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Policy Updates

POLICY 1111 - OATH OF OFFICE

To avoid confusion, WSSDA has revised the policy for Oath of Office
to specify that newly appointed board members and newly re-elected
board members must take or re-take the oath of office. Previously, the
policy stated, “each new director will take an oath or affirmation [...]”
and WSSDA learned that some districts were unsure if re-elected board
members needed to re-take the oath.

POLICY 2000 - STUDENT LEARNING GOALS

WSSDA has revised the policy for Student Learning Goals to mirror
the verbiage in RCW 28A.150.210 more closely. Previously, the policy
listed four student learning goals, using nearly identical language
as the Washington law, except for omitting the bolded words in the
following two goals:

Read with comprehension, write effectively, and communicate
successfully in a variety of ways and settings and with a variety KEEP IN MIND

of audiences .
School boards can designate
Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and to integrate

technology literacy and fluency as well as different experiences directory information taking
and knowledge to form reasoned judgments and solve problems; an approach that balances

Because the omission caused confusion and the full language was safety and expediency — having

beneficial, WSSDA revised the policy by adding the omitted language . . . .

and making other minor edits to improve clarity. different directory information
for elementary students than for

PROCEDURE 3234P, STUDENT RECORDS secondary students, for example.
WSSDA has revised Section E (1) of 3234P to clarify that districts
have discretion when designating what types of information they will
consider “directory information.” Directory information is an excep-
tion to the prior written parental consent requirement for release of a
minor’s education records. The primary purpose of designating some
information from student records as directory information is to allow
districts to include that information in school publications such as
the honor roll, graduation programs, the yearbook, and sports activity
sheets. A key part of the concept behind directory information is that
the information is not considered “harmful or invasive of privacy” so
it can be released without prior parent permission, unless the parent
has specifically advised the school district to the contrary. Directory
information often includes items such as a student’s name, dates of
attendance, participation in activities and sports, height and weight
for members of athletic teams, awards received, etc.

Formerly, the procedure stated, “Directory information is defined as
..” and included a list of several types of information, such as the
examples just given. However, the procedure failed to clarify that

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