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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
Sec. 3. RCW 28A. 655. 066 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 3 ar e each7
amended t o read as f ol l ows:8
( 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
Sec. 4. RCW 28A. 655. 068 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 4 ar e each16
amended t o read as f ol l ows:17
( 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
Sec. 6. RCW 28A. 305. 130 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 7 ar e each28
amended t o read as f ol l ows:29
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
Sec. 8. RCW 28A. 655. 185 and 2013 2nd sp. s. c 22 s 9 ar e each26
amended t o read as f ol l ows:27
( 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
amended t o read as f ol l ows:12
( 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
amended t o read as f ol l ows:37
( 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
amended t o read as f ol l ows:32
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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