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Retirement & Health Benefits for February 19, 2021
The deadline for policy bills has come and gone, and the deadline for fiscal bills is imminent. Both Houses will now focus on āfloorā action, or in this case āzoomā action. Simply stated, at this point, bills will have either been moved out of the policy and fiscal by end of day, Feb. 22nd, moved…
Learn MoreAWSP News for February 19, 2021
In this edition of AWSP News, we discuss how much we love and appreciate you, some incredible professional learning opportunities, connecting with your own principal network, our Turn Up the Volume on Student Voice virtual series, a two-year term on the AWSL Student Voice & Advisory Council, AWSL's dynamic bilingual (English-Spanish) program, La Chispa, the…
Learn MoreSupporting Working Families: Why Collaborating with Childcare When Planning to Reopen Matters
Many working families with school-age children experienced an increased need for childcare during remote learning. This is especially true for essential workers. Our state depends on childcare and youth development programs so that its workforce can meet the needs of Washingtonians during these challenging times and help keep our economy afloat.Ā The difficult decisions districts had…
Learn MoreLegislative Update for February 12, 2021
Weāve had a great advocacy week thanks to so many of our AWSP members reaching out to meet with their legislators. I have enjoyed the Zoom meetings and email exchanges as principals have been getting prepped for these important conversations and Iāve been able to Zoom into several regional meetings to share a legislative update.…
Learn MoreSpecial Education and 504 Tips & Resources | Feb. 12 Edition
Weekly special education and Section 504 resources from Abby Bowers, Capital Region ESD 113's Director of Special Programs.
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 12, 2021
āWhat campaigns are for is weeding out the peopleĀ who, for one way or another, werenāt making it for the long haul.ā ~ Calvin Trilling.Ā Substitute the word ābillsā for āpeopleā and the current legislative process is summarized. As cut-offs happen, bills ādieā (with the caveat that any bill can be resurrected at the legislatureās will). They…
Learn MoreLegislative Update for February 5, 2021
Each week of this session has brought a slew of new bills, ideas, and conversation related to education funding and policy. In addition, there is an incredible amount of new information each week related to health and safety practices for reopening schools released by OSPI, the Department of Health, and the Governorās Office. Hang in…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 5, 2021
Legislators propose policies and budget dollars. Sessions, also, often focus on main themes. This yearās focus issues are Budget, Covidā19, Equity (Racial and Police-related) and Climate issues. āEducationā is woven throughout most of these, and often acts in one area have consequences in another. Thus, itās tricky.
Learn MoreSpecial Education and 504 Tips & Resources | Feb. 5 Edition
Weekly special education and Section 504 resources from Abby Bowers, Capital Region ESD 113's Director of Special Programs.
Learn MoreI’m Not “Fine”
2020 was rough. Pretty sure Iām pointing out the obvious, but it feels good to acknowledge out loud and quite publicly that it was a tough year. What makes a year like 2020 even harder is when we find ourselves in leadership positions. As leaders, we are called to be strong, resilient, stoic, positive, and…
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