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Board hears annual basic‑education certification report: 316 districts fully certified, four conditional
Summary
Victoria Bobuleva, the board’s basic education manager, reported that 316 of roughly 320 districts and LEAs received full certification while four received conditional certifications after the board’s annual compliance review.
Victoria Bobuleva, the board’s basic education manager, presented the state’s annual basic education certification summary at the meeting, reporting that most Washington school districts and local education agencies complied with statutory program requirements but a handful required follow‑up.
Bobuleva told the board that the 2024 collection covered about 320 entities and that “of the 320 school districts and LEAs in total, 316 have received full certifications, and 4 have received conditional certifications.” She said the board’s review used a four‑column compliance matrix that groups requirements into foundational, required, additional required and encouraged elements.
Why it matters: The Board of Education is charged by statute to confirm that districts are delivering the state’s program of basic education; the certification work is the board’s principal compliance check. The process triggers a formal follow‑up and potential referral to the superintendent of public instruction when required elements are missing.
Key details reported: Bobuleva said the collection window opened June 6 and closed Sept. 23 and that 295 school districts and 25 other local education agencies submitted responses. She reviewed the compliance framework used to rate districts and said conditional certifications require written assurances and a multi‑year plan.
Notable findings: The report added supplemental frequency tables on course offerings and graduation pathways. For example, the report shows wide variation across districts in how and when students begin High School & Beyond plans, and differing local approaches to offering financial education, career and technical exploratory courses, and competency‑based crediting.
Next steps and staff work: Bobuleva said staff will continue to refine the compliance matrix and that the board will receive supplemental materials and webinars to help districts understand expectations. The board also discussed clarifying the difference between adoption of curricula and on‑the‑ground implementation, and voiced interest in further analysis of tribal consultation and attendance patterns.
Ending: Board members thanked Bobuleva for the detailed compliance work and asked staff to provide clearer table annotations in the published report so external readers can see why some frequency tables do not sum to district totals.
