HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 2375

As Amended by the Senate

BYRepresentatives Betrozoff, Peery, Brumsickle, Valle, Walker, H. Myers, Rasmussen, Schoon, Winsley, Pruitt, Brough, Moyer, Wolfe, Todd, Haugen, Scott, P. King, Rector, Wood, Doty, Basich, Youngsman, May, Kremen, Ferguson, Wineberry and Horn

Creating ALL KIDS CAN LEARN incentive grants.

House Committe on Education

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (17)

      Signed by Representatives Peery, Chair; G. Fisher, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Ranking Republican Member; Brumsickle, Cole, Dorn, Holland, Horn, Jones, P. King, Pruitt, Rasmussen, Rayburn, Schoon, Valle, Walker and K. Wilson.

House Staff:Susan Patrick (786-7111)

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (25)

      Signed by Representatives Locke, Chair; Grant, Vice Chair; H. Sommers, Vice Chair; Silver, Ranking Republican Member; Youngsman, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Belcher, Bowman, Braddock, Brekke, Dorn, Doty, Ebersole, Ferguson, Hine, Inslee, May, McLean, Nealey, Peery, Rust, Spanel, Sprenkle, Valle, Wang and Wineberry.

House Staff:      Janet Peterson (786-7143)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FEBRUARY 5, 1990

BACKGROUND:

In 1987, the Legislature began its first consideration of outcomes based education. Several members of the House Education Committee visited the school district in Johnson City, New York to observe its outcomes based program.  In 1989, the Superintendent of the Johnson City School District, Dr. Al Mamary visited Olympia and talked about his program.

At the present time, some districts within the state have begun the implementation of outcomes based programs.  The characteristics of an outcomes based program are:  1) a clear mission statement of the district's goals, 2) identified student exit behaviors, 3) a philosophy that encourages the use of research that has shown particular techniques to be successful, and 4) this program is supported by the school district, teachers, parents, community and students.

SUMMARY:

The All Kids Can Learn incentive grant program is created in recognition of the importance of defining school district goals and encouraging the use of research and practices that work.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant funds to school districts for schools that have shown significant and continuous improvement in student performance.  Grants shall be used to carry out the purpose of the Basic Education Act.

Schools shall be awarded grants that have had an outcomes based program in place for a period of two years.  These program shall:

a)  Use the best available research in the program and show a commitment to continue to review and use research

b)  Have a clear mission statement that is understood and supported by the school community, students, parents and general community;

c)  Have identified the outcomes or exit behavior expected of all students;

d)  Have an identified philosophy that will guide the actions of the district;

e)  Include leadership training, staff development, communications, and problem solving training;

f)  Have an instructional process that is consistent with expected student outcomes, exit behaviors and the district mission statement; and

g)  Have the support of the school board.

Districts that have demonstrated improvement in student achievement in reading and mathematics, as well as other achievements based on the criteria in section three of the bill shall be eligible to receive a grant.  The award for each school meeting these criteria shall be at least $50,000 per year for up to five years.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt rules to implement this program and to allow districts that are awarded the grant to retain their special needs funding.

Recipients of the award shall distribute information on their program through the Education Clearinghouse to other districts.

Funding for this program is subject to an appropriation being made to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for this purpose.

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS:  The money will be awarded to districts for the planning and implementing of an outcome based program rather than awarding money to districts that have already successfully implemented an outcome based program.

Fiscal Note:      Requested February 6, 1990.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    (Education)  Rep. John Betrozoff; Mariwyn Tinsley, Bremerton School District; Allan Donaldson, Highline School District; Cheryl Richardson, Yakima School District; Nanna Branigan, Edmonds School District; Susan Donald, Pasco School District; Ricke Lee Swaim, Yakima School District; Kathleen Plato, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Ronn Robinson, Office of the Governor; Norm Wisner, Superintendent Tumwater School District; and Dwayne Slate, Washington State School Directors Association.

(Appropriations)  No one.

House Committee - Testified Against:      (Education)  No one.

(Appropriations)  No one.

House Committee - Testimony For:    (Education)  Outcome based education is one of the pieces of the puzzle that begins to link all the pieces together.  From common goals which are understood and supported by students, staff and the community, the school program is designed to achieve these goals. Each student is expected to learn.  If a particular student has difficulty, then the student must be given the time and the teaching techniques must be changed until a method is found which assures success.  The program is research based and developed using techniques that have been proven successful.  The result is a new excitement about learning for students and teachers.

(Appropriations)  None.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      (Education)  None.

(Appropriations)  None.

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Yeas 93; Nays 1; Excused 4

Voting Nay: Representative Locke

Excused:    Representatives Ballard, Basich, Chandler, Sommers D