sb 6030 - washington state's common core bill

8/9/2019 SB 6030 - Washington State's Common Core Bill

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AN ACT Rel at i ng to assessment s i n publ i c school s; amendi ng RCW1

28A. 655. 061, 28A. 655. 066, 28A. 655. 068, 28A. 655. 070, 28A. 305. 130,2

28A. 655. 185, 28B. 105. 010, 28B. 105. 030, and 28B. 105. 060; amendi ng 20133

2nd sp. s. c 22 s 1 (uncodi f i ed) ; addi ng a new sect i on t o chapt er4

28A. 320 RCW; addi ng a new sect i on t o chapter 28A. 655 RCW; addi ng new5

sect i ons t o chapter 28A. 655 RCW; and decl ar i ng an emergency.6

BE I T ENACTED BY THE LEGI SLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHI NGTON:7

Sec. 1. 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 1 ( uncodi f i ed) i s amended t o read8

as f ol l ows:9

( ( The l egi sl at ur e f i nds t hat t he super i nt endent of publ i c10

i nst r uct i on was aut hor i zed t o al i gn t he st at e essent i al academi c11

l ear ni ng r equi r ement s f or mat hemat i cs, r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, and12

communi cat i on wi t h t he common set of st andards f or st udent s i n gr ades13

ki ndergar t en t hrough t wel ve, known as t he common cor e st at e14

st andar ds, whi ch wer e i ni t i at ed by t he gover nor s and chi ef school15

of f i cer s of f or t y- f i ve st at es, i ncl udi ng Washi ngt on. ) ) ( 1) Common16

cor e st at e st andar ds have ser i ous dr awbacks i ncl udi ng:17

( a) Bei ng copyr i ght ed by a pr i vat e t r ade gr oup and t her ef ore not18

subj ect t o change or i mprovement as needed by Washi ngt on st at e19

l egi sl at or s, t eacher s, and par ent s i n t he best i nt er est of st udent s20

i n our st at e;21

S- 1682. 2

SENATE BILL 6030

State of Washington 64th Legislature 2015 Regular Session

By Senat ors Chase, Roach, McCoy, Hasegawa, Mi l osci a, Padden, andDansel

Read f i r st t i me 02/ 18/ 15. Ref er r ed t o Commi t t ee on Ear l y Learni ng &K- 12 Educat i on.

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( f ) Fai l i ng t o pr ovi de ei t her t eacher s or par ent s access t o t he1

secr et quest i ons so t hat t eacher s and par ent s can f ai r l y pr epar e2

t hei r st udent s f or t hese hi gh st akes, hi gh f ai l ur e r at e t est s;3

( g) Requi r i ng t he use of a ver y l arge number of comput er s t hat4

many school s l ack and do not have t he f unds t o pur chase; and5

( h) Requi r i ng t he use of a compl ex comput er i nter f ace t hat many6

st udent s f i nd conf usi ng and t hat i nt er f er es wi t h t he abi l i t y of t he7assessment t o accur atel y assess a st udent ' s act ual knowl edge and8

abi l i t i es.9

( 4) The l egi sl at ur e f ur t her f i nds t hat t he pr i or Washi ngt on st at e10

measur ement of st udent pr ogr ess does not suf f er f r om t hese dr awbacks.11

I t i s t her ef or e i n t he best i nt er est s of t he st udent s of Washi ngt on12

st at e t o wi t hdr aw f r om t he smar t er bal anced assessment consor t i um13

assessment s and r et urn t o the pr i or Washi ngt on st at e measur ement of 14

st udent pr ogr ess assessment s and t o requi r e t hat sampl es of quest i ons15

si mi l ar t o al l quest i ons asked of st udent s be avai l abl e t o al l16

parent s and t eacher s i n Washi ngt on st ate at l east one year bef ore t he17

quest i ons ar e asked of our st udent s.18

( 5) The l egi sl at ur e f ur t her f i nds t hat t he cut scor es of t he past19

measur ement of st udent pr ogr ess st at e t est s wer e ar bi t r ar i l y set and20

not al i gned wi t h t he act ual academi c abi l i t y of Washi ngt on st at e21

st udent s as measur ed by the nat i onal assessment of educat i on pr ogr ess22

basi c l evel . For exampl e, i n t he 2013 school year , t he cut score on23

t he ei ght h gr ade measur ement of st udent progr ess mat h test was24ar bi t r ar i l y set so t hat onl y t hi r t y- t wo per cent of Washi ngt on25

st udent s passed t he t est . But t hat same year , sevent y- ni ne per cent of 26

Washi ngt on st ate ei ght h gr ader s achi eved a passi ng scor e of basi c or27

hi gher on t he nat i onal assessment of educat i onal pr ogr ess, a score28

t hat was seven per cent above t he nat i onal aver age and qual i f i ed29

Washi ngt on st at e ei ght h graders as among t he best at mat h of any30

st udent s i n t he nat i on and even i n t he ent i r e wor l d when adj ust ed f or31

pover t y.32

( 6) The l egi sl at ur e f i nds t hat i t i s not appr opr i at e t o use33

ar t i f i ci al cut scor es t o unf ai r l y l abel s i xt y- ei ght per cent of 34

Washi ngt on st at e st udent s as f ai l ur es when i n f act Washi ngt on st ate35

st udent s have among t he hi ghest achi evement l evel of any st udent s i n36

t he nat i on and i n t he wor l d. The l egi sl at ur e t her ef or e di r ect s t he37

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on t o use cut scor es on t he38

measur ement of st udent pr ogr ess t hat al i gn wi t h the most r ecent basi c39

per f ormance on t he most cl osel y r el ated nat i onal assessment of 40

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educat i on pr ogr ess assessment . For exampl e, i f sevent y- ni ne per cent1

of Washi ngt on st at e st udent s scored at a basi c l evel or hi gher on t he2

most r ecent nat i onal assessment of educat i on pr ogr ess mat h3

assessment , t hen t he cut score f or t he Washi ngt on st at e measur ement4

of st udent pr ogr ess assessment shoul d be set so t hat at l east5

sevent y- ni ne percent of st udent s pass t he measur ement of st udent6

progr ess assessment .7( 7) The l egi sl at ur e i nt ends t o r educe t he over al l cost s of t he8

st at e assessment syst em by ( ( i mpl ement i ng t he el event h gr ade Engl i sh9

l anguage ar t s and mat hemat i cs assessment s bei ng devel oped by a10

mul t i st at e consor t i um i n whi ch Washi ngt on i s par t i ci pat i ng, maxi mi ze11

use of t he consor t i um assessment s by devel opi ng a t ent h gr ade hi gh12

school Engl i sh l anguage ar t s assessment and modi f yi ng the al gebr a I13

and geomet r y end- of - cour se assessment t o be used onl y dur i ng t he14

t r ansi t i on t o t he consor t i um- devel oped assessment s, and reduce t o15

t hr ee t he number of assessment s t hat wi l l be r equi r ed f or st udent s t o16

gr aduate begi nni ng wi t h t he cl ass of 2019) ) r et ur ni ng t o t he much17

l ess expensi ve and much mor e access i bl e Washi ngt on st at e measurement18

of st udent pr ogr ess.19

( 8) The l egi sl at ur e f ur t her i nt ends t hat ( ( t he el event h gr ade20

consor t i um- devel oped assessment s have t wo di f f erent st udent21

per f ormance st andards: One f or t he pur poses of hi gh school gr aduat i on22

t hat wi l l be est abl i shed by the st at e boar d of educat i on and one t hat23

i s i nt ended t o demonst r at e a st udent ' s car eer and col l ege r eadi ness) )24t he st ate of Washi ngt on wi l l have one set of st udent per f ormance25

st andar ds f or t he pur pose of hi gh school gr aduat i on as si gni f i cant26

r esearch has shown that st andardi zed t est s have not shown any27

cor r el at i on wi t h a student ' s car eer or col l ege r eadi ness gr eat er t han28

t he det er mi nat i on of a st udent ' s gr ades f r om t hose who ar e best abl e29

t o access t he st udent s' act ual knowl edge and abi l i t y, t he st udent s'30

cl assr oom t eacher s.31

Sec. 2. RCW 28A. 655. 061 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 2 ar e each32

amended t o read as f ol l ows:33

( 1) The hi gh school assessment syst em shal l i ncl ude but need not34

be l i mi t ed t o the st at ewi de st udent assessment , oppor t uni t i es f or a35

st udent t o r et ake t he cont ent areas of t he assessment i n whi ch t he36

st udent was not successf ul , and, i f appr oved by t he l egi sl at ur e37

pur suant t o subsect i on ( 10) of t hi s sect i on, one or mor e obj ect i ve38

al t er nat i ve assessment s f or a st udent t o demonst r ate achi evement of 39

