WSR 99-14-087

PROPOSED RULES

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION


[ Filed July 7, 1999, 11:48 a.m. ]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-10-090.

Title of Rule: Chapter 180-52 WAC, Parents' rights regarding pupil testing and recordkeeping.

Purpose: Add new section WAC 180-52-041 Approval of list of standardized tests for use by home-schooled students.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.305.130, 28A.210.160.

Summary: See Purpose above.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: See Purpose above.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.

Name of Proponent: State Board of Education.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Add new section WAC 180-52-040 Approval of standardized test for use by home-schooled students.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Kettle Falls School District, 437 Meyers Street, Kettle Falls, WA 99141, on August 20, 1999, at 8:30 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Carolyn Berger by August 10, 1999, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.

Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by August 10, 1999.

Date of Intended Adoption: August 20, 1999.

June 4, 1999

Larry Davis

Executive Director

OTS-3188.2


NEW SECTION
WAC 180-52-041
Approval of list of standardized tests for use by students receiving home-based instruction.

(1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.200.010(3), the state board of education shall approve periodically a list of standardized tests for use by students receiving home-based instruction.

(2) Students shall be tested in the subjects of reading, language arts, and mathematics. The same test does not need to be used for each subject area.

(3) The most current editions of the following tests are approved for use by home schooled students:

(a) ACT and PACT Assessment (American College Testing, Inc.);

(b) California Achievement Tests (CTB/McGraw-Hill);

(c) California Diagnostic Tests (CTB/McGraw-Hill);

(d) Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTB/McGraw-Hill);

(e) Degrees of Reading Power (Touchstone Applied Science Associate, Inc.);

(f) Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (Riverside Publishing Company);

(g) Iowa Tests of Educational Development (Riverside Publishing Company);

(h) Metropolitan Achievement Tests (Psychological Corporation);

(i) National Achievement Test (American College Testing);

(j) Scholastic Achievement Test - SAT I: Reasoning and Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test - PSAT (the college board);

(k) Stanford Achievement Test (Psychological Corporation);

(l) Stanford Early School Achievement Test (Psychological Corporation);

(m) Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (Riverside Publishing Company); and

(n) Washington Assessment of Student Learning.

(4) The Washington assessment of student learning is not required to be used by students receiving home-based instruction. If the Washington assessment of student learning is selected for use by students receiving home-based instruction, the following conditions shall apply:

(a) The Washington assessment of student learning must be administered by a public school or state board of education approved private school; and

(b) The Washington assessment of student learning must be scored by the vendor contracted by the superintendent of public instruction to score such assessment.

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