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Legislative Update | Week of February 28, 2022
It was budget week in the Legislature as both House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental operating budgets. Both budget bills had hearings within hours of their release on Monday, and both were amended within days of these hearings. Budget negotiators from both chambers will now seek to reconcile differences and come to a final…
Learn MoreSpecial Education & 504 Tips & Resources | March 4 Edition
These emails are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each email contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up-to-date.
Learn MoreTimeline for Implementing Revised Student Growth Goals
At the beginning of the 2021–22 school year, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released revised Student Growth Rubrics for schools and districts for their optional use this year. The revised rubrics capture key learnings from the past ten years of student growth goals as part of the evaluation process and are informed…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for March 4, 2022
The legislative clock continues to count down. The Senate is dealing with 85 bills while the House has 65 on their calendar for possible action. March 4th is the last day to consider opposite house bills. Both chambers then retreat into cloaked meetings to negotiate bills differences. While these negotiations are going on, any upcoming…
Learn MoreOSPI School Safety Tips for March 2022
The Legislature used these words to underscore the importance of safety planning when it first required districts and schools to develop and maintain safety plans twenty years ago in 2002. Two things jump out at me when I read this. First, the foundational importance of ensuring a safe learning environment. That safe environment includes physical,…
Learn MoreNew Job, New Perspectives
I started as the Professional Learning Service Specialist on January 10th. I greatly appreciated the warm, welcoming atmosphere and the camaraderie of the entire staff, which was completely foreign to me compared to my previous careers. The real gem here is the actual work. It is challenging and a complete uphill trek, but we are…
Learn MoreSpecial Education & 504 Tips & Resources | February 25 Edition
These emails are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504.. Each email contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up-to-date.
Learn MoreAWSP News for February 24, 2022
In this edition of AWSP News, we discuss the Governor’s big announcement last week, more information from Department of Health, our recent statewide member survey, our Member Engagement Campaign, your principal contract, the Legislative Session, the annual AWSP/WASA Summer Conference, AWSL Summer Programs, and supplementary budget for Outdoor Schools.
Learn MoreLegislative Update | Week of February 21, 2022
It was budget week in the Legislature as both House and Senate Democrats released their supplemental operating budgets. Both budget bills had hearings within hours of their release on Monday, and both were amended within days of these hearings. Budget negotiators from both chambers will now seek to reconcile differences and come to a final…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 25, 2022
As the clock continues to count down to Sine Die, there is a mixture of committee hearings, behind the scenes meetings, and limited floor debate. As mentioned earlier, Feb. 24th is the last day for policy bills to clear committees, and Feb. 28th for fiscal bills to clear. Many committee agendas read “Bills to be…
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