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st at e academi c st andar ds. The obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s f or1

each cont ent ar ea shal l be compar abl e i n r i gor t o t he ski l l s and2

knowl edge t hat t he st udent must demonst r at e on t he st at ewi de st udent3

assessment f or each cont ent area.4

( 2) Subj ect t o t he condi t i ons i n t hi s secti on, a cer t i f i cat e of 5

academi c achi evement shal l be obt ai ned and i s evi dence t hat t he6

st udent s have successf ul l y met t he st at e st andar d i n the cont ent7ar eas i ncl uded i n t he cer t i f i cat e. Wi t h t he except i on of st udent s8

sat i sf yi ng t he pr ovi si ons of RCW 28A. 155. 045 or 28A. 655. 0611,9

acqui si t i on of t he cer t i f i cat e i s requi r ed f or gr aduat i on f r om a10

publ i c hi gh school but i s not t he onl y requi r ement f or gr aduat i on.11

( 3) ( a) Begi nni ng wi t h t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2008 ( ( t hr ough t he12

gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2015) ) , wi t h t he except i on of st udent s sat i sf yi ng13

t he pr ovi si ons of RCW 28A. 155. 045, a st udent who meet s t he st ate14

st andards on t he r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, and mathemat i cs hi gh school15

st at ewi de st udent assessment shal l ear n a cer t i f i cat e of academi c16

achi evement . ( ( The mathemat i cs assessment shal l be t he end- of - cour se17

assessment f or t he f i r st year of hi gh school mat hemat i cs t hat18

assesses t he st andar ds common t o al gebra I and i nt egr at ed mat hemat i cs19

I or t he end- of - cour se assessment f or t he second year of hi gh school20

mat hemat i cs t hat assesses st andar ds common to geomet r y and i ntegr at ed21

mathemat i cs I I .22

( b) As t he st at e t r ansi t i ons f r om r eadi ng and wr i t i ng assessment s23

t o an Engl i sh l anguage ar t s assessment and f r om end- of - cour se24assessment s t o a comprehensi ve assessment f or hi gh school25

mat hemat i cs, a st udent i n a gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2016 t hr ough 201826

shal l earn a cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement i f t he st udent meet s27

t he st at e st andar d as f ol l ows:28

( i ) St udent s i n t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2016 may use t he r esul t s29

f r om:30

( A) The r eadi ng and wr i t i ng assessment or t he Engl i sh l anguage31

art s assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st ate consor t i um; and32

( B) The end- of - cour se assessment f or t he f i r st year of hi gh33

school mat hemat i cs, t he end- of - cour se assessment f or t he second year34

of hi gh school mat hemat i cs, or t he comprehensi ve mat hemat i cs35

assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st ate consor t i um.36

( i i ) St udent s i n t he gr aduat i ng cl asses of 2017 and 2018 may use37

t he r esul t s f r om:38

( A) The t ent h gr ade Engl i sh l anguage ar t s assessment devel oped by39

t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on usi ng r esour ces f r om t he40

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mul t i st at e consor t i um or t he Engl i sh l anguage ar t s assessment1

devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st at e consor t i um; and2

( B) The end- of - cour se assessment f or t he f i r st year of hi gh3

school mat hemat i cs, t he end- of - cour se assessment f or t he second year4

of hi gh school mat hemat i cs, or t he compr ehensi ve mat hemat i cs5

assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st ate consor t i um.6

( c) Begi nni ng wi t h t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2019, a st udent who7meet s t he st ate st andards on t he hi gh school Engl i sh l anguage ar t s8

assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st at e consort i um and t he9

comprehensi ve mat hemat i cs assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st at e10

consor t i um shal l ear n a cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement .11

( d) ) ) ( b) I f a st udent does not successf ul l y meet t he st at e12

st andar ds i n one or mor e cont ent ar eas r equi r ed f or t he cer t i f i cat e13

of academi c achi evement , t hen t he st udent may ret ake the assessment14

i n t he cont ent ar ea ( ( at l east t wi ce a year ) ) up t o f our t i mes at no15

cost t o t he st udent . I f t he st udent successf ul l y meet s t he st at e16

st andards on a ret ake of t he assessment t hen t he st udent shal l earn a17

cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement . Once obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve18

assessment s are aut hor i zed pur suant t o subsect i on ( 10) of t hi s19

sect i on, a st udent may use the obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s t o20

demonst r at e t hat t he st udent successf ul l y meet s t he st at e st andards21

f or t hat cont ent ar ea i f t he st udent has t aken t he st at ewi de st udent22

assessment at l east once. I f t he st udent successf ul l y meet s t he st at e23

st andar ds on t he obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s t hen the st udent24shal l ear n a cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement .25

( 4) Begi nni ng wi t h t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2015, a st udent must26

meet t he st at e st andar ds i n sci ence i n addi t i on t o t he ot her cont ent27

ar eas r equi r ed under subsect i on ( 3) of t hi s sect i on on t he st at ewi de28

st udent assessment , a r et ake, or t he obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve29

assessment s i n order t o earn a cer t i f i cate of academi c achi evement .30

( 5) The st at e boar d of educat i on may not r equi r e t he acqui si t i on31

of t he cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement f or st udent s i n home- based32

i nst r uct i on under chapt er 28A. 200 RCW, f or st udent s enr ol l ed i n33

pr i vat e school s under chapt er 28A. 195 RCW, or f or st udent s sat i sf yi ng34

t he pr ovi si ons of RCW 28A. 155. 045.35

( 6) A st udent may ret ai n and use t he hi ghest r esul t f r om each36

successf ul l y compl et ed cont ent area of t he hi gh school assessment .37

( 7) School di st r i ct s must make avai l abl e t o st udent s t he38

f ol l owi ng opt i ons:39

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( a) To r et ake t he st at ewi de st udent assessment ( ( at l east t wi ce a1

year ) ) up t o f our t i mes i n t he cont ent ar eas i n whi ch t he st udent di d2

not meet t he st at e st andar ds i f t he st udent i s enr ol l ed i n a publ i c3

school ; or4

( b) To r et ake t he st at ewi de st udent assessment ( ( at l east t wi ce a5

year ) ) up t o f our t i mes i n t he cont ent ar eas i n whi ch t he st udent di d6

not meet t he st at e st andar ds i f t he st udent i s enr ol l ed i n a hi gh7school compl et i on pr ogr am at a communi t y or t echni cal col l ege. The8

