The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 public education in Washington state. Led by State School Superintendent Randy Dorn, OSPI works with the state’s 295 school districts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform on behalf of more than one million public school students. OSPI is housed in the Old Capitol Building in Olympia.

• Contact OSPI
• Superintendent Randy Dorn
• OSPI Leadership Team
• Offices and Programs
• Key Facts About Washington Public Education
• K-12 Laws and Regulations
• The Old Capitol Building

Data About Our Schools
We collect a great deal of data about our schools and operations. The School Report Card is a parent-friendly resource for data on student demographics, student performance and school staff in our state. The new Comprehensive Education Data and Research System (CEDARS) is an online system that captures every district's data on courses, students and teachers.

• School Report Card
• CEDARS (Comprehensive Education Data and Research System)
• More Data

Assessing Our Students
State and federal law requires student testing to determine whether they are achieving state standards. Our state tests fulfill the requirements of the Washington State Educational Reform Law of 1993 and the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Beginning in 2009-10, our students will transition from a paper-and-pencil system to an online assessment system.

• Measurements of Student Progress (grades 3-8)
• High School Proficiency Exam (high school)
• Washington Alternate Assessment System (special education)
• Frequently Asked Questions About State Testing