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The education data center at the Office of Financial Management (OFM) reports on outcomes for students who had received special education services. The data are collected one year after they leave high school. This report summarizes the data currently available to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) that aligns with RCW 28A.155.220. 

The Washington State Behavioral Health Student Assistance Program (BH-SAP) aims to expand school-based behavioral health services statewide. This report details the critical need for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to have a clear framework which is consistently funded to successfully implement an evidence-based tiered continuum of supports that serve all students. 

Career and Technical Education (CTE) course equivalencies provide students with the opportunity to meet the learning standards for a specific core subject while simultaneously earning credit for the aligned CTE course within a single CTE class. Each year, according to Revised Code of Washington , the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) must report on the following: 

• The annual number of students participating in state-approved equivalency courses. 
• The annual number of state-approved equivalency credit courses offered in school districts and skill centers. 
• The list of equivalent CTE equivalency courses and their curriculum frameworks that º£½ÇÉçÇø has approved under . 

Each year, school districts receive an efficiency rating of their student transportation operations using previous school year data recorded in the transportation funding system, Student Transportation Allocation Reporting System (STARS). 

As part of the basic education requirements in Washington state, each school district must make a minimum of 180 school days available to students each school year. In 2018, House Bill 2824 shifted responsibility of certain school waiver applications from the State Board of Education (SBE) to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø). º£½ÇÉçÇø is required to report annually to SBE and to the education committees of the Legislature regarding the applications º£½ÇÉçÇø received for these waivers during the prior school year.

The Washington State Legislature has specifically funded climate science education in K¨C12 schools since 2017, with the creation of a legislative proviso focused on science teacher training, which has since been named ¡°ClimeTime.¡± In 2023, a legislative proviso called for a Deliberative Democratic Climate Change Education Program that could be replicated across the state. The Pacific Education Institute (PEI) was awarded the contract to develop this program through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. 

During the 2023 legislative session, funding was appropriated to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to execute a contract for the purpose of completing a feasibility study for the creation of a maritime academy on the Olympic Peninsula.   

The feasibility study needed to include, but was not limited to, the selected location, design, scope, and budget for the construction of the maritime academy. Additionally, the study must include plans to address systems, policies, and practice that address disparities of historically marginalized communities in the maritime industry

House Bill (HB) 1216 (2019) directed the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to establish and appoint members of a School Safety and Student Well-Being Advisory Committee (SS-SWAC, or the Committee). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the State Superintendent, º£½ÇÉçÇø¡¯s School Safety Center, the Regional School Safety Centers (RSSCs) at the nine educational service districts (ESDs), school districts, and public and private schools on all matters related to comprehensive school safety and student well-being. Committee members and participants met on a quarterly schedule between 2022¨C24 to learn about, discuss, and make recommendations for the safety and well-being of Washington¡¯s students. 

Washington¡¯s 2023¨C25 Operating Budget outlined in ESSB 5950, Sec. (522)(2)(a) directed the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to report to relevant committees of the legislature on the options for entering into statewide agreements with companies providing dual credit exams to reduce costs to all students and eliminate them for students from low-income families. To develop this report, º£½ÇÉçÇø communicated with the organizations responsible for the administration of the exam-based dual credit programs; the College Board for Advanced Placement (AP), the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), and Cambridge International (CI). 

The Educational Technology assessment survey specifically gathers data on the number of school districts that use assessments each school year.  This year¡¯s survey data is similar to past reporting years. This past year, teachers developed and implemented student assessments and used technology tools more often across all grade levels. 

The High School Graduation Plan (HSBP) is a graduation requirement and a critical component of supporting students' career development throughout their secondary education experience. The Legislature has revised and strengthened HSBP requirements to include the implementation of a universal online HSBP platform that can be readily accessed by students, families, teachers, and others who support students' academic and career development. The Legislature requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to facilitate the transition of the HSBP to a universal online platform. This is the first of three reports to the Legislature.

In some instances, a local school district may determine that it cannot provide free appropriate public education (FAPE) for a student with a disability within their district. In partnership with the student¡¯s family and teachers, the district may decide that the student would be best served in a private school or facility better suited to meet the student¡¯s unique needs. º£½ÇÉçÇø has an ongoing responsibility to ensure that certain entities, known as nonpublic agencies (NPAs), are authorized to provide these services. This report provides information on student placement at NPAs during the 2023¨C24 school year and the 2024 authorization cycle for NPAs.

The 2023 Legislature directed º£½ÇÉçÇø to make progress toward the state¡¯s goal of eliminating student isolation within schools and tracking and reducing the use of restraint. The Legislature provided º£½ÇÉçÇø with funds to support demonstration sites, professional development, and other activities to support this work. This report provides an update on the work º£½ÇÉçÇø has led so far.

