Washington Administrative Code
Title 392 - Public Instruction, Superintendent of
Chapter 392-550 - Alternative learning experience requirements
Section 392-550-050 - Assessment requirements
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 392-550-050
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1)
(a) All students enrolled in alternative
learning experience courses or course work must be assessed at least annually,
using, for full-time students, the state assessment for the student's grade
level and using any other annual assessments required by the school district or
charter school.
(b)
(i) Part-time students must be assessed at
least annually.
(ii) Part-time
students who are receiving home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW or
who are enrolled in an approved private school under chapter 28A.195 RCW are
not required to participate in the assessments required under chapter 28A.655
RCW.
(2) Any student whose alternative learning experience enrollment is claimed as greater than 0.8 full-time equivalent in any one month through the January count date must be included by the school district or charter school in any required state or federal accountability reporting for that school year, subject to existing state and federal accountability rules and procedures.
(3)
(a)
Students enrolled in nonresident district alternative learning experience
courses or course work who are unable to participate in required annual state
assessments at the nonresident district must have the opportunity to
participate in such required annual state assessments at the district of
physical residence, subject to that district's planned testing
schedule.
(b)
(i) It is the responsibility of the
nonresident enrolling district to establish a written agreement with the
district of physical residence that facilitates all necessary coordination
between the districts and with the student and, where appropriate, the
student's pa-rent(s) to fulfill this requirement. Such coordination may include
arranging for appropriate assessment materials, notifying the student of
assessment administration schedules, arranging for the forwarding of completed
assessment materials to the enrolling district for submission for scoring and
reporting, arranging for any allowable testing accommodations, and other steps
as may be necessary.
(ii) The
written agreement may include rates and terms for payment of reasonable fees by
the enrolling district to the district of physical residence to cover costs
associated with planning for and administering the assessments to students not
enrolled in the district of physical residence.
(iii) Assessment results for students
assessed according to these provisions must be included in the enrolling
district's accountability measurements, and not in the district of physical
residence's accountability measurements.
(4)
(a)
School districts and charter schools offering alternative learning experience
courses or course work to students enrolled in full-day kindergarten under
RCW
28A.150.315 must administer WaKIDS to
identify the skills, knowledge, and characteristics of kindergarten students at
the beginning of the school year in order to support social-emotional,
physical, and cognitive growth and development of individual children; support
early learning provider and parent involvement; and inform
instruction.
(b) To maintain
fidelity to the state WaKIDS assessment protocol, the WaKIDS assessment
requires multiple weekly observations of students by certificated teachers each
week during the eight-week assessment window. Observations must take place
either in person or through synchronous digital instructional
contact.
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