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Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-415 - Secondary education-Standardized high school transcript › Section 392-415-100 - Transcript release procedures

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All common school districts shall adopt written procedures for
				the release of official student transcripts. Such procedures shall recognize
				the limited exception to the release of transcripts provided in
				RCW
				28A.635.060 and shall provide that student
				transcripts are released to persons other than the student or the student's
				parents or guardians only upon the written authorization of the student or the
				student's parents or guardians, whichever is applicable, or as set forth in the
				Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and subsequent amendments.
				Except as provided in
				RCW
				28A.635.060, all common school districts
				shall provide or make available to students upon request complete copies of
				their high school transcripts, with graduation noted thereon, within forty-five
				calendar days following the student's graduation from high
				school.
Statutory Authority: [RCW 28A.230.125]. 06-23-041, recodified
				  as § 392-415-100, filed 11/7/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  1990 c 33. 90-17-009, § 180-57-100, filed 8/6/90, effective 9/6/90.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.155. 85-01-017 (Order 18-84), §
				  180-57-100, filed 12/10/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-415 - Secondary education-Standardized high school transcript › Section 392-415-110 - Standardized transcript forms

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The superintendent of public instruction shall make available
				to school districts standardized transcript forms that include the content
				specified in WAC
				392-415-070.
Statutory Authority: [RCW 28A.230.125]. 06-23-041, amended
				  and recodified as § 392-415-110, filed 11/7/06, effective 12/8/06.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.155. 85-01-017 (Order 18-84), §
				  180-57-110, filed 12/10/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-005 - Purpose and authority

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards and
				requirements for transition to kindergarten programs. The chapter is intended
				to ensure that transition to kindergarten programs serve eligible students of
				all abilities who need additional preparation to be successful in kindergarten
				and who lack access to other early learning group settings. The rules in this
				chapter establish expectations for local education agencies in implementing and
				administering transition to kindergarten programs in accordance with minimum
				standards and requirements established by the office of superintendent of
				public instruction.
The authority for this chapter is under
				RCW
				28A.300.072, which requires the office of
				superintendent of public instruction to establish rules concerning transition
				to kindergarten programs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-010 - Applicability

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This chapter establishes the minimum administrative
				requirements and program standards for implementing and administering quality
				transition to kindergarten programs under
				RCW
				28A.300.072 and this
				chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-015 - Eligibility

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A transition to kindergarten program may be implemented and
				administered by the following local education agencies, in accordance with
				RCW
				28A.300.072:
(1) Common school districts;
(2) State tribal compact schools authorized
			 under chapter 28A.715 RCW;
(3)
			 Beginning in school year 2023-24, only charter schools authorized under
			 RCW
			 28A.710.080(2) may implement
			 and administer a transition to kindergarten program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-020 - Definitions

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"Eligible local education agency" means a local education
				agency authorized to administer a transition to kindergarten program under WAC
				392-425-015.
"Screening process and tool" means using one or more
				instruments or methods of assessing and measuring the ability and need of an
				individual student.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-025 - Notification of intent to offer a transition to kindergarten program

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An eligible local education agency planning to implement and
				administer a transition to kindergarten program must submit notification of
				intent to the office of superintendent of public instruction no later than June
				1st before the school year begins. The notice must be provided through a
				process established by the office of superintendent of public
				instruction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-030 - Local area early learning coordination and determining program need

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An eligible local education agency must conduct a local needs
				assessment before beginning or expanding a transition to kindergarten program
				that considers the existing availability and affordability of local and local
				tribal early learning providers in accordance with the minimum standards and
				requirements established by the office of superintendent of public
				instruction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-035 - Staff qualifications

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A person serving as a teacher in a transition to kindergarten
				program must hold a valid teaching certificate in accordance with Title 181
				WAC. Certificated educators with experience in early childhood education are
				recommended. Paraeducators for transition to kindergarten programs must have
				met the minimum hiring requirements and must make progress on the paraeducator
				certificate program in accordance with Title 179 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-040 - Student eligibility

