110-300-0100(8) · Aides provide classroom support to an assistant teacher, lead teacher, program supervisor, center director, assistant director, or family home licensee. Aides must meet the following qualifications: (a) Be at least fourteen years old; (b) Have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be currently enrolled in high school or an equivalent education program; (c) Complete the applicable preservice requirements, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0105; (d) Have their professional development progress documented annually; and (e) Aides may be counted in the staff-to-child ratio if they are working under the continuous oversight of a lead teacher, program supervisor, center director, assistant director, assistant teacher, or family home licensee. (i) Aides working nineteen or fewer hours per month can be counted towards staff-to-ratio with applicable preservice requirements pursuant to WAC 110-300-0105 but without in-service training requirements pursuant to WAC 110-300-0107(1)(a). (ii) Aides who work more than nineteen hours per month and who have a cumulative twelve months of employment must complete applicable preservice requirements detailed in WAC 110-300-0105 and the in-service training detailed in WAC 110-300-0107(1)(a).

A few new hires teachers need to have there education submitted into Merit.

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