Title 28A — Title 28A COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS
76 chapters · 1,542 sections in this title.
RCW 28A.645.010 Appeals—Notice of—Scope—Time limitation.
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(1) Any person, or persons, either severally or collectively, aggrieved by any decision or order of any school official or board, within thirty days after the rendition of such decision or order, or of the failure to act upon the same when properly presented, may appeal the same …
RCW 28A.645.020 Transcript filed, certified.
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Within twenty days of service of the notice of appeal, the school board, at its expense, or the school official, at such official's expense, shall file the complete transcript of the evidence and the papers and exhibits relating to the decision for which a complaint has been file…
RCW 28A.645.030 Appeal to be heard de novo and expeditiously.
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Any appeal to the superior court shall be heard de novo by the superior court. Such appeal shall be heard expeditiously.[ 1971 ex.s. c 282 s 42. Formerly RCW 28A.88.015.]Notes:Severability—1971 ex.s. c 282: See note following RCW 28A.310.010.
RCW 28A.645.040 Certified copy of decision to county assessor when school district boundaries changed.
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In cases of appeal resulting in the change of any school district boundaries the decision shall within five days thereafter be also certified by the proper officer to the county assessor of the county, or to the county assessors of the counties, wherein the territory may lie.[ 19…
RCW 28A.650.010 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5346-S.SL) ***Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Digital citizenship" includes the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior related to current technology use,…
RCW 28A.650.035 Gifts, grants, and endowments.
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The superintendent of public instruction may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of educational technology and expend the same or any income ther…
RCW 28A.650.040 Rules.
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The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW governing the operation and scope of this chapter.[ 1993 c 336 s 709.]
RCW 28A.650.045 Digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy—Best practices and recommendations—Annual review—Model policy update and checklist for future updates.
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(1)(a) By December 1, 2016, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop best practices and recommendations for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy, and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accorda…
RCW 28A.650.050 Digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy—Web-based location with links recommending practices and resources.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5346-S.SL) ***(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall create a web-based location with links to recommended successful practices and resources to support digital citizenship, media literacy, and internet safety for use in the 2…
RCW 28A.650.060 Technology consultation, procurement, and training.
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(1) Each educational service district shall provide technology consultation, procurement, and training, in consultation with teacher-librarians through school library information and technology programs as defined in RCW 28A.320.240, and as described in this section. An education…
RCW 28A.650.065 Technology grant program.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and administer a technology grant program, as described in this section, to advance the following objectives:(a) Attain a univer…
RCW 28A.650.070 Technology initiatives—Technology levies—Data—Reports.
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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall collect and analyze the following data:(a) Demographic, distribution, and other data related to technology initiatives; and(b) Biennial survey data on school and school district progress to accomplish the objectives…
RCW 28A.655.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds that the purpose of Washington's accountability system is to improve student learning and student achievement of the essential academic learning requirement standards so that each individual student will be given the opportunity to become a responsible citiz…
RCW 28A.655.006 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 50.]Notes:Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 45: See note following RCW 28A.330.250.
RCW 28A.655.010 Washington commission on student learning—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW * 28A.630.885 and 28A.300.130.(1) "Commission" means the commission on student learning created in *RCW 28A.630.885.(2) "Student learning goals" mean[s] the goals established in RC…
RCW 28A.655.068 Statewide high school assessment in science.
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(1) The statewide high school assessment in science shall be a comprehensive assessment that measures the state standards for the application of science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts in the domains of physical sciences, life science…
RCW 28A.655.070 State learning standards—Duties of the superintendent of public instruction.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop state learning standards that identify the knowledge and skills all public school students need to know and be able to do based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210, develop student assessments, and implement …
RCW 28A.655.071 Revised essential academic learning requirements—Legislative review—Implementation.
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(1) By August 2, 2010, the superintendent of public instruction may revise the *state essential academic learning requirements authorized under RCW 28A.655.070 for mathematics, reading, writing, and communication by provisionally adopting a common set of standards for students in…
RCW 28A.655.075 Essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations for educational technology literacy and technology fluency—Assessments—Reports.
