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Prepared for the May 13-14, 2015 Board Meeting
Title: Budget and Legislative Update
As Related To:
Goal One: Develop and support policies to close the achievement and opportunity gaps.
Goal Two: Develop comprehensive accountability, recognition, and supports for students, schools, and districts.
Goal Three: Ensure that every student has the opportunity to meet career and college ready standards.
Goal Four: Provide effective oversight of the K‐12 system.
Other
Relevant To Board Roles:
Policy Leadership System Oversight Advocacy
Communication Convening and Facilitating
Policy Considerations / Key Questions:
The Board will review the status of priority bills and information provided regarding budget proposals.
Possible Board Action:
Review Adopt None Approve Other
Materials Included in Packet:
Memo PowerPoint Graphs / Graphics Other Third‐Party Materials
Synopsis: The regular session adjourned on April 24 but no budget agreement was reached. Legislators were called back for special session beginning April 29. A number of bills were introduced at the end of regular session that addressed the Legislature’s plan to meet its McCleary obligation, but were not moved out of their respective committees. This section includes:
A graphic summary of the status of bills being tracked by the Board
Comparisons of the legislative budget proposals
OSPI documents on Superintendent Dorn’s proposal
A comparison document of the McCleary plan bills
A summary of HB 2214, which deals with the assessment system.
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Prepared for the May 13‐14, 2015 Board Meeting
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Three House bills advanced to the Senate (HB 1345, HB 1031, HB 1541)
o Only one was reported out of committee (HB 1345)
o HB 1345 was amended in the Senate Early Learning & K12 Committee to include the language on including student growth in teacher evaluations from SB 5748
One Senate bill advanced to the House (SB 5748)
o Received a public hearing but was not placed on executive agenda
Bills that did not pass out of the opposite house are returned to the house of origin at the end of regular session
The bills that address the McCleary obligation (SB 6109, SB 6103, SB 6104, and HB 2239) did not get out of committees before regular session ended
The following bills did not pass the house of origin before the end of regular session.
Assessments
HB 1363
HB 1703
HB 1785
HB 1950
SB 5520
SB 5825
HB 2184
Teacher Evaluation
HB 2019
SB 5749
High School and Beyond Plan
HB 1864
HB 1591
Professional Learning
SB 5415
SB 5807
Achievement Index
HB 1714
SBE Role
HB 2117
SB 5967
66
Hou
se o
f Orig
in
O
ppos
ite H
ouse
Ret
urne
d to
Hou
se
of O
rigin
P
olic
y C
omm
ittee
R
epor
ted
Out
Fi
scal
C
omm
ittee
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orte
d O
ut
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r
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duce
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y C
omm
ittee
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orte
d O
ut
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al
Com
mitt
eeR
epor
ted
Out
Fl
oor
Aw
aitin
g G
ov.
Sig
n
Assessments
H
B 2
214
ESEA
SB
574
8
SB
574
8
HSBP
H
B 2
214
Prof. Lng
HB
134
5
H
B 1
345
H
B 1
031
H
B 1
031
Dual Credit
H
B
1546
Ach. Index
Opportunity Gap
HB
154
1
HB
154
1
SBE Duties
McCleary Plan
HB
223
9 S
B 6
109
SB
610
3 S
B 6
104
67
Maj
or
K-1
2 In
vest
men
ts -
Mai
nte
nan
ce L
evel
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nat
eH
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me
nts
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ts -
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licy
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lth
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efit
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ou
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par
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h s
tate
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dit
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nal
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or
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h s
tate
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nd
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uce
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ly E
lem
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lass
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ase
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nd
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and
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ay K
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h S
cho
ol A
sses
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ts
(29
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0)
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use
ass
um
es s
avin
gs f
rom
HB
22
14
, en
din
g b
iolo
gy E
OC
and
elim
inat
ing
asse
ssm
ent
alte
rnat
ives
.
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hly
Cap
able
15
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Incr
ease
s th
e %
of
stu
den
ts e
ligib
le (
to 3
%)
and
th
e h
rs. o
f
inst
ruct
ion
/we
ek (
to 3
hrs
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oo
l Tu
rnar
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nd
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eq
uir
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ctio
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4,2
25
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oth
fu
nd
cu
rren
t p
olic
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tota
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maj
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ms
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men
t ab
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nt
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sts
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350,1
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69
Po
licy -
- N
on
-Co
mp
en
sati
on
To
tal
-99,4
16
44.
College B
ound P
SAT
750
39.
Regio
nal School Safe
ty
1,8
66
40.
AIM
Com
munity G
rants
500
41.
Hig
hly
Capable
15,9
57
38.
Para
educato
r D
evelo
pm
ent
1,6
59
33.
Bilin
gual In
str
uction
-12,1
36
34.
Care
er
& T
echnic
al Education G
rants
800
31.
Foste
r Youth
Dem
onstr
ation S
ite
-1
,015
32.
Guid
ance C
ounselo
r
-2
5,3
37
24.
Urb
an S
chool Turn
aro
und
-6
00
26.
