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Legislative Update | 2023 Sine Die Edition
The House and Senate pounded their gavels one last time on Sunday, April 23, as they declared âSine Dieâ for the 2023 Legislative session. This Latin term means âwithout a day,â and it is used to describe an adjournment when the date to reconvene is not specified and when the Legislature intends to leave town…
Learn MoreMake an Equity Impact with the Anti-Racist Daily Newsletter
Speaking of EQUITY⌠have you ever heard of the ARD Newlsetter? Talk about powerful and impactful daily learning on all things related to the topic of Anti-Racism. As our team has been working to find resources for the AWSP Equity Guide, The Heart Work Of School Leadership, I stumbled across this organization and its newsletter.…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for April 21, 2023
Sine Die approaches and a sense of glee and panic pervades the air as multiple bills either pass or fail to advance. Concurrence, recession, and just plain obstruction are on display. Multiple bills, close to 400, will be sent to the Governor who is even now in the process of signing them. To date, there…
Learn MoreSpecial Education and 504 Tips & Resources | April 21, 2023
These resources are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each post contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up-to-date.
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for April 14, 2023
As Sine Die approaches, the legislature will go âdarkâ. Negotiations between both chambers, caucus members, the Governorâs office, and legislature leadership will be taking place outside of the public eye. Budgets need to be adopted, and altered bills need to be reconciled/concurred by the opposite body. The balls/bills will continue bouncing back and forth until…
Learn MoreLegislative Update | April 10-14, 2023
Just ten more days of this yearâs legislative session remain. All policy bills had to pass off the floor of the opposite house by April 12. Once again, there were some very late nights and some bills that didnât make it past this deadline. Over the next few days of the session, legislators will pass…
Learn MoreYou Have Five Jobs
A great mentor of mine told me once that I have five jobs in life, and only five. My mentor would say if you do these five jobs, what kind of teacher will you be? If you do these five jobs, what kind of school leader will you be?
Learn MoreLegislative Update | April 3-7, 2023
We are in the final few weeks of this yearâs legislative session, which should end on time on April 23. This week the April 4 cutoff date passed for bills to move out of budget committees. Now the House and Senate are focusing their efforts on meeting the next cutoff date of April 12, when…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for April 7, 2023
As Sine Die approaches, action on bills received from the opposite house continues at a brisk pace. And bills (balls) continue bouncing. As mentioned earlier, some bills passed in the form they were received will go to the Governor; some will not move at all, and others will be amended and then sent back. If…
Learn MoreLegislative Update | March 27-31, 2023
What an amazing week of advocacy here in our Washington and in the âotherâ Washington, our nationâs capital. Our 12 principals arrived just in time for peak cherry blossom viewing. What a treat! The National School Leaders Advocacy Conference is organized each March by NAESP and NASSP. We spent the first two days learning from…
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