Washington Administrative Code

(1) Prior to assigning a required action district to Level II status, the board must hold a public hearing on the proposal, and must take formal action at a public meeting to submit its recommendation to the education accountability system oversight committee established in chapt…

(1) Pursuant to the requirements of RCW 28A.657.110 (chapter 159, Laws of 2013), the state board of education adopts the following guiding principles in fulfillment of its responsibility to establish an accountability framework. The framework establishes the guiding principles fo…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to support local educational improvement efforts by establishing policies and procedures by which schools and school districts may request waivers from basic education program approval requirements.(2) The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.3…

A district desiring to improve student achievement by enhancing the educational program for all students may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for a waiver from the total instructional hour requirements. The superintendent of public instruction may grant said waiv…

(1) A district desiring to improve student achievement by enhancing the educational program for all students in the district or for individual schools in the district may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for a waiver from the provisions of the minimum one hundred…

(1) Superintendent of public instruction approval of district waiver requests pursuant to WAC 180-18-030 and 180-18-040 shall occur prior to implementation. A district's waiver application shall include, at a minimum, a resolution adopted by the district board of directors, an ap…

(1) The shift from a time and credit based system of education to a standards and performance based education system will be a multiyear transition. In order to facilitate the transition and encourage local innovation, the state board of education finds that current credit-based …

(1) In order to be granted a waiver by the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.305.141 to operate one or more schools on a flexible calendar for purposes of economy and efficiency, a school district eligible for such waiver must meet each of the requirements of RCW…

See WAC 180-51-050 (1)(b) as another option to award high school credit on the basis of competency.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.220(4), 28A.305.140, and 28A.305.130(6). WSR 04-04-093, § 180-18-090, filed 2/3/04, effective 3/5/04.]

(1) Any school district reporting, in any school year, an October P223 headcount of fewer than two thousand students as of January of that school year may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for a waiver of up to two years from the provisions of RCW 28A.230.010(2) f…

(1) "At‐risk student" or "systemically marginalized student" means a student who has an academic or economic disadvantage that requires assistance or special services to succeed in educational programs. The term includes, but is not limited to, students who do not meet minimum st…

(1) The state board of education shall develop and make available on its website, no later than May 15th of each year, an "authorizer application" that must be used by school districts seeking to be approved as a charter school authorizer. The application may include such attachm…

(1) A school district must provide sufficient and detailed information regarding all of the following in the authorizer application submitted to the board:(a) The district's strategic vision for chartering. The district must state the purposes that it expects to fulfill in being …

(1) The board shall evaluate an application submitted by a school district seeking to be an authorizer and issue a decision on the application at their next regularly scheduled meeting.(2) In evaluating each application, the board will rate each part of the application as set for…

(1) If the board approves a district's application, it shall execute a renewable authorizing contract with the school district within thirty days of its decision. The contract shall specify the district's agreement to serve as an authorizer in accordance with the expectations of …

The statewide formula for the authorizer oversight fee transmitted to an authorizer by the superintendent of public instruction, as provided for in RCW 28A.710.110, shall be calculated as a percentage of the state operating funding distributed to charter schools under RCW 28A.710…

No later than March 1st, each authorizer shall annually issue solicitations for proposals for charter schools meeting the requirements of RCW 28A.710.130.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.710.090, 28A.710.130, 28A.710.140, and 28A.710.150. WSR 17-20-070, § 180-19-070, filed 10/2/17, …

(1) An applicant, as defined in RCW 28A.710.010, seeking approval must:(a) Submit a nonbinding notice of intent to be approved as a proposed charter school by May 1st of the year in which approval is sought. An applicant may not submit a charter school application in a calendar y…

(1) Upon receipt of notice from an authorizer that a charter school has been approved, the chair of the state board of education shall certify whether the approval is in compliance with the limits in RCW 28A.710.150 on the maximum number of charter schools that may be established…

(1) "Days" means calendar day whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified. The period of time for performing an act governed by this chapter is determined by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day is an official state holiday, Saturd…

(1) Each authorizer must, no later than January 21st of each year, submit an annual report to the state board of education meeting the requirements of RCW 28A.710.100(4). The board shall develop and post on its website by June 1st of each year a standard form which must be used, …

(1) The state board of education is responsible under RCW 28A.710.120 for overseeing the effectiveness and the performance of authorizers. This oversight is ongoing and is not limited to the specific actions and procedures described in these rules.(2) In reviewing or evaluating t…

(1) The board is authorized, upon a determination of persistently unsatisfactory performance of an authorizer's portfolio of charter schools, a pattern of well-founded complaints about the authorizer or its charter schools, a high percentage of charter school closures during the …

(1) If at any time the board finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with a charter contract, its authorizing contract, or the authorizer duties under RCW 28A.710.100, it shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the identified problems with specific referen…

(1) Evidence of material or persistent failure by an authorizer to carry out its duties according to nationally recognized principles and standards for charter authorizing is grounds for revocation of an authorizer's chartering contract. This may include:(a) Failure to comply wit…