College S
uccess
-2
,867
21.
Dual C
redit
-2
,956
22.
Hom
ele
ss S
tudent
Outc
om
es
-1,0
00
19.
Dual Language
-768
17.
Educational O
pport
unity G
ap
-1
,957
12.
Revis
e H
igh S
chool Assessm
ents
29,3
62
14.
Initia
tive 1
351 C
lass S
ize
0
6.
School Turn
aro
und P
rogra
ms
-1,0
00
7.
Fam
ily E
ngagem
ent
Coord
inato
rs
-32,1
30
8.
Bre
akfa
st
Aft
er
the B
ell
-2
,953
4.
Reduce E
arly E
lem
enta
ry C
lass S
ize
-61,6
07
5.
Expand F
ull-D
ay K
inderg
art
en
7,7
20
Polic
y C
hang
es --
Non
-Com
pens
atio
n
1
. L
ocal Eff
ort
Assis
tance
-2
0,1
34
2.
Sta
ff M
ix
8,8
25
To
tal
Bu
dg
ete
d
2013-1
5 E
stim
ate
d E
xpenditure
s
0
2015-1
7 M
ain
tenance L
evel
0
20
15
-17
Op
erati
ng
Bu
dg
et
Pu
blic S
ch
ools
(Dollars
in T
housands)
Sen
ate
Passed
(0
4/
06
/2
01
5)
Hou
se P
assed
(0
4/
02
/2
01
5)
Sen
ate
Dif
f. f
ro
m H
ou
se
69
20
15
-17
Op
erati
ng
Bu
dg
et
Pu
blic S
ch
ools
(Dollars
in T
housands)
00
207,2
26
207,2
26
-207,2
26
00
153,6
81
153,6
81
-153,6
81
00
60
98
-60
00
360,9
67
361,0
05
-360,9
67
00
892
892
-892
-3,3
14
-3,3
14
00
-3,3
14
-3,3
14
-3,3
14
892
892
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06
-1,5
33
,81
5-1
,59
0,7
73
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71
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3-1
,12
6,1
46
-46
2,2
42
To
tal
Po
licy C
han
ges w
/o
I-1
35
15
08
,91
14
51
,95
39
71
,15
39
16
,58
0-4
62
,24
2-4
64
,62
7
17,9
84,2
53
19,8
33,2
72
18,4
46,4
95
20,2
97,8
99
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42
1.
Local
Eff
ort
Assis
tan
ce -
S
en
ate
: The P
er
Pupil I
nflato
r (P
PI)
for
cale
ndar
year
2016 is a
dju
ste
d t
o 8
.4%
in c
ale
ndar
year
2016 a
nd
1.4
% in c
ale
ndar
year
2017.
School dis
tric
ts r
eceiv
ing e
nhanced M
SO
C fundin
g a
bove t
he r
ate
pro
vid
ed in s
chool year
2014-1
5 s
hould
consid
er
these a
s levy r
eduction funds a
nd r
educe t
heir
cale
ndar
year
2016 a
nd 2
017 levy b
ase u
sed for
calc
ula
ting local le
vy a
uth
ori
ty a
nd
local effort
assis
tance b
y t
he a
mount
of th
e e
nhancem
ent
when c
alc
ula
ting t
he s
chool dis
tric
t's levy b
ase.
A s
chool dis
tric
t m
ay c
ontinue t
o
receiv
e t
he s
chool year
2014-1
5 M
SO
C r
ate
so t
hat
the s
chool dis
tric
t's levy b
ase is n
ot
reduced.
Hou
se:
The P
PI
is a
dju
ste
d s
o t
hat
the
levy b
ase is t
he s
am
e for
school year
2015-1
6 a
nd 2
016-1
7.
The P
PI
is s
et
at
a r
ate
of 4.9
% for
both
cale
ndar
years
2016 a
nd 2
017.
Policie
s t
hat
incre
ase t
he c
ost
of th
e s
tate
's p
rogra
m o
f basic
education incre
ase t
he levy b
ase.
These t
wo r
evis
ions t
o t
he levy b
ase r
educe
the c
ost
of th
e L
EA p
rogra
m for
FY 2
016 a
nd incre
ase t
he c
ost
for
FY 2
017.
2.
Sta
ff M
ix.
Both
Hou
se a
nd
Sen
ate
pro
posals
fund m
ore
than 2
,000 a
dditio
nal te
achers
with t
he e
xpansio
n o
f sta
te-f
unded a
ll-d
ay
kin
derg
art
en a
nd c
lass s
ize r
eduction in g
rades K
-3.
Sta
ff m
ix,
the s
tate
's t
erm
for
avera
ge y
ears
of experi
ence a
nd e
ducational cre
dits,
is
reduced t
o r
eflect
these n
ew
hir
es in t
he s
yste
m.
The 2
015-1
7 b
udget
assum
es a
t le
ast
30 p
erc
ent
will be n
ew
teachers
. S
taff m
ix,
the
sta
te's
term
for
avera
ge y
ears
of experi
ence a
nd e
ducational cre
dits,
is r
educed t
o r
eflect
these n
ew
hir
es in t
he K
-12 s
yste
m.