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on and t he st at e boar d f or9

communi t y and t echni cal col l eges shal l j oi nt l y i dent i f y means by10

whi ch st udent s i n t hese pr ogr ams can be assessed.11

( 8) St udent s who achi eve t he st andard i n a cont ent area of t he12

hi gh school assessment but who wi sh t o i mpr ove t hei r r esul t s shal l13

pay f or r et aki ng t he assessment , usi ng a uni f or m cost det er mi ned by14

t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on.15

( 9) Oppor t uni t i es t o r et ake t he assessment at l east t wi ce a year16

shal l be avai l abl e t o each school di st r i ct .17

( 10) ( a) The of f i ce of t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on18

shal l devel op opt i ons f or i mpl ement i ng obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve19

assessment s, whi ch may i ncl ude an appeal s process f or st udent s'20

scor es, f or st udent s t o demonst r at e achi evement of t he st ate academi c21

st andar ds. The obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s shal l be compar abl e22

i n r i gor t o t he ski l l s and knowl edge t hat t he st udent must23

demonst r at e on t he st at ewi de st udent assessment and be obj ect i ve i n24i t s det er mi nat i on of st udent achi evement of t he st at e st andar ds.25

Bef or e any obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s i n addi t i on t o t hose26

aut hor i zed i n RCW 28A. 655. 065 or ( b) of t hi s subsect i on ar e used by a27

st udent t o demonst r ate t hat t he st udent has met t he st ate st andards28

i n a cont ent ar ea r equi r ed t o obt ai n a cer t i f i cat e, t he l egi sl at ur e29

shal l f or mal l y appr ove t he use of any obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve30

assessment s t hr ough t he omni bus appr opr i at i ons act or by st atut e or31

concur r ent r esol ut i on.32

( b) ( i ) A st udent ' s scor e on t he mat hemat i cs, r eadi ng or Engl i sh,33

or wr i t i ng port i on of t he SAT or t he ACT may be used as an obj ect i ve34

al t er nat i ve assessment under t hi s sect i on f or demonst r at i ng that a35

st udent has met or exceeded t he st at e st andar ds f or t he cer t i f i cat e36

of academi c achi evement . The st at e boar d of educat i on shal l i dent i f y37

t he scor es st udent s must achi eve on t he r el evant por t i on of t he SAT38

or ACT t o meet or exceed the st ate st andard i n t he rel evant cont ent39

area on t he st atewi de st udent assessment . A st udent ' s score on t he40

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sci ence por t i on of t he ACT or t he sci ence subj ect ar ea t est s of t he1

SAT may be used as an obj ect i ve al t ernat i ve assessment under t hi s2

sect i on as soon as t he st ate boar d of educat i on det er mi nes t hat3

suf f i ci ent dat a i s avai l abl e t o i dent i f y r el i abl e equi val ent scor es4

f or t he sci ence cont ent area of t he st atewi de st udent assessment .5

Af t er t he f i r st scor es ar e est abl i shed, t he st at e boar d may i ncr ease6

but not decr ease t he scor es r equi r ed f or st udent s t o meet or exceed7t he st at e st andar ds.8

( i i ) A st udent who scor es at l east a t hr ee on t he gr adi ng scal e9

of one to f i ve f or sel ect ed AP exami nat i ons may use t he scor e as an10

obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment under t hi s sect i on f or demonst r at i ng11

t hat a st udent has met or exceeded st ate st andards f or t he12

cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement . A score of t hr ee on t he AP13

exami nat i ons i n cal cul us or st at i st i cs may be used as an al t er nat i ve14

assessment f or t he mathemat i cs port i on of t he st atewi de st udent15

assessment . A scor e of t hr ee on t he AP exami nat i ons i n Engl i sh16

l anguage and composi t i on may be used as an al t ernat i ve assessment f or17

t he wr i t i ng por t i on of t he st at ewi de st udent assessment ( ( ; and f or18

t he Engl i sh l anguage art s port i on of t he assessment devel oped wi t h19

t he mul t i st at e consor t i um, once est abl i shed i n t he 2014- 15 school20

year ) ) . A scor e of t hr ee on t he AP exami nat i ons i n Engl i sh l i t er at ur e21

and composi t i on, macroeconomi cs, mi cr oeconomi cs, psychol ogy, Uni t ed22

St at es hi st or y, wor l d hi st or y, Uni t ed St at es gover nment and pol i t i cs,23

or comparat i ve government and pol i t i cs may be used as an al t ernat i ve24assessment f or t he readi ng por t i on of t he st at ewi de st udent25

assessment ( ( ; and f or t he Engl i sh l anguage ar t s por t i on of t he26

assessment devel oped wi t h t he mul t i st at e consor t i um, once est abl i shed27

i n t he 2014- 15 school year) ) . A scor e of t hr ee on t he AP exami nat i on28

i n bi ol ogy, physi cs, chemi st r y, or envi r onment al sci ence may be used29

as an al t er nat i ve assessment f or t he sci ence por t i on of t he st at ewi de30

st udent assessment .31

( ( ( i i i ) A st udent who scor es at l east a f our on sel ect ed32

ext er nal l y admi ni st er ed i nt er nat i onal baccal aur eat e ( I B) exami nat i ons33

may use t he scor e as an obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment under t hi s34

sect i on f or demonst r at i ng t hat t he st udent has met or exceeded st at e35

st andar ds f or t he cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement . A score of 36

f our on t he hi gher l evel I B exami nat i ons f or any of t he I B Engl i sh37

l anguage and l i t er at ur e cour ses or f or any of t he I B i ndi vi dual s and38

soci et i es cour ses may be used as an al t er nat i ve assessment f or t he39

r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, or Engl i sh l anguage ar t s por t i ons of t he st at ewi de40

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st udent assessment . A score of f our on t he hi gher l evel I B1

exami nat i ons f or any of t he I B mat hemat i cs cour ses may be used as an2

al t er nat i ve assessment f or t he mat hemat i cs por t i on of t he st at ewi de3

st udent assessment . A score of f our on t he hi gher l evel I B4

exami nat i ons f or I B bi ol ogy, chemi st r y, or physi cs may be used as an5

al t er nat i ve assessment f or t he sci ence por t i on of t he st at ewi de6

st udent assessment . ) )7( 11) To hel p assur e cont i nued pr ogr ess i n academi c achi evement as8

a f oundat i on f or hi gh school gr aduat i on and t o assure t hat st udent s9

ar e on t r ack f or hi gh school gr aduat i on, each school di st r i ct shal l10

pr epar e pl ans f or and not i f y st udent s and t hei r par ent s or l egal11

guar di ans as pr ovi ded i n t hi s subsect i on. St udent l ear ni ng pl ans are12

r equi r ed f or ei ght h gr ade st udent s who wer e not successf ul on any or13

al l of t he cont ent ar eas of t he st at e assessment dur i ng t he pr evi ous14

school year or who may not be on t r ack t o gr aduat e due t o cr edi t15

def i ci enci es or absences. The par ent or l egal guar di an shal l be16

not i f i ed about t he i nf or mat i on i n t he student l ear ni ng pl an,17

pr ef er abl y thr ough a par ent conf er ence and at l east annual l y. To t he18

ext ent f easi bl e, school s ser vi ng Engl i sh l anguage l ear ner st udent s19

and t hei r par ent s shal l t r ansl at e t he pl an i nt o t he pr i mar y l anguage20

of t he f ami l y. The pl an shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on as21

appl i cabl e:22

( a) The st udent ' s r esul t s on t he st at e assessment ;23

( b) I f t he st udent i s i n t he t r ansi t i onal bi l i ngual pr ogr am, t he24scor e on hi s or her Washi ngt on l anguage pr of i ci ency test I I ;25

