RCW 28A.300.440
Natural science, wildlife, and environmental education grant program.
(1) The natural science, wildlife, and environmental education grant program is hereby created, subject to the availability of funds. The program is created to promote proven and innovative natural science, wildlife, and environmental education programs that are fully aligned with the state's essential academic learning requirements, and includes but is not limited to instruction about renewable resources, responsible use of resources, and conservation.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall establish and publish funding criteria for environmental, natural science, wildlife, forestry, and agricultural education grants. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall involve a cross section of stakeholder groups to develop socially, economically, and environmentally balanced funding criteria. These criteria shall be based on compliance with the essential academic learning requirements and use methods that encourage critical thinking. The criteria must also include environmental, natural science, wildlife, forestry, and agricultural education programs with one or more of the following features:
(a) Interdisciplinary approaches to environmental, natural science, wildlife, forestry, and agricultural issues;
(b) Programs that target underserved, disadvantaged, and multicultural populations;
(c) Programs that reach out to schools across the state that would otherwise not have access to specialized environmental, natural science, wildlife, forestry, and agricultural education programs;
(d) Proven programs offered by innovative community partnerships designed to improve student learning and strengthen local communities.
(3) Eligible uses of grants include, but are not limited to:
(a) Continuing in-service and preservice training for educators with materials specifically developed to enable educators to teach essential academic learning requirements in a compelling and effective manner;
(b) Proven, innovative programs that align the basic subject areas of the common school curriculum in chapter 28A.230 RCW with the essential academic learning requirements; the basic subject areas should be integrated by using environmental education, natural science, wildlife, forestry, agricultural, and natural environment curricula to meet the needs of various learning styles; and
(c) Support and equipment needed for the implementation of the programs in this section.
(4) Grants may only be disbursed to nonprofit organizations exempt from income tax under section 501(c) of the federal internal revenue code that can provide matching funds or in-kind services.
(5) Grants may not be used for any partisan or political activities.
[ 2012 c 198 § 5; 2003 c 22 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.
Intent—2003 c 22: "(1) Effective, natural science, wildlife, and environmental education programs provide the foundation for the development of literate children and adults, setting the stage for lifelong learning. Furthermore, integrating the basic subject areas of the common school curriculum in chapter 28A.230 RCW through natural science, wildlife, and environmental education offers many opportunities for achieving excellence in our schools. Well-designed programs, aligned with the state's essential academic learning requirements, contribute to the state's educational reform goals.
(2) Washington is fortunate to have institutions and programs that currently provide quality natural science, wildlife, and environmental education and teacher training that is already aligned with the state's essential academic learning requirements.
(3) The legislature intends to further the development of natural science, wildlife, and environmental education by establishing a competitive grant program, funded through state moneys to the extent those moneys are appropriated, or made available through other sources, for proven natural science, wildlife, and environmental education programs that are fully aligned with the state's essential academic learning requirements." [ 2003 c 22 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 28A - Common School Provisions
Chapter 28A.300 - Superintendent of Public Instruction.
28A.300.010 - Election—Term of office.
28A.300.030 - Assistance of educational service district boards and superintendents—Scope.
28A.300.035 - Assistance of certificated or classified employee—Reimbursement for substitute.
28A.300.039 - Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
28A.300.040 - Powers and duties.
28A.300.0401 - School district fiscal notes.
28A.300.041 - Statewide student assessment system—Redesign—Reports to the legislature.
28A.300.045 - Pupil tests and records—Rules.
28A.300.046 - "Student absence from school"—Rules—Collection of attendance and discipline data.
28A.300.060 - Studies and adoption of classifications for school district budgets—Publication.
28A.300.065 - Classification and numbering system of school districts.
28A.300.080 - Vocational agriculture education—Intent.
28A.300.090 - Vocational agriculture education—Service area established—Duties.
28A.300.100 - Vocational agriculture education—Superintendent to adopt rules.
28A.300.105 - Office of Native education—Duties—Report.
28A.300.106 - Native education public-private partnership account.
28A.300.108 - Tribal consultation training and schedule.
28A.300.112 - Ethnic studies materials and resources.
28A.300.115 - Holocaust instruction—Preparation and availability of instructional materials.
28A.300.116 - Holocaust instruction—Teacher training.
28A.300.118 - College credit program information—Notification to schools and parents.
28A.300.119 - Online learning programs for college credit—Information.
28A.300.120 - Administrative hearing—Contract to conduct authorized—Final decision.
28A.300.130 - Center for the improvement of student learning.
28A.300.131 - Parental involvement—Measures to evaluate level—Models and practices—Recognition.
28A.300.135 - Center for the improvement of student learning account.
28A.300.139 - Washington integrated student supports protocol.
28A.300.164 - Energy information program.
28A.300.170 - State general fund—Estimates for state support to public schools, from.
28A.300.185 - Family preservation education program.
28A.300.190 - Coordination of video telecommunications programming in schools.
28A.300.195 - Work-integrated learning matching grant program.
28A.300.196 - Work-integrated learning advisory committee.
28A.300.220 - Cooperation with workforce training and education coordinating board.
28A.300.230 - Findings—Integration of vocational and academic education.
28A.300.235 - Development of model curriculum integrating vocational and academic education.
28A.300.238 - Career and technical education equipment—Competitive grant process—Rules.