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(1) Children
			 meeting the following criteria are eligible to participate in a transition to
			 kindergarten program offered by an eligible local education agency:
(a) A child who has been determined, by the
			 local education agency, to benefit from additional preparation for kindergarten
			 through a screening process and tool; and
(b) A child who is at least four years old by
			 August 31st of the school year in which they enroll in a transition to
			 kindergarten program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-045 - Minimum instructional requirements (school year, days, and hours)

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(1) Eligible local education agencies
			 offering a transition to kindergarten program must offer the program during the
			 local education agency's school year in accordance with the minimum standards
			 and requirements established by the office of superintendent of public
			 instruction.
(a) The program may begin after
			 the first day of the local education agency's school year.
(b) If a partial-year program is being
			 offered, it must begin by January 31st of the school year.
(c) The program must conclude by the end of
			 the school year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-050 - Transition to kindergarten apportionment procedures

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The local education agency administering a transition to
				kindergarten program is subject to the apportionment procedures under chapters
				392-121 and 392-122 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-055 - Assessment for transition to kindergarten students

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In accordance with
				RCW
				28A.655.080, the Washington kindergarten
				inventory of developing skills (WaKIDS) must be administered at the beginning
				of the program. Additionally, the WaKIDS whole-child assessment must be
				administered at least one more time during the school year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-425 - Transition To Kindergarten › Section 392-425-060 - Adherence to guidelines

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An eligible local education agency planning to implement and
				administer a transition to kindergarten program is required to adhere to the
				minimum standards and requirements established by the office of public
				instruction, as developed by the office of superintendent of public
				instruction, related to:
(1) Best
			 practices for site readiness of facilities that are used for the
			 program;
(2) Developmentally
			 appropriate curricula designed to assist in maintaining high quality programs
			 in accordance with
			 RCW
			 28A.320.230; and
(3) Professional development
			 opportunities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-500 - Pupil testing and recordkeeping - Requirements - Parents' rights › Section 392-500-015 - Pupil tests and records - Authority

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Pursuant to authority under provisions of
				RCW
				28A.305.130, the office of superintendent of
				public instruction, hereby prescribes the rules and regulations relating to
				pupil tests and records hereinafter in WAC
				392-500-020,
				392-500-025,
				392-500-030 and
				392-500-035 set
				forth.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.120, 28A.31.118. 07-04-046,
				  § 392-500-015, filed 1/31/07, effective 3/3/07. Statutory Authority: 2006
				  c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as § 392-500-015, filed 6/22/06, effective
				  6/22/06. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 90-17-009, § 180-52-015, filed
				  8/6/90, effective 9/6/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.04.120 and 28A.31.118.
				  83-16-049 (Order 7-83), § 180-52-015, filed 8/1/83; Order 10-69, §
				  180-52-015, filed 12/5/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-500 - Pupil testing and recordkeeping - Requirements - Parents' rights › Section 392-500-020 - Pupil tests and records - Tests - School district policy in writing

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School districts shall develop and adopt written policies
				relative to testing, kindergarten through grade twelve, which policies shall
				include an outline of procedures by which parents or legal guardians of a
				student may become acquainted with the nature of tests and their uses in
				helping children.
Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as
				  § 392-500-020, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06; Order 10-69, §
				  180-52-020, filed 12/5/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-500 - Pupil testing and recordkeeping - Requirements - Parents' rights › Section 392-500-025 - Pupil tests and records - Pupil personnel records - School district policy in writing

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School districts shall develop and adopt written policies
				relating to (a) the type of pupil personnel records which are to be kept and
				the manner in which data is to be recorded; and (b) procedures by which a
				parent or legal guardian may upon written request examine school records
				pertaining to his child with professionally competent personnel present to
				interpret and assist in the analysis of such records.
Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as
				  § 392-500-025, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06; Order 10-69, §
				  180-52-025, filed 12/5/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-500 - Pupil testing and recordkeeping - Requirements - Parents' rights › Section 392-500-030 - Pupil tests and records - Certain tests, questionnaires, etc. - Limitations

