Title 28A, COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS

To be eligible for a grant under RCW 28A.175.025, grant applicants shall: (1) Build or demonstrate a commitment to building a broad-based partnership of schools, families, and community members to provide an effective and efficient building bridges program. The partnership shall …

(1) Educational service districts, in collaboration with area workforce development councils, shall: (a) Provide technical assistance to local partnerships established under a grant awarded under RCW 28A.175.025 in collecting and using performance data; and (b) At the request of …

The definitions in this section apply throughout section 3, chapter 243, Laws of 2010 and RCW 28A.175.075 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Critical community members" means representatives in the local community from among the following agencies and organizatio…

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state-level advisory committee to be known as the graduation: a team effort partnership advisory committee. The advisory committee shall include K-12 and state agencies that work with youth who have drop…

(1) This section and RCW 28A.175.105 through 28A.175.115 provide a statutory framework for a statewide dropout reengagement system to provide appropriate educational opportunities and access to services for students age sixteen to twenty-one who have dropped out of high school or…

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 28A.175.100 through 28A.175.110 unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Dropout reengagement program" means an educational program that offers at least the following instruction and services: (a) Academic instructio…

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop a model interlocal agreement and a model contract for the dropout reengagement system. (2) The model interlocal agreement and contract shall, at a minimum, address the following: (a) Responsibilities for ide…

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules to implement RCW 28A.175.100 through 28A.175.110. (2) When adopting rules under this section and developing model interlocal agreements and contracts under RCW 28A.175.110, the office of the superintende…

Any compliance reporting requirements as a result of laws in this chapter that apply to second-class districts may be submitted in accordance with RCW 28A.330.250. [ 2011 c 45 s 8.] Notes: Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.

(1) The pay for actual student success (PASS) program is created under this section and RCW 28A.175.135 through 28A.175.160 to invest in proven dropout prevention and intervention programs as provided in RCW 28A.175.135 and provide a financial award for high schools that demonstr…

Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, funds shall be allocated as specified in the omnibus appropriations act to support the PASS program through the following programs: (1) The opportunity internship program under RCW 28C.18.160 through 28C.18.168; (2) The jobs for Ame…

(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the state board of education, must: (a) Calculate the annual extended graduation rate for each high school, which is the rate at which a class of students enters high school as first-year students an…

(1)(a) Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose or otherwise available in the account established in RCW 28A.175.155, beginning in the 2011-12 school year and each year thereafter, a high school that demonstrates improvement in its dropout prevention score compared to the b…

For the purposes of RCW 28A.175.145, a "graduation coach" means a staff person, working in consultation with counselors, who is assigned to identify and provide intervention services to students who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out of school or of not graduating on…

The high school completion account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations made by the legislature, federal funds, gifts or grants from the private sector or foundations, and other sources deposited in the account.…

The office of the superintendent of public instruction must regularly inform high schools and school districts about the opportunities under RCW 28A.175.135 to receive funding to implement programs that have been proven to reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates, as we…