OSPI's Frequently Requested Records and Information

This page attempts to direct you to the correct source for your questions or requests. If you do not find what you are looking for here, and need to submit a public records request, please visit our Public Records page.

Technical requirements: For some files, you may be prompted to install a program, if your computer does not already have it. For instance:

• Adobe Reader is required to view PDF files.
• Microsoft Excel Viewer lets you view and print Microsoft Excel documents on a computer that does not have Excel installed.
• Microsoft Word Viewer lets you view print and copy Word documents on a computer that does not have Word installed.

Select a topic Budget Certification Complaints and Discipline Staff Directories Diplomas, GEDs, and Transcripts School Improvement Student Enrollment and Demographics Teacher Information Textbook Reviews State Testing and Assessment Title I/LAP

Budget

• OSPI's budget for 2009-11 (PDF, 13 pages) outlines appropriations, allocations, nonappropriated, and unanticipated receipts (UARs).

Certification

• Questions and requests pertaining to your Washington state certificate (teacher, administrator, educational staff associate, career tech educator) If you have a specific question about your certificate, contact the office with your certificate number and birth date.

Complaints and Discipline

• How to file a complaint against a school employee
• Complaints against a school district
• Investigations for unprofessional conduct of anyone who holds a valid Washington education certificate.
• Disciplinary Action - Current disciplinary action against certified employee

Directories
NOTE: This directory information may not be used for commercial purposes RCW 42.56.070(9)

• Washington School Districts (Excel)
• Washington School Buildings (Excel)
• OSPI staff directory
• OSPI department directory
• Educational Service Districts

Diplomas, GEDs, Transcripts

• Diplomas are not held by OSPI. Contact the school or district you attended.
• GED information is not held by OSPI. Contact the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.
• Transcripts are not held by OSPI. Contact the school or district you attended.

School Improvement

• School Improvement Grants are competitive grants to develop strategies to assist persistently lowest-achieving schools.
• District Improvement Initiative develop consistent, sustained, and dramatic increases in student achievement in all district schools. FAQs available.

Student Enrollment and Demographics

• State Report Card gives enrollment and demographics by state, district, and school. Data files for download are available at the bottom of the pages.
• SAFS enrollment reports determine state funding.

Teacher Information

• State Report Card gives teacher information by state, district, and school. Data files for download available at the bottom of the pages.

Textbook Reviews

• Textbook Reviews and recommended classroom instructional materials are provided as a resource for districts. Selecting these materials is not a requirement.

State Testing and Assessment

• State Testing
• Appealing a High School Assessment Score
• Request your child’s test

Title I/LAP

• Title I/LAP is a federal program that provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high numbers or high percentages of poor children. The 2008 Learning Assistance Program Legislative Report based on three years of LAP data.