The 2024 Legislature directed º£½ÇÉçÇø to collaborate with the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority to develop age-appropriate substance use prevention and awareness materials for school and classroom uses. Further, the Office of Native Education is directed to collaborate with state-tribal education compact schools and Tribal before and after school programs to implement a one-year pilot project to develop, review, and select opioid and fentanyl abuse prevention materials and resources. This report provides an interim update on this work. A final report will be available in June 2025.

The º£½ÇÉçÇø EdTech team, The Association of Educational Service Districts, and the nine regional ESD EdTech Leads worked together on key initiatives to ensure universal student access to devices, provide technical assistance and support to small and rural districts, offer procurement support services, and deliver professional learning and district consultation to enhance instructional technology integration.  

The purpose of the Academic, Innovation, and Mentoring (AIM) program is to support community-based youth development organizations that deliver educational services, mentoring, and connection to positive out-of-school time activities for youth ages 6¨C18. The AIM program was designed to provide targeted academic and social-emotional development interventions during out-of-school time.

In 2014, the Washington State Legislature passed Senate Bill 6074, which aims to improve educational outcomes for children and youth experiencing homelessness by bolstering student homelessness identification and establishing further data reporting requirements. RCW 28A.300.540 requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to report this data every other year.

FEPPP promotes personal finance education in schools and is administratively housed within º£½ÇÉçÇø. FEPPP brings together public and private stakeholders to improve and advocate for financial education by providing high-quality training and resources to educators. This report provides a summary of FEPPP¡¯s work in 2024.

The Learning Assistance Program (LAP) provides academic and nonacademic supports to students who are not meeting academic standards in basic skills areas (reading, writing, and mathematics, as well as readiness associated with these skills) as identified by statewide, school, or district assessments or other performance measurement tools. Under the guidelines provided in RCW 28A.165.100, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) produces an annual report to the Legislature summarizing the findings from the prior school year. This report synthesizes the data reported by districts during the 2023¨C24 school year.

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) is required by RCW 28A.250.040 to report annually on online learning. In the 2022¨C23 school year, more students accessed online courses and more schools and districts used online courses. There was a small reduction in the overall number of online courses.

In order to increase the number of students able to receive no-cost meals at school, the 2022 Legislature required eligible schools and school districts to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). The CEP is a federal program that allows for universal breakfast and lunch at no cost to students in schools that meet a certain threshold of students identified as low-income. In the 2023¨C24 school year, the number of CEP schools increased to 1,287 and the number of school districts to 210.

The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) annually submits a report outlining the method used in determining the coefficients for each site characteristic used to establish the transportation allocation for the following year. The Student Transportation Allocation Reporting System (STARS) will determine the 2024¨C25 school year allocation. The 2024¨C25 regression analysis will use data elements from spring 2024, fall 2024, and winter 2025 reporting periods.

Every year on January 16, Washington public schools participate in Temperance and Good Citizenship Day. On this day, Washington social studies teachers must provide instructional time for high school seniors to register to vote. In January 2024, 2,631 young adults were registered in total. This report includes º£½ÇÉçÇø's recommendations to continue increasing youth voter registration. 

Multilingual learners (MLs) are students whose primary language is not English and are eligible for English language development services through the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP). Eligible MLs receive TBIP services until they become proficient in English. During the 2022¨C23 school year, 149,357 students were identified as multilingual learners.

As required under statute RCW 28A.225.151, this report provides a summary of truancy data reported to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) through the Comprehensive Education Data and Research System (CEDARS). The report highlights data and trends from the 2023¨C24 school year. 

This report summarizes state standardized assessments for the 2023¨C24 school year. It also includes a summary of the State Board of Education (SBE) activities concerning the state comprehensive assessment program and actions of the Board anticipated for school year 2024¨C25 as required by the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.300.041. 

State law requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to annually report to the Legislature the number of incidents in violation of RCW 9.41.280, which involves the possession of weapons on school premises, transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools. In the 2022¨C23 school year, 2,275 incidents involving the possession of a weapon were reported by Washington¡¯s public and private schools.

State law Revised Code of Washington RCW 28A.320.130 requires the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (º£½ÇÉçÇø) to annually report to the Legislature the number of incidents in violation of RCW 9.41.280, which involves the possession of weapons on school premises, transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools.   

The 2024 Legislature directed º£½ÇÉçÇø to collaborate with the Department of Ecology to conduct a survey of Washington¡¯s local education agencies (LEAs) to collect information on how to prepare for a transition to zero emission school buses. In total, 77 out of 308 LEAs responded to the survey, providing information about barriers that will aid º£½ÇÉçÇø, the Department of Ecology, and the Legislature in providing funding, supports, and other resources.