| B069-12 |
12/31/12 |
+ Guidance on Private School Participation in Federal Programs
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 require school districts to provide equitable services to eligible private school students, teachers, educational personnel, and parents under certain federal programs.
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Title I/LAP and Consolidated Program Review |
| B068-12 |
01/02/13 |
+ 2012–13 Assessment and Reporting Requirements for Social Studies, the Arts, Health and Fitness, and Educational Technology iGrants Form Package 408
The purpose of this bulletin is to:
- Detail the annual (2012–13) reporting requirements, process, and timelines of assessments and other strategies in Social Studies, the Arts, and Health and Fitness (RCW 28A.230.095) and for Educational Technology (RCW 28A.655.075), including a description of the optional information districts are asked to submit to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
- Clarify the recommended use of OSPI-developed assessments in the areas of Social Studies, the Arts, Health and Fitness, and Educational Technology.
- Define “other strategies” and communicate to districts the option to use “other strategies” to assess these subject areas.
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Teaching and Learning |
| B067-12 |
11/20/12 |
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School Apportionment and Financial Services, Student Information |
| B066-12 |
12/10/12 |
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Child Nutrition Services |
| B065-12 |
11/02/12 |
+ Special Education Safety Net Application for 2012–13
Safety net funding is available to school districts with a demonstrated capacity for special education funding in excess of state and federal funding otherwise available to the district. This bulletin provides application instructions for special education safety net awards for the 2012–13 school year.
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Special Education |
| B064-12 |
11/02/12 |
|
K-12 Education |
| B063-12 |
11/02/12 |
+ 2013–2016 District Technology Plans
There are changes to district requirements for the 2013–2016 technology planning cycle. Find complete information on the Educational Technology Web site, http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/TechPlan/. This bulletin provides an overview of the upcoming changes.
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Information Technology Services |
| B060-12 |
10/10/12 |
|
Secondary Education and Student Support |
| B059-12 |
10/08/12 |
|
Assessment and Student Information |
| B058-12 |
10/10/12 |
|
Career and College Readiness |
| B057-12 |
10/10/12 |
+ Home/Hospital Instruction Program Procedures for School Districts
This bulletin provides Home/Hospital (H/H) Instruction Program procedures to determine student eligibility and school district reimbursement.
- B057-12 - Bulletin
- Attach A - Home/Hospital Instruction WAC 392-172A-02100
- Attach B - Guidelines for District Administration of the Home/Hospital (H/H) Instruction Program
- Attach C - Home/Hospital Frequently Asked Questions
- Attach D - Report of Final Home and Hospital Attendance (Form SPI E-525)
- Attach E - Sample Request for Home/Hospital Instruction (Form SPI E-310)
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Secondary Education and Student Support |
| B056-12 |
09/28/12 |
|
School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B054-12 |
09/19/12 |
|
Title I/LAP Consolidated Program Review, K-12 Financial Resources |
| B053-12 |
09/19/12 |
+ Required Submission of Comparability Report for Title I, Part A
Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), as a condition to receiving Title I, Part A funds, districts must use state and local funds to provide services in Title I, Part A schools that are comparable to the services provided in schools that are not receiving Title I, Part A funds.
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Title I/LAP and Consolidated Program Review |
| B051-12 |
09/07/12 |
+ Grant Award Reporting and Processes for Fiscal Year 2012–13
This bulletin sets forth the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012–13 grant payment processes, expenditure reporting, information about carryover funds, budget revision policy, and information about indirect costs for those federal and selected state grant programs.
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Grants Management |
| B050-12 |
09/10/12 |
+ 2012–13 School Year, Required Student Transportation Operations Reports
This bulletin provides information for all required school district and educational service district (ESD) student transportation operations reports.
- B050-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - General Instructions for the Student Transportation Operations Report
- Attach 2 - Detailed Guidance for the Student Transportation Operations Report
- Form 1 - SPI 1022A School Bus Route and Bus Stop Location Form (optional)
- Form 2 - SPI 1022B K–Route Count Worksheet (optional)
- Form 3 - SPI 1022CM District Car Mileage Log (optional)
- Form 4 - SPI 1022CS District Car Student Count Form (optional)
- Form 5 - SPI 1022D Student Count Form (optional)
- Form 6 - SPI 1022F School Transportation Fuel Worksheet (optional)
- Form 7 - SPI 1022G McKinney–Vento Transportation Worksheet (optional)
- Form 8 - SPI 1021 School Bus Mileage Worksheet (optional)
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Student Transportation |
| B049-12 |
09/11/12 |
|
Special Education |
| B048-12 |
09/14/12 |
+ 2012–13 Reimbursement and Categories for School Buses
School Bus Reimbursement (Depreciation) information for the 2012–13 school year is available online at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) School Bus Information System (SBIS) http://www.k12.wa.us/busdepreciation/.
