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How about a fun, rewarding safety activity for students this summer? Washington Operation Lifesaver (WAOL) is a non-profit organization consisting of public and private entities whose purpose is to educate the public about safe practices at highway-rail grade crossings and other locations along railroad tracks.

In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss one of the craziest school years ever and the impact of your incredible leadership, OSPI's weekly updates, our virtual Summer Conference, learning opportunities for all members, AWSL's Summer Leadership Days, our AWSL Fall Conference, our Learning Centers now open for business, our online change of status form, and nominating a fellow colleague for Principal and/or Assistant Principal of the Year.

In this episode of episode of AWSP News, we discuss focusing on what is within the realm of your responsibilities, what school will look like next Fall, our AWSP/WASA Summer Conference, the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP), TikTok and a number of enhancements to safety policies, AWSL bringing our leader development programs to your campus, our AWSL Fall Conference, Juneteenth and the significance of this date in history for african americans in our country, and your self-care as a top priority.

One popular app, TikTok, recently launched a number of enhancements to safety policies, controls, and educational resources that will help keep kids safe. The National PTA -- along with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Family Online Safety Institute and ConnectSafely -- are partnering with TikTok to help inform parents of the new parental controls, like its Family Pairing feature, which gives parents the ability to guide their child's online experience while also educating them about online safety and digital citizenship.

In this edition of AWSP News, we discuss the OSPI Reopening Washington Schools 2020 Guidance, the University of Washington’s SMART Center “Hope and Cope” event, the Jostens Renaissance Virtual Conference, the AWSP/WASA Virtual Summer Conference, the AWSL camp staff coming to your campus this summer, resources for your equity journey, Microsoft US Education's incredible resources, our online change of status form, and a specific challenge issued by OSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal.