E2SHB 1443 -
By Senator Baxter
PULLED 04/12/2011
On page 17, after line 11 of the amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 110 RCW 28A.655.071 and 2010 c 235 s 601 are each amended
to read as follows:
(1) ((By August 2, 2010,)) The superintendent of public instruction
may revise the state essential academic learning requirements
authorized under RCW 28A.655.070 for mathematics, reading, writing, and
communication by ((provisionally)) adopting a common set of standards
for students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The revised state
essential academic learning requirements may be substantially identical
with the standards developed by a multistate consortium in which
Washington participated, must be consistent with the requirements of
RCW 28A.655.070, and may include additional standards if the additional
standards do not exceed fifteen percent of the standards for each
content area. However, the superintendent of public instruction shall
not take steps to implement the ((provisionally)) adopted standards
((until the education committees of the house of representatives and
the senate have an opportunity to review the standards)) before the end
of the regular session of the 2013 legislature.
(2) By January 1, ((2011)) 2013, the superintendent of public
instruction shall submit to the education committees of the house of
representatives and the senate:
(a) A detailed comparison of the ((provisionally)) adopted
standards and the state essential academic learning requirements as of
June 10, 2010, ((including the comparative level of rigor and
specificity of the standards and the implications of any identified
differences)) that clearly outlines the differences, describes the
instructional implications of those differences, and provides practical
information that teachers can use to align curriculum and adapt
instruction, with an equal emphasis on the standards for English
language arts and mathematics; and
(b) An estimated timeline and costs to the state and to school
districts to implement the ((provisionally)) adopted standards in both
English language arts and in mathematics, including providing necessary
training, realignment of curriculum, adjustment of state assessments,
and other actions.
(3) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall
provide an ongoing and open forum for public recommendations to enhance
the standards adopted under this section, particularly in mathematics,
as well as any common standards developed and proposed for science.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction may implement the
revisions to the essential academic learning requirements under this
section after the ((2011)) 2013 legislative session ((unless otherwise
directed by the legislature))."
E2SHB 1443 -
By Senator Baxter
PULLED 04/12/2011
On page 37, line 3 of the title amendment, after "28A.657.050," insert "28A.655.071,"
EFFECT: Removes the "provisional" adoption of the Common Core
standards by the SPI, but prohibits implementation of the standards
before the end of the 2013 legislative session.
Requires a report by the SPI by January 1, 2013, with:
A detailed comparison of the new and current standards that
describes the instructional implications of the differences and
provides practical information that teachers can use, with equal
emphasis on English and math.
An estimated timeline and costs to the state and school districts
to implement the English and math standards.
Requires OSPI to provide an open forum for public recommendations
to enhance the adopted standards, particularly in math, as well as any
common standards proposed for science.