The s
avin
gs
in t
he S
enate
pro
posal are
sm
aller
because it
takes a
more
phased-i
n a
ppro
ach t
o K
-3 c
lass s
ize r
eduction.
Tota
l 2015-1
7 B
ienniu
m
-464,6
27
* N
GF+
OpPth
= G
enera
l Fund-S
tate
+ E
ducation L
egacy A
ccount
+ O
pport
unity P
ath
ways A
ccount
Comments
50.
Tra
nsfe
r PESB S
chola
rship
s t
o W
SAC
-3
,314
Policy -
- Tra
nsfe
r Tota
l-4
,206
To
tal
Po
licy C
han
ges
-4
64
,62
7
Po
licy -
- C
om
pen
sati
on
To
tal
-361,0
05
Polic
y C
hang
es T
rans
fers
49.
Foste
r Youth
Ed.
Outc
om
es
-892
46.
Health B
enefit
Rate
Adju
stm
ents
-207,2
26
47.
Additio
nal C
OLA
-1
53,6
81
48.
TRS e
mplo
yee e
ligib
ility
-9
8
Polic
y C
hang
es --
Com
pens
atio
n
70
20
15
-17
Op
erati
ng
Bu
dg
et
Pu
blic S
ch
ools
(Dollars
in T
housands)
12.
Revis
e H
igh
Sch
ool
Assessm
en
ts.
The H
ou
se a
ssum
es s
avin
gs for
imple
menta
tion o
f H
B 2
214 (
Hig
h s
chool stu
dent
assessm
ents
),
whic
h r
evis
es a
ssessm
ent
requir
em
ents
, in
clu
din
g a
ltern
atives t
o s
tate
wid
e a
ssessm
ents
. T
he S
en
ate
budget
does n
ot
assum
e t
his
legis
lation.
14.
In
itia
tive 1
35
1 C
lass S
ize.
Initia
tive 1
351 a
mended t
he s
tate
's fundin
g r
equir
em
ents
for
cla
ss s
ize a
nd s
taffin
g form
ula
s,
with a
phase-i
n s
chedule
estim
ate
d a
t $2 b
illion for
the 2
015-1
7 b
ienniu
m a
nd full im
ple
menta
tion e
ffective S
epte
mber
1,
2018.
The incre
ased
fundin
g n
ecessary
to s
upport
I-1
351 (
$2 b
illion)
is r
eflecte
d a
t m
ain
tenance level. Both
Hou
se a
nd
Sen
ate
assum
e le
gis
lation a
mendin
g I
-
1351 t
o r
epla
ce p
rovis
ions o
f th
e initia
tive w
ith s
pecific
enhancem
ents
funded in t
he b
udget
act.
2
015-1
7 p
hase-i
n r
equir
em
ents
for
I-1351
are
inte
gra
ted w
ith t
he fundin
g p
rovid
ed in t
he b
udget
for
K-3
cla
ss s
izes,
fam
ily e
ngagem
ent
coord
inato
rs,
and g
uid
ance c
ounselo
rs,
for
bie
nnia
l savin
gs o
f $2.0
billion.
The c
lass s
ize a
nd s
taffin
g p
rovis
ions o
f I-
1351 s
chedule
d t
o g
o into
effect
on S
epte
mber
1,
2018 a
re a
lso
am
ended.
The S
en
ate
policy b
ill, S
SB 6
088,
has a
refe
rendum
cla
use r
efe
rrin
g t
he c
hanges m
ade t
o I
-1351 t
o t
he N
ovem
ber
2015 e
lection
ballot
for
vote
r appro
val. T
he H
ou
se p
olicy d
oes n
ot
refe
r th
e I
-351 c
hanges t
o t
he b
allot.
6.
Sch
ool
Tu
rn
arou
nd
Prog
ram
s.
Both
Hou
se a
nd
Sen
ate
budgets
pro
vid
e fundin
g for
gra
nts
to s
chool dis
tric
ts identified a
s
pers
iste
ntly low
est
achie
vin
g a
nd h
avin
g b
een lis
ted b
y O
SPI
as a
Requir
ed A
ction D
istr
ict
(RAD
). F
unds a
re a
lso p
rovid
ed for
sta
ffin
g a
t O
SPI
for
the c
ontinued a
dm
inis
tration o
f th
e p
rogra
m.
Fundin
g is m
ain
tain
ed a
t th
e s
am
e level as in t
he c
urr
ent
bie
nniu
m.
The d
iffe
rence
betw
een H
ouse a
nd S
enate
at
policy level is
technic
al.
7.
Fam
ily E
ng
ag
em
en
t C
oord
inato
rs.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g t
o incre
ase t
he a
llocation for
the p
roto
typic
al ele
menta
ry s
chool fa
mily
engagem
ent
coord
inato
r fr
om
0.0
825 F
TEs t
o 0
.222 F
TEs in t
he 2
015-1
6 s
chool year
and 0
.361 in t
he 2
016-1
7 s
chool year.
