Private Schools Emergency Waiver Notification 2020

Private School Notification of Emergency Waiver in Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The State Board of Education has been granted authority by the Legislature to waive instructional hour or school day requirements for private schools and allow schools to waive graduation requirements for individual students for the 2019-20 school year. Please complete the following questions to notify the State Board of Education of your private school's use of this waiver program.

Please exercise this waiver authority for individual students before it expires on July 31, 2020. Please complete this notification of the use of the emergency waiver by September 30, 2020.

The information that you include in this notification does not affect re-approval.

1. What is the name of the private school? *This question is required.

2. What is the name of the person who is the Head of School? *This question is required.

3. What is the email address of the Head of School?

Note: At the end of this waiver notification, an email copy of these responses will be sent to the email address provided here. *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

4. OPTIONAL QUESTION - You may skip if necessary

What is the private school's school code (building code)?

The school code can be found in OSPI EDS Directory Information.
Use the "Organization Category" dropdown box to select Private School.
Use the "Organization Name" text field to enter the name of the school, then the result of that search will populate in the lower part of that page.
On the left-hand side of the search results, you will see the name of the school followed by the school code in parentheses.
Enter the school code found in the parentheses.

If you have questions about finding your school code or if you have think you may have two building codes, please contact customersupport@k12.wa.us

5. Will the private school use the waiver for credit-based graduation requirements for individual students who were on track to graduate?

Note: This waiver allows for excusal of remaining state credit unit graduation requirements for individual senior students who are on track to graduate. Private schools are able to waive any local graduation requirements that are above minimum state graduation requirements. *This question is required.

6. Will the private school use the waiver for either instructional hour or day requirements? *This question is required.