OSPI LEADS FOR IMPLEMENTING NEW 2010 LEGISATION
Bill # - Short Title / Lead and Contact Information / New Reports, Duties, Rules, Committees/Task ForcesE2SHB 1418 - Establishing a statewide dropout reengagement system. / Dan Newell (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education -
360-725-4954
/ 1. OSPI shall develop a model inter-local agreement and model contract for the dropout reengagement system.
2. OSPI shall adopt rules to implement sections 2 – 4 of this act.
EHB 2561 - The Jobs Act. Sends a referendum to the people requesting voter approval of $505 million in state bonds for investments in K-12 and public higher education facilities. / Gordon Beck (Lead)
Director, School Facilities and Organization -
360-725-6261
/ The referendum does not outline a specific role for OSPI. However, if the referendum passes, the program will be modeled after two $50 million grant programs authorized for similar purposes in the capital budget – one to OSPI and one to Dept. of Commerce (see EHB 2836).
HB 2621 - Designating resource programs for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction in K-12 schools. / Kathleen Lopp (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent, College and Career Readiness
360-725-6256
/ 1. Subject to funds appropriated, OSPI shall designate up to 3 middle schools and 3 high schools to serve as resources and examples for such STEM programs.
2. OSPI shall publicize these schools as models of best practices and shall encourage additional middle and high schools to replicate similar programs.
SHB 2776 – Regarding funding distribution formulas for K-12 education. / Shawn Lewis (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent, Financial Resources -
360-725-6292
Fiscal Staff: Cal Brodie, Isabel Munoz-Colon, JoLynn Berge, Gordon Beck
Martin Mueller and
Allan Jones ------>
Robert Harkins ------>
360-725-6264 / 1. By amending RCW 28A.290.010, OFM and OSPI shall now periodically reconvene the Funding Formula Technical Working Group.
2. By amending C 548 Section 302 Laws of 2009, the OFM and OSPI shall now convene the Local Levies and LEA Technical Working Group beginning on April 1, 2010, adding an examination of local school district capacity to address facility needs for full-day K and reducing class size in K-3 to its responsibilities. Additionally, this group will provide the QEC with an analysis of the potential use of local funds that may become available for redeployment and redirection as a result of increased state funding allocations for pupil transportation and MSOC.
3. By amending C 548 Section 601 Laws of 2009, OSPI in collaboration with OFM, shall convene a Salary Allocation Model Technical Working Group beginning on July 1, 2011.
4. The phase-in for the pupil transportation formula will now begin during the 2011-13 biennium and will be fully implemented by the 2013-15 biennium.
5. OSPI shall develop rules specifying the student transportation reporting requirement to the Legislature and school districts by December 1, 2010.
6. Beginning December 2010 – 2014, the Superintendent shall provide quarterly updates and progress reports to the fiscal committees of the Legislature on the implementation and testing of the distribution formula.
7. OSPI shall implement and maintain an internet-based portal that provides ready public access to the state’s prototypical school funding model for basic education.
8. The QEC is directed to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2010 that includes recommendations for specific strategies, programs, and funding –including funding allocations through the funding distribution formula in RCW 28A.150.260, that are designed to close the achievement gap and increase the high school graduation rate. The council shall consult with the Achievement Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Building Bridges Work Group in developing its recommendations.
9. One non-legislative representative from the Achievement Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (AGOAC)is added to the QEC. This person will be selected by the members of the AGOAC.
SHB 2801 – Regarding anti-harassment strategies in public schools. / Jeff Soder (Lead)
Supervisor, School Safety Center
360-725-6044
/ 1. By August 1, 2010, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with representatives of parents, school personnel, the Office of the Education Ombudsman, the Washington State School Directors’ Association, and other interested parties, shall provide to the education committees of the Legislature a revised and updated model harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policy and procedure. The SPI shall publish on its web site, with a link to the School Safety Center web page, the revised and updated model policy and procedure.
2. The Superintendent shall adopt rules regarding school districts’ communication of the policy and procedure to parents, students, employees, and volunteers.
EHB 2836 – The Capital Budget. / Gordon Beck (Lead)
Director, School Facilities and Organization -
360-725-6261
/ 1. OSPI is responsible for a new $50 million grant program for energy operational cost savings improvements to K-12 school facilities (related to EHB 2561 and #2 below).
2. OSPI is named to consult with Dept. of Commerce on a new $50 million grant program for investments in K-12 and higher education facilities. (This is related to EHB 2561 and #1 above).
3. Develop a K-12 Inventory System according to the JLARC report, including any energy audits completed for K-12 facilities and explicitly recognizing the link between school district owned facilities and the state capital and state facilities maintenance investments made in them.
4. Contract with Washington Assoc. of Sherriffs and Police Chiefs for school mapping for projects in the School Construction Assistance Program.
SHB 2893 – Changing school levy provisions. / Cal Brodie (Lead)
Director, School Apportionment and Financial Services-
360-725-6301
Fiscal Staff: Shawn Lewis, Isabel Munoz-Colon, JoLynn Berge / OSPI will need to develop new rules and inform school districts of the pertinent data necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 1 of this Act.
