Title 28A — Title 28A COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS
76 chapters · 1,542 sections in this title.
RCW 28A.300.010 Election—Term of office.
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A superintendent of public instruction shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the year in which state officers are elected, and shall hold his or her office for the term of four years, and until his or h…
RCW 28A.300.020 Assistant superintendents, deputy superintendent, assistants—Terms for exempt personnel.
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The superintendent of public instruction may appoint assistant superintendents of public instruction, a deputy superintendent of public instruction, and may employ such other assistants and clerical help as are necessary to carry out the duties of the superintendent and the state…
RCW 28A.300.030 Assistance of educational service district boards and superintendents—Scope.
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The superintendent of public instruction, by rule or regulation, may require the assistance of educational service district boards and/or superintendents in the performance of any duty, authority, or power imposed upon or granted to the superintendent of public instruction by law…
RCW 28A.300.035 Assistance of certificated or classified employee—Reimbursement for substitute.
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If the superintendent of public instruction, the Washington professional educator standards board, or the state board of education, in carrying out their powers and duties under Title 28A RCW, request the service of any certificated or classified employee of a school district upo…
RCW 28A.300.039 Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
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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 19.]Notes:Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.
RCW 28A.300.040 Powers and duties.
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In addition to any other powers and duties as provided by law, the powers and duties of the superintendent of public instruction shall be:(1) To have supervision over all matters pertaining to the public schools of the state;(2) To report to the governor and the legislature such …
RCW 28A.300.0401 School district fiscal notes.
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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall, where it is practicable to do so within available resources, prepare school district fiscal notes on proposed legislation that increases or decreases, or tends to increase or decrease, school district revenues or e…
RCW 28A.300.041 Statewide student assessment system—Redesign—Reports to the legislature.
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(1) The legislature finds that a statewide student assessment system should improve and inform classroom instruction, support accountability, and provide useful information to all levels of the educational system, including students, parents, teachers, schools, school districts, …
RCW 28A.300.042 Collection and submittal of student-level data—Student data-related reports—Disaggregation of data by subgroups—Modification of statewide student data systems.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction must collect and school districts must submit all student-level data using the United States department of education 2007 race and ethnicity reporting guidelines, including the subracial and subethnic categories within those guidelines…
RCW 28A.300.045 Pupil tests and records—Rules.
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The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules relating to pupil tests and records.[ 2006 c 263 s 704.]Notes:Findings—Purpose—Part headings not law—2006 c 263: See notes following RCW 28A.150.230.
RCW 28A.300.046 "Student absence from school"—Rules—Collection of attendance and discipline data.
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(1)(a) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules establishing a standard definition of student absence from school. By the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, the rules must categorize an absence for a mental health reason as an excused absence due to illness, …
RCW 28A.300.050 Assistance to professional educator standards board for activities involving professional educator excellence.
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The superintendent of public instruction shall provide technical assistance to the professional educator standards board in the conduct of the activities described in RCW 28A.410.040 and 28A.410.050.[ 2006 c 263 s 819; 1990 c 33 s 252; 1987 c 525 s 227. Formerly RCW 28A.03.375.]N…
RCW 28A.300.060 Studies and adoption of classifications for school district budgets—Publication.
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The superintendent of public instruction and the state auditor jointly, and in cooperation with the senate and house committees on education, shall conduct appropriate studies and adopt classifications or revised classifications under RCW 28A.505.100, defining what expenditures s…
RCW 28A.300.065 Classification and numbering system of school districts.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction is responsible for the classification and numbering system of school districts.(2) Any school district in the state that has a student enrollment in its public schools of two thousand pupils or more, as shown by evidence acceptable to …
RCW 28A.300.070 Receipt of federal funds for school purposes—Superintendent of public instruction to administer.
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The state of Washington and/or any school district is hereby authorized to receive federal funds made or hereafter made available by acts of congress for the assistance of school districts in providing physical facilities and/or maintenance and operation of schools, or for any ot…
RCW 28A.300.071 Posting of complaint resolution and referral access point.
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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall post on its website a prominent link to the complaint resolution and referral access point maintained by the office of the education ombuds, described in RCW 43.06B.070.[ 2024 c 219 s 2.]
