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  • Way to Staff Well-being Workshops for 2023-2024

    Jackie Vizzare, Workforce Health Consultant Strategic Customer Engagement, Kaiser Permanente
    Sep 14, 2023
    Kaiser Permanente is proud to offer Way to Staff Well-being Workshops for the 2023-24 school year. These workshops are designed for all teachers, staff, and administrators in Washington to learn how a proactive approach to staff well-being can help schools thrive.

  • Required Government-to-Government Training Dates Available

    Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP
    Aug 7, 2023
    House Bill 1426 passed in 2021 and it requires that administrators who renew their administrator certificate on or after July 1, 2023 must complete a five-hour Government-to-Government Relationships Training. Administrators also need to complete 10 clock hours related to leadership standards and 10 clock hours related to equity before renewing their certificates.

  • New Administrator Certification Requirements Related to Government-to-Government Relationships with Federally Recognized Tribes

    Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP
    May 22, 2023
    OSPI recently released an important bulletin related to certificate renewal requirements for all teachers and administrators who need to renew their certification after July 1, 2023. Educators may renew early. An educator may choose to renew a certificate at any time during the validity of their certificate. It is the responsibility of the educator to ensure that they hold a valid certificate and renew that certificate in a timely manner. OSPI recommends that those wishing to renew a certificate apply for their renewal as soon as they have completed the required number of hours.

  • Make the Most Out of "The Main Idea" with Our March 8 Webinar

    Julie Woods, Community & Member Relations Coordinator, AWSP
    Feb 22, 2023
    We're hosting a webinar on Wednesday, March 8, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to walk members through an AWSP benefit called The Main Idea from Jenn David-Lang that just might change your life! (In fact, we're sure it will.) Join this interactive session to learn ways to develop your own habit of professional reading and use that reading to improve your school! You will also walk away with two great tools to conduct PD with your own teachers. Learn more and register today!

  • Learning and The Brain: Conference Review

    Cindy Sholtys-Cromwell, Principal, Loowit High School and Kelso Virtual Academy (K-12), Kelso School District
    Dec 5, 2022
    I recently attended the Learning and the Brain — “Teaching Struggling Brains” Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, with several of my staff. Led by some of the most respected researchers currently practicing in the United States, these three days were packed with big learnings and takeaways to support our work with students. The ability of these researchers to speak to educators in a manner that was understandable and applicable to our educational world was one of the most impressive aspects of this research-based conference.

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