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(1) Within funds specifically appropriated therefor, by December 1, 2008, the superintendent of public instruction shall develop essential academic learning requirements and grade level expectations for educational technology literacy and technology fluency that identify the know…
RCW 28A.655.080 Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills—Implementation and administration—Work group—Reports—Grants—Waivers.
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(1) To the extent funds are available, beginning in the 2012-13 school year, the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills shall be administered at the beginning of the school year to all students enrolled in state-funded full-day kindergarten programs under RCW 28A.…
RCW 28A.655.090 Statewide student assessment—Reporting requirements.
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(1) By September 10, 1998, and by September 10th each year thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall report to schools, school districts, and the legislature on the results of the statewide student assessment.(2) The reports shall include the assessment results b…
RCW 28A.655.095 Students with cognitive disabilities—Alternative assessment system.
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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall continue to actively collaborate with teachers and directors of special education programs in the development and implementation of a process to transition from the current portfolio system of assessment of students wit…
RCW 28A.655.100 Performance goals—Reporting requirements.
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Each school district board of directors shall:(1)(a) Annually report to parents and to the community in a public meeting and annually report in writing the following information:(i) District-wide and school-level performance improvement goals;(ii) Student performance relative to …
RCW 28A.655.110 Annual school performance report—Model report form.
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(1) Beginning with the 1994-95 school year, to provide the local community and electorate with access to information on the educational programs in the schools in the district, each school shall publish annually a school performance report and deliver the report to each parent wi…
RCW 28A.655.115 Outreach and feedback—Working group—Model feedback tools and strategies.
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(1) Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, each school shall conduct outreach and seek feedback from a broad and diverse range of parents, other individuals, and organizations in the community regarding their experiences with the school. The school shall summarize the responses …
RCW 28A.655.130 Accountability implementation funds.
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(1) To the extent funds are appropriated, the office of the superintendent of public instruction annually shall allocate accountability implementation funds to school districts. The purposes of the funds are to: Develop and update student learning improvement plans; implement cur…
RCW 28A.655.140 Technical assistance.
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(1) In order to increase the availability and quality of technical assistance statewide, the superintendent of public instruction, subject to available funding, may employ school improvement coordinators and school improvement specialists to provide assistance to schools and dist…
RCW 28A.655.150 Consolidation of requirements for categorical grant programs—Use of electronic applications and reporting.
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The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with school district personnel, shall consolidate and streamline the planning, application, and reporting requirements for major state and federal categorical and grant programs. The superintendent also shall take actions …
RCW 28A.655.180 Waivers for educational restructuring programs.
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(1) The state board of education may grant waivers to districts from the provisions of statutes or rules relating to: The length of the school year; student-to-teacher ratios; and other administrative rules that in the opinion of the state board of education may need to be waived…
RCW 28A.655.185 Intent—Apple award program.
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(1) It is the intent of the legislature, through the creation of the apple award, to honor and reward students in Washington's public elementary schools who have shown significant improvement in their school's results on the statewide student assessment.(2) The apple award progra…
RCW 28A.655.200 Norm-referenced assessments—Diagnostic assessments.
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(1) The legislature intends to permit school districts to offer norm-referenced assessments, make diagnostic tools available to school districts, and provide funding for diagnostic assessments to enhance student learning at all grade levels and provide early intervention before t…
RCW 28A.655.210 K-12 education data improvement system.
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(1) It is the legislature's intent to establish a comprehensive K-12 education data improvement system for financial, student, and educator data. The objective of the system is to monitor student progress, have information on the quality of the educator workforce, monitor and ana…
RCW 28A.655.220 Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills—Fairness and bias review.
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Before implementing the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills as provided under RCW 28A.150.315, the superintendent of public instruction and the department of children, youth, and families must assure that a fairness and bias review of the assessment process has…
RCW 28A.655.230 Reading skills—Meeting for grade placement and strategies for student improvement—Exemptions.
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(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section and RCW 28A.655.235 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Basic" means a score on the statewide student assessment at a level two in a four-level scoring system.(b) "Below basic" means a score on th…
RCW 28A.655.235 Reading skills—Intensive reading and literacy improvement strategy—Calculation of tested students at or below basic on third grade student assessment—State menu of best practices.
