§ 28A.150.010 Public schools
§ 28A.150.020 Common schools
§ 28A.150.050 School holidays
§ 28A.150.070 General public school system — Administration
§ 28A.150.080 Superintendent of the school district
§ 28A.150.100 Basic education certificated instructional staff — Definition — Ratio to students
§ 28A.150.198 Finding — Intent — 2009 c 548
§ 28A.150.1981 Intent — 2009 c 548
§ 28A.150.200 Program of basic education
§ 28A.150.203 Definitions
§ 28A.150.205 Instructional hours
§ 28A.150.210 Basic education — Goals of school districts
§ 28A.150.211 Values and traits recognized
§ 28A.150.220 Basic education — Minimum instructional requirements — Program accessibility — Rules
§ 28A.150.222 School days per year waiver
§ 28A.150.230 District school directors’ responsibilities
§ 28A.150.240 Certificated teaching and administrative staff as accountable for classroom teaching — Scope — Responsibilities — Penalty
§ 28A.150.250 Annual basic education allocation — Full funding — Withholding of funds for noncompliance
§ 28A.150.260 Allocation of state funding to support instructional program of basic education — Distribution formula — Per-pupil allocations reporting by the superintendent of public instruction and in legislative budget documents &
§ 28A.150.265 Career and technical education funding allocations
§ 28A.150.270 Annual basic education allocation of funds according to average FTE student enrollment — Procedure for crediting portion for school building purposes
§ 28A.150.275 Annual basic education allocation for students in technical colleges
§ 28A.150.276 Local revenues — Enrichment of program of basic education — “Local revenues” defined
§ 28A.150.280 Reimbursement for acquisition of approved transportation equipment — Method
§ 28A.150.290 State superintendent to make rules and regulations — Unforeseen conditions or actions to be recognized — Paperwork limited
§ 28A.150.295 General public school system — Maintained
§ 28A.150.300 Corporal punishment prohibited — Adoption of policy
§ 28A.150.305 Alternative educational service providers — Student eligibility
§ 28A.150.310 National guard youth challenge program — Allocation of funding — Rules
§ 28A.150.315 All-day kindergarten programs — Funding — Identification of skills, knowledge, and characteristics — Assessments
§ 28A.150.320 Month of the kindergartner
§ 28A.150.350 Part time students — Defined — Enrollment authorized — Reimbursement for costs — Funding authority recognition — Rules, regulations
§ 28A.150.360 Adjustments to meet emergencies
§ 28A.150.380 Appropriations by legislature
§ 28A.150.390 Appropriations for special education programs
§ 28A.150.392 Special education funding — Safety net awards — Rules — Annual survey and report — Safety net oversight committee — High-need students
§ 28A.150.400 Apportionment factors to be based on current figures — Rules and regulations
§ 28A.150.410 Basic education certificated instructional staff — Salary allocation methodology — Adjustments for regional differences — Review and rebasing of regionalization factors
§ 28A.150.412 Basic education compensation allocations — Rebase and review — Revision of minimum allocations and regionalization factors — Regionalization factors — Definitions
§ 28A.150.413 Finding — Local levy authority — Local effort assistance — Value — Restriction
§ 28A.150.414 Locally determined compensation plans for certificated instructional staff — Model salary grid — Stakeholder technical working group
§ 28A.150.415 Professional learning days — Funding
§ 28A.150.420 Reimbursement for classes provided outside regular school year
§ 28A.150.500 Educational agencies offering vocational education programs — Local advisory committees — Advice on current job needs
§ 28A.150.510 Transmittal of education records — Disclosure of education records — Data-sharing agreements
§ 28A.150.515 High school directory information — Transmittal to the office of the superintendent of public instruction
§ 28A.150.520 High-performance public buildings — Compliance with requirements
§ 28A.150.530 High-performance public buildings — Implementation rules — Energy conservation report review
§ 28A.150.540 Condensed compliance reports — Second-class districts
§ 28A.150.550 Statewide indicators of educational system health — Disaggregation — Use of indicators — Status reports
§ 28A.150.560 Special education — Allocation and cost accounting methodology — Annual accounting to legislature
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 28A.150 - General provisions

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Board: means the paraeducator board established in RCW 28A. See Washington Code 28A.413.010
  • Certificated administrative staff: means all those persons who are chief executive officers, chief administrative officers, confidential employees, supervisors, principals, or assistant principals within the meaning of RCW 41. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Certificated employee: as used in this chapter and RCW 28A. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Certificated instructional staff: means those persons employed by a school district who are nonsupervisory certificated employees within the meaning of RCW 41. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Class size: means an instructional grouping of students where, on average, the ratio of students to teacher is the number specified. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
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  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Instructional program of basic education: means the minimum program required to be provided by school districts and includes instructional hour requirements and other components under RCW 28A. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Paraeducator: means a classified public school or school district employee who works under the supervision of a certificated or licensed staff member to support and assist in providing instructional and other services to students and their families. See Washington Code 28A.413.010
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Program of basic education: means the overall program under RCW 28A. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • School day: means each day of the school year on which pupils enrolled in the common schools of a school district are engaged in academic and career and technical instruction planned by and under the direction of the school. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • School year: includes the minimum number of school days required under RCW 28A. See Washington Code 28A.150.203
  • Teacher planning period: means a period of a school day as determined by the administration and board of directors of the district that may be used by teachers for instruction-related activities including but not limited to preparing instructional materials; reviewing student performance; recording student data; consulting with other teachers, instructional assistants, mentors, instructional coaches, administrators, and parents; or participating in professional development. See Washington Code 28A.150.203