ESHB 2913 – Authorizing innovative interdistrict cooperative high school programs. / Dan Newell (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education -
360-725-4954
/ 1. OSPI will need to review plans submitted by school districts to insure programs meet expectations and address issues identified under RCW 28A.225.250.
2. OSPI shall review implementation of Sections 2 – 4 of this act to identify successful elements and barriers to success and submit a report to the education committees of the Legislature by January 1, 2013.
3. Development of new rules may be necessary.
HB 2996 – Including approved private schools in the SPI’s record check information rules. / Martin Mueller (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent,
Student Support –
360-725-6175
/ Existing rules governing the authorized entities will need to be updated to include approved private schools.
E2SHB 3026 - Regarding school district compliance with state civil rights laws. / Robert Harkins (Lead)
Deputy Superintendent, Student Achievement and Outreach –
360-725-6264
/ OSPI is tasked with developing rules and guidelines to eliminate discrimination as it applies to public school employment, counseling and guidance services to students, recreational and athletic activities for students, access to course offerings, and in textbooks and instructional materials used by students.
ESSB 6403 - Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. / Dan Newell (Lead)
Assistant Superintendent, Secondary Education -
360-725-4954
/ 1. By September 15, 2010 OSPI, in collaboration with the work group established in RCW 28A.175.075, shall develop and report recommendations to the QEC and the Legislature regarding the development of a comprehensive K-12 dropout reduction initiative.
2. The work group shall report annually to the QEC, appropriations committees of the Legislature, and the Governor with proposed strategies for building K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement systems in local communities throughout the state. By September 15, 2010, the work group shall report on graduation and dropout reduction goals and targets, funding recommendations for career guidance and planning, and a plan for phasing in expansion of the current school improvement planning program.
3. OSPI is required to include an appendix of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy’s calculations of annual estimated savings resulting from changes in the extended graduation rate in their annual report to the Legislature, beginning with the 2010 report.
ESSB 6444 – Making 2010 operating supplemental appropriations. / Shawn Lewis (Lead) ------>
Shawn Lewis (Lead) ----->
Dennis Milliken (Lead) --->
360-725-4467
Gayle Pauley (Lead) ------>
360-725-6100
Joe Willhoft (Lead) ------>
360-725-6334
Fiscal Staff/DSIA Staff ----> / Sec. 501 (1) (a) (iii) – OSPI shall share best practices regarding increasing efficiencies and economies of scale in school district non-instructional operations.
Sec. 501 (1) (b) (i) – Convene a statewide school district reorganization commission.
Sec. 501 (1) ( c ) – Convene a STEM Working Group. The STEM Working Group shall develop a comprehensive plan and a report with recs. to the Legis.& Gov. by December 1, 2010.
Sec. 501 (1) (q) – Convene a Highly Capable Technical Working Group. The Highly Capable Technical Working Group is tasked with multiple responsibilities, including establishing guidelines, definitions, an appropriate funding structure, and recommendations to the QEC by December 1, 2010.
Sec. 513 (3) Statewide end-of-course assessments measuring biology science standards. OSPI will provide recommendations by Dec. 1, 2010 regarding additional assessments in science.
Sec. 513 (13) - OSPI shall report to the Legislature by Sept. 1, 2011 an accounting of the uses of Focused Assistance funds used during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium, including a list of schools served and the types of services provided.
ESSB 6604 – Providing Flexibility in the education system. / Dan Newell (Lead) / Rules will need to be changed to reflect the elimination of student learning plans in grades 5 and 9-12, where appropriate. (WAC 392-501)
E2SSB 6696 – Regarding Education Reform. / Alan Burke (Lead)
Deputy Superintendent, K-12 Education -
360-725-6343
Bob Butts – Assistant Superintendent, Public Policy and Planning –
360-725-0420
/ Multiple OSPI responsibilities are included in this legislation, beginning July 1, 2010 and beyond. Establishing work groups, adopting rules, writing reports, and other tasks are identified.
SSB 6702 – Providing education programs for juveniles in adult jails. / Kathleen Sande (Lead)
Program Supervisor, Institutional Education-
360-725-6046
/ Requires OSPI to adopt rules that apply to school districts and educational providers regarding reporting, program compliance, audit, and other accountability requirements. In adopting such rules, OSPI shall collaborate and negotiate with representatives from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.
SSB 6759 - Requiring a plan for a voluntary program of early learning as a part of basic education. / Kelli Bohanon (Lead)
Director, Early Learning –
360-725-4463
/ 1. Beginning April 1, 2010, OSPI, with assistance from DEL, shall convene a technical working group to develop a comprehensive plan for a voluntary program of early learning.
2. The working group shall submit a progress report by July 1, 2011 and final report with the plan by November 1, 2011, to the Early Learning Advisory Council and the Quality Education Council.
3. The QEC, staffed by OSPI and OFM, shall submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2012, detailing recommendations for a comprehensive plan for a voluntary program of early learning.
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