Register: May 31, 2023 BE Webinar
Contact:
Viktoria Bobyleva
Basic Education Manager
Register: May 31, 2023 BE Webinar
Contact:
Viktoria Bobyleva
Basic Education Manager
SBE is responsible for ensuring Washington State public school district compliance with the Program of Basic Education, and annually conducts a survey that allows school districts to affirm compliance with the basic education law. Are you an administrator that needs the link to the Basic Education survey? Email Viktoria Bobyleva.
For the 2023-24 school year, the survey application and format have been updated to accommodate new reporting requirements for range of new basic education elements , and to address the evolving need to collect information from districts to help improve the state’s K-12 educational system. Download a test copy of the survey.
The prompts for the 2023-24 collection are provided here to review prior to initiating the collection process. The number of questions about credit graduation requirements and the emergency waiver program have been reduced, and a few questions about new mandated, recommended and encouraged basic education elements have been added. The purpose of these questions are:
The annual process of basic education certification for the 2023-24 school year will start on May 15, 2023. Basic education certification is a mandatory process and an integral part of work that the State Board is tasked to accomplish annually. This process is different from such procedures as accreditation or private school approval. Accreditation is a process that a school district can follow voluntarily, whereas the process of approval is mandatory for private schools. Please, find more information on accreditation and private school approval on this page: Accreditation.
Based on provisions of Chapter 28A. 150 RCW, Chapter 28A. 230 RCW, Chapter 28A. 300 RCW, and Chapter 28A. 320 RCW, the State Board has generated and will implement the 2023-2024 Basic Education Compliance Matrix. The Matrix has been updated, and it lists four criteria that establish the recommendation for a certificate of compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of basic education law, and identifies the basic education elements that are mandatory, required, and/or encouraged at Washington State school districts:
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Basic Education Report (February 2023 Board meeting) 2022-23 Basic Education Compliance PPT (February 2023 Board meeting) 2020 District Graduation Requirements Comparison Interpretive Statement on the Calculation of Instructional Hours Accreditation FAQ |
Per WAC 180-16-195, annual reporting on this form gives assurance to the Board that school districts are in compliance with the minimum requirements of the Basic Education Act under RCW 28A.150.220, as well as related requirements determined by the SBE.
What the does Basic Education Compliance and District Survey Contain?
The survey includes questions regarding minimum access to the Program of Basic Education that allow the state to ensure that students are offered the full breadth of the goals of the program of basic education, specific required or encouraged offering, and the full breadth of the state learning standards. The updated basic education survey includes the prompts about the following topics:
The four following instructional time-related or school-day related student entitlements cover the basic education minimum access to time for all students in public schools:
Kindergarten Minimum 180-day School Year (RCW 28A.150.203 / RCW 28A.150.220 / RCW 28A.150.315) –Implementation of all-day kindergarten programs must be achieved in the 2017-18 school year. All-day programs must consist of no fewer than 180 days.
The following is the student’s entitlement to coursework to complete graduation requirements such subject areas and credits, graduation pathway options, the High School and Beyond Plan, and local graduation requirements:
For questions or if your school district is out of compliance with any of the requirements, please contact Viktoria Bobyleva, Basic Education Manager.