This
enhancem
ent
in t
he s
tate
-allocate
d F
TEs r
epre
sents
an a
nnual in
cre
ment
incera
se w
ith t
he inte
ntion o
f re
achin
g t
he t
arg
et
of 0.5
FTEs
recom
mended b
y t
he J
oin
t Task F
orc
e o
n E
ducation F
undin
g b
y t
he 2
017-1
8 s
chool year.
The S
enate
budget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
8.
Breakfa
st
Aft
er t
he B
ell.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g for
imple
menta
tion o
f H
B 1
295 (
Bre
akfa
st
aft
er
the b
ell),
whic
h r
equir
es s
chool
dis
tric
ts t
hat
have a
fre
e a
nd r
educed-p
rice lunch e
nro
llm
ent
of 70%
or
more
to p
rovid
e b
reakfa
st
duri
ng instr
uctional tim
e a
nd r
equir
es t
he
sta
te t
o p
rovid
e $
6,0
00 g
rants
to e
ach s
chool to
fund t
he s
tart
-up c
osts
of th
e p
rogra
m.
The S
en
ate
does n
ot
fund t
his
legis
lation.
4.
Red
uce E
arly
Ele
men
tary C
lass S
ize.
SH
B 2
776,
2010 S
essio
n,
esta
blished n
ew
fundin
g form
ula
s for
basic
education p
rogra
ms,
requir
ing c
lass s
izes o
f 17 s
tudents
for
gra
des K
-3 b
y t
he 2
017-1
8 s
chool year.
T
he S
en
ate
reduces c
lass s
ize in a
manner
whic
h follow
s
the c
ohort
of stu
dents
who h
ave a
lready r
eceiv
ed t
he b
enefit
of sta
te-f
unded c
lass s
ize r
eduction,
with fir
st
pri
ori
ty t
o e
lem
enta
ry s
chools
with t
he h
ighest
perc
enta
ge o
f stu
dents
eligib
le for
the federa
l Fre
e a
nd R
educed-P
rice L
unch p
rogra
m.
Fundin
g is p
rovid
ed t
o fully
imple
ment
a c
lass s
ize o
f 17 for
K-1
stu
dents
in h
igh p
overt
y s
chools
in t
he 2
016-1
7 s
chool year.
Allocations for
K-3
cla
ss s
izes w
ill be
based o
n t
he s
chool dis
tric
t's d
ocum
ente
d a
ctu
al avera
ge c
lass s
ize.
The H
ou
se's
cla
ss s
ize fundin
g s
chedule
aligns w
ith a
n im
ple
menta
tion
policy o
f in
cre
asin
g fundin
g for
cla
ss s
izes in e
qual annual in
cre
ments
with a
fin
al ta
rget
of 17.0
FTEs in t
he 2
017-1
8 s
chool year.
5.
Exp
an
d F
ull
-Day K
ind
erg
arte
n.
SH
B 2
776,
2010 S
essio
n r
equir
ed s
tate
wid
e b
asic
education fundin
g o
f all-d
ay K
inderg
art
en b
y t
he
2017-1
8 s
chool year.
Both
Hou
se a
nd S
en
ate
incre
ase fundin
g for
all-d
ay k
inderg
art
en t
o 1
00%
of enro
llm
ent
in 2
016-1
7,
one y
ear
ahead
of th
e s
tatu
tori
ly r
equir
ed d
eadline.
The S
enate
level is
hig
her
because it
funds a
slightly h
igher
perc
enta
ge o
f enro
llm
ent
in t
he fir
st
year
of
the b
ienniu
m t
han t
he H
ouse.
71
20
15
-17
Op
erati
ng
Bu
dg
et
Pu
blic S
ch
ools
(Dollars
in T
housands)
31.
Foste
r Y
ou
th D
em
on
str
ati
on
Sit
e.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g for
contr
acte
d s
erv
ices t
o im
pro
ve t
he e
ducational outc
om
es o
f
dependent
youth
at
a s
econd d
em
onstr
ation s
ite in a
dditio
n t
o t
he s
ite e
sta
blished p
urs
uant
to t
he 2
013-1
5 b
iennia
l budget.
The S
en
ate
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
32.
Gu
idan
ce C
ou
nselo
rs.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g t
o incre
ase t
he a
llocation for
the p
roto
typic
al m
iddle
school guid
ance c
ounselo
r
from
0.1
FTE s
taff t
o 1
.349 F
TE s
taff in t
he 2
015-1
6 s
chool year
and 1
.483 F
TE s
taff in t
he 2
016-1
7.
The a
llocation for
guid
ance c
ounselo
rs
in t
he p
roto
typic
al hig
h s
chool is
incre
ased fro
m 2
.539 F
TE s
taff t
o 2
.672 in s
chool year
2015-1
6 a
nd 2
.806 in s
chool year
2016-1
7.
