Wash. Admin. Code § 392-700-065 - Instruction
(1) All program
instruction will meet the following criteria:
(a) Instruction will be designed to help
students acquire high school credits, acquire at least high school level
skills, and be academically prepared for success in college and/or
work.
(b) Instruction will be
provided in accordance with the skills level and learning needs of individual
students and not the student's chronological age or associated grade level.
Therefore:
(i) Instruction that is at the
ninth grade level or higher shall generate credits that can be applied to a
high school diploma; and
(ii)
Instruction that is below the ninth grade level shall not generate high school
credits but will be counted as part of the program's instructional programming
for the purposes of calculating FTE and will be designed to prepare students
for course work that is at the ninth grade level or higher.
(c) Instruction in which each
student is enrolled will not be limited to only those courses or subject areas
in which they are deficient in high school credits.
(d) The program will administer standardized
tests to new students, as defined in WAC
392-700-015(12)(a),
and reenrolling student, as defined in WAC
392-700-015(12)(d),
within one month of enrollment or secure test results from no more than six
months prior to enrollment in order to determine a student's initial math and
reading level upon entering the program.
(e) The program will provide all instruction,
tuition, and required academic skills assessments at no cost to the students,
but may collect mandatory fees as established by each program.
(i) Consumable supplies, textbooks, and other
materials that are retained by the student do not constitute tuition or a
fee.
(ii) Programs are encouraged
to offer a waiver or scholarship process.
(2) Instruction for students enrolled in
programs operated by a district, tribal compact school, charter school, or
agency will meet the following criteria:
(a)
Instruction must include:
(i) Academic skills
instruction and high school equivalency certificate preparation course work
with curriculum and instruction appropriate to each student's skills levels and
academic goals; and
(ii) College
readiness and work readiness preparation course work.
(b) Instruction may include:
(i) Competency based academic and/or
vocational training;
(ii) College
preparation math or writing instruction;
(iii) Subject specific high school credit
recovery instruction;
(iv) English
language learners instruction (ELL); and
(v) Other course work approved by the
district, tribal compact school, or charter school including cooperative work
experience.
(c)
Instruction will be scheduled so that enrolled students have the opportunity to
attend and work with instructional staff during the hours of the program's
standard instructional day.
(d) The
program will maintain an instructor to student ratio as follows:
(i) The scheduled teaching hours of an
instructional staff will equal or exceed the hours of the program's standard
instructional day plus one additional hour per every five teaching hours for
planning, curriculum development, recordkeeping, and required coordination of
services with case management staff.
(ii) For any one instructional session, the
program will assign instructional staff as needed to maintain an instructional
staff to student ratio that does not exceed 1:25.
(iii) For programs that use noninstructional
staff as part of the calculated instructional staff to student ratio, the
following conditions must be met:
(A)
Noninstructional staff may not be a replacement for the instructional staff and
must work under the guidance and direct supervision of the instructional staff;
and
(B) The ratio of total
instructional and noninstructional staff to students may not exceed
2:50.
(3) Instruction for students enrolled in
programs operated by a college will meet the following criteria:
(a) Instruction will be provided through
courses approved by the college, identifiable by course title, course number,
quarter, number of credits, and, for vocational course, the classification of
instructional program (CIP) code number assigned by OSPI to the approved career
and technical education (CTE) course.
(b) The following instruction will be offered
to all students, as appropriate for their goals, skills levels, and completion
of prerequisites:
(i) Basic skills courses and
high school equivalency certificate preparation courses;
(ii) Courses that will lead to a
postsecondary degree or certificate;
(iii) Course work that will lead to a high
school diploma; and
(iv) College
and work readiness preparation course work.
(c) The program will maintain an instructor
to student ratio as follows:
(i) Instructor
to student ratio for any course open to both program students and nonprogram
students will be determined by the college; and
(ii) Instructor to student ratio for classes
designed exclusively for program students will not exceed 1:35.
Notes
Statutory Authority:
RCW
28A.175.100 and
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