Advanced Track Qualification Verification

Teachers who have earned a teaching certificate from another state and they had five years of teaching experience out-of-state before coming to Washington – they DO qualify for the Advanced Track and they follow the Advanced Track route once they enroll in the Pro Cert program. Conceivably, they could have been in-state for a while before they enroll.

In order to be officially categorized as Advanced Track candidates they do need to do some paperwork, however. They need to get the H.R. office to send (or fax) me a copy of the teaching experience record that is commonly used to place people on the salary schedule. That sheet should identify:

· the state where they received their teaching certificate,

· the names of the school districts where they taught, and

· the amount of time they taught.

That information should be faxed to (360) 650-7997 or mailed to:

Susan Bailey, University-School Partnerships

Woodring College of Education MS 9090

We stern Washington University

516 High Street

Bellingham, WA 98225

When I receive it, I review it and if the critical points are all there, I put a memo in each person’s file indicating they qualify for the Advanced Track.

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