The enrollment projection methodology excludes the number of students residing outside the school district who are enrolled in alternative learning experience (ALE) programs under RCW 28A.232.010. The current Student Enrollment Cohort Projections - Report 1049 are available in ICOS.

The construction cost allocation is the maximum cost per square foot of construction that the state will recognize. This amount is established by the legislature in the biennium budget.

As part of the state construction grants, projects were funded at a construction cost allocation per square foot of eligible area:

The funding assistance percentage is the percentage of the recognized project costs that will be paid for by the state as determined by the formula set forth in law. The percentage varies by the local district's ability to raise funds measured in terms of assessed value per student. A district's funding assistance percentage applies to a calendar year.

• 2023 Funding Assistance Percentages 
• 2022 Funding Assistance Percentages
• 2021 Funding Assistance Percentages
• 2020 Funding Assistance Percentages
• 2019 Funding Assistance Percentages
• 2018 Funding Assistance Percentages
• 2013-2023 Funding Assistance Percentages Comparisons

A district's funding assistance percentage is determined by a defined formula prescribed by law, and does not necessarily apply to all costs that may be incurred by a district in completing a project.

D-Forms

The D-forms are the primary documents that form the basis of any agreements between OSPI and the school districts receiving state assistance through the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP). 

For more information on D-Forms visit the Forms and Applications web page.

OSPI Project Approval (Form D-4) Schedule for 2023

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has established project approval dates for calendar year 2023.

All items related to the approval of school facilities and requiring action by the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be submitted no later than thirty (30) days prior to the established approval date.