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No written or oral test, questionnaire, survey, or examination
				shall be used to elicit the personal beliefs or practices of a student or his
				parents as to religion except with the written consent of parent or
				guardian.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.070 and 28A.150.290.
				  09-16-144, § 392-500-030, filed 8/5/09, effective 9/5/09. Statutory
				  Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as § 392-500-030, filed
				  6/22/06, effective 6/22/06; Order 10-69, § 180-52-030, filed
				  12/5/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-500 - Pupil testing and recordkeeping - Requirements - Parents' rights › Section 392-500-035 - Pupil tests and records - Diagnostic personality tests - Parental permission required

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Each school district shall require that there shall be on file
				the written consent of the parent or guardian prior to the administering of any
				diagnostic personality test.
Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263. 06-14-009, recodified as
				  § 392-500-035, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06; Order 10-69, §
				  180-52-035, filed 12/5/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › Section 392-501-001 - Authority

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The authority for this chapter is
				RCW
				28A.655.065 and
				28A.655.061, which direct the
				superintendent of public instruction to:
(1) Develop and implement eligibility
			 requirements and guidelines for objective alternative assessments for students
			 to demonstrate achievement of state standards in content areas in which the
			 student has not yet met the standard on Washington's high school assessment;
			 and
(2) Develop guidelines and
			 appeal processes for waiving specific requirements in
			 RCW
			 28A.655.061 pertaining to the certificate of
			 academic achievement and to the certificate of individual achievement for
			 students who:
(a) Transfer to a Washington
			 public school in their junior or senior year with the intent of obtaining a
			 public high school diploma; and
(b)
			 Have special, unavoidable circumstances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › Section 392-501-002 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide the guidelines,
				eligibility criteria, procedures, and other information needed to:
(1) Utilize the objective alternative
			 assessments authorized in
			 RCW
			 28A.655.065 and
			 28A.655.061;
(2) Apply for waivers for transfer students;
			 and
(3) Apply for appeals for
			 students with special, unavoidable circumstances.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
				  07-13-035, § 392-501-002, filed 6/13/07, effective
				  7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-102 - General description

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The SAT, ACT, IB and AP comparison option is an objective
				  alternative assessment authorized in
				  RCW
				  28A.655.061(10)(b) that
				  allows a student to use a score from the following tests to demonstrate that
				  the student has met or exceeded the state standard for English language arts,
				  science or mathematics on:
(1) The
				English language arts, science or mathematics component as designated by
				superintendent, of the SAT (science not applicable) or ACT; or
(2) International Baccalaureate or advanced
				placement examinations listed in WAC
				392-501-104(2).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-103 - Eligibility

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(1) A student is
				eligible for the SAT, ACT, IB and AP comparison option if the student has taken
				the applicable component of Washington's high school assessment at least once
				and has not met the standard for which the student is applying to use this
				option. To meet these criteria, a student must have a recorded valid attempt of
				the general high school assessment.
(2) A student may use a score earned on the
				SAT, ACT, IB or advanced placement examination taken prior to or after one
				valid attempt of the general high school assessment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-104 - Required scores

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(1) As required in
				RCW
				28A.655.061(10)(b), the
				state board of education shall identify the score students must achieve on the
				English language arts, science and mathematics components of the SAT (science
				not applicable) and ACT.
(2) A
				student who scores at least a three on the grading scale of one to five on the
				following advanced placement examinations shall meet the applicable high school
				standard:
(a) For meeting the mathematics
				standard, the calculus or statistics advanced placement examination;
(b) For meeting the English language arts
				standard, the English language and composition advanced placement examination
				and one of the following additional examinations: English literature and
				composition, macroeconomics, microeconomics, psychology, United States history,
				world history, United States government and politics, or comparative government
				and politics.
(c) For meeting the
				science standard, biology, chemistry, physics or environmental
				science.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-105 - Application process

