Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 28A.400.007 — Staffing enrichments to the program of basic education., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28A.400.007. Staffing enrichments to the program of basic education.
(1) In addition to the staffing units in RCW
28A.150.260, the superintendent of public instruction must provide school districts with allocations for the following staff units if and to the extent that funding is specifically appropriated and designated for that category of staffing unit in the omnibus operating appropriations act.
(a) Additional staffing units for each level of prototypical school in RCW
28A.150.260:
| Elementary School | Middle School | High School |
Principals, assistant principals, and other certificated building-level administrators. . . . | 0.0470 | 0.0470 | 0.0200 |
Teacher-librarians, a function that includes information literacy, technology, and media to support school library media programs. . . . | 0.3370 | 0.4810 | 0.4770 |
Paraeducators, including any aspect of educational instructional services provided by classified employees. . . . | 0.988 | 0.224 | 0.272 |
Office support and other noninstructional aides. . . . | 0.912 | 1.099 | 0.155 |
Custodians. . . . | 0.0430 | 0.0580 | 0.0350 |
Classified staff providing student and staff safety. . . . | 0.0000 | 0.6080 | 1.1590 |
Parent involvement coordinators. . . . | 0.9175 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
(b) Additional certificated instructional staff units sufficient to achieve the following reductions in class size in each level of prototypical school under RCW
28A.150.260:
General education
certificated instructional
staff units sufficient to
achieve class size reduction of:
Grades K-3 class size. . . .0.00
Grade 4. . . .2.00
Grades 5-6. . . .2.00
Grades 7-8. . . .3.53
Grades 9-12. . . .3.74
CTE. . . .4.00
Skills. . . . 3.00
High poverty
certificated instructional
staff units sufficient to
achieve class size reduction of:
Grades K-3 class size. . . .2.00
Grade 4. . . .5.00
Grades 5-6. . . .4.00
Grades 7-8. . . .5.53
Grades 9-12. . . .5.74
(2) The staffing units in subsection (1) of this section are an enrichment to and are beyond the state's statutory program of basic education in RCW
28A.150.220 and
28A.150.260. However, if and to the extent that any of these additional staffing units are funded by specific reference to this section in the omnibus operating appropriations act, those units become part of prototypical school funding formulas and a component of the state funding that the legislature deems necessary to support school districts in offering the statutory program of basic education under Article IX, section 1 of the state Constitution.
Notes
Reviser's note: The effective date of 2022 c 109 s 5 is September 1, 2024. However, 2022 c 109 s 5 was amended by 2024 c 191 s 3, which has an effective date of June 6, 2024. Consequently, the effective date of this section is June 6, 2024.
Effective date—2022 c 109 ss 4 and 5: See note following RCW
28A.150.260.
Intent—2017 3rd sp.s. c 13: "The legislature recognizes that legislation enacted in 2014 and 2015 established a phase-in of increased school district staffing ratios. Under current law, these increased staffing ratios begin in the 2019-2021 biennium and exceed the school district staffing ratios established in chapter 236, Laws of 2010 (Substitute House Bill No. 2776) and in chapter 13, Laws of 2017 3rd sp. sess. In light of the education investments funded pursuant to the 2010 and 2017 legislation, the legislature intends to review and prioritize future staffing ratio increases to focus on reducing the opportunity gap, assisting struggling students, enhancing the educational outcomes for all students, and strengthening support for all schools and school district staff." [
2017 3rd sp.s. c 13 s 903.]
Intent—2017 3rd sp.s. c 13: See note following RCW
28A.150.410.
Collective bargaining agreements not impaired—2017 3rd sp.s. c 13: See note following RCW
41.56.139.
Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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