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Memorandum
| DATE: |
September 2005 |
| TO: |
Interested Parties |
| FROM: |
Office of the Attorney General (AGO)
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)
Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB)
State Board of Education (SBE) |
| SUBJECT: |
Running Start Program –– Questions and Answers |
The Running Start Program was initiated by the Legislature as a component
of the 1990 parent and student “Choice” Act (Chapter 9,
Laws of 1990, 1st Ex. Sess.). It is intended to provide students a program
option consisting of attendance at certain institutions of higher education
and the simultaneous earning of high school and college/university credit.
Eleventh and twelfth grade students have
a right granted by the Legislature to participate in Running Start at
public expense. The exercise of that right is subject only to minimal
eligibility and procedural requirements, which are spelled out, in state
administrative rules.
This document is the 2005 updated version
of the “brochure” first printed in April 1997. The answers
have been developed in collaboration with a variety of K-12 and higher
education representatives and the Office of the Attorney General. The
answers reflect how schools, school districts, and higher education
institutions need to implement or administer various elements of Running
Start in order to be in compliance with state statutes. There are a
total of 59 questions distributed among the following categories:
| Running Start Eligibility |
23 questions |
(p. 35-38) |
| Homeschool / private school students |
3 questions |
(p.38) |
| Graduation Requirements |
2 questions |
(p. 39) |
| Transcript Information |
5 questions |
(p. 40) |
| Student Activities |
2 questions |
(p. 41) |
| Credit |
8 questions |
(p. 42-44) |
| Fees |
4 questions |
(p. 45) |
| Parental Rights and Responsibilities |
2 questions |
(p. 46) |
| Foreign Exchange/International Students |
1 question |
(p. 46) |
| Other |
7 questions |
(p. 47) |
The applicable statutes are RCW 28A.600.300
through 28A.600.380, RCW 28A.150.260, and RCW 28A.150.290 (see Appendix
A).
The applicable implementing rules are found
in Chapter 392-169 WAC (OSPI rules) (see Appendix B).
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