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(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction shall develop and make available to school
				district personnel an online application to capture SAT, ACT, IB and/or AP
				comparison applications for documenting that a student has met the eligibility
				requirements in WAC
				392-501-103 and achieved the
				scores required in WAC
				392-501-104.
(2) If the student is eligible, the student
				shall work with school personnel to collect the SAT, ACT, IB and/or AP score
				reports to submit through the state provided graduation alternatives online
				application.
(3) If the school
				principal or designee agrees that the eligibility criteria have been met, the
				principal or designee shall submit a copy of the student's official SAT, ACT,
				IB or AP score report via the graduation alternatives application for district
				assessment coordinator approval.
(4) If the district assessment coordinator,
				or their designee, agrees that the eligibility criteria have been met, the
				district assessment coordinator or designee shall approve the form (with
				accompanying score report(s)) present in the graduation alternatives online
				application for submission to the office of superintendent of public
				instruction.
(5) Upon approval of
				the submission, the school principal or designee shall notify the student of
				the approval. OSPI shall document in the state's assessment records that the
				student met the applicable high school standard.
(6) Superintendent will conduct regular
				audits of district submissions to ensure accuracy and consistency in reported
				student status. Where irregularities are found, superintendent will notify the
				district for corrective action.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-106 - Notification requirements

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The school principal or a designee shall notify students and
				  their parents or guardians when students are in the eleventh and twelfth grade
				  years of the availability of the SAT, ACT, IB and AP comparison option.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › SAT, ACT, IB AND AP COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-108 - Appeal of the superintendent's decision

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Decisions made by the superintendent of public instruction
				  under WAC
				  392-501-105 may be appealed as
				  provided for in
				  RCW
				  34.05.514.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
					 07-13-035, § 392-501-108, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-200 - General description

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The grades comparison option is an objective alternative
				  assessment authorized in
				  RCW
				  28A.655.065(3) and (4) that
				  compares the applicant's grades in applicable courses with the grades of
				  students who took the same courses and met or exceeded the assessment standard.
				  This option may be used for meeting the high school English language arts,
				  science and/or mathematics assessment requirement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and
					 28A.655.065. 07-13-035, §
					 392-501-200, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-201 - Eligibility

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A student is eligible for the GPA comparison option if the
				  student meets the following conditions:
(1) The student has taken the applicable
				component of the state high school assessment at least once and has not met the
				standard for which the student is applying to use this option. To meet these
				criteria, a student must have a recorded valid attempt of the general high
				school assessment.
(2) The student
				is in the twelfth grade.
(3) The
				student has a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher when the
				application is submitted.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.300.040 and
					 2010 c
					 244. 11-19-042, § 392-501-201, filed 9/13/11,
					 effective 10/14/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and
					 28A.655.065. 07-13-035, §
					 392-501-201, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-202 - Process for determining the comparison cohort and calculating the GPAs

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(1) For the purpose
				of this section, "applicant" means an eligible student applying for the grades
				comparison option.
(2) A school
				district representative or designee shall utilize the grade comparison tool(s)
				provided by the office of superintendent of public instruction to calculate the
				grade comparison of the applicant against those identified as the
				cohort.
(3) To complete the grades
				comparison option for eligible students, the grades comparison tool will:
(a) Identify the group of students in the
				same school as the applicant who took the same mathematics, science or English
				language arts high school courses, whichever is applicable, in the same school
				year as the applicant. This group includes all of the students in the school
				who took courses with the same course title and course number (e.g., Algebra 1,
				Sophomore English) as the applicant, in the same school year, regardless of the
				grade level of the student. When selecting courses to be used, the following
				guidelines shall be followed:
(i) The credits
				generated by the courses must equal two annual high school credits and must
				include the most recent courses taken in which a comparison cohort of six or
				more students can be identified.
(ii) In order for applicants using the cohort
				comparison to meet the mathematics standard, the courses must be eligible for a
				mathematics graduation credit.
(iii) In order for applicants using the
				cohort comparison to meet the English language arts standard, the courses must
				be eligible for an English/Language arts graduation credit.
(iv) In order for applicants using the cohort
				comparison to meet the science standard, the courses must be eligible for a
				science graduation credit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-204 - Application timeline and approval criteria