- B048-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - School Bus Categories and Reimbursement Prices
|
Student Transportation |
| B047-12 |
08/31/12 |
|
Student Transportation |
| B046-12 |
09/19/12 |
+ Annual Requirements for Local Education Agencies: Income Verification of Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications
For the 2012–13 school year (SY), local education agencies (LEAs) must complete the annual verification of free and reduced-price meal applications (U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] regulation 7 CFR 245.6a) by November 15, 2012.
- B046-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - Verification Timeline
- Attach 2 - Verification Non-Response Rate at 20% or Higher For 2011–12 SY
- Attach 3 - 3% Focused – 20% or Greater Non-Response Rate (3% of Applications) Sampling Worksheet
- Attach 4 - LEAs with a Non-Response Rate Less Than 20% 3% Random Sampling Worksheet
- Attach 5 - Non-Response Rate Less Than 20% Focused Sampling Worksheet 1% Plus 1/2%
- Attach 6 - Explanation of Method Used to Select Verification Sample
- Attach 7 - Letter to Households Notification of Selection for Verification of Eligibility
- Attach 8 - Verification Information for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 9 - Letter Household May Have Employer Complete
- Attach 10 - Letter Household May Have Social Security Office Complete
- Attach 11 - Letter Household May Have Basic Food/TANF Office Complete
- Attach 12 - Letter Household May Have Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)/Tribal TANF Office Complete
- Attach 13 - Letter to the Basic Food/TANF/FDPIR/Tribal TANF Office from the Local Education Agency
- Attach 14 - Verification Form – Basic Food/TANF/FDPIR/Tribal TANF Recipients (Multiple Applicants)
- Attach 15 - Letter of Verification Results and Adverse Action for Income Households
- Attach 16 - Letter of Verification Results and Adverse Action for Basic Food/TANF/FDPIR/Tribal TANF Households
- Attach 17 - Notification of Continuation of Benefits as a Result of Verification (Optional)
- Attach 18 - Follow-up Notice to Households Who Did Not Respond to Verification Request for Information
- Attach 19 - Sources of Acceptable Income Documentation
- Attach 20 - Documentation of the Verification Process
- Attach 21 - User Authorization for Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 22 - OSPI-CNS Approved Automated Systems – Waiver of Second Party Confirmation Review
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Child Nutrition Services |
| B045-12 |
10/08/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B044-12 |
10/08/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B043-12 |
09/25/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B042-12 |
08/07/12 |
|
Secondary Education and Student Support |
| B041-12 |
08/06/12 |
|
Information Technology Services |
| B040-12 |
08/03/12 |
+ 2012–13 Enrollment Reporting Handbook
The 2012–13 Enrollment Reporting Handbook provides school districts, educational
service districts (ESDs), and other users with a reference manual and forms for
reporting enrollment to School Apportionment and Financial Services (SAFS) at the
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
|
School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B038-12 |
08/16/12 |
+ 2012–13 Family Day Care Home Reimbursement Rates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the following reimbursement rates for family day care home sponsors participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for the year beginning July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013:
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Child Nutrition Services |
| B037-12 |
08/17/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B036-12 |
07/31/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B035-12 |
07/31/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B034-12 |
07/31/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B033-12 |
07/18/12 |
+ 2012–2013 Running Start Updates on 1.20 FTE Limitation
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidance related to the legislative, policy, and procedural changes implemented for the Running Start 1.20 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) combined maximum limitation that may be claimed by school districts and colleges.
- B033-12 - Bulletin
- Attach A - Clarifying Guidance on the 1.20 Running Start Full-Time Enrollment (FTE) Limitation
- Attach B1 - Running Start Enrollment Verification Form
- Attach B2 - Completing the Running Start Enrollment Verification Form
- Attach C1 - 2012–13 Spring Quarter Eligibility Adjustment Form
- Attach C2 - Completing the Spring Quarter Eligibility Adjustment Form (SQEAF)
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Secondary Education and Student Support, School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B032-12 |
07/17/12 |
+ Renewal of Special Milk Program Application – 2012–13 School Year
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that only serve milk, serve milk to split-session kindergarten students that do not have access to either the breakfast or lunch programs, or serve milk to children enrolled in child care centers are eligible for the Special Milk Program (SMP).
