2569-S2 AMH ORWA PALC 096

2SHB 2569 - H AMD 1165

By Representative Orwall

    On page 1, line 12, after "system" insert ", administered by the nongovernmental private-public partnership described in RCW 43.215.070,

    On page 4, beginning on line 1, after "improvement system" strike  all material through "available" on line 2 and insert ", including a review of quality standards used within the system.  The initial evaluation shall be conducted as part of the federal race to the top grant evaluation activities.  The department shall submit evaluation results to the appropriate committees of the legislature, and the public, on December 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter"

    On page 4, after line 18, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The department shall develop an evaluation plan for an additional evaluation of the quality rating and improvement system.  The evaluation plan and resulting evaluation must be designed to measure the impact of the quality rating and improvement system on school readiness for a representative sample of children enrolled in facilities participating in the quality rating and improvement system.  The evaluation must include at least two years of data from the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills and special education placement data.  The department must align evaluation activities described in this section with evaluation activities conducted as part of the federal race to the top grant. The department shall submit the initial results of this evaluation to the legislature by December 1, 2015, and annually thereafter."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 4, line 20, after "of" insert "a representative sample of children enrolled in facilities participating in"

    On page 4, line 24, after "provide" strike all material through "data" on line 30 and insert "data from its evaluation to the institute"

    On page 4, line 33, strike "2015" and insert "2017" 

EFFECT:   Adds that the Department of Early Learning (DEL) must include a review of quality rating standards in its regular evaluation of the quality rating improvement system.  Specifies that the DEL must submit an evaluation report to the appropriate legislative committees and the public by December 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter.    

Adds that the DEL must develop a plan for, and conduct, an additional evaluation of the quality rating improvement system to measure its impact on school readiness for a specified sample.  The DEL must report initial results to the Legislature by December 1, 2015, and annually thereafter.

Specifies that the DEL's evaluation activities must align with evaluation activities conducted as part of the federal race to the top grant.  

Modifies the Washington State Institute for Public Policy ongoing longitudinal study.  Specifies that DEL will provide data from DEL's evaluation for the Institute's study.  The initial report deadline is extended from December 2015 to December 2017.

Removes the requirement for the DEL to provide the education research and data center with individual level data for all participants in the quality rating improvement system, including preschool and child care, for linking with the K-12 data for the purpose of the Institute's ongoing longitudinal study. 

Removes the requirement for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the education research and data center to provide the Institute with data necessary to conduct the ongoing study.

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