Washington Administrative Code
Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of
Chapter 392-160 - Special service program - Transitional bilingual
Section 392-160-040 - Alternative instructional program
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
School districts under one or more of the following conditions may elect to provide an alternative instructional program:
(1) Necessary instructional materials in the student's primary language are unavailable and the district has made reasonable efforts to obtain necessary materials without success;
(2) The capacity of the district's bilingual instructional program is temporarily exceeded by an unexpected increase in the enrollment of eligible students;
(3) Bilingual instruction cannot be provided to students without substantially impairing their basic education because of their distribution throughout many grade levels or schools, or both; or
(4) Teachers who are trained in bilingual education methods and sufficiently skilled in the non-English primary language(s) are unavailable, and the district has made reasonable attempts to obtain the services of such teachers.
Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.180.010. 08-09-071, § 392-160-040, filed 4/16/08, effective 5/17/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.180 RCW. 91-17-008 (Order 12), § 392-160-040, filed 8/12/91, effective 9/12/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.58.808. 84-20-083 (Order 84-41), § 392-160-040, filed 10/2/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.58.800 through 28A.58.810. 84-13-027 (Order 84-17), § 392-160-040, filed 6/13/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.58.804. 81-15-089 (Order 81-4), § 392-160-040, filed 7/22/81. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.58.808. 80-07-039 (Order 80-21), § 392-160-040, filed 6/17/80.