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(1) The district assessment coordinator shall
				approve the grades comparison form if:
(a)
				The student eligibility requirements are met; and
(b) The applicant's grade point average is
				equal to or greater than the mean grade point average of the comparison
				cohort.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-206 - Notification requirements

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The school principal or a designee shall notify students and
				  their parents or guardians when students are in the eleventh and twelfth grade
				  years of the availability of the grades comparison option.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and
					 28A.655.065. 07-13-035, §
					 392-501-206, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › GRADES COMPARISON OPTION › Section 392-501-208 - Appeal of the superintendent's decision

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Decisions made by the superintendent of public instruction
				  under WAC
				  392-501-204 may be appealed as
				  provided for in
				  RCW
				  34.05.514.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
					 07-13-035, § 392-501-208, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-300 - General description

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A collection of evidence (COE) is a high school graduation
				  alternative assessment authorized under
				  RCW
				  28A.655.065 that evaluates a set of work
				  samples in a specific content area (English language arts, science
				  (biology/life science) and mathematics) based on classroom work prepared by a
				  student. Students may prepare a COE for one or more content
				  areas.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-300, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-310 - Eligibility

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A student who has taken the state high school assessment at
				  least once and has not met standard in one or more of the content areas is
				  eligible to submit a collection of evidence for each content area in which they
				  have not met standard if: The student has a recorded valid attempt of the
				  general high school assessment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.300.040 and
					 2010 c
					 244. 11-19-042, § 392-501-310, filed 9/13/11,
					 effective 10/14/11. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-310, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-320 - Application process

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(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction shall make available to students and
				school district personnel a COE submission procedure for documenting that a
				student has met the eligibility requirements as set forth in WAC
				392-501-310.
(2) It is the responsibility of the school
				district to determine whether the student is eligible for the COE option. If
				the student is eligible, the school district is required to inform the student
				of the COE alternative assessment option.
(3) If the student is eligible, the student,
				with the assistance of school district personnel, shall submit a collection of
				evidence to the superintendent of public instruction via the COE scoring
				center.
(4) The superintendent of
				public instruction will publish an annual calendar established before each
				school year setting forth the timelines for the twice yearly submission,
				scoring, and student and district reporting of the COE.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-320, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-330 - Guidelines and protocols

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(1)
				Specific guidelines for types and numbers of work samples for English language
				arts, science and mathematics will be published and made available to students,
				guardians, schools, and districts. The guidelines will be published on the
				office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) web site at
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/CollectionofEvidence.aspx
as approved by the state board of education in an open and public
				process.
(2) Protocols for
				submission of work samples will be published on the OSPI web site at
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/CollectionofEvidence.aspx
as approved by the state board of education in an open and public
				process.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-330, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-340 - Sufficiency process for all content areas

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The following process will be utilized in determining
				  sufficiency for a collection of evidence for one or more of the content areas
				  submitted by a student. Upon receipt by OSPI, a collection of evidence will be
				  reviewed to determine whether the protocols for submission have been met. OSPI
				  will notify a school district of any missing materials. If the school district
				  does not provide the missing materials within the time frame communicated, the
				  collection of evidence will be returned without a score.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-340, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-350 - Scoring process for all content areas

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The following process will be utilized to determine a score
				  for a submitted collection.
(1)
				Collections shall be scored at the state level by professional scorers
				screened, selected, and trained by OSPI. To be selected as a scorer, a person
				must have a bachelor's degree.
(2)
				A submitted collection of evidence shall be scored in a rigorous process that
				aligns with state content standards and comparable Washington state high school
				assessment performance.
(3) Uniform
				scoring criteria will be published on the OSPI web site at
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/CollectionofEvidence.aspx
as approved by the state board of education in an open and public
				process.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-350, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-360 - Standard setting for all content areas for the collection of evidence

