BACKGROUND QUESTIONS

When you register for the WEST, you will be asked to answer the following background questions. Providing accurate and complete background information about yourself is important. All the information that you provide will be kept confidential to the extent required by law. The PESB uses the background information to satisfy legal requirements, to conduct research that benefits educator preparation programs, and to help ensure the fairness and quality of the WEST. The information will be analyzed only as group data, not as individual data. It may be used for statistical and research purposes and will not be used, in whole or in part, to make a determination about any individual. These questions are not required for your registration, but you are strongly encouraged to provide responses to them.

If you register online, you will answer the following questions interactively as you register. If you register by U.S. mail, enter your responses to the following questions on the registration form. The question number corresponds to the section of the registration form where you will record your response.

Best Language (#8 on registration form)

What is your best language of communication?

  1. Cambodian
  2. Chinese
  3. English
  4. Japanese
  5. Korean
  6. Russian
  7. Spanish
  8. Ukrainian
  9. Vietnamese
  10. Other

Educational Level (#9 on registration form)

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

  1. High school
  2. College freshman (first year)
  3. College sophomore (second year)
  4. College junior (third year)
  5. College senior (fourth or final year)
  6. Earned bachelor's degree
  7. Earned bachelor's degree plus additional credits
  8. Earned master's degree
  9. Earned master's degree plus additional credits
  10. Earned doctoral degree

High School Education (#10 on registration form)

Did you graduate from a Washington State high school?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Years of High School Education (#11 on registration form)

How many years did you attend a Washington State high school?

  1. 0
  2. 1 year
  3. 2 years
  4. 3 years
  5. 4 years
  6. 5 or more years

Years Since Attended School (#12 on registration form)

How many years has it been since you last attended school?

  1. Currently in school
  2. 1–5 years
  3. 6–11 years
  4. 12–17 years
  5. More than 17 years

Family Education (#13 on registration form)

Are you the first person in your family to attend college?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Undergraduate College or University Attended (#14 on registration form)

If you have earned a bachelor's degree, indicate the four-year college or university where you earned that degree. If you have not earned a bachelor's degree but are or have been enrolled as an undergraduate student in a community college or a college or university, indicate the community college, college, or university where you are currently or were last enrolled.

If you are registering by mail, refer to "Institution Codes" for the three-digit code to enter on the registration form. If you attend or attended a community college, college, or university outside of Washington State, enter code 900. If you have never been enrolled in a college or university, enter code 999.


Certification Designation (#15 on registration form)

What type(s) of certification do you currently hold? (Select all that apply.)

  1. Washington State
  2. Out-of-state
  3. Not currently certified

Route to Certification (#16 on registration form)

By what route are you pursuing Washington certification?

  1. Traditional preparation program
  2. Alternative route program
  3. Postbaccalaureate/MIT/MAT program
  4. Out-of-state online preparation program
  5. Already certified, just pursuing an endorsement
  6. Already certified, just meeting requirement for "highly qualified" status

Endorsement Pathway (WEST–E candidates only) (#17 on registration form)

(Skip this question if you are not a certificated teacher.)

By which pathway are you pursuing an endorsement?

  1. Pathway I (WEST–E TEST ONLY)
  2. Pathway II (WEST–E & Pedagogy Assessment)
  3. Traditional endorsement program (or Pathway III—Coursework, WEST–E, & Pedagogy Assessment) 

Educator Retooling Support (WEST–E candidates only) (#18 on registration form)

(Skip this question if you are not a certificated teacher.)

Did you receive funding support from the Educator Retooling Program?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Educator Preparation Status (#19 on registration form)

Which of the following best describes your educator preparation status?

  1. I have not yet been accepted into an educator preparation program.
  2. I have been accepted into an educator preparation program but have not yet completed my field experience, student teaching, or internship.
  3. I have completed my field experience, student teaching, or internship and have almost completed my educator preparation program.
  4. I have completed my educator preparation program, but I am not yet certified to teach in Washington.
  5. I have completed my educator preparation program and am certified to teach in Washington.

Washington Educator Preparation Institution (#20 on registration form)

Identify the Washington State institution where you completed or will complete your educator preparation program. If you attended more than one institution, indicate the institution where you completed your student teaching or practicum. If you are not currently enrolled in or have not previously completed an educator preparation program, leave this question blank.

If you are registering by mail, refer to "Institution Codes" for the three-digit code to enter on the registration form. Please note that only institutions marked with an asterisk in these tables may be selected. If you earned a degree at a college or university outside of Washington State and are applying for Washington residency teaching certification, you may have your test results reported directly to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Office of Certification, by entering code 399 when you register.

Your test results for all tests you take on the test date for which you are registering will be released to the Washington State institution that you indicate in response to this question. The purpose of providing institutions with test results is to give them an opportunity to review their educator preparation programs in light of examinee performance and to make any modifications or changes to the programs that might be indicated as necessary by the test data. If you do not wish your test results to be sent to your educator preparation program, leave this question blank.

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