- B032-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - Instructions for Completing Attachments
- Attach 2 - Application Checklist
- Attach 3 - Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attach 4 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
- Attach 5 - User Authorization for Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 6 - Letter to Households
- Attach 7 - Household Application for Free Milk
- Attach 8 - Sample Public Release for Special Milk Program
- Attach 9 - USDA Child Nutrition Program Income Guidelines
- Attach 10 - Notice of Eligibility for Free Milk School Year 2012–13
- Attach 11 - Notice of Denied Eligibility for Free Milk School Year 2012–13
- Attach 12 - Statewide Payee Registration
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Child Nutrition Services |
| B031-12 |
07/31/12 |
+ Renewal of Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCI) Child Nutrition Programs Application – 2012–13 School Year
Residential child care institutions (RCCIs) that intend to continue participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) for school year 2012–13 must complete and return the renewal application packet by August 31, 2012.
- B031-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - Instructions for Completing Attachments
- Attach 2 - Application Checklist
- Attach 3 - Student Income Policy Statement by Residential Child Care Institutions
- Attach 4 - Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attach 5 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
- Attach 6 - User Authorization for Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 7 - 2012–13 Letter to Households (Private/RCCI) National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
- Attach 8 - 2012–13 Household Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 9 - USDA Child Nutrition Program Income Guidelines
- Attach 10 - Notice of Eligibility for Free or Reduced-Price Meals School Year 2012–13 (RCCIs with Day Students)
- Attach 11 - Notice of Denied Eligibility for Free or Reduced-Price Meals School Year 2012–13 (RCCIs with Day Students)
- Attach 12 - Statewide Payee Registration
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Child Nutrition Services |
| B030-12 |
06/27/12 |
|
Student Transportation |
| B029-12 |
06/07/12 |
+ 2011–12 Weapons in Schools and Student Behavior Suspensions and Expulsions Data Collection
State and federal law require each public school district and each approved private school to report to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) all known incidents involving the possession of weapons on school premises, transportation systems, or in areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools.
- B029-12 - Bulletin
- Attach A - Definitions/Instructions for the 2011–12 OSPI Weapons Data Collection
- Attach B - Definitions/Instructions for the 2011–12 OSPI Student Behavior Data Collection
|
Secondary Education and Student Support |
| B028-12 |
06/05/12 |
|
Teaching and Learning |
| B027-12 |
05/29/12 |
|
Secondary Education & Student Support |
| B026-12 |
07/10/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B025-12 |
05/22/12 |
|
Assessment and Student Information |
| B024-12 |
06/22/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B023-12 |
06/22/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B022-12 |
05/07/12 |
+ Second Grade Reading Assessment, 2012-13 School Year
RCW 28A.300.320 mandates that every student in the state of Washington be assessed in the first six weeks of the second grade school year using a grade-level equivalent oral reading passage to determine each child’s level of fluency (i.e., rate, accuracy, and prosody), with respect to beginning-of-the-year expectations for second grade students.
|
Assessment and Student Information & Teaching and Learning |
| B021-12 |
06/14/12 |
+ Public School Districts/Private Schools Child Nutrition Program Renewal Application 2012–13 School Year
School districts and private schools participating in either of the Child Nutrition Programs (National School Lunch Program [NSLP] and/or School Breakfast Program [SBP]) for school year 2012–13 must complete and return the renewal application packet by September 28, 2012.
- B021-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - Instructions for Completing Attachments
- Attach 2 - Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application Checklist
- Attach 3 - Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attach 4 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
- Attach 5 - Public School Districts With Food Service Management Companies Financial Information
- Attach 6 (Word) - User Authorization for Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 6 (PDF) - User Authorization for Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 7 - Form SPI NLSP Exhibit 1—2012–13 Letter to Households National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
- Attach 8 - Form SPI NSLP Non-Pricing Exhibit 2—2012–13 Letter to Households (Non-pricing/Provision) National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
- Attach 9 - Form SPI NSLP Private/RCCI Exhibit 3—2012–13 Letter to Households National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program
- Attach 10 - Household Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 11 - USDA Child Nutrition Program Income Guidelines
- Attach 12 - Notice of Eligibility for Free or Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 13 - Notice of Denied Eligibility for Free or Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 14 - National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program Sample Public Release for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Attach 15 - Child Nutrition Programs Food Services Agreement Public School Districts/Private Schools
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B020-12 |
05/15/12 |
|
Special Education |
| B019-12 |
04/17/12 |
|
School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B018-12 |
05/11/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B017-12 |
04/16/12 |
|
Equity and Civil Rights |
| B016-12 |
05/11/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B015-12 |
03/28/12 |
+ School District Accounting Manual Revisions for 2012–13
The Accounting Manual for Public School Districts in the State of Washington (Accounting Manual) has been revised for the 2012–13 school year. The purpose of this bulletin is to advise school districts of revisions to and distribution of the Accounting Manual.
