Annotated ALE Rules
Annotated ALE Rule
The annotated ALE rule (WAC 392-121-182) includes the relevant rule text, explanations, common questions, and sample forms for each section or sub-section.
Highlights indicate modifications to the rules made prior to the 2012-13 school year. Download the revisions.
- 1: Purposes
- 2: General requirements
- 3: Definitions
- a. Alternative learning experience
- b. Certificated teacher
- c. Written student learning plan (Modified)
- d. Direct personal contact (Modified)
- e. Satisfactory progress
- f. Intervention plan
- g. Substantially similar experiences and services
- h. Synchronous digital instructional contact (Modified)
- i. Parent
- j. In-person instructional contact (Added)
- k. School week (Added)
- 4: Alternative learning experience program requirements (Modified)
- 5: Required school district board policies for alternative learning experiences (Modified)
- 6: Alternative learning experience implementation requirements
- a. Special education
- b. Contracting
- c. Instructional materials
- d. Compensation to students or parents
- e. Compensation to school district employees
- f. Quality of instructional materials
- g. Approval of instructional materials
- h. Purchase of instructional materials
- i. Purchasing or contracting for instructional or cocurricular experiences and services
- j. Home-based instruction
- k. Advertising and marketing
- l. Work-based learning
- m. Verification of student work
- n. Accreditation
- o. Non-resident students
- p. Courses of study
- q. High school credit and graduation requirements
- 7: Enrollment reporting procedures (Modified)
- 8: Differentiated funding (Modified)
- 9: Assessment requirements
- 10: Program evaluation requirements
- 11: Reporting requirements (Modified)
- 12: Documentation and record retention requirements (Modified)