These
enhancem
ents
repre
sent
an a
nnual in
cre
ment
incre
ase w
ith t
he inte
ntion o
f re
achin
g t
he t
arg
et
of in
cre
asin
g t
he c
ounselo
r FTE b
y 0
.5 F
TEs
by t
he 2
017-1
8 s
chool year,
as r
ecom
mended b
y t
he J
oin
t Task F
orc
e o
n E
ducation F
undin
g in 2
012.
The S
en
ate
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
33.
Bil
ing
ual
In
str
ucti
on
. T
he H
ou
se incre
ases fundin
g for
instr
uctional hours
in t
he T
ransitio
nal Bilin
gual In
str
uctional Pro
gra
m (
TBIP
)
from
4.7
78 h
ours
in t
he p
roto
typic
al m
iddle
school to
5.1
85 h
ours
for
school year
2015-1
6 a
nd 5
.593 h
ours
in s
chool year
2016-1
7.
The
allocation for
the p
roto
typic
al hig
h s
chool is
incre
ased fro
m 4
.778 h
ours
to 5
.852 h
ours
in t
he 2
015-1
6 s
chool year
and 6
.926 h
ours
in t
he
2016-1
7 s
chool year.
These incre
ases in s
tate
-funded instr
uctional hours
are
inte
nded t
o r
each t
he t
arg
ets
of 6.0
hours
in t
he m
iddle
school
gra
des a
nd 8
.0 h
ours
in t
he h
igh s
chool gra
des t
hat
were
recom
mended b
y t
he J
oin
t Task F
orc
e o
n E
ducation F
undin
g in 2
012.
The S
en
ate
budget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
34.
Career &
Tech
nic
al
Ed
ucati
on
Gran
ts.
Both
Hou
se a
nd
Sen
ate
pro
vid
e fundin
g t
o incre
ase g
rants
for
the c
are
er
and t
echnic
al
education F
IRST R
obotics p
rogra
m,
the S
enate
at
a h
igher
level.
26.
Coll
eg
e S
uccess.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g t
o e
xpand t
he W
ashin
gto
n A
chie
vers
Schola
rs p
rogra
m t
o a
ll s
chool dis
tric
ts w
ithin
Kin
g
and P
ierc
e C
ounties.
Fundin
g is a
lso p
rovid
ed t
o r
epla
ce federa
l and p
rivate
dollars
no longer
available
to t
he C
ollege B
ound S
chola
rship
pro
gra
m.
The S
en
ate
budget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
21.
Du
al
Cred
it.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g t
o im
ple
ment
E2SSB 1
546 (
Dual cre
dit e
ducational opport
unitie
s),
elim
inating t
he u
se o
f
Runnin
g S
tart
for
cours
es o
ffere
d in t
he h
igh s
chool and c
reating s
ubsid
ies a
nd p
er
cre
dit fee lim
its for
College in t
he H
igh S
chool cla
sses for
eligib
le 1
0th
, 11th
and 1
2th
gra
de s
tudents
. T
he S
en
ate
does n
ot
fund t
his
legis
lation.
22.
Hom
ele
ss S
tud
en
t O
utc
om
es.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g for
imple
menta
tion o
f E2SH
B 1
682 (
Hom
ele
ss s
tudents
), c
reating a
com
petitive g
rant
pro
gra
m for
school dis
tric
ts t
o p
ilot
incre
ased identification o
f hom
ele
ss s
tudents
and t
he c
apacity o
f dis
tric
ts t
o s
upport
them
. T
he S
en
ate
does n
ot
fund t
his
legis
lation.
24.
Urb
an
Sch
ool
Tu
rn
arou
nd.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es o
ne-t
ime fundin
g for
the U
rban S
chool Turn
aro
und I
nitia
tive,
pro
vid
ing g
rants
to t
he
two s
chools
that
receiv
ed fundin
g in t
he c
urr
ent
bie
nniu
m.
The S
en
ate
does n
ot
fund t
his
ite
m.
17.
Ed
ucati
on
al
Op
portu
nit
y G
ap.
The H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g for
imple
menta
tion o
f E2SSB 1
541 (
Educational opport
unity g
ap),
inclu
din
g o
ne-t
ime fundin
g for
develo
pm
ent
of a m
odel dis
cip
line p
olicy,
develo
pm
ent
of cultura
l com
pete
ncy t
rain
ing,
and a
task forc
e t
o
revie
w r
ace a
nd e
thnic
ity g
uid
elines.
The S
en
ate
budget
does n
ot
assum
e t
his
legis
lation.
19.
Du
al
Lan
gu
ag
e.
Th
e H
ou
se p
rovid
es fundin
g t
o im
ple
ment
SH
B 1
783 (
Dual la
nguage instr
uction),
cre
ating a
dual la
nguage
schola
rship
pro
gra
m,
pro
vid
ing s
upport
for
expansio
n o
f dual la
nguage p
rogra
ms in s
chool dis
tric
ts,
and c
reating a
gra
nt
pro
gra
m.
The
Sen
ate
pro
vid
es fundin
g for
a d
ual-
language instr
uction p
ilot
pro
gra
m in t
wo d
istr
icts
.