(1) In the event that a notice of revocation is provided to a district authorizer under WAC 180-19-250, any charter contract held by that authorizer shall be transferred, for the remaining portion of the charter term, to the Washington charter school commission on documentation o…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish the procedural and substantive due process requirements governing the exclusion of students from private schools for failure to comply with the immunization requirement of the state of Washington.(2) The authority for this chapter i…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Student" shall mean the same as defined for "child" in RCW 28A.210.070(6).(2) "Chief administrator" shall mean the same as defined in RCW 28A.210.070(1).(3) "Full immu…

(1) The initial attendance of every student at every private school in the state is conditioned upon proof of immunization as set forth in RCW 28A.210.080.(2) The chief administrator of each private school shall prohibit the further presence at school of each student already in a…

(1) Private schools must provide written notice to parents prior to excluding students from school for failure to comply with WAC 180-38-045.(2) The written notice for private school students shall:(a) Inform the appropriate party of the applicable laws and provide copies of such…

(1) The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.230.090 which authorizes and requires the state board of education to establish state high school graduation requirements.(2) The purpose of this chapter is to establish high school graduation requirements, for students who commence t…

High school diplomas granted by a charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW, tribal compact school operated according to the terms of state-tribal education compacts authorized under chapter 28A.715 RCW, approved private schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW and by communi…

Nothing within this chapter shall preclude the board of directors of any district offering a high school diploma from establishing such additional course, credit, and test requirements as deemed desirable. A district may not adopt any policy which requires enrollment for either (…

The content of courses and the determination of which courses satisfy particular subject area requirements and whether a particular course may satisfy more than one subject area requirement shall be determined locally in accordance with written policies adopted by boards of direc…

(1) A student who has completed high school courses as defined in RCW 28A.230.090(4) with a passing grade before attending high school shall automatically be given high school credit which shall be applied to fulfilling high school graduation requirements, unless requested otherw…

(1) All students entering a high school program in Washington state shall be assigned an expected graduation year as required by federal law and this section. Once students are assigned a graduation year, they will be aligned to the requirements for that specific graduating class…

(1) Each high school shall keep on file for student and public inspection a copy of the state board of education rules and guidelines regarding high school graduation requirements and procedures for equivalencies applicable for the school year, including the preceding ten years. …

Commencing with the beginning of the ninth grade, or the equivalent of a four-year high school program, and each year thereafter, each high school shall provide each student and his or her parents or guardians with a copy of the high school graduation requirements applicable to e…

As used in this chapter the term "high school credit" shall mean:(1) Grades nine through twelve or the equivalent of a four-year high school program, or as otherwise provided in RCW 28A.230.090(4):(a) Successful completion, as defined by written district policy, of courses taught…

(1) Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(a) Per WAC 180-51-015, references to "district" within this section means a school district, a charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW, a tribal compact school operated according to the t…

(1)(a) Minimum requirements for high school diploma. The minimum requirements and procedures for the issuance of a high school diploma by or through a community or technical college district shall be as prescribed by the state board of education in this section and chapters 180-5…

This section describes the statewide minimum credit and subject areas requirements for high school graduation for students who entered the ninth grade or began the equivalent of a four-year high school program prior to July 1, 2012 (the class of 2015 and previous classes). This s…

The statewide subject areas and credits required for high school graduation, beginning July 1, 2012, for students who enter the ninth grade or begin the equivalent of a four-year high school program, as of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015, except as provided in WAC 180-51-068(…

The statewide subject areas and credits required for high school graduation, beginning July 1, 2015, for students who enter the ninth grade or begin the equivalent of a four-year high school program (the class of 2019), shall total twenty-four as required in this section, except …

Annual exemptions to the definition of an annualized high school credit may be granted upon the request of an approved private school which offers evidence that delineates content, time, or mastery assessments which are substantially equivalent to the definition stated in WAC 180…

Alternative high school graduation requirements may be established under WAC 180-18-055.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.230.090, 28A.305.140 and 28A.600.010. WSR 99-10-094, § 180-51-107, filed 5/4/99, effective 6/4/99.]

A student with an individualized education program must be provided needed accommodations to progress in the general curriculum toward meeting state and local graduation requirements. In limited circumstances, when determined necessary by the individualized education program team…

For students who enter the ninth grade or begin the equivalent of a four-year high school program as of July 1, 2016, (the class of 2020) or later, the graduation requirements shall consist of:(1) State credit and subject area requirements as established in WAC 180-51-067, 180-51…

(1) Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(a) "Laboratory science" means any instruction that provides opportunities for students to interact directly with the material world, or with data drawn from the material world, using the tools, data c…

(1) Each student must have a high school and beyond plan informed by a career interest and skills inventory administered by seventh grade to inform eighth grade course-taking. By the end of the eighth grade, each student will have begun a high school and beyond plan that includes…