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Legislative Update | Feb 13 – Feb 17, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 17, 2023
The first cutoff of this year’s legislative session is today, February 17, where policy bills must pass out of their committee of origin. The deadline...

Legislative Update | Feb 6 – Feb 10, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 10, 2023
This was essentially the last week that new policy bills were heard in committees as the cutoff for bills to pass out of committees of...

Legislative Update | Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: February 5, 2023
As the calendar flipped to February this week and I realized it was the 25th day of this year’s legislative session, I felt a little...

Legislative Update | January 23-27, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 30, 2023
About 25 of our amazing principals and assistant principals will join us in Olympia on Monday, January 30, to meet with legislators at the Capitol...

Legislative Update | January 16 – 20, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 20, 2023
The second week of the session is coming to an end. Almost 1,000 bills have been introduced so far, with more on the way. The...

Legislative Update | January 9 – 14, 2023

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 13, 2023
This year’s legislative session kicked off on Monday, January 9th, and the Capitol was hopping! It was so great to see legislators, staffers, lobbyists, and...

Legislative Update | 2023 Session Kickoff

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: January 6, 2023
Buckle up, people! This year’s legislative session begins on Monday! This will be a long session lasting 105 days. It is the first year of a...

The Year of the Principal

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Dr. Scott Seaman • Date: October 12, 2022
National Principals Month is a simple way of bringing much-needed attention to the work and impact of your leadership. But, is a month-long celebration enough?...

7 Things to Know about Principal Advocacy This Year

Advocacy, Legislation, & Policy

Author: Roz Thompson • Date: September 19, 2022
Our advocacy team at AWSP works hard during the interim to get ready for the upcoming legislative session that begins in January 2023. This year’s...