PTA Members Take Action - Urge Senators to Support House Bill 2214
Wednesday afternoon, the House passed House Bill 2214, which will make needed reforms to academic testing in Washington State. Washington State PTA supports policies that increase academic rigor which results in career and college readiness. We are asking members to take action and send a message to the state senate, urging the passage of HB 2214 today!
This bill comes at a time where transitions are underway and
each graduating class has different graduation requirements. This bill supports many tenants of the Washington State PTA public policy platform including providing a meaningful high school diploma
that includes academic rigor leading to a career and college ready diploma. It makes available pathways to graduation
that provide alternatives to meeting the assessment standards while continuing
to increase students’ ability to acquire the knowledge to be successful in life
after high school. In HB 2214, the legislature
states that: “The purpose of a high school diploma is to declare that a student
is ready for success in post secondary education, gainful employment, and citizenship,
and is equipped with the skills to be a lifelong learner. The Washington State PTA supports the streamlining of high
school assessment requirements and the opportunities for increased local
determination of alternate coursework to meet the requirement in the 12th
grade year in support of future success after high school. We believe that requirements established in
HB 2214 will assist in building and maintaining the integrity of a high quality
assessment system that supports career and college ready learning standards and
the requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
Click here to send a message to your state senator.