72
20
15
-17
Op
erati
ng
Bu
dg
et
Pu
blic S
ch
ools
(Dollars
in T
housands)
41.
Hig
hly
Cap
ab
le.
The S
en
ate
makes t
he follow
ing e
nhancem
ents
to b
asic
education fundin
g for
the H
ighly
Capable
Pro
gra
m:
(a)
The
perc
enta
ge o
f stu
dents
eligib
le for
fundin
g is incre
ased fro
m t
he c
urr
ent
2.3
14 p
erc
ent
to 3
.0 p
erc
ent;
and (
b)
an incre
ase in t
he w
eekly
hours
of in
str
uction fro
m t
he c
urr
ent
2.1
59 h
ours
to 3
.0 h
ours
. T
he H
ou
se b
udget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
44.
Coll
eg
e B
ou
nd
PS
AT.
The S
en
ate
pro
vid
es o
ne-t
ime fundin
g for
the a
dm
inis
tration o
f th
e P
relim
inary
Schola
stic A
ptitu
de T
est
(PSAT)
to n
inth
and t
enth
gra
de p
art
icip
ants
in t
he C
ollege B
ound p
rogra
m.
OSPI
will part
ner
with a
national non-p
rofit
org
aniz
ation t
hat
offers
the a
ptitu
de t
est.
The H
ou
se b
udget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
38.
Paraed
ucato
r D
evelo
pm
en
t. The S
en
ate
pro
vid
es fundin
g for
imple
menta
tion o
f E2SSB 5
179 (
Para
educato
r develo
pm
ent)
dir
ecting
the P
ESB t
o e
sta
blish t
he p
ara
educato
r overs
ight
board
, cre
ate
a p
ara
educato
r cert
ific
ation p
rocess for
both
regula
r and a
dvanced
endors
em
ents
, and d
esig
n a
nd im
ple
ment
a t
rain
ing p
rogra
m for
teachers
and p
rincip
als
for
work
ing e
ffectively
with p
ara
educato
rs.
OSPI
is
pro
vid
ed o
ne-t
ime fundin
g t
o e
sta
blish p
ara
educato
r endors
em
ents
and c
ert
ific
ate
s a
nd for
school dis
tric
t im
ple
menta
tion g
rants
. T
he
Hou
se d
oes n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
39.
Reg
ion
al
Sch
ool
Safe
ty.
The S
en
ate
pro
vid
es fundin
g for
thre
e E
ducational Serv
ice D
istr
icts
to p
art
icip
ate
in a
pilot
pro
gra
m t
o
imple
ment
regio
nal school safe
ty a
nd s
ecuri
ty c
ente
rs m
odele
d a
fter
ESD
105 a
nd o
utlin
ed in 2
SSB 5
252 (
Regio
nal securi
ty a
nd s
afe
ty
cente
rs).
The H
ou
se d
oes n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
40.
AIM
Com
mu
nit
y G
ran
ts.
The S
en
ate
pro
vid
es fundin
g for
a p
ilot
pro
gra
m for
academ
ic,
innovation,
and m
ento
ring in fiv
e
com
munitie
s s
tate
wid
e.
The g
rants
will fu
nd e
xpanded learn
ing o
pport
unity g
rants
to c
om
munity-b
ased o
rganiz
ations.
The H
ou
se b
udget
does n
ot
inclu
de t
his
ite
m.
73
Basic Principles of Superintendent Dorn’s Plan
The Washington state Supreme Court, in McCleary v. Washington, wrote that the state is failing to meet its “paramount duty.” As clearly written in the state Constitution, that duty is “to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex” (Article IX, Section I). The issue is too often framed in statistics. But it’s much broader than numbers: The issue is about basic education opportunities for our students. It’s about their future, and our desire to produce well educated and productive citizens.
State Superintendent Randy Dorn’s six-year plan to meet our state’s constitutional and moral responsibilities is based on three policy principles:
Funding: The state must provide ample state funding for a general and uniform program of basic education in all schools.
Levies: The state must no longer rely on local school levies to meet its obligation to fully fund basic education.
Adequacy: The State must fund any new education programs and initiatives they pass into law, rather than rely on local district funding. This is known as “do no harm.”
Achieving Superintendent Dorn’s plan is a phased-in, evidenced-based approach with the following steps:
1) Complete HB 2776 implementation. Affirm that the funding generated through HB 2776 is for allocation purposes only.
2) Reduce class size in grades 4–12. The Dorn plan recommends reducing class size to 24 in grades 4–6 and 27 in grades 7–12. I-1351 would require class size in those grades to be at 25.
3) Hire additional support staff. This includes increasing the number of librarians, school nurses, guidance counselors, office and technology support, custodians, and classified staff to keep students safe.
4) Fund more teachers and more classrooms. Thousands more teachers and classrooms will be necessary when class sizes are reduced.
