Mastery-based Learning Work Group
The State Board of Education has convened a mastery-based learning work group. This group identifies barriers to mastery-based learning and explores ways to increase student access to relevant and robust mastery-based academic pathways aligned to personal career and postsecondary goals.
This page will host all materials and agendas for the meetings of the mastery-based learning work group established in HB 1599. You can also review further background information, work group membership, or the statutory charge of the work group.
Download a copy of the recently submited 2019 Mastery-based Learning Interim Report.
Work Group Meeting Dates
| Date | Meeting Place | Room Location |
|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2019 | John A. Cherberg Building, State Capitol | Conference Room ABC |
| September 23, 2019 | John L. O'Brien Building, State Capitol | House Hearing Room A |
| November 14, 2019 | Avanti High School, Olympia | Multipurpose Room |
| February 27, 2020 | TBD | TBD |
| April 16, 2020 | TBD | TBD |
November 14, 2019 Meeting Materials
September 23, 2019 Meeting Materials
June 20, 2019 Meeting Materials
Resources
- Competency-Based Crediting Handbook: Summary of current Washington state laws that may influence mastery-based learning.
- iNACOL Resources: iNACOL is a nonprofit organization that originated as advocate for online learning, that now has a broader mission to support transformative personalized and student-centered learning.
- CompetencyWorks Resources: CompetencyWorks is a collaborative initiative lead by iNACOL to support competency-based education.
Background Information, Membership, and Statutory Charge of the Mastery-based Learning Work Group
State Board of Education's Convening Role for the Mastery-based Learning Work Group
The State Board of Education shall:
- Provide staff support to the work group;
- Coordinate work group membership to ensure member diversity, including racial, ethnic, gender, geographic, community size, and expertise diversity; and
- Submit an interim report outlining preliminary findings and potential recommendations to the governor and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 2019, and a final report, provided to the same recipients, detailing all findings and recommendations related to the work group’s purpose and tasks by December 1, 2020.
Workgroup Membership
| Member | Selected By | Name of Member |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Senator | Senate President | Lisa Wellman |
| Republican Senator | Senate President | TBD |
| Democratic Representative | Speaker of the House | Sharon Tomiko Santos |
| Republic Representative | Speaker of the House | Chris Corry |
| Student | Association of Washington Student Leaders | Ashley Lin, Union High School, Camas |
| Student | Association of Washington Student Leaders | Lafayette Jones, Renton High School, Renton |
| EOGOAC Representative | Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) | Frieda Takamura |
| High School Principal | Association of Washington State Principals |
Kory Kalahar, Principal of WestSide High School, Wenatchee |
| High School Certificated Teacher | Washington Education Association |
Miguel A. Saldaña, Teacher, Pasco |
| High School Counselor | Washington Education Association | Jenny Morgan, Counselor, Olympia |
| District Board Member or Superintendent |
Washington State School Directors' Association Washington Association of School Adminstrators |
Aurora Flores, Manson School Board, WSSDA President Krestin Bahr, Superintendent of Eatonville, WASA President |
| OSPI Representative | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Kathe Taylor |
| SBE Representative | Chair of the State Board of Education | Paul Pitre |
Statutory Charge of the Work Group
The State Board of Education shall convene a work group to inform the governor, the legislature, and the public about barriers to mastery-based learning in Washington state whereby:
- (a) Students advance upon demonstrated mastery of content;
- (b) Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students;
- (c) Assessments are meaningful and a positive learning experience for students;
- (d) Students receive rapid, differentiated support based on their individual learning needs; and
- (e) Learning outcomes emphasize competencies that include application and creation of knowledge along with the development of important skills and dispositions.
The work group shall examine opportunities to increase student access to relevant and robust mastery-based academic pathways aligned to personal career goals and postsecondary education. The work group shall also review the role of the high school and beyond plan in supporting mastery-based learning. The work group shall consider:
- (a) Improvements in the high school and beyond plan as an essential tool for mastery-based learning;
- (b) Development of mastery-based pathways to the earning of a high school diploma;
- (c) The results of the competency-based pathways previously approved by the state board of education under RCW 28A.230.090 as a learning resource; and
- (d) Expansion of mastery-based credits to meet graduation requirements.
