PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Subject of Possible Rule Making: E2SSB 6696, 2010 legislative session, requires the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) to adopt criteria for identifying the state's most "persistently lowest-achieving" Title I and Title I eligible schools and the criteria for recommending "required action districts" to the state board of education.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: E2SSB 6696, 2010 legislative session, sections 102, 103, and 113.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: E2SSB 6696 establishes a process for identifying "persistently lowest-achieving" schools and required action districts that are to develop and implement required action plans. The proposed rules will: (1) Adopt federal criteria for identifying persistently lowest-achieving schools, (2) criteria for recommending to the state board of education that a school district be designated a required action district, and (3) establish the criteria for being released as a required action district.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The state board of education has specific duties and responsibilities regarding the designation of required action districts, approval of required action plans, and other steps in the process. Representatives from OSPI, the state board of education, and the attorney general's office will work jointly in developing the rules.
Process for Developing New Rule: OSPI will hold a public hearing as required by chapter 34.05 RCW soliciting input from stakeholders and other members of the public regarding the proposed rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Tonya Middling, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail tonya.middling@k12.wa.us, phone (253) 571-3577, fax (253) 571-3537.
June 21, 2010
Randy Dorn
Superintendent of
Public Instruction