28A.300.240 - International student exchange.
28A.300.250 - Participation in federal nutrition programs—Superintendent's duties.
28A.300.255 - Meal charge policies.
28A.300.270 - Violence prevention training.
28A.300.273 - Annual school safety summits.
28A.300.280 - Conflict resolution program.
28A.300.2851 - School bullying and harassment—Work group.
28A.300.288 - Youth suicide prevention activities.
28A.300.290 - Effective reading programs—Identification.
28A.300.295 - Identified programs—Grants for in-service training and instructional materials.
28A.300.300 - Effective reading programs—Information—Development and implementation of strategies.
28A.300.310 - Second grade reading assessment—Selection of reading passages—Costs.
28A.300.330 - Primary grade reading grant program.
28A.300.340 - Primary grade reading grant program—Timelines—Rules.
28A.300.360 - Grants for programs and services—Truant, at-risk, and expelled students.
28A.300.370 - World War II oral history project.
28A.300.375 - Washington history day program.
28A.300.380 - Career and technical student organizations—Support services.
28A.300.390 - Kip Tokuda memorial Washington civil liberties public education program—Findings.
28A.300.395 - Kip Tokuda memorial Washington civil liberties public education program—Intent.
28A.300.400 - Kip Tokuda memorial Washington civil liberties public education program—Definition.
28A.300.415 - Kip Tokuda memorial Washington civil liberties public education program—Short title.
28A.300.420 - Student court programs.
28A.300.430 - Collaboration with children's system of care demonstration sites.
28A.300.440 - Natural science, wildlife, and environmental education grant program.
28A.300.444 - Integration of environmental and sustainability content.
28A.300.450 - Financial education public-private partnership—Established.
28A.300.460 - Financial education public-private partnership responsibilities—Annual report.
28A.300.464 - Financial education public-private partnership—Contents of report.
28A.300.465 - Financial education public-private partnership account.
28A.300.466 - Financial education public-private partnership—Grant program.
28A.300.467 - Financial education public-private partnership—Model goals.
28A.300.468 - Financial education standards—Availability of materials.
28A.300.469 - State financial education learning standards.
28A.300.471 - Medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program.
28A.300.475 - Comprehensive sexual health education.
28A.300.476 - Physical, social, and emotional support staff—Report.
28A.300.477 - Social-emotional learning committee.
28A.300.478 - Social-emotional learning standards and benchmarks.
28A.300.479 - Social-emotional learning resources.
28A.300.480 - Civic education travel grant program.
28A.300.485 - Enhanced civics education demonstration sites.
28A.300.490 - Task force on gangs in schools—Reports.
28A.300.500 - Longitudinal student data system.
28A.300.505 - School data systems—Standards—Reporting format.
28A.300.507 - K-12 data governance group—Duties—Reports.
28A.300.510 - After-school mathematics support program—Reports.
28A.300.520 - Policies to support children of incarcerated parents.
28A.300.530 - Individuals with dyslexia—Identification and instruction—Handbook—Reports.
28A.300.535 - Transgender student policy and procedure—Healthy youth survey.
28A.300.537 - Adverse childhood experiences—Healthy youth survey.
28A.300.544 - Students in foster care, experiencing homelessness, or both—Work group—Report.
28A.300.550 - Innovation schools—Identification—Website—Publicity.
28A.300.555 - Finding—Grants to improve readiness to learn.
28A.300.560 - Data on college credit through dual credit courses—Posting on website.
28A.300.565 - Grants to implement emergency response systems.
28A.300.570 - Support of reading and early literacy.
28A.300.574 - Dual language learning cohorts—Rules.
28A.300.575 - Washington state seal of biliteracy.
28A.300.580 - Phone interpretation services—Posting vendor information on website.
28A.300.585 - Computer science learning standards.
28A.300.587 - Computer science report.
28A.300.606 - Teacher and administrator professional learning—Working with paraeducators.
28A.300.615 - Substitute teachers—Hiring and compensation reporting.
28A.300.620 - Mentor training program goals—Professional development curricula.
28A.300.630 - School safety center.
28A.300.635 - School safety and student well-being advisory committee.
28A.300.640 - School-based threat assessment program—Model policy and procedure.
28A.300.650 - School resource officer training—Materials—Grant program—Report.
28A.300.700 - Dyslexia screening tools.
28A.300.710 - Dyslexia advisory council.
28A.300.720 - Dyslexia recommendations.
28A.300.750 - Basic education waivers for school districts.
28A.300.760 - Waiver applications annual report.
28A.300.770 - Highly capable students—Identification procedures.
28A.300.790 - Outdoor-based activities—Instructional days.
28A.300.793 - Outdoor learning grant program.
28A.300.795 - Outdoor learning grant program—Outdoor education experiences program.
28A.300.802 - Advisory groups—Travel—Compensation.
28A.300.810 - Innovative learning pilot program.
28A.300.815 - Financial aid advising day.
28A.300.820 - Elementary and secondary school emergency relief III account.
28A.300.825 - Secondary traumatic stress—Resources.
28A.300.840 - Media literacy and digital citizenship—Grant program.
28A.300.845 - Media literacy and digital citizenship—Regional conferences.
28A.300.900 - Registered preapprenticeship and youth apprenticeship recommendations.