5) Begin compensation reform—a necessary vehicle for levy reduction:
a. Fund classified and administrative staff at current district funding levels, but with state resources.
b. Initiate statewide collective bargaining for compensation, benefits, regional cost-of-living adjustments, and workday definition. During the transfer to the new system, the Legislature must restrict current bargaining, local levy bases and any possible new levies so that the state doesn’t incur larger obligations.
c. Provide K-12 health insurance through a statewide benefit program similar to state employees.
d. Provide teacher support by funding 10 Professional Development days and teacher mentors.
e. Redefine the meaning of supplemental contracts to ensure that local levies are not used for basic education/compensation.
6) Initiate levy reduction as the state proceeds to fund basic education costs currently covered by local levies. Complete levy reform consists of:
a. Clearly defining the appropriate uses of local levy funds, and
b. Redefining and limiting future growth of levies.
7) Require the Quality Education Council (QEC) – created by HB 2261 to direct the implementation of the prototypical school model – to create two new workgroups that will:
a. Design a better process to recruit and retain teachers and
b. Monitor the evolving definition of “basic education.”
74
Structural changes included in Superintendent Dorn’s plan
Superintendent Randy Dorn’s plan to fully fund basic education requires that certain structural changes within the K-12 education system be made. The changes include legislation, as well as addressing needs and creating new processes.
A list of the major structural changes includes:
1) Initiate levy reduction, as the state proceeds to fund basic education costs currently covered by local levies, and eliminate supplemental time, resources and incentives (known as TRI):
School districts would be prohibited from using local excess levies to fund materials, supplies and operating costs; student transportation; or staff salaries related to the program of basic education.
Districts would be allowed to use levy funds to pay supplemental staff contracts and other costs related to student education enrichment programs that go beyond the basic education program provided by the state, such as extracurricular athletic activities, instruction unrelated to the mandatory state Essential Academic Learning Requirements, early learning, and adult basic education.
Starting immediately, growth of levies beyond current levels would be restricted.
The maximum levy percentage would be reduced to a uniform level across all districts by 2021.
2) Initiate statewide collective bargaining for compensation, benefits, regional cost-of-living adjustments, and workday definition:
The Superintendent of Public Instruction would represent school district employers in negotiating collective bargaining agreements for public school teachers and classified employees.
Public school employees would be represented by two exclusive bargaining representatives.
The scope of statewide bargaining would be limited to wages, workday definition, and fringe benefits, and not include Time, Responsibility, and Incentive — known as TRI.
School district management rights would not be subject to bargaining.
School employees will retain the right to organize locally and collectively bargain other terms and conditions of employment with each school district employer, for supplemental contracts regarding compensation for education enrichment services and activities that go beyond the state’s program of basic education.
Collective bargaining agreements between school districts and their employees that are in effect today would remain in effect until they expire.
3) Review and address short- and long-term statewide system capacity issues related to the expansion of full-day kindergarten and class-size reduction, including the availability of appropriate classrooms:
To offer statewide full-day kindergarten and to reduce K–3 class sizes, an additional 5,700 classrooms are needed, costing about $2 billion. The Senate made progress toward this requirement.
In its January 2014 order the Court wrote that “the State must account for the actual cost to schools of providing (additional capital expenditures).”
4) Require the non-partisan Quality Education Council to create two new workgroups that will:
Design a better process to recruit and retain teachers and
Annually study and report on the state’s evolving program of basic education and the financing necessary to support the program.
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Local Levies, Local Effort Assistance (LEA) an
d State Revenues
SB
6103 (Hargrove)
6104 (Rolfes)
6109 (Dammeier)
Local
Levies
Beginning CY 2018, a school district’s
actual levy collections will be reduced by
the am
ount of any state funding for
salary enhancemen
ts received after
August 31, 2016.
The district’s levy rate may not be
reduced below $1.00/$1,000 of assessed
value (AV).
Levy red
uction expires after the CY 2022
levy.
Beginning CY 2023, the maxim
um levy
authority is $1.00/$1,000 AV.
Levy funds may only be us ed for non‐
basic education purposes.
During phase‐in of new salary allocations
beginning SY 2017‐18, additional funding
for the salary allocations are considered
“levy reduction funds” for districts
grandfathered at a higher levy percentage
than
the m
axim
um levy percen
tage for
other districts.
Creates a Local Levy Red
uction Technical
Working Group to develop a phase‐in plan
for reducing local levy authority and
elim
inating grandfathered levy authority.
Beginning CY 2018, a school district’s
actual levy collections will be reduced by
the am
ount of any new state funding for
salary enhancemen
ts received after
August 1, 2017.
The district’s levy rate may not be
reduced below $1.25/$1,000 AV.
Levy red
uction expires after the CY 2022
levy.
Beginning CY 2020, the maxim
um levy
authority is $1.25/$1,000 AV.
Levy funds may only be used for
enhancements outside of the program
of basic education.
LEA
For CY 2018—CY 2022, LEA
payments will
remain at CY 2017 levels and not be
reduced for decreases in
levy collections
related to K‐12 salary en
hancemen
ts.
Beginning CY 2023, LEA
will be based
on
equalized school districts that levy
$1.00/$1,000 AV to a statewide med
ian
per pupil value.
No provisions on Local Effort Assistance.