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(1)(a) Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (1), for any student who received a score of basic or below basic on the third grade statewide student assessment in English language arts in the previous school year, the school district…
RCW 28A.655.280 Applicability of certificates of individual achievement and assessments.
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RCW * 28A.155.045, ** 28A.655.061, and ** 28A.655.065, as they existed on January 1, 2019, apply to students in the graduating class of 2018 and prior graduating classes.[ 2019 c 252 s 401.]Notes:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 28A.155.045 expired August 31, 2024.**(2) RCW 28A.655.061 a…
RCW 28A.655.300 Global citizens in a global society.
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By September 1, 2021, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall identify existing state learning standards that address the knowledge and skills that all public school students need to be global citizens in a global society with an appreciation for the contribu…
RCW 28A.657.005 Findings.
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(1) The legislature finds that an effective educational accountability system is premised on creating and maintaining partnerships between the state and local school district boards of directors. The legislature also recognizes it takes time to make significant changes that are s…
RCW 28A.657.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "All students group" means those students in grades three through eight and high school who take the state's assessment in reading or English language arts and mathemat…
RCW 28A.657.020 Persistently lowest-achieving schools—Challenged schools—Identification—Criteria—Washington achievement index.
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(1) Beginning in 2010, and each year thereafter through December 1, 2012, the superintendent of public instruction shall annually identify schools as one of the state's persistently lowest-achieving schools if the school is a Title I school, or a school that is eligible for but d…
RCW 28A.657.030 Required action districts—Recommendation for designation—Reconsideration—Designation—Notice.
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(1) Beginning in January 2011, the superintendent of public instruction shall annually recommend to the state board of education school districts for designation as required action districts. A district with at least one school identified as a persistently lowest-achieving school…
RCW 28A.657.040 Academic performance audits of lowest-achieving schools in required action districts—External review teams—Audit findings.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall contract with an external review team to conduct an academic performance audit of the district and each persistently lowest-achieving school in a required action district to identify the potential reasons for the school's low per…
RCW 28A.657.050 Required action plans—Development—Publication of guidelines, research, and models—Submission—Contents—Effect on existing collective bargaining agreements.
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(1)(a) The local district superintendent and local school board of a school district designated as a required action district must submit a required action plan to the state board of education for approval. Unless otherwise required by subsection (3) of this section, the plan mus…
RCW 28A.657.060 Required action plans—Approval or nonapproval by state board of education—Resubmission or reconsideration—Implementation.
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A required action plan developed by a district's school board and superintendent must be submitted to the state board of education for approval. The state board must accept for inclusion in any required action plan the final decision by the superior court on any issue certified b…
RCW 28A.657.070 Required action plan review panel—Membership—Duties—Timelines and procedures for deliberations.
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(1) A required action plan review panel shall be established to offer an objective, external review of a request from a school district for reconsideration of the state board of education's rejection of the district's required action plan or reconsideration of a level two require…
RCW 28A.657.080 Redirecting Title I funds based on academic performance audit findings.
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The state board of education may direct the superintendent of public instruction to require a school district that has not submitted a final required action plan for approval, or has submitted but not received state board of education approval of a required action plan by the beg…
RCW 28A.657.090 Required action plans—Implementation—Technical assistance and funds—Progress report.
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A school district must implement a required action plan upon approval by the state board of education. The office of the superintendent of public instruction must provide the required action district with technical assistance and federal or state funds for school improvement, if …
RCW 28A.657.100 Required action districts—Progress reports—Release from designation—Assignment to level two of the required action process.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction must provide a report twice per year to the state board of education regarding the progress made by all school districts designated as required action districts.(2) The superintendent of public instruction must recommend to the state b…
RCW 28A.657.105 Required action process—Level two schools and plans.
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(1) School districts assigned by the state board of education to level two of the required action process under this chapter are those with one or more schools that have remained as persistently lowest-achieving for more than three years and have not demonstrated recent and signi…
RCW 28A.657.110 Accountability framework for system of support for challenged schools—Washington achievement index—Recognition of schools for exemplary performance—Use of state system to replace federal accountability system.
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(1) By November 1, 2013, the state board of education shall propose rules for adoption establishing an accountability framework that creates a unified system of support for challenged schools that aligns with basic education, increases the level of support based upon the magnitud…