RCW 28A.300.0711 Willful noncompliance with state law—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 28A.300.0712 through 28A.300.0714.(1) "Broad complaint" means a complaint that impacts an entire student body, an entire subgroup of students within a student body, an entire schoo…
RCW 28A.300.0712 Willful noncompliance with state law—Complaint process.
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(1) By July 1, 2026, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must establish a process to investigate and secure equitable resolutions for two types of complaints alleging willful noncompliance with the state laws listed in RCW 28A.300.0711(4):(a) Limited complaints…
RCW 28A.300.0713 Willful noncompliance with state law—Investigation and determination—Compliance action plans.
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(1)(a) Upon receipt of a complaint filed under RCW 28A.300.0712, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must make an initial determination as to whether the complaint reasonably contains enough facts to allege noncompliance with state law as defined in RCW 28A.300…
RCW 28A.300.0714 Willful noncompliance with state law—Consequences—Appeal.
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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction may impose any of the following consequences on a school district if the district has been sent a second notice under the provisions of RCW 28A.300.0713:(a) Require the school district to adopt or readopt policies and pro…
RCW 28A.300.072 Transition to kindergarten program.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6260-S.SL) ***(1) The intent of the legislature is to continue and rename transitional kindergarten as the transition to kindergarten program and that the program be established in statute with the goal of assisting eligible children in need of additio…
RCW 28A.300.080 Vocational agriculture education—Intent.
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The legislature recognizes that agriculture is the most basic and singularly important industry in the state, that agriculture is of central importance to the welfare and economic stability of the state, and that the maintenance of this vital industry requires a continued source …
RCW 28A.300.090 Vocational agriculture education—Service area established—Duties.
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(1) A vocational agriculture education service area within the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall be established. Adequate staffing of individuals trained or experienced in the field of vocational agriculture shall be provided for the vocational agriculture …
RCW 28A.300.100 Vocational agriculture education—Superintendent to adopt rules.
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The superintendent of public instruction, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of RCW 28A.300.090.[ 1990 c 33 s 254; 1983 1st ex.s. c 34 s 3. Formerly RCW 28A.03.419.]
RCW 28A.300.105 Office of Native education—Duties—Report.
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(1) To the extent funds are available, an Indian education division, to be known as the office of Native education, is created within the office of the superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent shall appoint an individual to be responsible for the office of Native …
RCW 28A.300.106 Native education public-private partnership account.
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The Native education public-private partnership account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The purpose of the account is to support the activities of the office of Native education within the office of the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.300.105.…
RCW 28A.300.108 Tribal consultation training and schedule.
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(1) The legislature recognizes that federal law requires some school districts to consult with federally recognized tribes on issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native students. Under the federal every student succeeds act, this consultation requirement is intended to "e…
RCW 28A.300.112 Ethnic studies materials and resources.
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(1) By September 1, 2021, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall identify and make available ethnic studies materials and resources for use in grades kindergarten through twelve. The materials and resources must be designed to prepare students to be global c…
RCW 28A.300.115 Holocaust instruction—Preparation and availability of instructional materials.
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(1) Every public middle school, junior high school, and high school is strongly encouraged to include in its curriculum instruction on the events of the period in modern world history known as the Holocaust, the systemic, German state-sponsored persecution and murder of Jews and …
RCW 28A.300.116 Holocaust instruction—Teacher training.
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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, and in order to broaden the reach of the instruction to public school students, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must work with an expert Washington nonprofit organization that te…
RCW 28A.300.118 College credit program information—Notification to schools and parents.
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(1) Beginning with the 2000-01 school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify senior high schools and any other public school that includes ninth grade of the names and contact information of public and private entities offering programs leading to college cre…
RCW 28A.300.119 Online learning programs for college credit—Information.
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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall compile information about online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit and place the information on its website. Examples of information to be compiled and placed on the website include l…
RCW 28A.300.120 Administrative hearing—Contract to conduct authorized—Final decision.
