Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.245 Skill Centers
- 28A.245.005 Findings
The legislature finds that student access to programs offered at skill centers can help prepare them for careers, apprenticeships, and postsecondary education. The legislature further ...
- 28A.245.010 Skill centers -- Purpose -- Operation
A skill center is a regional career and technical education partnership established to provide access to comprehensive industry-defined career and technical programs of study that ...
- 28A.245.020 Funding -- Equivalency and apportionment
Beginning in the 2007-08 school year and thereafter, students attending skill centers shall be funded for all classes at the skill center and the sending ...
- 28A.245.030 Revised guidelines for skill centers -- Satellite and branch campus programs -- Capital plan -- Studies -- Master plan -- Rules
(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall review and revise the guidelines for skill centers to encourage skill center programs. The superintendent, ...
- 28A.245.040 Expanded access -- Targeted populations -- Evaluation
Subject to available funding, skill centers shall provide access to late afternoon and evening sessions and summer school programs, to rural and high-density area students ...
- 28A.245.050 Skill centers of excellence -- Running start for career and technical education grant program -- Career and technical programs of study
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish and support skill centers of excellence in key economic sectors of regional significance. The superintendent shall broker ...
- 28A.245.060 Director of skill centers
The superintendent of public instruction shall assign at least one full-time equivalent staff position within the office of the superintendent of public instruction to serve ...
- 28A.245.070 High school diplomas -- Agreements with cooperating school districts -- High school completion programs
Skill centers may enter into agreements with one or more cooperating school districts to grant a high school diploma on behalf of the district so ...
- 28A.245.080 Contracts with community or technical colleges -- Courses leading to industry certificates or credentials for high school graduates
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and RCW 28B.50.532, a skill center may enter into an agreement with the community or technical college ...
- 28A.245.090 Contracts with community colleges -- Enrollment lid -- Fees
The community colleges are encouraged to contract with skill centers to use the skill center facilities. The community colleges shall not be required to count ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009