Statewide Indicators of Educational System Health. State law establishes the following statewide indicators of educational system health:
The statewide indicators must be disaggregated by specified groups.
Disaggregation of Data. School districts must submit to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) all student-level data using the federal 2007 race and ethnicity reporting guidelines and must further disaggregate this data by specified subgroups. All student data-related reports required of OSPI must be disaggregated by at least the following subgroups of students: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander/Hawaiian Native, low income, highly capable, transitional bilingual, migrant, special education, and students covered by section 504 of the federal rehabilitation act of 1973.
P20W Public-Private Partnership Account. A non-appropriated P20W public-private partnership account, which retains its own interest, is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources, federal funds, any appropriations made by the Legislature, or other sources for the specified purposes of the account must be deposited in the account. The director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM) or their designee may authorize expenditures from the account, subject to allotment procedures, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
"P20W" means prekindergarten to grade 20 to workforce and encompasses the transitions from early learning to K-12 education to postsecondary education and career pathways to workforce. Career pathways include, but are not limited to, apprenticeships, certification, and licensure programs.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for two purposes: (1) P20W system coordination and recommendations, and (2) a P20W data dashboard. OFM may contract with the same nonprofit organization for both purposes but is not required to do so. OFM and any selected nonprofit organization must negotiate specific performance expectations.
P20W System Coordination and Recommendations. OFM must contract with a nonprofit organization with expertise in national and Washington State comparative education policy development to identify ongoing and historical work undertaken by state agencies, councils, advisory boards, and the philanthropic community related to the P20W system. The nonprofit organization must facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the state and the philanthropic community in support of implementing the state's P20W vision.
The nonprofit organization must convene an advisory group with stakeholders representing the P20W system. In developing specified recommendations, the advisory committee must engage with representatives of tribes and subgroups representing the regional, racial, and cultural diversity of all children and families in Washington State, including those with specialized needs.
The advisory group must develop recommendations related to the state's P20W education vision including:
By July 1, 2027, the nonprofit organization must submit a report with these recommendations to the relevant committees of the Legislature and the philanthropic community.
P20W Data Dashboard. OFM must contract with a nonprofit organization with relevant expertise related to Washington data systems to create a public-facing P20W data dashboard by November 1, 2027. The dashboard must connect existing data systems and makes this data more accessible for the public to see how the state is making progress on its P20W education vision. The nonprofit organization must take into account the relevant work already under way at state agencies and any existing state data or data dashboards available.
The dashboard must: