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Bulletins: Special Programs & Federal Accountability

Bulletins
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
Number Datesort ascending Title File(s) Office Program
B008-23 02/28/2023 Private School Participation in Federal Programs. Private School Participation in Federal Programs.
B077-21 10/04/2021 2021 Fiscal Waiver for 2019–20 School Year On August 12, 2021, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) sent a request to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to waive, pursuant to Section 8401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the requirements enumerated below on behalf of Washington and it subgrantees (e.g., local educational agencies (LEAs)) because of the ongoing challenges related to the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
B060-21 08/13/2021 2021–22 Balanced/Modified Calendar Study Grant Opportunity 2021–22 Balanced/Modified Calendar Study Grant Opportunity
B048-21 07/01/2021 2021–22 School Year Formal Monitoring Update In the spring of 2020, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) suspended all state and federal monitoring activities through the end of the school year, due to COVID-19 school facility closures.
B046-21 06/29/2021 Student Discipline Legislative Changes to the Withholding of Student Records In accordance with RCW 28A.600.010, school districts must adopt policies and procedures regarding the substantive and procedural due process rights of students that are consistent with federal and state laws, including the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) student discipline rules under chapter 392-400 WAC.
B028-21 05/07/2021 Significant Learning Assistance Program (LAP) Policy Revisions—Changes Effective Immediately During the 2021 legislative session the legislature passed SHB 1208, a bill that significantly modifies state laws pertaining to the Learning Assistance Program (LAP). This bulletin outlines changes that may impact school district plans for expending LAP funds, LAP reporting requirements, and related LAP activities for the remainder of the 2020–21 school year and the 2021–22 school year.
B022-21 04/16/2021 Student Discipline Policy and Procedure Updates Student Discipline Policy and Procedure Updates
B023-21 04/16/2021 Washington State Honors Award Nominations Washington State Honors Award Nominations
B007-21 02/25/2021 Private School Participation in Federal Programs Since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, school districts have been required to provide equitable services to private school students, teachers, and in some cases, other education personnel, and parents under several federal programs. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) issues this bulletin to provide guidance for private school participation in ESEA federal programs.
B085-20 10/20/2020 Supporting Multilingual/English Learners and Their Families The purpose of this bulletin is to support multilingual/English learners and their families with resources to access distance learning and to offset some of the additional life stressors brought about by the pandemic.
B081-20 10/05/2020 2020–21 Parent and Family Engagement Requirements for Title I, Part A Local Educational Agencies and Schools This bulletin provides information regarding the Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) requirements for Title I, Part A Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and schools and references the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
B076-20 09/17/2020 Supporting Multilingual/English Learners and Their Families The purpose of this bulletin is to notify school districts that civil rights obligations to multilingual/English learners and their families continue throughout each of the various models of reopening schools.
B045-20 06/26/2020 Right to Tribal Regalia Act Effective March 18, 2020, House Bill 2551 affirms inherent rights assured through tribal sovereignty and expressly provides that school districts must allow American Indian and Alaska Native K–12 and higher education students who are members of federally recognized tribes to wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events.
B017-20 05/20/2020 Washington State Honors Award Nominations This bulletin provides instructions and materials to assist high schools in submitting nominations and identifying students who may qualify for a 2019–20 Washington State Honors Award from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
B003-20 02/13/2020 Private School Participation in Federal Programs Since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, school districts have been required to provide equitable services to private school students, teachers, and in some cases, other education personnel, and parents under several federal programs.
B045-19 08/26/2019 2019–20 Parent and Family Engagement Requirements for Title I, Part A Local Educational Agencies and Schools This bulletin provides information regarding the Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) requirements for Title I, Part A Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and schools, and references the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
B036-19 06/18/2019 Federal Transferability Information for School Year 2019–20 Title V Section 5103 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) permits a local educational agency (LEA) to transfer up to 100 percent of Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A formula funds into other allowable federal Title programs.
B013-19 03/15/2019 Washington State Honors Award Nominations This bulletin provides instructions and materials to assist high schools in submitting nominations and identifying students who may qualify for a 2018–19 Washington State Honors Award from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
B012-19 03/05/2019 Private School Participation in Federal Programs Since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, school districts have been required to provide equitable services to private school students, teachers, and in some cases, other education personnel, and parents under a number of federal programs.