HB 2047 -
By Committee on Appropriations
NOT CONSIDERED
On page 11, after line 34, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 6 A new section is added to chapter 28A.320
RCW to read as follows:
(1) At the beginning of each school year, school districts must
notify parents and guardians of enrolled students from eighth through
twelfth grade about each student assessment required by the state, the
minimum state-level graduation requirements, and any additional school
district graduation requirements. The information may be provided when
the student is enrolled, contained in the student or parent handbook,
or posted on the school district's web site. The notification must
include the following:
(a) When each assessment will be administered;
(b) Which assessments will be required for graduation and what
options students have to meet graduation requirements if they do not
pass a given assessment;
(c) Whether the results of the assessment will be used for program
placement or grade-level advancement;
(d) When the assessment results will be released to parents or
guardians and whether there will be an opportunity for parents and
teachers to discuss strategic adjustments; and
(e) Whether the assessment is required by the school district,
state, federal government, or more than one of these entities.
(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall
provide information to the school districts to enable the districts to
provide the information to the parents and guardians in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly. Correct the title.
EFFECT: Requires school districts to notify parents/guardians of students in grades 8 through 12 at the beginning of each school year regarding required assessments and graduation requirements.