Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.230 Compulsory Course Work And Activities
- 28A.230.010 Course content requirements -- Duties of school district boards of directors
School district boards of directors shall identify and offer courses with content that meet or exceed: (1) The basic education skills identified in RCW 28A.150.210; ...
- 28A.230.020 Common school curriculum
All common schools shall give instruction in reading, penmanship, orthography, written and mental arithmetic, geography, the history of the United States, English grammar, physiology and ...
- 28A.230.030 Students taught in English language -- Exception
All students in the common schools of the state of Washington shall be taught in the English language: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall ...
- 28A.230.040 Physical education in grades one through eight
Every pupil attending grades one through eight of the public schools shall receive instruction in physical education as prescribed by rule of the superintendent of ...
- 28A.230.050 Physical education in high schools
All high schools of the state shall emphasize the work of physical education, and carry into effect all physical education requirements established by rule of ...
- 28A.230.060 Waiver of course of study in Washington's history and government
Students in the twelfth grade who have not completed a course of study in Washington's history and state government because of previous residence outside the ...
- 28A.230.070 AIDS education in public schools -- Limitations -- Program adoption -- Model curricula -- Student's exclusion from participation
(1) The life-threatening dangers of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and its prevention shall be taught in the public schools of this state. AIDS prevention education ...
- 28A.230.080 Prevention of child abuse and neglect -- Written policy -- Participation in and establishment of programs
(1) Every school district board of directors shall develop a written policy regarding the district's role and responsibility relating to the prevention of child abuse ...
- 28A.230.090 High school graduation requirements or equivalencies -- Reevaluation and report by state board of education -- Credit for courses taken before attending high school -- Postsecondary credit equivalencies
(1) The state board of education shall establish high school graduation requirements or equivalencies for students, except those equivalencies established by local high schools or ...
- 28A.230.092 Washington state history and government -- Course content
Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, school districts shall ensure that any course in Washington state history and government offered to fulfill high school requirements ...
- 28A.230.095 Essential academic learning requirements and assessments
(1) By the end of the 2008-09 school year, school districts shall have in place in elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools assessments or ...
- 28A.230.097 Career and technical high school course equivalencies
(1) Each high school or school district board of directors shall adopt course equivalencies for career and technical high school courses offered to students in ...
- 28A.230.100 Rules implementing RCW 28A.230.090 -- Temporary exemptions and special alterations from requirements -- Competency testing
The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the workforce training ...
- 28A.230.120 High school diplomas -- Issuance -- Option to receive final transcripts -- Notice
(1) School districts shall issue diplomas to students signifying graduation from high school upon the students' satisfactory completion of all local and state graduation requirements. ...
- 28A.230.125 Development of standardized high school transcripts -- School districts to inform students of importance
(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the workforce ...
- 28A.230.130 Program to help students meet minimum entrance requirements at baccalaureate-granting institutions or to pursue career or other opportunities -- Exceptions
(1) All public high schools of the state shall provide a program, directly or in cooperation with a community college or another school district, for ...
- 28A.230.140 United States flag -- Procurement, display, exercises -- National anthem
The board of directors of every school district shall cause a United States flag being in good condition to be displayed during school hours upon ...
- 28A.230.150 Temperance and Good Citizenship Day -- Aids in programming
On January 16th of each year or the preceding Friday when January 16th falls on a nonschool day, there shall be observed within each public ...
- 28A.230.158 Disability history month -- Activities
Annually, during the month of October, each public school shall conduct or promote educational activities that provide instruction, awareness, and understanding of disability history and ...
- 28A.230.160 Educational activities in observance of Veterans' Day
During the school week preceding the eleventh day of November of each year, there shall be presented in each common school as defined in RCW ...
- 28A.230.170 Study of constitutions compulsory -- Rules
The study of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Washington shall be a condition prerequisite to graduation from ...
- 28A.230.180 Educational and career opportunities in the military, student access to information on, when
If the board of directors of a school district provides access to the campus and the student information directory to persons or groups which make ...
- 28A.230.185 Family preservation education program
Each school district board of directors is encouraged to adopt a family preservation education program curriculum and offer a family preservation unit in high school. ...
- 28A.230.195 Test or assessment scores -- Adjustments to instructional practices -- Notification to parents
(1) If students' scores on the test or assessments under RCW 28A.655.070 indicate that students need help in identified areas, the school district shall evaluate ...
- 28A.230.205 Financial literary skills -- Duties of the superintendent of public instruction and of school districts
(1) To the extent funds are appropriated or are available for this purpose, the superintendent of public instruction and other members of the partnership created ...
- 28A.230.250 Coordination of procedures and content of assessments
The superintendent of public instruction shall coordinate both the procedures and the content of the tests and assessments required by the state to maximize the ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009