Prior to employment of candidates to perform professional services in Washington community and technical colleges, the district board of trustees shall establish that the candidate possesses:
- (1) Scholarship and/or technical skill that represents appropriate study, training, and skills in the proposed area of assignment,
- (2) Expertise as a practitioner as evidenced by reports of former associates and supervisors,
- (3) A demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the role to be played as a partner in an educational enterprise serving the best interests of the students,
- (4) A demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the mission, role, and character of the community or technical college,
- (5) The ability to perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with the goals of the institution and the community and technical college system, and
- (6) Personal characteristics that contribute to the ability to promote the welfare of the students, the institution, and the state of Washington.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.50 RCW. WSR 98-23-051, § 131-16-080, filed 11/13/98, effective 12/14/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.090 (7)(a). WSR 91-21-009 (Order 134, Resolution No. 91-27), § 131-16-080, filed 10/4/91, effective 11/4/91; WSR 80-13-011 (Order 82, Resolution No. 80-14), § 131-16-080, filed 9/8/80; Order 22, § 131-16-080, filed 11/27/73; Order 5, § 131-16-080, filed 12/12/69.]