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Whenever a statute or rule provides for a formal administrative hearing before the superintendent of public instruction under chapter 34.05 RCW, the superintendent of public instruction may contract with the office of administrative hearings to conduct the hearing under chapter 3…
RCW 28A.300.125 Open collection of educational resources—Inclusive curricula.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with the statewide association of educational service districts, the legislative youth advisory council established under RC…
RCW 28A.300.1251 Best practices based on updated policies and procedures.
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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall, as soon as is practicable, compile information received under RCW 28A.345.130(4) and, based on the received materials, prepare best practices and other informative materials to support school districts, charter sch…
RCW 28A.300.130 Center for the improvement of student learning.
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Provisions in subsections (1) through (5) of this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for these specific purposes.(1) To facilitate access to information and materials on educational improvement and research, the superintendent of public instruction sh…
RCW 28A.300.131 Parental involvement—Measures to evaluate level—Models and practices—Recognition.
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There is a sizeable body of research positively supporting the involvement of parents taking an engaged and active role in their child's education. Therefore, the legislature intends to provide state recognition by the center for the improvement of student learning within the off…
RCW 28A.300.135 Center for the improvement of student learning account.
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(1) The center for the improvement of student learning account is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The superintendent of public instruction shall deposit in the account all moneys received from gifts, grants, or endowments for the center for the improveme…
RCW 28A.300.136 Educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee—Policy and strategy recommendations.
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(1) An educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee is created to synthesize the findings and recommendations from the 2008 achievement gap studies into an implementation plan, and to recommend policies and strategies to the superintendent of public instruct…
RCW 28A.300.1361 Closing the achievement gap—Enhancing data collection and data system capacity—Securing federal funds.
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The superintendent of public instruction shall take all actions necessary to secure federal funds to support enhancing data collection and data system capacity in order to monitor progress in closing the achievement gap and to support other innovations and model programs that ali…
RCW 28A.300.137 Strategies to address the achievement gap—Improvement of education performance measures—Annual report.
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Beginning in January 2010, the *achievement gap oversight and accountability committee shall report annually to the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, the professional educator standards board, the governor, and the education committees of the leg…
RCW 28A.300.139 Washington integrated student supports protocol.
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(1) The Washington integrated student supports protocol is established. The protocol shall be developed by the center for the improvement of student learning, established in RCW 28A.300.130, based on the framework described in this section. The purposes of the protocol include:(a…
RCW 28A.300.145 Educational materials regarding sex offenses, sex offenders, and victims of sexual assault.
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(1) The Washington coalition of sexual assault programs, in consultation with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, the Washington state school directors' association, the association of Washington school pr…
RCW 28A.300.147 Students required to register as sex or kidnapping offenders—Sample policy—Educational materials.
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The superintendent of public instruction shall publish on its website, with a link to the safety center web page:(1) A revised and updated sample policy for schools to follow regarding students required to register as sex or kidnapping offenders; and(2) Educational materials deve…
RCW 28A.300.150 Information on and curricula for the prevention of sexual abuse of students, child abuse, and neglect—Rules.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall collect and disseminate to school districts information on and curricula for the coordinated program for the prevention of sexual abuse of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, child abuse, and neglect established in RC…
RCW 28A.300.155 Child sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention and identification public-private partnership account.
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The child sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention and identification public-private partnership account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources, federal funds, and any appropriations made …
RCW 28A.300.160 Coordinated program for the prevention of sexual abuse of students, child abuse, and neglect.
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(1)(a) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall be the lead agency and shall assist the department of children, youth, and families and school districts in establishing a coordinate…
RCW 28A.300.164 Energy information program.
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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop an energy information program for use in local school districts. The program shall utilize existing curriculum which may include curriculum as developed by districts or the state relating to the requirement unde…
RCW 28A.300.165 National guard high school career training and national guard youth challenge program—Rules.
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(1) In addition to any other powers and duties as provided by law, the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the military department, shall adopt rules governing and authorizing the acceptance of national guard high school career training and the national gua…
RCW 28A.300.170 State general fund—Estimates for state support to public schools, from.
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At such time as the governor shall determine under the provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW, the superintendent of public instruction shall submit such detailed estimates and other information to the governor and in such form as the governor shall determine of the total estimated amou…