The State Board of Education and OSPI will once again collaborate to provide office hours to share out guidance about the emergency waiver program rules. Join us as much as you'd like using this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83967923657 to hear a short presentation and engage in a Q & A session.

• Wednesday, May 31st 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
• Wednesday, May 31st, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
• Tuesday, June 6th 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Legislature passed House Bill 1308 creating a new performance-based graduation pathway option. Download the one-pager. View the web page.

The performance-based pathway allows students to show what they know and can do in real-world, hands-on ways that align with their individual goals for life after high school. This student-centered pathway is intended to be customizable, with the aim of being relevant and engaging to the student.

There is a lot of flexibility as the learning experience:

• May take a variety of forms
  • Examples: project, practicum, work-related experience, community service, cultural activity
• May result in a variety of student work that can be evaluated
  • Examples: performance, presentation, portfolio, report, film, exhibit
• May, or may not, be done as part of a class where the student also earns credit

The performance-based pathway is combinable with other the ELA and math pathway options, meaning the student can do one pathway in ELA and another pathway in math. For example, a student could pass the state assessment in ELA and then focus their performance-based pathway in math. Learn more about the upcoming rulemaking process around this pathway, tools, and ways to engage so far on the performance-based pathway web page.