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WEBINAR: Supporting School-Based Child Care Service During the COVID Shutdown

Published: April 7, 2020

Schools have been directed to support child care service for certain families in need. This new responsibility is nuanced, complicated and has pushed systems into very new territory. AWSP has assembled an expert panel of state, regional, district and community partners with the intent to provide guidance, resources and advice.

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Retirement and Health Benefits 2020 Session Summary

Published: April 6, 2020

Pensions, Health Care, SEBB, PEBB, Other… The legislative session has concluded, the Governor has acted, and now as the show goes on, districts have to adjust.

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AWSP News for April 3, 2020

Published: April 3, 2020

In this special edition of AWSP News, we discuss our daily updated website, our weekly Zoom Office Hours for open discussion, Q & A, virtual hugs and principal therapy, National Assistant Principals Week, a Zoom meeting about high school graduation, a webinar on child care, maintaining equitable systems for student-learning during the COVID shut down,…

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OSPI, Local Television Stations Partner to Offer Educational Programming

Published: April 3, 2020

OSPI is partnering with the public televisions across our state. Beginning this week, your local public television station is offering educational programming for students in grades 6 – 12 from 9:00am – 2:00pm daily.

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Helping Bridge The Digital Divide

Published: April 2, 2020

With the closure of our brick and mortar school buildings due to the coronavirus, access to the internet is becoming a necessity for all students. However, statistics at the Federal Communications Commission suggest that one in three households has no broadband access. As this article from The Verge states, “living with the coronavirus is going…

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Zoom High School Graduation Discussion

Published: March 31, 2020

We are quickly approaching the release of the State Board of Education (SBE) draft rules around the waiver process and potential graduation credit adjustments. According to the SBE timeline the draft is to be released on Wednesday, April 1st with the comment period ending Friday, April 3rd. This is a very quick turnaround and we…

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AWSP Office Hours

Published: March 31, 2020

Come join us for our virtual office hours. Every Friday, at least for the foreseeable future, we'll be hanging out in Zoom. We'll start by providing new updates, we'll answer questions, and then we'll turn it over to you to share stories, successes, challenges, and learn from each other. We hope to see you there.

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Outside Is In: 5 Ways to Enjoy Nature in Your Own Backyard

Published: March 31, 2020

A long gaze outside and the certainty that normalcy is not soon. AWSP learning centers suggest you take a walk to your backyard. Time to get comfortable with what you see and explore the great potential.

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A Message From State Superintendent Chris Reykdal

Published: March 30, 2020

Message from Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal to educators, parents, students, & seniors.

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The Harbor: Social and Emotional Wellbeing Resources from Jostens Renaissance

Published: March 27, 2020

The team at Jostens went through the Harbor library and pulled the best 9 episodes addressing social and emotional wellbeing that are applicable to middle and high school. They actually screened these with some upper elementary students and believe they are applicable for that age group as well.

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