Legislative Budget Requests
2025 OSPI Budget Proposal Conference
2025 Legislative Budget Requests | Summary by Group
2025-27 Operating Budget
Policy Enhancements
Constitutionally Required Basic Education
- Fully Funding Equitable, High-Quality Services for All Students with Disabilities
- Funding Basic Education by Recognizing Increased Operating Costs
- Providing Reliable Transportation for At-Risk Students
Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being
- Statewide Support for Student Mental and Behavioral Health
- Adjusting Classified Staff Salary Allocations for Retention and Competition within the Workforce
- Support for High Poverty Schools by Expanding the Learning Assistance Program
- Lifting Up American Indian and Alaska Native Students Through a State Match of Federal Title VI Grant Funds
- Strengthening Early Literacy Through State Learning Standards and Innovative Tutoring Tools
- Monitoring and Investigating Equity and Civil Rights Discrimination in Washington Public Schools
- Removing Barriers to Student Engagement and Learning: Attendance, Behavior, Credits
- Maintaining Targeted Support and Expansion of the Washington Educator Workforce
- Increasing Equitable Access to Dual Credit and Reducing Barriers to Credential Attainment
- Supporting Student Access to Summer EBT
- Proactive and Solutions-Oriented Support for School District Financial Health
- Ensuring Consistent Access to Regional Transportation Coordinators
Legislatively Directed Enhancements
- Funding the Successful Implementation of a Statewide High School and Beyond Plan Platform
- Making Progress on the State’s Plan to Oversee the Educational Delivery of Justice-Involved Youth
- Securing and Streamlining the K–12 School Apportionment System
Targeted Partner and Community Investments
- Investing in Statewide, Community, and School Partnerships
- Investing in 9th Grade Success to Support On-Time Graduation
- Driving Equitable Postsecondary Opportunities from College Enrollment through Graduation
- Advancing Holocaust Education and Genocide Awareness in Washington State
- A Community Approach to Supporting Youth Mental Health
- Ensuring Access to Early Literacy for Washington’s Youngest Learners Statewide
- Equitable Access to High-Quality Youth Development
- Promoting Youth Sportsmanship and Civility
- Integrating Civics Education into Elementary Instruction
- Creating New Opportunities for Career-Connected Environmental Learning
- Preparing Washington’s Future Workforce with Microsoft IT Academy
- Increasing Access to Hands-on Science Learning in Washington's Schools
- Expanding Student Access to Outdoor Education
- Supporting Career Connect Coordinators in Each Region
Maintenance Level Requests
Biennial Requests
2025 Supplemental Operating Budget
- Fully Covering the Cost of Universal Meals
- Addressing Immediate Funding Gaps for Transition to Kindergarten
- Covering the Costs of Attorney General Services
2025–27 Capital Budget
- Superintendent Reykdal’s letter to Governor Inslee describing OSPI’s 2025–27 Capital Budget requests
Statewide Supports
- School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Maintenance
- SCAP Enhancement
- Small District and Tribal Compact School Modernization Program
- School Seismic Safety Grant Program
- School District Health and Safety
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools Grant Program
- Career Preparation and Launch Grants
- School Inventory and Condition Data Collection
Local and Regional Supports
- Skills Center Minor Works
- West Sound Technical Skills Center Modernization
- Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center – Phase II
- Cascadia Technical Academy – Building 100
- New Market Skills Center – Exterior Preservation Project
- Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center – Marine Tech Preservation Project
- Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center – Building 2 Preservation
Past Budget Requests
- 2024
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2024 Supplemental Operating Budget
2024 Supplemental Budget Priorities Summary
Policy Enhancements
- Advancing a Living Wage for Washington's Paraeducators
- Funding Equitable, High-Quality Services for All Students with Disabilities
- Progress on Free Meals for All: Feeding All Students in Elementary School
- Overcoming Barriers to Student Success Through Integrated Supports
- Recruiting and Retaining Special Education Teachers Through Effective Teacher Residencies
- Bolstering College Enrollment and Postsecondary Success
- Developing and Sustaining Strong School Leaders in Every District
- Embracing New Technologies with Microsoft IT Academy
- Improving OSPI Customer Service Through Key Investments in Staffing
Maintenance Level Requests
- Fully Funding the Community Eligibility Provision
- Funding the Special Education Safety Net
- Federal Funding Adjustments
- Meeting Projected Central Services Costs for the Attorney General's Office
2024 Supplemental Capital Budget
- 2023
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2023–25 Operating Budget
OSPI 23-25 Biennium Operating Budget Requests
Policy Enhancements
Transforming Student Learning & Well-Being
- Fully Funding Special Education Services
- Building a Multiliterate Washington through Statewide Dual Language Education
- Kickstarting College and Career Readiness by Eliminating Financial Barriers to Dual Credit
- Ensuring Universal Student Access to Meals Statewide
- Bolstering Holocaust and Genocide Education for Washington Students Statewide
- Expanding the Imagination Library Early Literacy Program Statewide
- Increasing Student Access to Hands-on Science Opportunities
- Preparing Future Trades Workers by Cultivating Regional Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
Recruiting and Retaining Effective Educators
- Strengthening the Pipeline for Effective School Principals
- Expanding Mentorship and Retention of Beginning Educators
- Sustaining a Strong Educator Workforce Through Teacher Residencies
Legislatively Directed Enhancements
