HB 3038: Education accountability

Summary

• Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) annually to identify the persistently lowest-achieving schools in the state, using federal definitions.
• Directs the SPI to recommend and the State Board of Education (SBE) to designate school districts for Required Action if they have a persistently lowest-achieving school, based on criteria established by the SPI, and subject to the availability of federal school improvement funds.
• Requires the SPI to contract for an academic performance audit for Required Action districts and requires these districts to prepare a plan to implement one of four federal intervention models in their persistently lowest-performing schools.
• Provides for re-opening or negotiating addenda to collective bargaining agreements to make changes needed to implement a Required Action plan and, if there is an impasse, provides for mediation and superior court order to resolve disputes.
• Requires plans to be submitted to the SPI for approval and directs districts to implement them, subject to availability of federal funds.
• Allows for a district to request reconsideration by the SBE if the plan is rejected, based on whether the SPI gave appropriate consideration to the unique circumstances of the school district.

From the House Bill Report (HB 3038), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