PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-10-089.
Title of Rule: Chapter 180-51 WAC, WAC 180-51-063 Certificate of mastery -- High school graduation requirement and 180-51-064 Certificate of mastery -- Validity and reliability study.
Purpose: To add new sections addressing the certificate of mastery.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.230.090.
Summary: The two new sections will determine an effective date for the implementation of the certificate of mastery and establish funding support for validity and reliability substantiation activities.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This supports education reform.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.
Name of Proponent: State Board of Education.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The rule will establish an effective date for the implementation of the certificate of mastery.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Adds new sections, see below.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: The Evergreen State College, The Long House, 2700 Evergreen Parkway N.W., Olympia, WA 98505, on January 10, 2000, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Carolyn Berger by January 3, 2000, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by January 3, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: January 12, 2000.
November 30, 1999
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-3607.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 180-51-063
Certificate of mastery -- High school
graduation requirement -- Effective date.
(1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.630.885 (3)(c):
(a) The certificate of mastery shall be a graduation requirement, but not the only requirement for graduation from high school; and
(b) The state board of education is responsible for determining when the secondary Washington assessment of student learning has been implemented and is sufficiently valid and reliable.
(2)(a) The state board of education assumes that when the secondary Washington assessment of student learning is fully operational it will be sufficiently valid and reliable. Accordingly, the state board hereby establishes the 2007-08 school year as the first year in which graduating high school students shall be required to have attained the state certificate of mastery in order to graduate, in addition to other state and local graduation requirements.
(b) The state board will continue to monitor the high school level Washington assessment of student learning. If the board finds that it is lacking in validity or reliability, or both, by the beginning of the 2003-04 school year, the state board may change the effective date of the certificate of mastery to a later school year.
(3) Notwithstanding WAC 180-18-055 and 180-51-107, subsection (2) of this section shall not be waived.
(4) The certificate of mastery shall not be a graduation requirement for students who receive home-based instruction under RCW 28A.200.101(3) nor for students attending private schools under RCW 28A.195.010(6).
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The state board of education recognizes that a state investment in activities to verify the validity and reliability of the secondary Washington assessment of student learning is critical. Therefore, the state board will work with the legislature to establish funding support for validity and reliability substantiation activities.
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