WAC 392-160-010. School district board of directors duties

Consistent with the provisions of this chapter, every school district board of directors: (1) Shall make available to each eligible student a transitional bilingual instructional program or, if the use of two languages is not practicable as provided in WAC 392-160-040 , an alternative instructional program; (2) Shall communicate, whenever feasible, with parents of students in the bilingual program, or alternative instruction program in a language they can understand; and (3) Shall provide effective professional development training of sufficient duration and depth for administrators, teachers, counselors, and other staff on bilingual program models, and/or district's alternative instructional program, appropriate use of instructional strategies and assessment results, and curriculum and instructional materials for use with culturally and linguistically diverse students.