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Job Jar is Back Up

Published: September 14, 2021

Our job jar is back up and running. We apologize for the inconvenience. It took much longer than anticipated to find the issue and make the fix. Thank you for your patience!

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Remembering Annalee

Published: September 10, 2021

AWSP is heartbroken to announce the sudden and unexpected passing of AWSP Membership Coordinator, Annalee Braley. Annalee has been a part of our AWSP family for nearly 32 years. She started at AWSP at just 20 years old back in 1989. She's filled many roles over the years, but in each one she has been…

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Special Education and 504 Tips & Resources | September 10 Edition

Published: September 10, 2021

Weekly special education and Section 504 resources from Abby Bowers, Capital Region ESD 113's Director of Special Programs.

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AWSP News for September 10, 2021

Published: September 10, 2021

In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss AWSL's Reimagining Recess, Washington Principal article contributions, professional learning opportunities, our all-new “Level-Up Your Leadership” series, our new upcoming series: Becoming a Culturally-Competent School Leader NOW, WASA's new Aspiring Central Office Leadership Academy, the United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship opportunity for high school juniors and seniors,…

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Establishing Foster Care Points of Contact

Published: September 2, 2021

Students in foster care often face academic and social/emotional/behavioral challenges beyond those experienced by their non-foster care peers. When students are connected with a caring adult, are attending school regularly, and have the supports they need, they are more likely to be successful in school and in life. Establishing a building point of contact will…

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Outdoor Education Opportunities

Published: August 31, 2021

As Washington State considers future funding for outdoor education, there is no better time to have your voice be heard!  The Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) is working on behalf of the Washington State Legislature to learn more about the outdoor education opportunities currently being offered to students (if any), as well as…

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OSPI School Safety Tips for September

Published: August 30, 2021

Remember HB 1216 (2019) which created requirements around an optional School Resource Officer (SRO) program? Well, 1216 has been replaced! ESHB 1214 (2021) expands and modifies that earlier legislation and impacts the work of not just SROs, but all K–12 public school safety and security classified staff or contractors.

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Job Jar is Down

Published: August 23, 2021

Our job jar is currently down. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our IT support company is working with the job jar vendor to restore functionality as quickly as possible, but we don't have an ETA at the moment.

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AWSP News for August 20, 2021

Published: August 20, 2021

In our kickoff episode for the 2021-22 school year, we discuss the recent mandate from the Governor about required vaccinations for K12 employees, Superintendent Reykdal comparing the fight against the delta variant to a chess match, reaching out to us in case of conflicts, a survey to develop a plan to fund outdoor school programs,…

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The Mental Health Literacy Library

Published: August 19, 2021

Teachers and students alike recognize the importance of reducing the stigma of mental illness and the benefits of good mental health. Proven benefits include increased student productivity and, more importantly, reduced suicidal ideation. The stigma associated with mental illness has contributed to a well-documented eight to ten-year delay from onset of mental health issues and…

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