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allocation
an amount of money determined by the state and given out to districts.
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basic education
goals established by the Legislature for Washington’s education system, as well as a program to achieve those goals. See details here
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biennium
a period of two years usually used for budgets.
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bond
a method used by a public school district to finance the purchase of land or buildings or pay for school construction costs (like getting a loan for a project). Bond measures are placed on the ballot [..]
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ell
(English language learner): a student whose primary language is a language other than English and who have English language skills that are sufficiently lacking or absent resulting in a delay of learn [..]
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free and reduced lunch): a term used to describe students who qualify for participation in the federal school nutrition program that provides free or reduced price school lunches for students from low [..]
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full-day kindergarten
state funded kindergarten that requires a total of 1000 instructional hours and 180 days of instruction.
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hb
House Bill
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initiative
a law proposed by citizens and placed on the ballot in an election. This process bypasses the state legislature and allows citizens to pass laws.
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instructional hours
the number of hours districts are required to provide students. Instructional hours include all time in the school day from the beginning of the first period class to the end of the last period class, [..]
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