Washington State

House of Representatives

Office of Program Research

BILL

ANALYSIS

Education Committee

SB 6103

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

Background:

Graduation and Dropout Data. Each year, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) reports graduation and dropout data, collected from school districts, to the Legislature. This data includes on-time and extended graduation rates, transfer rates, drop out rates, and the reasons why students have dropped out. The OSPI also includes an estimate from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) of the savings resulting from any change in the extended graduation rate compared to the prior school year.

Homeless Student Data. Every odd-numbered year, the OSPI reports homeless student data, collected from school districts, to the Governor and the Legislature. This data includes the number of enrolled homeless and unaccompanied homeless students; the number of homeless students of color; the number of students participating in listed programs; and the academic performance and educational outcomes of homeless and unaccompanied homeless students.

Apportionment Data. The OSPI reports state per-pupil allocations for each school district for general apportionment and categorical programs, and state general apportionment per-pupil allocations by grade for each school district, on its website and on school district apportionment reports. School districts must link to the OSPI's report on the main page of the school district's website.

Other Data Reports. To the extent data are available, the OSPI makes certain reports available on its website. These reports relate to data compliance, statewide assessment improvement, student-to-teacher ratios, teacher experience and demographics, spending per student, and kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education costs disaggregated by federal, state, and local dollars.

Summary of Bill:

Graduation and Dropout Data. The OSPI must post the required graduation and dropout data, and the savings estimate from the WSIPP on the OSPI's website, rather than reporting the data to the Legislature.

Homeless Student Data. The OSPI must post the required homeless student data on the OSPI's website annually, rather than reporting the data to the Governor and the Legislature every other year.

Apportionment Data. The requirement that OSPI must report state general apportionment per-pupil allocations by grade for each school district is eliminated. State per-pupil allocations for each school district for general apportionment and categorical programs must continue to be posted on the OSPI's website, but no longer need to be included on school district apportionment reports.

Other Data Reports. A number of the data reports that the OSPI is required to publish on its website to the extent data are available are eliminated, for example: data compliance, statewide assessment improvement, student-to-teacher ratios, teacher experience and demographics, spending per student, and K-12 education costs disaggregated by federal, state, and local dollars.

The OSPI is required to publish on its website to the extent data are available, two additional data reports: (1) data on the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds including actual personnel and non-personnel expenditures disaggregated by source of funds, for each local education agency and each school, for the preceding fiscal year; and (2) data on student growth to align with the Every Student Succeeds Act.