( c) Any credi t def i ci enci es;26

( d) The st udent ' s at t endance rat es over t he pr evi ous t wo year s;27

( e) The st udent ' s pr ogr ess t oward meet i ng st ate and l ocal28

gr aduat i on r equi r ement s;29

( f ) The cour ses, compet enci es, and ot her st eps needed to be t aken30

by t he st udent t o meet st at e academi c st andards and st ay on t r ack f or31

gr aduat i on;32

( g) Remedi at i on st r at egi es and al t er nat i ve educat i on opt i ons33

avai l abl e t o st udent s, i ncl udi ng i nf or mi ng st udent s of t he opt i on t o34

cont i nue t o r ecei ve i nst r uct i onal ser vi ces af t er gr ade t wel ve or35

unt i l t he age of t went y- one;36

( h) The al t er nat i ve assessment opt i ons avai l abl e t o st udent s37

under t hi s sect i on and RCW 28A. 655. 065;38

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( i ) School di st r i ct pr ogr ams, hi gh school cour ses, and car eer and1

t echni cal educat i on opt i ons avai l abl e f or st udent s t o meet gr aduat i on2

r equi r ement s; and3

( j ) Avai l abl e pr ogr ams of f er ed t hr ough ski l l cent er s or communi t y4

and t echni cal col l eges, i ncl udi ng t he col l ege hi gh school di pl oma5

opt i ons under RCW 28B. 50. 535.6



( 1) ( a) I n consul t at i on wi t h t he st at e boar d of educat i on, t he9

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l devel op st at ewi de end- of -10

cour se assessment s f or hi gh school mat hemat i cs t hat measur e st udent11

achi evement of t he st at e mat hemat i cs s t andards. The super i nt endent12

shal l t ake st eps t o ensur e t hat t he l anguage of t he assessment s i s13

r esponsi ve t o a di ver se st udent popul at i on. The assessment s shal l be14

i mpl ement ed st at ewi de i n t he 2010- 11 school year .15

( b) The super i nt endent shal l devel op end- of - cour se assessment s16

f or t he f i r st year of hi gh school mat hemat i cs t hat i ncl ude t he17

st andards common t o al gebr a I and i nt egr at ed mat hemat i cs I and f or18

t he second year of hi gh school mat hemat i cs t hat i ncl ude t he st andards19

common t o geomet r y and i nt egr at ed mat hemat i cs I I . The assessment s20

under t hi s subsect i on ( 1) ( b) shal l be used t o demonst r at e t hat a21

st udent meet s t he st at e st andard on the mat hemat i cs cont ent area of 22

t he hi gh school st atewi de st udent assessment f or pur poses of RCW2328A. 655. 061.24

( c) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l al so devel op25

subt est s f or t he end- of - cour se assessment s t hat measur e st andards f or26

t he f i r st t wo year s of hi gh school mat hemat i cs t hat ar e uni que t o27

al gebr a I , i nt egr at ed mat hemat i cs I , geomet r y, and i nt egr at ed28

mat hemat i cs I I . The r esul t s of t he subt est s shal l be r epor t ed at t he29

st udent , t eacher , school , and di st r i ct l evel .30

( 2) For t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2015, and f or pur poses of t he31

cert i f i cate of academi c achi evement under RCW 28A. 655. 061, a st udent32

may use:33

( a) Resul t s f r om t he end- of - cour se assessment f or t he f i r st year34

of hi gh school mat hemat i cs or t he r esul t s f r om t he end- of - cour se35

assessment f or t he second year of hi gh school mat hemat i cs; or36

( b) Resul t s f r om a hi gh school mathemat i cs r et ake assessment .37

( 3) Begi nni ng wi t h t he gr aduat i ng cl ass of 2016, and f or pur poses38

of t he cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement under RCW 28A. 655. 061, t he39

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mat hemat i cs cont ent area of t he Washi ngt on assessment of st udent1

l ear ni ng shal l be assessed usi ng t he end- of - cour se assessment f or t he2

f i r st year of hi gh school mat hemat i cs pl us t he end- of - cour se3

assessment f or t he second year of hi gh school mathemat i cs, or r esul t s4

f r om a hi gh school mat hemat i cs r et ake assessment f or t he end- of -5

cour se assessment s i n whi ch the st udent di d not meet t he st andard.6

( 4) Al l of t he obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s avai l abl e t o7st udent s under RCW 28A. 655. 061 and 28A. 655. 065 shal l be avai l abl e t o8

any st udent who has t aken an end- of - course assessment once but does9

not meet t he st at e mat hemat i cs s t andar d on an end- of - cour se10

assessment .11

( ( ( 3) ) ) ( 5) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l r epor t12

at l east annual l y or mor e of t en i f necessar y t o keep t he educat i on13

commi t t ees of t he l egi sl at ur e i nf or med on each st ep of t he14

devel opment and i mpl ement at i on pr ocess under t hi s sect i on.15



( 1) Begi nni ng i n t he 2011- 12 school year , t he st at ewi de hi gh18

school assessment i n sci ence shal l be an end- of - cour se assessment f or19

bi ol ogy t hat measur es t he st at e st andar ds f or l i f e sci ences, i n20

addi t i on t o syst ems, i nqui r y, and appl i cat i on as t hey per t ai n t o l i f e21

sci ences.22

( 2) ( ( ( a) ) ) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on may devel op23( ( or adopt ) ) sci ence end- of - cour se assessment s or a compr ehensi ve24

sci ence assessment t hat i ncl udes subj ect s i n addi t i on t o bi ol ogy f or25

pur poses of RCW 28A. 655. 061, when so di r ect ed by t he l egi sl at ur e.26

( ( The l egi sl at ur e i nt ends t o t r ansi t i on f r om a bi ol ogy end- of - cour se27

assessment t o a mor e comprehensi ve sci ence assessment i n a manner28

consi st ent wi t h t he way i n whi ch t he st at e t r ansi t i oned t o an Engl i sh29

l anguage art s assessment and a comprehensi ve mat hemat i cs assessment .30

The l egi sl at ure f ur t her i nt ends t hat t he t r ansi t i on wi l l i ncl ude at31

l east t wo year s of usi ng t he st udent assessment r esul t s f r om ei t her32

t he bi ol ogy end- of - cour se assessment or t he more compr ehensi ve33

assessment i n or der t o pr ovi de st udent s wi t h r easonabl e oppor t uni t i es34

t o demonst r ate hi gh school compet enci es whi l e bei ng mi ndf ul of t he35

i ncr easi ng r i gor of t he new assessment .36

( b) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l devel op or37

adopt a sci ence assessment i n accor dance wi t h RCW 28A. 655. 070( 10)38

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t hat i s not bi ased t owar d per sons wi t h di f f er ent l ear ni ng st yl es,1

r aci al or et hni c backgr ounds, or on t he basi s of gender .2

( c) Bef or e t he next subsequent school year af t er t he l egi sl at ur e3

di r ect s t he super i nt endent t o devel op or adopt a new sci ence4

assessment , t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l r evi ew t he5

obj ect i ve al t er nat i ve assessment s f or t he sci ence assessment and make6

r ecommendat i ons t o t he l egi sl at ur e r egar di ng addi t i onal obj ect i ve7al t er nat i ves, i f any.8

( 3) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on may par t i ci pat e wi t h9

consor t i a of mul t i pl e st ates as common st udent l earni ng st andards and10

assessment s i n sci ence are devel oped. The super i nt endent of publ i c11

i nst r uct i on, i n consul t at i on wi t h t he st at e boar d of educat i on, may12

modi f y the essent i al academi c l earni ng r equi r ement s and st atewi de13

st udent assessment s i n sci ence, i ncl udi ng t he hi gh school assessment ,14

accor di ng to t he mul t i st at e common st udent l earni ng st andards and15

assessment s as l ong as t he educat i on commi t t ees of t he l egi sl at ur e16

have oppor t uni t i es f or r evi ew bef or e t he modi f i cat i ons ar e adopt ed,17

as pr ovi ded under RCW 28A. 655. 070.18

( 4) ) ) ( 3) The st at ewi de hi gh school assessment under t hi s sect i on19

shal l be used t o demonst r ate t hat a st udent meet s t he st ate st andards20

i n the sci ence cont ent ar ea of t he st at ewi de st udent assessment f or21

pur poses of RCW 28A. 655. 061.22

Sec. 5. RCW 28A. 655. 070 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 5 ar e each23amended t o read as f ol l ows:24

