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(f) The superintendent shall adopt rules requiring school 1 districts to report full-time equivalent student enrollment as 2 provided in RCW 28A.655.210. 3 (g) For the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, school districts 4 must report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction 5 the monthly actual average district-wide class size across each grade 6 level of kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade 7 classes. The superintendent of public instruction shall report this 8 information to the education and fiscal committees of the house of 9 representatives and the senate by September 30th of each year. 10 (2) CERTIFICATED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ALLOCATIONS 11 Allocations for certificated instructional staff salaries for the 12 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years are determined using formula- 13 generated staff units calculated pursuant to this subsection. 14 (a) Certificated instructional staff units, as defined in RCW 15 28A.150.410, shall be allocated to reflect the minimum class size 16 allocations, requirements, and school prototypes assumptions as 17 provided in RCW 28A.150.260. The superintendent shall make 18 allocations to school districts based on the district's annual 19 average full-time equivalent student enrollment in each grade. 20 (b) Additional certificated instructional staff units provided in 21 this subsection (2) that exceed the minimum requirements in RCW 22 28A.150.260 are enhancements outside the program of basic education, 23 except as otherwise provided in this section. 24 (c)(i) The superintendent shall base allocations for each level 25 of prototypical school, including those at which more than fifty 26 percent of the students were eligible for free and reduced-price 27 meals in the prior school year, on the following regular education 28 average class size of full-time equivalent students per teacher, 29 except as provided in (c)(ii) of this subsection: 30

31 General education class size:

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33 Grade RCW 28A.150.260 2023-24 School Year 2024-25 School Year

34 Grade K

17.00 17.00

35 Grade 1

17.00 17.00

36 Grade 2

17.00 17.00

37 Grade 3

17.00 17.00 p. 480 ESSB 5187.SL