Washington Administrative Code › Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of › Chapter 392-185 - Certified educational clinics - Distribution of state funds › Section 392-185-310 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions shall apply to terms used in this
				chapter:
(1) "Education center" shall
			 mean a private educational institution certified by the superintendent of
			 public instruction which employs a clinical, client-centered approach and is
			 devoted to (a) teaching the basic academic skills including specific attention
			 to improvement of student motivation for achieving and (b) employment
			 orientation: Provided, That no education center certified by the superintendent
			 of public instruction pursuant to this section shall be deemed a common school
			 under RCW 28A.150.020 or a private
			 school for the purposes of
			 RCW
			 28A.195.010 through
			 28A.195.050.
(2) "Basic academic skills" shall mean the
			 study of mathematics, speech, language, reading and composition, science,
			 history, literature and political science or civics; it shall not include
			 courses of a vocational training nature and courses deemed nonessential to the
			 accrediting or the approval of private schools under
			 RCW
			 28A.305.130.
(3) "A clinical, client-centered basis" shall
			 mean an approach to education which includes the individual diagnosis of the
			 person's educational abilities, determining and setting of individual goals,
			 prescribing and providing individual programs of instruction, and evaluating
			 the individual student's progress in his or her educational program.
(4) "Individual diagnostic procedure" shall
			 mean the individual assessment by a certified teacher, or when deemed
			 necessary, by a psychometrist, psychologist, and/or another professional who is
			 appropriately certificated or licensed to conduct specific diagnostic
			 evaluations and to prescribe an individual educational and instructional
			 program in conjunction with the teacher, student, parents, and others as
			 necessary.
(5) "General educational
			 development (GED) tests" shall mean that battery of tests designed and
			 published by the GED testing service of the American council on education to
			 measure the major outcomes and concepts generally associated with four years of
			 high school education. Each GED testing center must have a current contract
			 with the American council on education and be authorized by the state board for
			 community and technical colleges.
(6) "Educational gain" shall mean (a)
			 measurable increases in the student's achievement, (b) increased motivation for
			 achieving, and/or (c) increased knowledge and skills relevant to employment
			 orientation as defined in (8) below: Provided, That consideration is given to
			 the student's background in determining the extent of such gain.
(7) "Eligible common school dropout" shall be
			 defined as set forth in WAC
			 392-185-010(2).
(8) "Employment orientation" shall normally
			 include, but not be restricted to instruction and practical experience in the
			 following areas: Job applications, interview techniques, expectations for
			 attendance and production, learning to translate skills and abilities in terms
			 of job needs, examination by the student of job descriptions and exploration of
			 the student's ability to fulfill the job needs.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.205 RCW. 07-06-064, §
				  392-185-310, filed 3/5/07, effective 4/5/07. Statutory Authority: 2006 c 263.
				  06-14-009, recodified as § 392-185-310, filed 6/22/06, effective 6/22/06.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  28A.410.010. 94-03-103 (Order 4-94), §
				  180-95-010, filed 1/19/94, effective 2/19/94. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33.
				  90-17-009, § 180-95-010, filed 8/6/90, effective 9/6/90. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW 28A.04.120. 78-03-014 (Order 2-78), § 180-95-010, filed
				  2/8/78.