SB 5243-S - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Requires each school district board of directors to adopt an academic acceleration policy for high school students.

Establishes the academic acceleration incentive program, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, with the intent that the funds awarded under the program be used to support teacher training, curriculum, technology, examination fees, and other costs associated with offering dual credit courses to high school students.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Allocate half of the appropriated funds to school districts to establish an incentive award based on the growth of the percentage of students who earn dual high school and college credit in each school during the previous school year and to promote the growth of enrollment in dual credit courses; and

(2) Collect and post on the Washington state report card web site certain results from the program.