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OSPI collects racial/ethnic data
based on definitions provided by the U.S. Department of Education for the
following groups: American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander,
Black, Hispanic, and White. OSPI reports minority enrollment as the
percentage of non-white students in a school district.
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OSPI is the state agency that
oversees K-12 education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is elected
for a four-year term.
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Pre-kindergarten programs serve
children between the ages of three and five and have an emphasis on school
readiness. Current law requires school districts to provide pre-kindergarten
programs to children with disabilities beginning at age 3.
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The special education allocation
is over and above the full basic education allocation. The state special
education formula consists of an allocation for students with disabilities
ages 3-21 plus an allocation for students with disabilities aged birth
through two. The allocation for students with disabilities age 3-21 is
limited for those school districts whose percentage of resident students
with disabilities exceeds 12.7%. In additional federal funds through the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) are available to states
based on the number of eligible children ages 3-21. Special education
funding is administered by OSPI.
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Title I of the federal No
Child Left Behind Act is intended to ensure equal educational
opportunity for children regardless of socioeconomic background. Federal
Title I funding is based on a formula that uses U.S. Census data to
determine the number of students living in poverty. Washington state
distributes its Title I funds to school districts based on the number of
students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Title I is split into several
parts. Parts A, B, and C can be used to help fund pre-kindergarten and
expanded kindergarten programs. Part A provides flexible funding for
programs for pupils in high-poverty schools. In 2003-2004, the state
distributed $150.8 million in Title I, Part A funds.
Part B is dedicated toward
literacy efforts including Reading First, Early Reading First, and Even
Start. Reading First funds comprehensive reading instruction for children in
grades K-3. Early Reading First provides funding for early language,
literacy, and pre-reading development for preschool-age children. Even Start
provides for early childhood education, adult literacy, parenting education,
and interactive literacy activities between parents and children. In
2003-2004, the state distributed $6.8 million in Title I, Part B funds for
Even Start and Reading First. Early Reading First funds are distributed by
the U.S. Department of Education directly to school districts based on a
competitive selection process. In January 2003, the Seattle School District
was the only successful applicant from Washington and received approximately
$2.7 million.
Part C is designated for migrant
education and provides for the establishment and improvement of programs to
meet the special educational needs of children of migratory agricultural
workers or migratory fishers who have moved from one school district to
another during the past twelve months because their parents sought temporary
or seasonal employment in agriculture, fishing, or related food-processing
activities. In 2003-2004 the state distributed $9.7 million in Title I, Part
C funds.
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The WASL is test designed to
measure the skills of public school students in Washington state in grades
4, 7, and 10. The WASL currently is comprised of a series of
criterion-reference tests in reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
WASL data are not reported if fewer than ten students are tested in order to
protect student confidentiality.
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Y.
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Z.
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