|
School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B014-12 |
03/19/12 |
|
Teaching and Learning |
| B013-12 |
03/12/12 |
|
Assessment and Student Information |
| B012-12 |
03/05/12 |
+ State Reimbursement for 2011–12 Truancy Petitions
Attached to this bulletin are Forms SPI 1302C and SPI 1302D. School districts are to use these forms to file preliminary and final claims for funding to help offset costs incurred for petitions filed with juvenile court(s) because of student truancy.
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School Apportionment and Financial Services |
| B011-12 |
03/30/12 |
+ Washington State Honors Award Nominations
This bulletin provides instructions and materials to assist high schools in submitting nominations and identifying students who may qualify for a 2011–12 Washington State Honors Award.
|
Title I/LAP and Consolidated Program Review |
| B010-12 |
02/27/12 |
|
Information Technology Services |
| B009-12 |
02/23/12 |
|
Teaching and Learning |
| B007-12 |
05/15/12 |
+ Report 1800 Series – Analysis of Food Service Operations for FY 2010–11
The Report 1800 is a compilation of reports and statistics for public school districts. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), Child Nutrition Services (CNS), is federally mandated to annually compile data on various aspects of food service operations and the accounting of federal funds.
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B006-12 |
03/30/12 |
+ Summer Special Milk Program Application 2012
The information contained in this bulletin is for sponsors of summer camps who intend to operate a Summer Special Milk Program (SMP) in 2012. Sponsors must submit a completed application packet to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) no later than April 17, 2012.
- B006-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - Child Nutrition Programs Application Checklist Summer Special Milk Program 2012
- Attach 2 - User Authorization For Child Nutrition Programs
- Attach 3 - Special Milk Program Agreement for Summer Camps, Summer 2012
- Attach 4 - Statewide Payee Registration Washington State
- Attach 5 - Certification Regarding Lobbying Child Nutrition Programs 2012
- Attach 6 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 2012
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B005-12 |
02/15/12 |
|
Student Transportation |
| B004-12 |
02/10/12 |
|
Digital Learning Department |
| B003-12 |
01/13/12 |
|
Special Education |
| B002-12 |
02/15/12 |
|
Child Nutrition Services |
| B001-12 |
01/19/12 |
+ Family Day Care Home Sponsor—New Agreement for Fiscal Year 2012
Institutions that intend to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as a sponsor of family day care homes must complete and return the attached application packet.
- B001-12 - Bulletin
- Attach 1 - CACFP Family Day Care Home Sponsors General Instructions
- Attach 2 - Form SPI FDCH 1136CKLT Application Checklist New Sponsors
- Attach 3 - Form SPI FDCH 1136A Family Day Care Home Sponsor Program Agreement
- Attach 4 - Form SPI CACFP 1136 AUTH SIG User Authorization
- Attach 5 - Form SPI 1136W Administrative Budget
- Attach 6 - Form SPI FDCH 1136MP Management Plan
- Attach 7 - Form SPI CACFP 1269SI Sponsor Information
- Attach 8 - Form SPI CACFP 1269MR Nondiscrimination and Media Policy Statement
- Attach 9 - Form SPI FDCH 1136 SAMP Media Release
- Attach 10 - Form SPI CNS 280 LOB Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attach 11 - Form SPI CNS 280F Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
- Attach 12 - Form SPI CNS 1136PS Procurement Standards
- Attach 13 - Statewide Payee Registration
- Attach 14 - 1136 FDCH CIV/RIG Requirements for Civil Rights Compliance
- Attach 15 - Form SPI 1576 Sample Letter to Board Members, Managers, and Supervisors in Organizations Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Attach 16 - Form SPI FDCH 1136E Family Day Care Home Provider Enrollment Roster
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Child Nutrition Services |