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(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction will recommend cut scores for each content
				area to the state board of education for graduation purposes.
(2) The state board of education shall have
				the responsibility of accepting or not accepting the recommended cut scores
				generated from the superintendent of public instruction's standard setting
				process, using an open and public process.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-360, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-370 - Reporting process for all content areas for the collection of evidence

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Each student who prepared a collection of evidence will
				  receive a report of his or her results within ninety days following scoring.
				  The report will provide a detailed description of the level of performance on
				  the state content standards found in the student collection. The report will
				  state whether or not the student has met standard in the content area. The
				  results shall be used for state high school graduation
				  purposes.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065.
					 08-10-015, § 392-501-370, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › COLLECTION OF EVIDENCE › Section 392-501-380 - Collection of evidence adherence to national standards

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National Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
				  (AERA, NCME, APA, 1999) will be applied in all stages of the development and
				  implementation of the collection of evidence in order to ensure reliability and
				  validity of the COE as an alternative assessment. The National Technical
				  Advisory Committee for the superintendent of public instruction shall also
				  provide ongoing technical assistance for the COE.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061, 28A.665.065. 08-10-015, §
					 392-501-380, filed 4/25/08, effective
					 5/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-500 - General description

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RCW 28A.655.065 directs the
				  superintendent of public instruction to develop guidelines and appeal processes
				  for waiving specific requirements pertaining to the certificate of academic
				  achievement and to the certificate of individual achievement for students who
				  transfer to a Washington public school in their junior or senior year with the
				  intent of obtaining a public high school diploma.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
					 07-13-035, § 392-501-500, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-502 - Waivers for transfer students from other states who enroll in eleventh or twelfth grade

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(1) The requirement
				that a student obtain a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of
				individual achievement to graduate shall be waived for students who transfer to
				a Washington public school from another state in the twelfth grade year if the
				student provides documentation that he or she has met standards in another
				state on a high school assessment, general or alternate. The assessment in the
				other state must be used for purposes of the high school assessment required in
				the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act or be used for purposes of a
				high school graduation exit examination. Waivers shall be granted as follows:
(a) If the student met standards on the
				mathematics, science, and English language arts assessments in the other state,
				the applicable certificate shall be waived.
(b) If a student did not meet the standard on
				the mathematics assessment in the other state, then the student must meet the
				mathematics standard on the applicable Washington assessment for the
				certificate to be waived.
(c) If
				the student did not meet the standard on the English language arts assessment,
				then the student must meet the English language arts standard on the applicable
				Washington assessment for the certificate to be waived.
(d) If the student did not meet the standard
				on the science assessment, then the student must meet the science standard on
				the applicable Washington assessment for the certificate to be
				waived.
(e) If student was
				administered the consortium-generated assessment for mathematics and/or English
				language arts also administered by Washington, and did not meet the standards
				for graduation established by Washington, but did meet the standards for his or
				her former state, the student may apply for the associated waiver. In the event
				the student met or exceeded Washington's requirements with the administration
				in the former state, the student will be granted a certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-504 - Application and approval process

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(1)
				To obtain a waiver, a waiver form must be submitted by the district to the
				superintendent of public instruction. The principal of the school or designee
				shall review the information and transmit through the district office the
				wavier form and a copy of the student's assessment score report or transcript,
				if listing the state test scores, to the superintendent of public instruction
				via the graduation alternatives online application.
(2) Upon approval: The student's transcript
				shall indicate that the applicable certificate was waived.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and
					 28A.655.065. 07-13-035, §
					 392-501-504, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-506 - Notification requirements

