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Superintendent of Public Instruction - Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 317.0 66,083 126,939 193,022
2021-23 Maintenance Level 318.5 67,628 129,490 197,118
Difference from 2021-23 Original 1.5 1,545 2,551 4,096
% Change from 2021-23 Original 0.47% 2.3% 2.0% 2.1%

2022 Policy Other Changes

Apportionment System Feasibility 0.0 250 0 250
Increase OSPI State Office Staffing 0.0 1,000 0 1,000
Healthcare Simulation Labs 0.0 3,600 0 3,600
Modernizing Mathematics Pathways 0.0 553 0 553
2022 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 5,403 0 5,403

2022 Policy Comp Changes

State Employee Benefits 0.0 4 4 8
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 557 436 993
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 16 13 29
2022 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 577 453 1,030

2022 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 5 0 5
Audit Services 0.0 15 0 15
Legal Services 0.0 45 0 45
Administrative Hearings 0.0 80 0 80
CTS Central Services 0.0 76 0 76
DES Central Services 0.0 68 0 68
OFM Central Services 0.0 550 0 550
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 1 0 1
2022 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 840 0 840
Total Policy Changes 0.0 6,820 453 7,273
2022 Policy Level 318.5 74,448 129,943 204,391
Difference from 2021-23 Original 1.5 8,365 3,004 11,369
% Change from 2021-23 Original 0.47% 12.7% 2.4% 5.9%

Policy Changes

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor’s Office. (General Fund - State)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of Attorney General's Office legal services based on a three-year average. Because legal services costs are based on usage, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. (Charter Schools Oversight Account - State, General Fund - State)

Administrative Hearings

Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of administrative hearings conducted by 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 for campus rent, parking, security and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)

Apportionment System Feasibility

A feasibility study is funded to assess the modernization of the school apportionment system. (General Fund - State)

Increase OSPI State Office Staffing

This item increases the base operations funding for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to keep up with expanding programming requirements over the past decade. Adding critical staffing positions will increase OSPI’s ability to be responsive to the ever-evolving needs and requirements of the K-12 system and the 1.1 million students it serves. (General Fund - State)

Healthcare Simulation Labs

OSPI will administer grants for nursing programs to purchase or upgrade simulation laboratory equipment. This will help upgrade equipment and expand the capacity of simulation laboratories to serve more nursing students. (Workforce Education Investment Acc - State)

Modernizing Mathematics Pathways

This funding will modernize the mathematics pathway by producing a pilot for a revised and expanded course. The pilot will adopt evidence-based strategies that better give students the flexibility and support they need. (General Fund - State)

State Employee Benefits

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not covered by the healthcare coalition. The insurance funding rate is $936 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,130 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Educator Certification Processing A - Non-Appropriated)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

A general wage increase of 3.25%, effective July 1, 2022, is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. (Educator Certification Processing A - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (General Fund - State, WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (General Fund - State)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (General Fund - State)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of the actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - State)