Washington Administrative Code

For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions apply:(1)(a) "Alternative learning experience" means a course, or for grades kindergarten through eight, grade-level course work, that is a delivery method for the program of basic education and is:(i) Provided in whole o…

(1) Written student learning plan.(a) Each student participating in an alternative learning experience must have a written student learning plan developed and approved by a certificated teacher that is designed to meet the student's individual educational needs.(b) A certificated…

(1) School districts or charter schools that offer alternative learning experience courses or course work must ensure that they are accessible to all students, including students with disabilities. Alternative learning experience courses or course work for special education stude…

Alternative learning experience programs providing full-day kindergarten must:(1) Have multiple weekly observations of students by certificated teachers each week during the eight-week WaKIDS assessment window. Observations must take place either in person or through synchronous …

(1) This section provides the process for determining truancy, required interventions, and a threshold for filing a truancy petition for students enrolled in alternative learning experience courses. Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, this process should be used in place of t…

(1) The board of directors of a school district or charter school board claiming state funding for alternative learning experiences must adopt and annually review written policies authorizing such alternative learning experiences.(2) The policy must include at least the following…

(1)(a) All students enrolled in alternative learning experience courses or course work must be assessed at least annually, using, for full-time students, the state assessment for the student's grade level and using any other annual assessments required by the school district or c…

The school district or charter school claiming apportionment for alternative learning experience courses is subject to the enrollment reporting procedures in WAC 392-121-182.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.232 RCW and RCW 28A.232.030. WSR 20-15-062, § 392-550-055, filed 7/10/20…

(1) Each school district or charter school offering alternative learning experience courses or course work must report monthly to the superintendent of public instruction accurate monthly headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment for students enrolled in alternative learning …

School districts and charter schools claiming state funding for alternative learning experiences must:(1) Retain all documentation required in this chapter in accordance with established records retention schedules;(2) Make such documentation available upon request for purposes o…

(1) A "skill center" is a regional career and technical education partnership. It is established to provide access to comprehensive, industry-defined career and technical programs of study that prepare students for careers, employment, apprenticeships and postsecondary education.…

An interdistrict cooperative agreement, as defined in WAC 392-600-010, shall include and set forth the following:(1) The administration of the school facility and of the program or services to be offered;(2) The estimated number of students to be served from each district;(3) The…

Skill center administrative councils shall:(1) Establish policies and procedures;(2) Be responsible for equipment replacement, facility maintenance, and ongoing operation of the skill center, including a branch campus/satellite program, to meet current industry and educational st…

(1) A skill center administrative council, as defined in WAC 392-600-010, in need of core or branch facility investments may request state capital funding through the state capital budget process.(a) Existing skill center core and branch campuses requesting major capital project …

A skill center core campus shall submit a plan to the superintendent of public instruction, career and technical education that demonstrates they will meet the following conditions within three years from the date programs begin.(1) A skill center must serve a minimum of one hund…

(1) A skill center shall only receive the enhanced skill center funding for its programs after the date on which program approval is issued by the superintendent of public instruction, career and technical education.(2) The core or branch campus district hiring the instructional …

(1) A single school district's board of directors shall be the skill center administrative council and shall operate in accordance with WAC 392-600-030.(2) It shall have an advisory committee comprised of the district superintendent and representatives from business/industry refl…

(1) Two or more school districts, through a joint resolution designating a lead district, may request funding to conduct a feasibility study for a skill center core or branch campus to the superintendent of public instruction, school facilities and organization. The lead district…

Emerging skill centers, as defined in WAC 392-600-010, shall:(1) Develop policies and procedures to ensure cooperation and avoid unnecessary duplication of programs within the skill center member districts.(2) Follow the superintendent of public instruction, career and technical …

(1) The superintendent or designee from the branch campus shall serve on the core campus host district council.(2) The branch campus shall:(a) Receive interdistrict cooperative approval from the superintendent of public instruction as described in WAC 392-600-020;(b) Have program…

(1) Existing core skill centers may request approval through the superintendent of public instruction, career and technical education, for satellite programs. If a satellite program is located at a comprehensive high school, written approval from district career and technical edu…

(1) A skill center administrative council, as defined in WAC 392-600-010, seeking to dissolve the operation of a skill center campus shall request prior approval from the superintendent of public instruction before dissolution and shall conform to the following:(a) Skill centers …

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a statutory framework for a statewide dropout reengagement system and to provide appropriate educational opportunities and access to services for students age sixteen to twenty-one who have dropped out of high school or are not accumu…