- Increasing Staffing Allocations to Support Stronger, Safer Schools
- Retaining Highly Effective Staff Through an Equitable and Competitive Educator Compensation Model
- Modernizing and Streamlining Washington's School Funding System
- Maintaining Funding for the Legislative Direction (House Bill 1365) to Support Educational Technology
- Providing for the Legislatively Mandated Statewide Family Meal Application System
Other Enhancements to Support Basic Education
- Providing for Adequate and Predictable Student Transportation to School
- Strengthening OSPI's Core Operations to Increase Capacity for Statewide Supports
Maintenance Level Requests
Supplemental Requests
- Fully Funding the Legislatively Mandated Community Eligibility Provision Expansion
- Funding the Special Education Safety Net
- Ensuring School District Access to Regional Transportation Coordinators
2023–25 Capital Budget
Statewide Supports
- School District Health and Safety
- School Seismic Safety Grant Program
- Career Preparation and Launch Grants
- Healthy Kids - Healthy Schools
- School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Refinancing to Support Small School Districts
- Small District and State-Tribal Education Compact Schools Modernization
- Capital Administration
- School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) Maintenance
Local and Regional Supports
- Tri-Tech Skills Center Core Modernization
- Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center - Phase II
- Puget Sound Skills Center - Phase II
- Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center Preservation: Maritime Tech
- Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center Preservation: Roofing and Insulation
- New Market Skills Center Preservation
- Rainier Beach High School Campus Skills Center
- Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phases 1–2
- Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 3A
- Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 3B
- Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center - Phase 4
- West Sound Technical Skills Center Addition and Modernization - Phase 2A Part 2
- Skills Center Minor Works - Cascadia Tech Academy
- Skills Center Minor Works - New Market Skills Center
- Skills Center Minor Works - Northwest Career and Technical Academy
- Skills Center Minor Works - Puget Sound Skills Center
- Skills Center Minor Works - Sno Isle TECH Skills Center
- Skills Center Minor Works - Tri-Tech Skills Center
- Skills Center Minor Works - WANIC Skill Center
- 2022
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2022 Supplemental Capital Budget
- Capital Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal
- School Seismic Safety Retrofit Program
- West Sound Technical Skills Center Modernization
2022 Supplemental Operating Budget
Policy Enhancements
- Equitable and Sufficient Access to Physical, Social, and Emotional Support Staff
- Fully Funding Required School Mascot Changes
- Efficiency and Modernization of the School Funding System
- Supporting OSPI in Critical Operations
Maintenance Level Requests
- 2021
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2021–23 Capital Budget
- Capital Budget Introduction Letter by Superintendent Reykdal
- Summary of 2021–23 Capital Budget Requests
- 2021–23 Capital Budget Requests (full details)
2021–23 Operating Budget
Policy Enhancements
- Closing Gaps in Access to Learning Devices and Connectivity
- Building Staffing Capacity to Support Student Well-Being
- Expanding Inclusive Teaching Practices
- Supporting Students through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Aligning Mathematics Pathways with Student Career Goals
- Supporting Families with a Special Education Family Liaison
- Enhancing Agency Digital Security
Maintenance Level Requests
- 2020
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2020 Supplemental Capital Budget
- 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Request Summary: OSPI's Seismic Safety Plan
- 2020 Supplemental Capital Budget Request - Full
2020 Supplemental Operating Budget
Policy Enhancements
- School Safety: Fully Funding House Bill 1216
- Special Education Multiplier Increase
- Increased Equity in School Nursing Services
- Increased Supports for Beginning Educators
- Staffing Enrichment Workgroup Recommendations
- Implementation of Statewide Early Screening for Dyslexia
- Funding for Required Paraeducator Professional Learning
- Student Teacher Residency Technical Advisory Group
Maintenance Level Requests
- 2019
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Capital Budget
Operating Budget
Policy Enhancements
- Expanding CTE Course Equivalencies
- Comprehensive Supports for All
- Expanding Access to CTE Programs
- Equitable Access to Dual Credit Programs
- Dual Language for All
- Educator Career Support
- Equity in Expanded Learning Opportunities
- Institutional Education Funding Formula
- Supports for School Safety and Mental Health
- School Nurse Corps Increase
- Professional Learning Days
- Creating Efficiencies through Single Sign-On
- Special Education Multiplier
Maintenance Level Requests
- Safety Net Funding
- Community Eligibility Program Participation
- Pension Contribution Rates Correction
- Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program Assessments
- Transportation Salaries
- Open Educational Resources
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Regionalization for Spokane Charter Schools
2019 Supplemental Requests
- 2018
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Supplemental Requests
Policy Enhancements
- K-12 Grant Management Enhancement
- Equity in Student Discipline
- State Bilingual Program Eligibility
- Regional K-4 ELA Coordinator
- Special Education Cost Multiplier
- Institutional Ed Funding Formula
- High School and Beyond Plan
- OSPI Website ADA Compliance
- OSPI Data Center Migration
- Student Supports Implementation
- K-8 Redesign Study
- Skills Center Pilot Program
- Suicide Prevention Training
- Project-Based Learning-History Day
Maintenance Levels
Professional Educator Standards Board