( 1) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l devel op25

essent i al academi c l ear ni ng r equi r ement s t hat i dent i f y the knowl edge26

and ski l l s al l publ i c school st udent s need t o know and be abl e t o do27

based on the st udent l earni ng goal s i n RCW 28A. 150. 210, devel op28

st udent assessment s, and i mpl ement t he account abi l i t y r ecommendat i ons29

and r equest s r egar di ng assi st ance, r ewar ds, and recogni t i on of t he30

st at e boar d of educat i on.31

( 2) The super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l :32

( a) Per i odi cal l y revi se t he essent i al academi c l ear ni ng33

r equi r ement s, as needed, based on t he st udent l earni ng goal s i n RCW34

28A. 150. 210. Goal s one and t wo shal l be consi der ed pr i mary. To t he35

maxi mum ext ent possi bl e, t he super i nt endent shal l i nt egr at e goal f our36

and t he knowl edge and ski l l ar eas i n t he ot her goal s i n t he essent i al37

academi c l earni ng r equi r ement s; and38

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( b) Revi ew and pr i or i t i ze t he essent i al academi c l ear ni ng1

r equi r ement s and i dent i f y, wi t h cl ear and conci se descr i pt i ons, t he2

gr ade l evel cont ent expect at i ons t o be assessed on t he st at ewi de3

st udent assessment and used f or st at e or f eder al account abi l i t y4

pur poses. The r evi ew, pr i or i t i zat i on, and i dent i f i cat i on shal l r esul t5

i n more f ocus and t arget i ng wi t h an emphasi s on dept h over br eadt h i n6

t he number of gr ade l evel cont ent expect at i ons assessed at each gr ade7l evel . Gr ade l evel cont ent expect at i ons shal l be ar t i cul at ed over t he8

grades as a sequence of expect at i ons and per f ormances t hat are9

l ogi cal , bui l d wi t h i ncr easi ng dept h af t er f oundat i onal knowl edge and10

ski l l s ar e acqui r ed, and r ef l ect , wher e appr opr i at e, t he sequent i al11

nat ur e of t he di sci pl i ne. The of f i ce of t he super i nt endent of publ i c12

i nst r uct i on, wi t hi n seven wor ki ng days, shal l post on i t s web si t e13

any gr ade l evel cont ent expect at i ons provi ded t o an assessment vendor14

f or use i n const r uct i ng t he Washi ngt on st atewi de st udent assessment .15

( 3) ( a) I n consul t at i on wi t h t he st at e boar d of educat i on, t he16

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l mai nt ai n and cont i nue t o17

devel op and r evi se a st atewi de academi c assessment syst em i n t he18

cont ent ar eas of r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, mat hemat i cs, and sci ence f or use19

i n the el ement ary, mi ddl e, and hi gh school year s desi gned t o20

det er mi ne i f each st udent has mast er ed t he essent i al academi c21

l ear ni ng r equi r ement s i dent i f i ed i n subsect i on ( 1) of t hi s sect i on.22

School di st r i ct s shal l admi ni st er t he assessment s under gui del i nes23

adopt ed by t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on. The academi c24assessment syst em may i ncl ude a var i et y of assessment met hods,25

i ncl udi ng cr i t er i on- r ef er enced and per f or mance- based measur es.26

( b) Ef f ect i ve wi t h the 2009 admi ni st r at i on of t he Washi ngt on27

assessment of st udent l ear ni ng and cont i nui ng wi t h the st at ewi de28

st udent assessment , t he super i nt endent shal l r edesi gn t he assessment29

i n t he cont ent ar eas of r eadi ng, mat hemat i cs, and sci ence i n al l30

gr ades except hi gh school by shor t eni ng t est admi ni st r at i on and31

r educi ng t he number of shor t answer and ext ended r esponse quest i ons.32

( ( ( c) By t he 2014- 15 school year , t he super i nt endent of publ i c33

i nst r uct i on, i n consul t at i on wi t h t he st at e boar d of educat i on, shal l34

modi f y t he st at ewi de st udent assessment syst em t o t r ansi t i on t o35

assessment s devel oped wi t h a mul t i st ate consor t i um, as pr ovi ded i n36

t hi s subsect i on:37

( i ) The assessment s devel oped wi t h a mul t i st at e consor t i um t o38

assess st udent pr of i ci ency i n Engl i sh l anguage ar t s and mat hemat i cs39

shal l be admi ni st er ed begi nni ng i n the 2014- 15 school year . The40

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r eadi ng and wr i t i ng assessment s shal l not be admi ni st er ed by the1

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on or school s af t er t he 2013- 142

school year .3

( i i ) The hi gh school assessment s i n Engl i sh l anguage ar t s and4

mat hemat i cs i n ( c) ( i ) of t hi s subsect i on shal l be used f or t he5

pur poses of ear ni ng a cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement f or hi gh6

school gr aduat i on under t he t i mel i ne est abl i shed i n RCW 28A. 655. 0617and f or assessi ng st udent car eer and col l ege r eadi ness.8

( i i i ) Dur i ng t he t r ansi t i on per i od speci f i ed i n RCW 28A. 655. 061,9

t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l use t est i t ems and10

ot her r esour ces f r om t he consor t i um assessment t o devel op and11

admi ni st er a t ent h gr ade hi gh school Engl i sh l anguage art s12

assessment , an end- of - cour se mat hemat i cs assessment t o assess t he13

st andards common t o al gebr a I and i nt egr at ed mat hemat i cs I , and an14

end- of - cour se mat hemat i cs assessment t o assess t he st andar ds common15

t o geomet r y and i nt egr ated mathemat i cs I I . ) )16

( 4) I f t he super i nt endent pr oposes any modi f i cat i on t o t he17

essent i al academi c l ear ni ng r equi r ement s or t he st at ewi de18

assessment s, t hen t he super i nt endent shal l , upon r equest , pr ovi de19

opport uni t i es f or t he educat i on commi t t ees of t he house of 20

r epr esent at i ves and t he senat e t o revi ew t he assessment s and pr oposed21

modi f i cat i ons t o t he essent i al academi c l ear ni ng r equi r ement s bef ore22

t he modi f i cat i ons ar e adopt ed.23

( 5) The assessment syst em shal l be desi gned so t hat t he r esul t s24under t he assessment syst em ar e used by educat or s as t ool s t o25

eval uat e i nst r ucti onal pr acti ces, and t o i ni t i at e appr opr i at e26

educat i onal support f or st udent s who have not mast er ed the essent i al27

academi c l ear ni ng r equi r ement s at t he appr opr i at e per i ods i n t he28

st udent ' s educat i onal devel opment .29

( 6) By Sept ember 2007, t he resul t s f or r eadi ng and mat hemat i cs30

shal l be r epor t ed i n a f or mat t hat wi l l al l ow par ent s and t eacher s t o31

determi ne the academi c gai n a st udent has acqui r ed i n t hose cont ent32

ar eas f r om one school year t o t he next .33

( 7) To assi st par ent s and t eacher s i n t hei r ef f or t s t o pr ovi de34

educat i onal suppor t t o i ndi vi dual st udent s, t he super i nt endent of 35

publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l pr ovi de as much i ndi vi dual st udent36

per f or mance i nf or mat i on as possi bl e wi t hi n t he const r ai nt s of t he37

assessment syst em' s i t em bank. The super i nt endent shal l al so pr ovi de38

t o school di str i cts:39

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( a) I nf ormat i on on cl assr oom- based and ot her assessment s t hat may1

pr ovi de addi t i onal achi evement i nf or mat i on f or i ndi vi dual st udent s;2

and3

( b) A col l ect i on of di agnost i c t ool s t hat educat or s may use t o4

eval uat e t he academi c st at us of i ndi vi dual st udent s. The t ool s shal l5

be desi gned t o be i nexpensi ve, easi l y admi ni st er ed, and qui ckl y and6

easi l y scor ed, wi t h r esul t s pr ovi ded i n a f or mat t hat may be easi l y7shar ed wi t h parent s and st udent s.8