The following definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:(1) "Agency" means an educational service district, nonprofit community-based organization, or public entity other than a college.(2) "Annual average full-time equivalent (AAFTE)" means the total monthly full…

(1) A student is eligible to enroll in a program when they meet the following criteria:(a) Under 21 years of age at the beginning of the school year but whose 16th birthday occurs on or before September 1st;(b) Has not yet met the high school graduation requirements of either the…

(1) Districts, tribal compact schools, charter schools, agencies, and colleges are encouraged to work together to design programs and collaborations that will best serve students. Many models of operation are authorized as part of the statewide dropout reengagement system.Regardl…

(1) All program instruction will meet the following criteria:(a) Instruction will be designed to help students acquire high school credits, acquire at least high school level skills, and be academically prepared for success in college and/or work.(b) Instruction will be provided …

(1) Case management staff will be employed or assigned to the program to provide accessible, consistent support to students, as well as, academic advising, career guidance information, employment assistance or referrals, and referrals to social and health services.(2) The program…

(1) For programs operated by districts, tribal compact schools, charter schools, and agencies, high school credit will be awarded for all course work in which students are enrolled, including high school equivalency certificate preparation, in accordance with the following:(a) De…

(1) The resident district is responsible for the provision of special education services in a properly formulated individualized education program (IEP) for students aged sixteen and older who have been determined eligible for special educational services, and are otherwise quali…

(1) All reengagement programs will ensure that students participate in the statewide assessment of student learning to fulfill the minimum requirements for high school graduation and comply with state and federal school accountability requirements.(2) A district, tribal compact s…

(1) For programs operated by districts, tribal compact schools, charter schools or agencies and for below one hundred level classes offered in a college-operated program, the following requirements will be met in relation to the school calendar:(a) A school year begins September …

(1) For all programs, the following will apply when reporting student enrollment for each monthly count day:(a) Met all eligibility criteria pursuant to WAC 392-700-035;(b) Been accepted for enrollment by the reporting district, tribal compact school, charter school, or the direc…

(1) OSPI shall apportion funding for an approved program to districts, tribal compact schools, charter schools, or direct funded technical colleges based upon the reported nonvocational and vocational FTE enrollment and the standard reimbursement rates. The standard reimbursement…

(1) Student documentation:(a) The program shall submit to the reporting district, tribal compact school, charter school, or direct funded technical college monthly the program's enrollment and maintain and make available upon request the following documentation to support the mon…

(1) Longitudinal performance data for the program and the statewide reengagement system as a whole will be reported through the Washington's P-20 (preschool to postsecondary and workforce) longitudinal data system maintained by the ERDC.(2) The district, tribal compact school, or…

The authority for this chapter is RCW 28A.600.290, which authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to adopt rules governing RCW 28A.600.290, with the state board of community and technical colleges, the student achievement council, and the public baccalaureate instituti…

The purpose of this chapter is to set forth rules governing the college in the high school program.[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.600.290. WSR 16-14-030, § 392-725-010, filed 6/27/16, effective 7/28/16.]

The following definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "College in the high school course" means a dual credit course provided on a high school campus or in a high school environment in which an eligible student is given the opportunity to earn high school cr…

Prior to the start of the college in the high school program(s), a local agreement between the district, charter school, or tribal compact school and the participating institution of higher education must be developed and in place. The agreement shall be for no more than one scho…

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall, unless exempt under subsection (3) of this section, provide evidence that they meet the current NACEP student, curriculum, assessment, faculty, partnership, and evaluation standards as described in WAC 392-725-130 through …

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall:(a) Ensure registration and transcription policies and practices for students are consistent with those on campus.(b) Ensure there is a process to meet the course prerequisites of the institution of higher education.(c) Ens…

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall:(a) Ensure college in the high school courses are catalogued courses with the same departmental designations, course descriptions, numbers, titles, and credits.(b) Ensure college in the high school courses reflect the learn…

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall require that:(a) Instructors providing the college in the high school instruction in the high school classroom are approved by the appropriate college/university academic leadership and meet the minimum qualifications for i…

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall:(a) Conduct an end-of-term student course evaluation for each college in the high school course section offered through the institution of higher education to provide instructors with student feedback.(b) Conduct and report…

(1) Participating institutions of higher education shall:(a) Ensure alignment with the college/university mission and support by the institution's administration and academic leadership.(b) Show ongoing collaboration with the secondary school partners.(2) Participating institutio…

The eligibility of the college in the high school courses which the student intends to take for the award of high school credit and the amount of such credit shall be established, as follows:(1) The district, charter school, or tribal compact school shall establish on a course by…