Superintendent of Public Instruction
Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
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(Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
Current Budget | 380.5 | 27,245,910 | 2,042,001 | 29,287,911 |
2019-21 Maintenance Level | 380.5 | 27,352,506 | 2,057,819 | 29,410,325 |
Difference from 2017-19 | 0.0 | 106,596 | 15,818 | 122,414 |
% Change from 2017-19 | 0.0% | 0.39% | 0.77% | 0.42% |
2019-21 Policy Other Changes |
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CCL Tribal Liaison | 0.50 | 0 | 150 | 150 |
Allocated FTEs for ESDs | 0.0 | (15) | 0 | (15) |
Integrated Early Learning Options | 1.0 | 283 | 0 | 283 |
Student Mental Health & Safety | 0.0 | 2,559 | 0 | 2,559 |
School Nurse Corps | 0.0 | 1,693 | 0 | 1,693 |
Prior School Year Adjustments | 0.0 | 29,500 | 0 | 29,500 |
Transportation Base Adjustment | 0.0 | 38,958 | 0 | 38,958 |
Health Benefit Rate Adjustment | 0.0 | (37,320) | 0 | (37,320) |
Enhanced Institution Funding | 0.0 | 780 | 0 | 780 |
Institutional Student Records | 0.0 | 200 | 0 | 200 |
Charter School Oversight | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
2019-21 Policy Other Changes Total | 1.5 | 36,638 | 160 | 36,798 |
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes |
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PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 4,974 | 0 | 4,974 |
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 4,974 | 0 | 4,974 |
2019-21 Policy Transfers Changes |
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ESIT Program Transfer | 0.0 | (86,292) | 0 | (86,292) |
2019-21 Policy Transfers Changes Total | 0.0 | (86,292) | 0 | (86,292) |
2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes |
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Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Attorney General | 0.0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Administrative Hearings | 0.0 | 525 | 0 | 525 |
DES Central Services | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 96 | 0 | 96 |
2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 658 | 0 | 658 |
Total Policy Changes | 1.5 | (44,022) | 160 | (43,862) |
2019-21 Policy Level | 382.0 | 27,308,484 | 2,057,979 | 29,366,463 |
Difference from 2017-19 | 1.5 | 62,574 | 15,978 | 78,552 |
% Change from 2017-19 | 0.39% | 0.23% | 0.78% | 0.27% |
Policy Changes
Attorney General
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of legal service charges from the Attorney General’s Office. (General Fund - State, WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State)
Administrative Hearings
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of administrative hearings charges from the Office of Administrative Hearings. (General Fund - State)
DES Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. (General Fund - State)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for statewide financial applications, One Washington, and other OFM central services. (General Fund - State)
CCL Tribal Liaison
Chapter 406, Laws of 2019 (Workforce Education Investment) expanded career connected learning opportunities to students statewide. Funding provides 1.0 FTE staff at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for outreach to tribal schools to facilitate access to and support enrollment in career connected learning (CCL) opportunities for tribal students. This includes career awareness and exploration, career preparation, and career launch programs, as defined in RCW 28C.30.020, so that tribal students may receive high school or college credit to the maximum extent possible. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)
Allocated FTEs for ESDs
Funding is provided for compensation adjustments to the Educational Service District FTE staff who were previously allocated with pass-through funding. (General Fund - State)
Integrated Early Learning Options
Funding is provided for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to collaborate with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to complete a report with options and recommendations for administrative efficiencies and long-term strategies to align and integrate high-quality early learning programs administered by both agencies. The report is due September 1, 2020. (General Fund - State)
Student Mental Health & Safety
Funding is provided for compensation adjustments for the 13.5 additional FTE staff providing regional support for the statewide student mental health and safety network. (General Fund - State)
School Nurse Corps
Funding is provided for compensation adjustments to the increased nurses and support staff for the School Nurse Corps program. (General Fund - State)
Archives/Records Management
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of state archiving and state records center costs from the Secretary of State’s Office. (General Fund - State)
Health Benefit Rate Adjustment
Funding is adjusted based on updated rates for fiscal year 2021 for the School Employees' Benefits Board program. Modeling for prior rate estimates used assumptions based on experience from the Public Employees' Benefits Board, the adjusted rate incorporates new data from SEBB open enrollment especially regarding plan choice and demographic information. Enrollment information is subject to change pending final verification and resolution of on-going appeals. (General Fund - State, WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State)
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase
For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 1.5 percent, up to a maximum of $22 per month. (General Fund - State, WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State)
Transportation Base Adjustment
Funding is provided to incorporate an increase in the prior year pupil transportation base over the amount that was assumed in the biennial budget. A large portion of pupil transportation expenditures is attributed to compensation. (General Fund - State, WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State)
ESIT Program Transfer
Funding for payments to providers for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers program is transferred to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families beginning September 1, 2020. (General Fund - State)
Enhanced Institution Funding
Funding is provided to increase the enhancement for the differentiated instructional needs of students in institutional education programs. The 2019 Legislature provided enhanced funding for this purpose for an estimated 20 percent of institutional education students, but data shows that the rate of incidence of students with individualized education programs in Washington's institutions is at least 35 percent. The needs funded with this enhancement may include, but are not limited to, one-on-one instruction, enhanced access to counseling for social emotional needs of the student, and services to identify the proper level of instruction at the time of student entry into the facility. (General Fund - State)
Institutional Student Records
Funding is provided for student records coordinators to manage the transmission of academic records with Green Hill academic school and Naselle youth camp school. The 2019 Legislature provided funding for this purpose at Echo Glen children's center. This additional funding provides the same support to Washington's other two long-term juvenile institutions. (General Fund - State)
Charter School Oversight
Adjustments are provided to reflect 4 percent of total charter school apportionment in line with WAC 180-19-060. (Charter Schools Oversight Account - State)