( 8) To t he maxi mum ext ent possi bl e, t he super i nt endent shal l9

i nt egr at e knowl edge and ski l l ar eas i n devel opment of t he10

assessment s.11

( 9) Assessment s f or goal s t hr ee and f our of RCW 28A. 150. 210 shal l12

be i nt egr at ed i n t he essent i al academi c l ear ni ng requi r ement s and13

assessment s f or goal s one and t wo.14

( 10) The super i nt endent shal l devel op assessment s t hat are15

di r ect l y r el at ed t o t he essent i al academi c l ear ni ng r equi r ement s, and16

ar e not bi ased t owar d per sons wi t h di f f er ent l ear ni ng st yl es, r aci al17

or et hni c backgr ounds, or on the basi s of gender .18

( 11) The super i nt endent shal l consi der met hods t o addr ess t he19

uni que needs of speci al educat i on st udent s when devel opi ng t he20

assessment s under t hi s sect i on.21

( 12) The super i nt endent shal l consi der met hods t o addr ess t he22

uni que needs of hi ghl y capabl e st udent s when devel opi ng t he23

assessment s under t hi s sect i on.24( 13) The super i nt endent shal l post on t he super i nt endent ' s web25

si t e l i st s of r esour ces and model assessment s i n soci al st udi es, t he26

ar t s, and heal t h and f i t ness.27



The pur pose of t he st at e board of educat i on i s t o provi de30

advocacy and st r at egi c over si ght of publ i c educat i on; i mpl ement a31

st andar ds- based account abi l i t y f r amewor k t hat cr eat es a uni f i ed32

syst em of i ncreasi ng l evel s of suppor t f or school s i n or der t o33

i mpr ove st udent academi c achi evement ; pr ovi de l eader shi p i n t he34

cr eat i on of a syst em t hat per sonal i zes educat i on f or each st udent and35

r espects di ver se cul t ur es, abi l i t i es, and l ear ni ng st yl es; and36

pr omote achi evement of t he goal s of RCW 28A. 150. 210. I n addi t i on t o37

any ot her power s and dut i es as pr ovi ded by l aw, t he st ate boar d of 38

educat i on shal l :39

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( 1) Hol d r egul ar l y schedul ed meet i ngs at such t i me and pl ace1

wi t hi n t he st ate as t he boar d shal l det er mi ne and may hol d such2

speci al meet i ngs as may be deemed necessary f or t he t r ansact i on of 3

publ i c busi ness;4

( 2) For m commi t t ees as necessar y t o ef f ect i vel y and ef f i ci ent l y5

conduct t he work of t he boar d;6

( 3) Seek advi ce f r om t he publ i c and i nt er est ed par t i es r egar di ng7t he work of t he boar d;8

( 4) For pur poses of st at ewi de account abi l i t y:9

( a) Adopt and r evi se per f ormance i mpr ovement goal s i n r eadi ng,10

wr i t i ng, sci ence, and mat hemat i cs, by subj ect and gr ade l evel , once11

assessment s i n t hese subj ect s ar e r equi r ed st at ewi de; academi c and12

t echni cal ski l l s, as appr opr i at e, i n secondar y car eer and t echni cal13

educat i on progr ams; and st udent at t endance, as t he board deems14

appr opr i at e t o i mpr ove st udent l ear ni ng. The goal s shal l be15

consi st ent wi t h st udent pr i vacy pr ot ect i on pr ovi si ons of RCW16

28A. 655. 090( 7) and shal l not conf l i ct wi t h r equi r ement s cont ai ned i n17

Ti t l e I of t he f eder al el ementar y and secondar y educat i on act of 18

1965, or t he r equi r ement s of t he Car l D. Per ki ns vocat i onal educat i on19

act of 1998, each as amended. The goal s may be est abl i shed f or al l20

st udent s, economi cal l y di sadvant aged st udent s, l i mi t ed Engl i sh21

pr of i ci ent st udent s, st udent s wi t h di sabi l i t i es, and st udent s f r om22

di spr opor t i onat el y academi cal l y under achi evi ng r aci al and et hni c23

backgr ounds. The boar d may est abl i sh school and school di st r i ct goal s24addr essi ng hi gh school gr aduat i on r at es and dr opout r educt i on goal s25

f or s t udent s i n gr ades seven t hr ough t wel ve. The boar d shal l adopt26

t he goal s by r ul e. However , bef ore each goal i s i mpl ement ed, t he27

boar d shal l pr esent t he goal t o t he educat i on commi t t ees of t he house28

of r epr esent at i ves and t he senate f or t he commi t t ees' r evi ew and29

comment i n a t i me f r ame t hat wi l l per mi t t he l egi sl atur e t o t ake30

st at ut or y act i on on t he goal i f such act i on i s deemed warr ant ed by31

t he l egi sl at ur e;32

( b) ( i ) I dent i f y t he scor es st udent s must achi eve i n or der t o meet33

t he st andard on t he st atewi de st udent assessment and, f or hi gh school34

st udent s, t o obt ai n a cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement . The board35

shal l al so det er mi ne st udent scor es t hat i dent i f y l evel s of st udent36

per f ormance bel ow and beyond t he st andard. The boar d shal l consi der37

t he i ncor porat i on of t he st andar d er r or of measur ement i nt o the38

deci si on r egar di ng t he awar d of t he cer t i f i cat es. The boar d shal l set39

such per f or mance st andar ds and l evel s i n consul t at i on wi t h t he40

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super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on and af t er consi der at i on of any1

r ecommendat i ons t hat may be devel oped by any advi sor y commi t t ees t hat2

may be est abl i shed f or t hi s pur pose.3

( ( ( i i ) By t he end of t he 2014- 15 school year , est abl i sh t he4

scores st udent s must achi eve t o meet t he st andard and earn a5

cer t i f i cat e of academi c achi evement on t he tent h gr ade Engl i sh6

l anguage art s assessment and t he end- of - cour se mat hemat i cs7assessment s devel oped i n accor dance wi t h RCW 28A. 655. 070 t o be used8

as t he st at e t r ansi t i ons t o hi gh school assessment s devel oped wi t h a9

mul t i st at e consor t i um.10

( i i i ) By t he end of t he 2014- 15 school year , est abl i sh t he scor es11

st udent s must achi eve t o meet t he st andard and earn a cer t i f i cate of 12

academi c achi evement on t he hi gh school Engl i sh l anguage ar t s13

assessment and t he comprehensi ve mat hemat i cs assessment devel oped14

wi t h a mul t i st at e consor t i um i n accor dance wi t h RCW 28A. 655. 070. To15

det er mi ne t he appr opr i at e score, t he st at e boar d shal l r evi ew t he16

t r ansi t i on exper i ence of Washi ngt on st udent s t o the consor t i um-17

devel oped assessment s, exami ne t he st udent scor es used i n ot her18

st ates t hat are admi ni st er i ng t he consor t i um- devel oped assessment s,19

and r evi ew t he scores i n ot her st at es t hat r equi r e passage of an20

el event h gr ade assessment as a hi gh school gr aduat i on r equi r ement .21

The scor es est abl i shed by t he st at e board of educat i on f or t he22

pur poses of earni ng a cer t i f i cate of academi c achi evement and23

gr aduat i on f r om hi gh school may be di f f er ent f r om t he scor es used f or24t he pur pose of det er mi ni ng a st udent ' s career and col l ege readi ness.25

