of probable cause pursuant ...
28A.405.400 Payroll deductions authorized for employees
In addition to other deductions permitted by law, any person authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages to employees of school districts, ...
28A.405.410 Payroll deductions authorized for certificated employees -- Savings
Nothing in RCW 28A.405.400 shall be construed to annul or modify any lawful agreement heretofore entered into between any school district and any representative of ...
28A.405.415 Bonuses -- National board for professional standards certification
(1) Certificated instructional staff who have attained certification from the national board for professional teaching standards shall receive a bonus each year in which they ...
28A.405.460 Lunch period for certificated employees
All certificated employees of school districts shall be allowed a reasonable lunch period of not less than thirty continuous minutes per day during the regular ...
28A.405.465 Use of classified personnel to supervise in noninstructional activities
Any school district may employ classified personnel to supervise school children in noninstructional activities, and in instructional activities while under the supervision of a certificated ...
28A.405.466 Presence of certificated personnel at schools before and after school -- Policy
Each school district board of directors shall adopt a policy regarding the presence at their respective schools of teachers and other certificated personnel before the ...
28A.405.470 Crimes against children -- Mandatory termination of certificated employees -- Appeal
The school district shall immediately terminate the employment of any person whose certificate or permit authorized under chapter 28A.405 or 28A.410 RCW is subject to ...
28A.405.900 Certain certificated employees exempt from chapter provisions
Certificated employees subject to the provisions of RCW 28A.310.250, 28A.405.100, 28A.405.210, and 28A.405.220 shall not include those certificated employees hired to replace certificated employees who ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009