SENATE BILL REPORT

ESHB 2375

BYHouse Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives 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

Rereferred House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 20, 1990; February 21, 1990

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Anderson, Benitz, Craswell, Metcalf.

Senate Staff:Susan Mosborg (786-7439)

                  February 22, 1990

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 21, 1990

BACKGROUND:

In 1987, the Legislature began its first consideration of outcomes based education.  Legislation was enacted to explore possibilities for the development, field testing, and use of educational outcomes and educational outcome measures.  The Educational Outcomes and Measurement Committee identified goals, and in January, 1989, submitted to the Legislature a preliminary outcome measurement system and recommendations for future legislation. 

At the present time, some districts within the state have begun to implement outcomes based programs.  The characteristics of an outcomes based program are:  1) a clear mission statement of the district's goals, 2) identified goals for student achievement and behavior, 3) a philosophy that encourages the use of research that has shown particular techniques to be successful, and 4) support of the program 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 beyond that normally expected from their school population.  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 at least two years.  The grants shall be given for five years, shall be of sufficient size and scope to conform to the principles underlying the outcomes-driven education and are subject to an appropriation being made for this purpose.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: FOR:  Representative Betrozoff, prime sponsor; Mariwyn Tinsley, Bremerton School District; Kris Van Gorkom, Washington Association of School Administrators