( i v) ) ) ( i i ) The l egi s l at ure shal l be advi sed of t he i ni t i al26

per f ormance st andards f or t he hi gh school st atewi de st udent27

assessment . Any changes r ecommended by the board i n the per f or mance28

st andar ds f or t he hi gh school assessment shal l be pr esent ed to t he29

educat i on commi t t ees of t he house of r epr esent at i ves and the senat e30

by November 30t h of t he school year i n whi ch t he changes wi l l t ake31

pl ace t o per mi t t he l egi sl at ur e t o t ake st at ut or y act i on bef or e t he32

changes are i mpl ement ed i f such act i on i s deemed war r ant ed by t he33

l egi sl at ur e. The l egi sl at ur e shal l be advi sed of t he i ni t i al34

per f or mance st andar ds and any changes made t o t he el ement ar y l evel35

perf ormance st andards and t he mi ddl e school l evel per f ormance36

st andar ds. The boar d must pr ovi de an expl anat i on of and rat i onal e f or37

al l i ni t i al per f or mance st andar ds and any changes, f or al l gr ade38

l evel s of t he st at ewi de st udent assessment . I f t he boar d changes t he39

per f or mance st andar ds f or any gr ade l evel or subj ect , t he40

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super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on must r ecal cul at e t he r esul t s1

f r om t he pr evi ous t en year s of admi ni st er i ng t hat assessment2

r egardi ng st udent s bel ow, meet i ng, and beyond t he st ate st andard, t o3

t he ext ent t hat t hi s dat a i s avai l abl e, and post a compar i son of t he4

or i gi nal and r ecal cul at ed r esul t s on t he super i nt endent ' s web si t e;5

( c) Annual l y revi ew t he assessment r epor t i ng syst em t o ensur e6

f ai r ness, accur acy, t i mel i ness, and equi t y of oppor t uni t y, especi al l y7wi t h r egar d t o school s wi t h speci al ci r cumst ances and uni que8

popul at i ons of st udent s, and a recommendat i on t o t he super i nt endent9

of publ i c i nst r uct i on of any i mpr ovement s needed t o t he syst em; and10

( d) I ncl ude i n t he bi enni al r epor t r equi r ed under RCW11

28A. 305. 035, i nf ormat i on on t he pr ogr ess t hat has been made i n12

achi evi ng goal s adopt ed by the boar d;13

( 5) Accr edi t , subj ect t o such accr edi t at i on st andar ds and14

pr ocedur es as may be est abl i shed by the st ate boar d of educat i on, al l15

pr i vat e school s t hat appl y f or accredi t at i on, and appr ove, subj ect t o16

t he pr ovi si ons of RCW 28A. 195. 010, pr i vat e school s car r yi ng out a17

pr ogr am f or any or al l of t he gr ades ki nder gar t en t hr ough t wel ve.18

However , no pr i vate school may be approved t hat operat es a19

ki nder gar t en pr ogr am onl y and no pr i vat e school shal l be pl aced upon20

t he l i st of accr edi t ed school s so l ong as secret soci et i es ar e21

knowi ngl y al l owed t o exi st among i t s st udent s by school of f i ci al s;22

( 6) Ar t i cul at e wi t h t he i nst i t ut i ons of hi gher educat i on,23

wor kf or ce r epr esent at i ves, and ear l y l ear ni ng pol i cymaker s and24pr ovi der s t o coor di nat e and uni f y t he wor k of t he publ i c school25

syst em;26

( 7) Hi r e an execut i ve di r ect or and an admi ni st r at i ve assi st ant t o27

r esi de i n t he of f i ce of t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on f or28

admi ni st r at i ve pur poses. Any ot her per sonnel of t he boar d shal l be29

appoi nted as provi ded by RCW 28A. 300. 020. The board may del egat e t o30

t he execut i ve di r ect or by r esol ut i on such dut i es as deemed necessary31

t o ef f i ci ent l y car r y on t he busi ness of t he boar d i ncl udi ng, but not32

l i mi t ed t o, t he aut hor i t y t o empl oy necessar y per sonnel and t he33

aut hor i t y t o ent er i nt o, amend, and t er mi nat e cont r act s on behal f of 34

t he boar d. The execut i ve di r ect or , admi ni st r at i ve assi st ant , and al l35

but one of t he ot her per sonnel of t he boar d ar e exempt f r om ci vi l36

ser vi ce, t oget her wi t h ot her st af f as now or her eaf t er desi gnat ed as37

exempt i n accor dance wi t h chapter 41. 06 RCW; and38

( 8) Adopt a seal t hat shal l be kept i n t he of f i ce of t he39

super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on.40

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NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 7. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 28A. 3201

RCW t o r ead as f ol l ows:2

( 1) At t he begi nni ng of each school year , school di st r i ct s must3

not i f y par ent s and guar di ans of enr ol l ed st udent s f r om ei ght h t hr ough4

t wel f t h gr ade about each st udent assessment r equi r ed by t he st at e,5

t he mi ni mum st at e- l evel gr aduat i on r equi r ement s, and any addi t i onal6

school di st r i ct gr aduat i on r equi r ement s. The i nf or mat i on may be7pr ovi ded when t he st udent i s enr ol l ed, cont ai ned i n t he st udent or8

par ent handbook, or post ed on t he school di st r i ct ' s web si t e. The9

not i f i cat i on must i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:10

( a) When each assessment wi l l be admi ni st ered;11

( b) Whi ch assessment s wi l l be requi r ed f or gr aduat i on and what12

opt i ons s t udent s have t o meet gr aduat i on r equi r ement s i f t hey do not13

pass a gi ven assessment ;14

( c) Whet her t he r esul t s of t he assessment wi l l be used f or15

pr ogr am pl acement or gr ade- l evel advancement ;16

( d) When t he assessment r esul t s wi l l be r el eased t o parent s or17

guar di ans and whet her t her e wi l l be an oppor t uni t y f or par ent s and18

t eacher s t o di scuss st r at egi c adj ust ment s; and19

( e) Whet her t he assessment i s r equi r ed by t he school di st r i ct ,20

st at e, f eder al gover nment , or mor e t han one of t hese ent i t i es.21

( 2) The of f i ce of t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l22

pr ovi de i nf or mat i on t o t he school di st r i ct s t o enabl e t he di st r i ct s23

t o pr ovi de the i nf or mat i on t o t he par ent s and guar di ans i n accor dance24wi t h subsect i on ( 1) of t hi s sect i on.25



( 1) I t i s t he i nt ent of t he l egi sl at ur e, t hr ough t he creat i on of 28

t he appl e award, t o honor and r eward st udent s i n Washi ngt on' s publ i c29

el ement ary school s who have shown si gni f i cant i mpr ovement i n t hei r30

school ' s r esul t s on t he Washi ngt on st atewi de st udent assessment .31

( 2) The appl e award pr ogr am i s cr eat ed t o honor and r eward publ i c32

el ement ary school s t hat have t he gr eat est combi ned average i ncr ease33

i n t he per cent age of st udent s meet i ng t he f our t h gr ade r eadi ng,34

mat hemat i cs, and wr i t i ng st andards on t he Washi ngt on st at ewi de35

st udent assessment each school year . ( ( Begi nni ng i n t he 2014- 1536

school year , t he award shal l be based on t he per cent age of st udent s37

meet i ng t he f our t h gr ade Engl i sh l anguage ar t s and mat hemat i cs38

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st andar ds. ) ) The pr ogr am shal l be admi ni st er ed by t he super i nt endent1

of publ i c i nstr uct i on.2

( 3) Wi t hi n the amount s appr opr i at ed f or t hi s pur pose, each school3

t hat r ecei ves an appl e awar d shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h a t went y- f i ve4

t housand dol l ar gr ant t o be used f or capi t al const r uct i on pur poses5

t hat have been sel ect ed by st udent s i n t he school and appr oved by t he6

di st r i ct ' s school di r ect or s. The f unds may be used excl usi vel y f or7capi t al const r uct i on pr oj ect s on school pr oper t y or on ot her publ i c8

pr oper t y i n t he communi t y, ci t y, or count y i n whi ch t he school i s9

l ocat ed.10

Sec. 9. RCW 28B. 105. 010 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 10 are each11