For CY 2018 and CY 2019, LEA
paymen
ts
will rem
ain at CY 2017 levels and not be
reduced for decreases in
levy collections
related to K‐12 salary en
hancemen
ts.
Beginning CY 2020, LEA
will be based
on
equalizing school districts that levy
$1.00/$1,000 AV to a statewide med
ian
per pupil value.
New State
Revenues
No provisions on new
state reven
ue.
Im
poses a state capital gains tax,
beginning Jan. 1, 2016, at a rate of 7%, on
sale or voluntary exchange of capital
assets, w
ith $500K ded
uction for joint
filers and $250K ded
uction for others.
Reven
ues from the new
tax are dep
osited
in the Education Legacy Account.
Increases the state property tax levy
rate from $2.19/$1,000 AV to:
o
$2.70 for CY 2018
o
$3.50 for CY 2019
o
$3.60 (statutory m
axim
um) for
CY 2020
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HOUSE BILL 2214
HB 2214 was introduced in late March and referred to the House Appropriations Committee. The public hearing on April 21 was on the proposed substitute to the bill.
Assessment Requirements
English Language Arts and Mathematics
HB 2214 deals primarily with the assessment system. It hastens the transition to the use of the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) as the means through which students earn their Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA). The bill requires students to achieve a score that places them in a level 3 or 4 on the SBAC in order to earn the CAA, beginning with the class of 2016 (current juniors). Students that have already taken and passed the reading and writing portions of the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) and the math end‐of‐course exam (EOC) may use those to earn the CAA for the class of 2016. Beginning with the class of 2017, only the SBAC may be used.
Science
HB 2214 would eliminate the Biology EOC as a graduation requirement. The substitute also includes an emergency clause so that the EOC requirement is eliminated for the class of 2015 (current seniors).
The substitute also requires a comprehensive science assessment as a graduation requirement once one has been developed in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
State Board of Education Role
The substitute eliminates the requirement that the SBE set a second threshold score on the SBAC to earn a CAA. It does not address the SBE’s role in setting a threshold score on the comprehensive science assessment.
Alternatives
HB 2214 drastically alters the system of alternatives that students may access if they do not meet standard on the state assessment to earn a CAA.
Courses
If a student does not achieve a score that places her in level 3 or 4 on the SBAC in either math or English language arts, that student must enroll in a locally determined course in her senior year in the subject area. The locally determined course must be rigorous, which the bill defines as “at a higher course level than the student’s most recent coursework in a content area in which the student received a passing grade of ‘C’ or higher… .” Once available, the bill directs districts to prioritize enrolling students in transition courses, rather than in other locally determined courses.
The bill eliminates the collection of evidence (COE) as an alternative.
Exams
HB 2214 eliminates all objective exam alternatives, including the SAT, ACT, AP, and IB exams.
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Comparable Rigor
The bill also eliminates the language requiring the objective alternatives to be “comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the statewide student assessment… .”
High School and Beyond Plan
HB 2214 includes the language on the High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) from HB 1591. It requires that an HSBP be started for each student in 8th grade and include career goals, educational goals, a four‐year course‐taking plan, the identification of assessments needed to graduate and achieve goals, and a resume or activity log.
Below you will find tables comparing the assessment requirements in current law to those in the HB 2214 proposal.
If you have questions regarding this memo, please contact Julia Suliman at [email protected].
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Current Law
Assessment Requirements
Class of 2015 Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Current Sr Current Jr Current Soph Current Frosh Current 8th Gr
English/Lang Arts
10th grade Reading and Writing HSPE
10th grade Reading and Writing HSPE
10th Grade ELA Assessment with Common Core Items (SBAC)
10th Grade ELA Assessment with Common Core Items (SBAC)
11th Grade SBAC ELA assessment (score to be set by SBE) or or or
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
Math
Algebra or Geometry EOC
Algebra or Geometry EOC
Algebra or Geometry EOC
Algebra or Geometry EOC
11th Grade SBAC Math assessment (score to be set by SBE)
or or or
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
11th Grade SBAC (score to be set by SBE)
Science* Biology EOC Biology EOC Biology EOC Biology EOC Biology EOC
Alternative Assessments
Collections of Evidence, GPA Comparison, SAT/ACT Equivalent Score, AP/IB
*Intent to transition to Next Generation Comprehensive Science Exit Exam
Proposed in HB 2214
Assessment Requirements
Class of 2015 Class of 2016 Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Class of 2019 Current Sr Current Jr Current Soph Current Frosh Current 8th Gr
English/Lang Arts
10th grade Reading and Writing HSPE
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4 or
10th Grade Reading and Writing HSPE if already met standard
Math
Algebra OR Geometry EOC
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4
11th Grade SBAC at Level 3 or 4 or
Algebra or Geometry EOC if already met standard
Science* Eliminates Biology Exam Requirement
n/a n/a n/a n/a
Alternative Assessments
Eliminates Alternatives/Replaces with "Locally Determined Sr Year Course"
* Established plan for Next Generation Comprehensive Science Exit Exam
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