Washington State’s commitment to closing the gap for Opportunity Youth A first in the nation comprehensive model

Building Bridges Recommendations 1. Set an educational goal for youth and family serving agencies and coordinate efforts to achieve it 2. Build local dropout prevention and intervention systems and practices at every grade level. 3. Create a dropout retrieval system for 16–24 year old youth who are not likely to return to high school. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 11/16/2018

Framework Elements Statewide framework of reengagement Encourages partnerships and collaboration State K-12 funding follows the student (Approx.$6,300 annually) Performance based & individualized, with multiple indicators of academic progress Designed as an on-ramp to college/career pathways Case management required 11/16/2018

Funding Follows the Student Basic Education Allocation is $6,570.44 for Basic Education Allocation is $7,459.38 for vocational District retains 7% like running start Student taking only college level courses reimbursed by credit hour Students taking at least one course below college level reimbursed as 1.0 FTE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 11/16/2018

Eligibility for Funding 2 hours of face to face time aggregated over the prior month for the purposes of Instruction Academic, or Career counseling or Case Management Weekly status check (does not need to be reciprocal) Make an Indicator of Academic progress by the fourth time the student is being claimed for monthly apportionment OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 11/16/2018

Competency based credit accrual Benefits for older and younger students Younger students in the ideal environment Eases transitions to college career pathways Optimizes instructional costs 11/16/2018

High School 21+ & Open Doors 11/16/2018

Articulation Agreements Essential to successful collaboration Based on shared standards and outcomes Assisted by organizational trust 11/16/2018

Articulation Agreements 11/16/2018

Laurie Shannon, Reengagement and Graduation Program Supervisor Contact: Laurie Shannon, Reengagement and Graduation Program Supervisor Laurie.Shannon@k12.wa.us Troy Goracke, Program Administrator, BEdA tgoracke@sbctc.edu OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 11/16/2018