PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 03-04-110.
Title of Rule: WAC 180-51-063 Certificate of mastery -- High School graduation requirement -- Effective date.
Purpose: Amend language to indicate notation on the high school transcript regarding the secondary Washington assessment of student learning (WASL) results.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.230.090.
Summary: Amendment clarifies language regarding results of a student's performance on the secondary WASL and noting the results on the high school transcript.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Language clarification for schools.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 725-6024.
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: WAC 180-51-063 is a rule that addresses the certificate of mastery as a high school graduation requirement. The rule amendment adds language addressing noting the secondary Washington assessment of student learning (WASL) results on the high school transcript.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Adds new language regarding notation of WASL results on the high school transcript.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Not applicable.
Hearing Location: Fife School District, 5802 20th Street East, Tacoma, WA 98424-2000, on June 20, 2003, at 8:30 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Laura Moore by June 13, 2003, TTY (360) 664-3631 or (360) 725-6027.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by June 13, 2003.
Date of Intended Adoption: June 20, 2003.
April 7, 2003
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-6310.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-13-113, filed 6/20/01,
effective 7/21/01)
WAC 180-51-063
Certificate of mastery -- High school
graduation requirement -- Effective date.
(1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.655.060 (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 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 of education fully recognizes that a higher standard of validity and reliability must be applied when the result of the assessment affects the ability of an individual student to receive a high school diploma. Therefore, the state board of education will continue to monitor the high school level Washington assessment of student learning. If the board finds that the assessment is lacking in this higher level of validity or reliability, or both, by the beginning of the 2004-05 school year, the state board may change the effective date of the certificate of mastery, for state graduation purposes, to a later school year.
(c) Beginning the 2007-08 school year, the certificate of mastery shall consist of the subject areas under the student learning goals for which a Washington assessment of student learning secondary assessment has been implemented and declared valid and reliable for graduation purposes. It is expected that the initial certificate of mastery will be comprised of reading, writing, communications, and mathematics.
(d) Beginning the 2009-10 school year, the certificate of mastery shall include science if a Washington assessment of student learning secondary assessment has been implemented and declared valid and reliable for this subject area.
(e) As determined by the state board of education, in consultation with the legislature and the academic achievement and accountability commission, successful completion of the Washington assessment of student learning secondary assessment in social studies may be required to achieve the certificate of mastery or may lead to an endorsement on the high school transcript.
(f) As determined by the state board of education, in consultation with the legislature and the academic achievement and accountability commission, successful completion of the Washington assessment of student learning secondary assessment in arts and health and fitness may lead to an endorsement on the high school transcript.
(g) ((Effective with students who begin the ninth grade
in 2003 (the graduating class of 2007), students who take the
secondary Washington assessment of student learning and earn
the certificate of mastery and/or meet the standard,
attainment of the state certificate of mastery and/or meeting
the standard shall be noted on the student's transcript
pursuant to WAC 180-57-070.)) At such time as the state board
of education determines that the high school Washington
assessments of student learning are sufficiently reliable and
valid and that retake opportunities are available, the
transcript shall then include notation that the student has
met or exceeded (noting the month and year) or not met the
standard on each of the required secondary Washington
assessments of student learning and/or earned (noting the
month and year) or not earned the state certificate of
mastery, or that the particular Washington assessment of
student learning was waived or not taken. For purposes of
this subsection, "exceeded" shall mean the performance
standard on each of the required high school Washington
assessments of student learning as determined by the
superintendent of public instruction.
(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).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.230.090. 01-13-113, § 180-51-063, filed 6/20/01, effective 7/21/01; 00-13-039, § 180-51-063, filed 6/14/00, effective 7/15/00; 00-04-047, § 180-51-063, filed 1/27/00, effective 2/27/00.]