( 1) The GET ready f or mat h and sci ence schol ar shi p pr ogr am i s13

est abl i shed. The pur pose of t he pr ogr am i s t o pr ovi de schol ar shi ps t o14

st udent s who achi eve l evel f our on t he mathemat i cs or sci ence15

por t i ons of t he ( ( hi gh school ) ) t ent h gr ade Washi ngt on st at ewi de16

st udent assessment or achi eve a score i n the math sect i on of t he SAT17

or t he mat h sect i on of t he ACT t hat i s above t he ni net y- f i f t h18

per cent i l e, maj or i n a mat hemat i cs, sci ence, or r el at ed f i el d i n19

col l ege, and commi t t o wor ki ng i n mathemat i cs, sci ence, or a rel ated20

f i el d f or at l east t hr ee year s i n Washi ngt on f ol l owi ng compl et i on of 21

t hei r bachel or ' s degr ee. The pr ogr am shal l be admi ni st er ed by t he22

( ( nonpr of i t or gani zat i on sel ect ed as t he pr i vat e par t ner i n t he23publ i c- pr i vat e par t ner shi p) ) super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on.24

( 2) The tot al annual amount of each GET r eady f or mat h and25

sci ence schol ar shi p may var y, but shal l not exceed the annual cost of 26

r esi dent under gr aduat e t ui t i on f ees and mandat or y f ees at t he27

Uni ver si t y of Washi ngt on. An el i gi bl e r eci pi ent may r ecei ve a GET28

r eady f or math and sci ence schol arshi p f or up t o one hundr ed ei ght y29

quar t er credi t s, or t he semest er equi val ent , or f or up t o f i ve year s,30

whi chever comes f i r st .31

( 3) Schol ar shi ps shal l be awar ded onl y to t he ext ent t hat st at e32

f unds and pr i vat e mat chi ng f unds are avai l abl e f or t hat pur pose i n33

t he GET r eady f or math and sci ence schol arshi p account est abl i shed i n34

RCW 28B. 105. 110.35

Sec. 10. RCW 28B. 105. 030 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 11 ar e each36


( 1) An el i gi bl e st udent i s a st udent who:38

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( a) I s el i gi bl e f or r esi dent t ui t i on and f ee r at es as def i ned i n1

RCW 28B. 15. 012;2

( b) Achi eved l evel f our on t he mat hemat i cs or sci ence por t i on of 3

t he ( ( hi gh school ) ) t ent h gr ade Washi ngt on st at ewi de st udent4

assessment or achi eved a scor e i n t he math sect i on of t he SAT or t he5

mat h sect i on of t he ACT t hat i s above t he ni net y- f i f t h per cent i l e;6

( c) Has a f ami l y i ncome at or bel ow one hundr ed t went y- f i ve7per cent of t he st ate medi an f ami l y i ncome at t he t i me t he st udent8

appl i es f or a GET r eady f or math and sci ence schol arshi p and f or up9

t o t he t wo pr evi ous years;10

( d) Has decl ar ed an i nt ent i on t o compl et e a qual i f i ed pr ogr am or11

qual i f i ed maj or or has ent er ed a qual i f i ed pr ogr am or decl ar ed a12

qual i f i ed maj or at an i nst i t ut i on of hi gher educat i on;13

( e) Has decl ar ed an i nt ent i on to wor k i n a mat hemat i cs, sci ence,14

or r el at ed f i el d i n Washi ngt on f or at l east t hr ee year s i mmedi at el y15

f ol l owi ng compl et i on of a bachel or ' s degr ee or hi gher degr ee.16

( 2) An el i gi bl e r eci pi ent i s an el i gi bl e st udent who:17

( a) Has been awarded a schol arshi p i n accordance wi t h t he18

sel ect i on cr i t er i a and pr ocess est abl i shed by t he st udent achi evement19

counci l and t he pr ogr am admi ni st r at or ;20

( b) Enr ol l s at an i nst i t ut i on of hi gher educat i on wi t hi n one year21

of gr aduat i ng f r om hi gh school ;22

( c) Mai nt ai ns sat i sf act or y academi c pr ogr ess, as def i ned by the23

i nst i t ut i on of hi gher educat i on wher e t he st udent i s enr ol l ed;24( d) Takes at l east one col l ege- l evel mat hemat i cs or sci ence25

cour se each t er m si nce enr ol l i ng i n an i nst i t ut i on of hi gher26

educat i on; and27

( e) Ent er s a qual i f i ed pr ogr am or qual i f i ed maj or no l at er t han28

t he end of t he f i r st t er m i n whi ch t he st udent has j uni or l evel29

st andi ng.30

Sec. 11. RCW 28B. 105. 060 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 12 ar e each31


The of f i ce of t he super i nt endent of publ i c i nst r uct i on shal l :33

( 1) Not i f y el ement ar y, mi ddl e, j uni or hi gh, hi gh school , and34

school di st r i ct st af f and admi ni st r at or s, and t he chi l dr en' s35

admi ni st r at i on of t he depar t ment of soci al and heal t h servi ces about36

t he GET ready f or mat h and sci ence schol arshi p pr ogr am usi ng methods37

i n pl ace f or communi cat i ng wi t h school s and school di st r i ct s; and38

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( 2) Pr ovi de dat a showi ng t he r ace, et hni ci t y, i ncome, and ot her1

avai l abl e demogr aphi c i nf ormat i on of st udent s who achi eve l evel f our2

on t he math and sci ence ( ( hi gh school ) ) Washi ngt on st atewi de st udent3

assessment i n t he t ent h gr ade; compare t hose dat a wi t h comparabl e4

i nf ormat i on on t he t ent h gr ade st udent popul at i on as a whol e; and5

submi t a r eport wi t h t he anal ysi s t o the commi t t ees r esponsi bl e f or6

educat i on and hi gher educat i on i n t he l egi sl atur e on December 1st of 7even- numbered year s.8

NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 12. A new sect i on i s added t o chapt er 28A. 6559

RCW t o r ead as f ol l ows:10

( 1) Fut ur e r evi si ons t o the Washi ngt on st at e essent i al l ear ni ng11

st andar ds shoul d be made by a commi t t ee of exper i enced Washi ngt on12

st ate t eacher s maki ng a recommendat i on t o the st ate l egi sl atur e and13

shal l be sol el y cont r ol l ed by t he st at e of Washi ngt on t hr ough t he14

Washi ngt on st at e l egi sl at ur e.15

( 2) School di st r i ct s t hat have pur chased common core t est s,16

books, and ot her cur r i cul um under t he cl ai m t hat such t est s, books,17

or ot her cur r i cul um pr epar e st udent s t o be car eer and col l ege r eady18

ar e encour aged t o r et ur n t hem t o t he publ i sher f or a f ul l r ef und.19

Shoul d t he publ i sher f ai l t o pr ovi de a f ul l r ef und, t he Washi ngt on20

st at e at t or ney gener al must wor k wi t h school di st r i ct s and publ i sher s21

t o obt ai n a f ul l r ef und f or al l mat er i al s sol d t o school di st r i cts22

based upon i naccur at e cl ai ms.23( 3) Shoul d Washi ngt on st ate l ose one penny of f eder al f unds as24

t he r esul t of wi t hdr awi ng f r om t he common core st andards and smart er25

bal anced assessment consor t i um t est s, t he l egi sl at ur e di r ect s t he26

Washi ngt on st ate at t orney gener al t o sue the f eder al gover nment f or27

vi ol at i on of t he t ent h amendment , t he st at es r i ght s cl ause, of t he28

Uni t ed St at es Const i t ut i on.29

NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 13. Sect i on 1 of t hi s act i s added t o chapt er30

28A. 655 RCW.31

NEW SECTI ON. Sec. 14. Thi s act i s necessar y f or t he i mmedi at e32

pr eser vat i on of t he publ i c peace, heal t h, or saf et y, or suppor t of 33

t he st at e gover nment and i t s exi st i ng publ i c i nst i t ut i ons, and t akes34

ef f ect i mmedi at el y.35

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