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<br />Marian Meadows Rezone and Subdivision Final Environmental Impact Statement 3-131 <br /> Citizens: <br />o Elect legislators that provide laws and the state school budget. <br />o Elect the SPI. <br />o Elect local school board members. <br />o Vote on local tax levies. <br />A number of standards adopted by the state affect local school operation: <br /> Schools must meet common learning standards for grades kindergarten to 10 measured by the <br />Washington Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) and the High School Proficiency Exam <br />(HSPE)) (RCW 28A.655). <br /> The class size goal is 18 students for grades kindergarten to 4 and is to be reduced as feasible for <br />other grades given budget constraints (RCW 28A.505, Initiative 728). <br /> Transportation must be provided for students living more than 2 miles from schools, or who are <br />separated from the school by unsafe roadways or other barriers, or who have special needs (RCW <br />28A.160). <br /> Local jurisdictions are required to provide safe public walkways for school children from <br />residences to schools or to bus stops in new subdivisions (RCW 58.17.110). <br /> School districts may request the local jurisdiction to adopt school impact fees to pay up to <br />50 percent of school facility costs due to growth (RCW 82.02.050). <br /> Local jurisdictions are required to identify lands useful for public purposes, including schools <br />(RCW 36.70A.150), and provide an inventory of facilities, forecast future needs, and provide for a <br />6-year plan that will finance such facilities (RCW 36.70A.070(3). <br />Kittitas County has not developed LOS standards for public schools in policy GPO 5.12, which adopts <br />standards for LOS for public facilities. <br />3 How will the proposal and alternatives affect school facilities and services? <br />Impacts on schools are related to the number of students, which are determined by the number of units <br />and the family structure of the households occupying the units. The analysis of impacts addresses the <br />three basic parameters of delivery of school service: <br /> Instruction, <br /> Facilities, and <br /> Transportation. <br />The number of students generated by new dwellings depends primarily on the demographic <br />characteristics of the future residents. Young families typically generate the highest rate or new students. <br />Retirees typically generate the smallest number of students. Existing dwellings generate students over the