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The principal or a designee shall inform students and parents
				  or guardians who transferred from another state in their eleventh or twelfth
				  grade year of the availability of obtaining a waiver of the certificate
				  requirements.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
					 07-13-035, § 392-501-506, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-508 - Appeal of the superintendent's decision

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Decisions made by the superintendent of public instruction
				  under WAC
				  392-501-504 may be appealed as
				  provided for in
				  RCW
				  34.05.514.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.061 and 28A.655.065.
					 07-13-035, § 392-501-508, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER INTO A WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL › Section 392-501-510 - Access to alternative assessment

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(1)
				Students who transfer into a public school from out-of-state, from
				out-of-country or into a public school from within the state from a nonpublic
				school setting in the twelfth grade year may utilize an objective alternative
				assessment for purposes of meeting the high school standards as provided in
				RCW
				28A.655.061 and
				28A.655.065 without taking the
				state high school assessment.
(2)
				Students who transfer into a public school from out-of-state, from
				out-of-country or into a public school from within the state from a nonpublic
				school setting for their 11th grade year may utilize an objective alternative
				assessment for meeting the high school standards in science as provided in
				RCW
				28A.655.061 and
				28A.655.065 without taking the
				state high school assessment. (3) Students who were exempted from the high
				school assessment in 11th grade due to their status as a new student with
				non-English proficiency, may utilize an objective alternative assessment after
				their 11th grade year, in the content areas originally exempted, for purposes
				of meeting the high school standards as provided in
				RCW
				28A.655.061 and
				28A.655.065 without taking the
				state high school assessment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and 28A.665.065 [28A.655.065].
					 10-01-055, § 392-501-510, filed 12/9/09, effective 1/9/10; 07-13-035,
					 § 392-501-510, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › APPEAL PROCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL, UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES › Section 392-501-600 - General description

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RCW 28A.655.065 directs the
				  superintendent of public instruction to develop guidelines and appeal processes
				  for waiving specific requirements in
				  RCW
				  28A.655.061 pertaining to the certificate of
				  academic achievement and
				  RCW
				  28A.155.045 pertaining to the certificate of
				  individual achievement for students who have special, unavoidable
				  circumstances.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.665.065
					 [28A.655.065],28A.665.061 [28A.655.061], 28A.155.045. 10-01-053, §
					 392-501-600, filed 12/9/09, effective 1/9/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 28A.655.061 and
					 28A.655.065. 07-13-035, §
					 392-501-600, filed 6/13/07, effective
					 7/22/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-501 - Academic achievement, accountability and assessment › APPEAL PROCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL, UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES › Section 392-501-601 - Eligibility and application requirements

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(1) A student, or a student's parent or
				guardian may file an appeal to the superintendent of public instruction if the
				student has special, unavoidable circumstances that prevented the student,
				during the student's twelfth grade year (eleventh grade year under a specific
				circumstance where an educator has caused a testing irregularity), from
				participating in a testing opportunity that would allow demonstration of his or
				her skills and knowledge, whether the general state high school assessment, any
				of the objective alternative assessments authorized in
				RCW
				28A.655.061 or
				28A.655.065, or the alternate
				assessment or associated alternative assessments applicable to students
				eligible for special education services. Appeals to the superintendent shall
				include a detailed description of the special, unavoidable circumstance that
				denied the student access to the testing opportunity, and will document a trend
				of continued improvement towards meeting standard (e.g., test scores, course
				grades, etc.) that demonstrates had the student participated in the state
				assessment, there was a reasonable probability the student would have met
				standard;
(2) Special, unavoidable
				circumstances shall include the following:
(a)
				Not being able to take or complete an assessment because of:
(i) The death of a parent, guardian, sibling
				or grandparent;
(ii) An unexpected
				and/or severe medical condition. The condition must be documented by a medical
				professional and included with the application, within the constraints of the
				Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); or
(iii) Another unavoidable event of a
				similarly compelling magnitude that district administrators determine prevented
				the student from sitting for or completing the assessment.