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Washington Statutes, Title 28A

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Title 28A, COMMON SCHOOL PROVISIONS

77 chapters · 1,556 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 28A1,556 Ch 28A.300, Superintendent of public instruction.167 Ch 28A.320, Provisions applicable to all districts.90 Ch 28A.600, Students.65 Ch 28A.410, Certification.58 Ch 28A.310, Educational service districts.56 Ch 28A.150, General provisions.52 Ch 28A.210, Health—Screening and requirements.51 Ch 28A.225, Compulsory school attendance and adm…47 Ch 28A.230, Compulsory coursework and activities.47 Ch 28A.400, Employees.47 Ch 28A.710, Charter schools.44 Ch 28A.405, Certificated employees.41 Ch 28A.235, Food services.36 Ch 28A.335, School districts' property.36

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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 s…

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: (…

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 de…

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…

RCW 28A.300.172 Prototypical funding allocation model—Determination of educational system's capacity to accommodate increased resources—Identification of limitations—Reports.

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(1) As part of the estimates and information submitted to the governor by the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.300.170, the superintendent of public instruction shall biennially make determinations on the educational system's capacity to accommodate increased re…

RCW 28A.300.173 Prototypical funding model—District allocation of state resources—Public access on internet-based portal.

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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall implement and maintain an internet-based portal that provides ready public access to the state's prototypical school funding model for basic education under RCW 28A.150.260. The portal must provide citizens the opportun…

RCW 28A.300.175 Recovery of payments to recipients of state money—Basis—Resolution of audit findings—Rules.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall withhold or recover state payments to school districts, educational service districts, and other recipients of state money based on findings of the Washington state auditor. When an audit questions enrollment, staffing, or other data…

RCW 28A.300.185 Family preservation education program.

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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop a family preservation education program model curriculum that is available to each of the school district boards of directors. The model curriculum shall be posted on the superintendent of public instruction's w…

RCW 28A.300.190 Coordination of video telecommunications programming in schools.

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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide statewide coordination of video telecommunications programming for the common schools. [ 1990 c 208 s 8.]

RCW 28A.300.195 Work-integrated learning matching grant program.

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(1)(a) The office of the superintendent of public instruction may contract with a statewide nonprofit organization with expertise in promoting and supporting work-integrated learning from early learning through postsecondary education to establish a matching grant program to fund…

RCW 28A.300.196 Work-integrated learning advisory committee.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the employment security department and the workforce training and education coordinating board, shall convene a work-integrated learning advisory committee to provide advice to the legislature and the education an…

RCW 28A.300.220 Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.

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The superintendent shall cooperate with the workforce training and education coordinating board in the conduct of the board's responsibilities under RCW 28C.18.060 and shall provide information and data in a format that is accessible to the board. [ 1991 c 238 s 78.] Notes:

RCW 28A.300.230 Findings—Integration of vocational and academic education.

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The legislature finds that the needs of the workforce and the economy necessitate enhanced vocational education opportunities in secondary education including curriculum which integrates vocational and academic education. In order for the state's workforce to be competitive in th…

RCW 28A.300.235 Development of model curriculum integrating vocational and academic education.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall with the advice of the workforce training and education coordinating board develop model curriculum integrating vocational and academic education at the secondary level. The curriculum shall integrate vocational education for gainful…

RCW 28A.300.236 Career and technical education courses—Methodologies for implementing equivalency crediting—Report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the governor, the state board of education, and the legislature.

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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must create methodologies for implementing equivalency crediting on a broader scale across the state and facilitate its implementation includi…

RCW 28A.300.238 Career and technical education equipment—Competitive grant process—Rules.

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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall establish a competitive grant process for school districts to apply for grants for the purpose of purchasing career and technical education equipment. (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction may a…

RCW 28A.300.240 International student exchange.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall annually make available to school districts and approved private schools, from data supplied by the secretary of state, the names of international student exchange visitor placement organizations registered under chapter 19.166 R…

RCW 28A.300.250 Participation in federal nutrition programs—Superintendent's duties.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall aggressively solicit eligible schools, child and adult day care centers, and other organizations to participate in the nutrition programs authorized by the United States department of agriculture. [ 1991 c 366 s 402.] Notes: Finding—…

RCW 28A.300.255 Meal charge policies.

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The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall collect, analyze, and promote to school districts and applicable community-based organizations best practices in local meal charge policies that are required by the United States department of agriculture in memorandum …

RCW 28A.300.270 Violence prevention training.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall, to the extent funding is available, contract with school districts, educational service districts, and approved in-service providers to conduct training sessions for school certificated and classified employees in conflict resolutio…

RCW 28A.300.273 Annual school safety summits.

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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the school safety and student well-being advisory committee shall hold annual school safety summits. Each annual summit must focus on esta…

RCW 28A.300.275 Alternative school start-up grants—School safety grants—Report to legislative committees.

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The sum of four million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund to the superintendent of public instruction for the biennium ending June 30, 2001, for: (1) Alternative school start-up grants which are in addition to the grants funded…

RCW 28A.300.280 Conflict resolution program.

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The superintendent of public instruction and the office of the attorney general, in cooperation with the Washington state bar association and statewide dispute resolution organizations, shall develop a volunteer-based conflict resolution and mediation program for use in community…

RCW 28A.300.286 Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying—Policies and complaint procedures—Posting of model student handbook language.

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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop, and periodically update, model student handbook language that includes information about: (a) Policies and complaint procedures related to discrimination, including sexual harassment and addressing transgen…

RCW 28A.300.288 Youth suicide prevention activities.

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(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall work with state agency and community partners to assist schools in implementing youth suicide prevention activities, which may include the following: (a) Training for school employees, parents, community members, an…

RCW 28A.300.290 Effective reading programs—Identification.

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(1) The center for the improvement of student learning, or its designee, shall develop and implement a process for identifying programs that have been proven to be effective based upon valid research in teaching elementary students to read. Additional programs shall be reviewed a…

RCW 28A.300.295 Identified programs—Grants for in-service training and instructional materials.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a grant program to provide incentives for teachers, schools, and school districts to use the identified programs on the approved list in grades kindergarten through four. Schools, school districts, and educational service d…

RCW 28A.300.300 Effective reading programs—Information—Development and implementation of strategies.

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(1) After effective programs have been identified in accordance with RCW 28A.300.290, the center for the improvement of student learning, or its designee, shall provide information and take other appropriate steps to inform elementary school teachers, principals, curriculum direc…

RCW 28A.300.310 Second grade reading assessment—Selection of reading passages—Costs.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall identify a collection of reading passages and assessment procedures that can be used to measure second grade oral reading accuracy and fluency skills. The purpose of the second grade reading assessment is to provide information t…

RCW 28A.300.320 Second grade reading assessment—Pilot projects—Assessment selection—Assessment results.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall create a pilot project to identify which second grade reading assessments selected under RCW 28A.300.310 will be included in the final collection of assessments that must be available by June 30, 1998. (2) Schools and school dist…

RCW 28A.300.330 Primary grade reading grant program.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a primary grade reading grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to enhance teachers' skills in using teaching methods that have proven results gathered through quantitative research and to assist students in …

RCW 28A.300.340 Primary grade reading grant program—Timelines—Rules.

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(1) The superintendent of public instruction may use up to one percent of the appropriated funds for administration of the primary grade reading grant program established in chapter 262, Laws of 1997. (2) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt timelines and rules as…