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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1725
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Ebersole, Valle, Cole, Holland, Peery, Betrozoff and P. King; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on Education.
AN ACT Relating to the periodic review of school district student learning objectives programs; and amending RCW 28A.58.090.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 90, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. as last amended by section 3, chapter 278, Laws of 1984 and RCW 28A.58.090 are each amended to read as follows:
Every
school district board of directors, being accountable to the citizens within
its district as to the education offered to the students therein, shall, based
on the timeline established by the superintendent of public instruction,
develop a program identifying student learning objectives for their district in
all courses of study included in the school district programs. The school
district must evidence community participation in defining the objectives of
such a program. The program of student learning objectives shall assure that
the district's resources in the educational program, such as money, facilities,
time, materials and personnel, are used so as to provide both economies in
management and operation, and quality education in all subject areas and
courses. The learning objectives shall be measurable as to the actual student
attainment; student attainment shall be locally assessed annually ((and)).
The student learning objectives program shall be reviewed at least every
two years. However, a school district may instead provide for the periodic
review of all or a part of its student learning objectives program in
accordance with the time schedule the district has established for the periodic
review of curriculum or the periodic review and selection of textbooks, or in
accordance with the time schedule for self-study as provided under RCW
28A.58.085, if and to the extent the curriculum or textbook review processes
include the review or self-study of the district's student learning objectives
program. Periodic review shall take place at least every seven years. In
developing and reviewing the learning objectives, districts shall give specific
attention to improving the depth of course content within courses and in
coordinating the sequence in which subject matter is presented.
The superintendent of public instruction shall review implementation of the learning objectives law biennially and shall submit a report of such review to the legislature on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
The state board of education shall examine the programs in each school district in the state for reasons of program approval as required in accordance with RCW 28A.41.130, as now or hereafter amended.
School districts may obtain assistance in carrying out their duties under this section from the educational service district of which they are a part.