Aside from being littered with broken links(the least of my annoyances), they suggest that regardless of all my past experience, my masters, or anything that all I need to be a substitute is 2 things:
"-Must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university
-Have completed a state-approved college/university teacher preparation program, to include teaching methodology and internship. In Washington there are 22 state-approved teacher preparation programs. "
In other words it flat out states I need to take one of their state approved teacher preparation programs. This didn't seem right and when I first moved here I remembered the qualifications were different, so I called and told the lady on the phone that I was certified in NY and had a masters and everything. She said to me I was already qualified and all I had to do was apply for the certificate.
Ok cool, so I go to the certification place and I make an account and try to apply. It appears that the website AND the lady on the phone are both wrong. I need to take 2 tests, and have my fingerprints done AGAIN(despite having it done in NY)....
I looked into it too, but you still have to get a teaching degree and they don't offer it at community colleges, so it was going to be like another $30,000 of school.
ReplyDeleteit must be broken, there is no reason to require that much for a sub position.
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