K-3 Demonstration Projects in Washington State
PROJECT COMPLETED

In 2007, the Washington State Legislature authorized and appropriated funds to support three K-3 Demonstration Projects. Each district received $507,833 for the 2007-08 school year and the same amount during 2008-09 for implementation. The schools selected by their districts to implement demonstration projects were:

• Barge-Lincoln (Yakima)
• Bemiss (Spokane)
• White Center Heights (Seattle)

The funds were allocated to specifically support the following school-level demonstration project activities:

• Implementation of a full-day kindergarten program
• Class sizes at a ratio of one teacher to 18 students, and the additional resources for materials generated by that ratio through associated nonemployee-related costs
• A one-half full-time equivalent instructional coach
• Professional development related to program implementation

Project Evaluation

View K-3 Demonstration Project Final Report 2009 (PDF).

View Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) interim report Washington Legislature K-3 Demonstration Project 2008 (PDF, 109 pages).