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Students in conditional status may remain in school until
the next dose in the sequence becomes due. Then they will
then have 30 calendar days to turn in updated medically
verified records showing they received the next dose in the
sequence. If the series of doses is still not complete, condi-
tional status continues under the same conditions. Ifthe 30
days expire without updated, medically verified records, the
student must be excluded from further attendance.

Changes to Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap)
Vaccine Requirement

Lastly, the revisions to the rules governing immunization alter
the requirement for a Tdap dose. Specifically, the revisions
push the time period for the Tdap vaccine from grades 6-12
to grades 7-12. The revisions also clarify that all students in
7th grade must have received their Tdap dose on or after
age 10 and students in 8th through 12th grades must have
received their Tdap dose on or after age 7.

You'll find revisions reflecting the rule change incorporated
into Model Policy/Procedure 3413-Student Immunization
and Life-Threatening Health Conditions; this is an Essential
policy. The revisions also include clarifying language about
exclusion from school due to meningococcal disease or
human papillomavirus infection. The Department of Health
has more information on immunization and school.

MAY 2020

OTHER UPDATES

Policy 2004 - Accountability Goals
Category: ESSENTIAL

These important revisions reflect the School
Improvement Framework, which replaced the
former Achievement Index. The Washington School
Improvement Framework is part of the state’s Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan and identifies how
schools can improve the education of all students.

Specifically, these revisions reflect that school boards
must adopt district-wide performance improvement
goals each year and direct the schools that enroll
students in grades three through eight and/or high
school to establish consistent goals.

Policy 3131 - Transfers
Category: DISCRETIONARY

WSSDA has revised the model policy to address the
scenario of a student moving out of the district to
another country. Often in this scenario, the other
country does not confirm the transfer in the manner
that usually happens for transfers within the USA.
This scenario has previously resulted in a negative
withdrawal code for districts, thereby suggesting that

Model Policy your district did not properly document the transfer.
and Procedure

3413 Both OSPI and State Auditor’s Office have provided
guidance stating that if districts have a policy in place,
districts can report these scenarios as a transfer
without a negative code. We have also renamed this
model policy (previously “District Area Transfers) to
reflect its broader application.

Policy 5202 - Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration Mandated Drug and
Alcohol Testing Program

Category: ENCOURAGED

WSSDA has revised the model procedure to
include language regarding notifying drivers and
driver-applicants of certain drug and alcohol testing.

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