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AWSP New for February 23, 2020
In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss Future Educators Month and our Future School Leaders Day, our âGive âem your keysâ campaign, Black History Month, nominations for Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year, a new survey out about graduation pathway options, our HB 1599 Fact or Fiction series, a new graduation requirements workshop,…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 21, 2020
Proposed bills have now either passed their respective chambers and are awaiting further action in the opposite house, or they are âdeadâ. Remember that no bill is really âdeadâ until Sine Die. Bills with fiscal impacts can be deemed ânecessary to implement the budgetâ (NTIB) or just plain deemed necessary by a majority of a…
Learn MoreSeniors Have Financial Aid Questions? OtterBot Has Answers.
Otterbot is a free texting service designed to help Washington high school seniors navigate financial aid for college and career education. Students can access Otterbot via text message 24 hours a day, seven days a week by texting "Hi Otter" to 360-928-7281.
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 14, 2020
The first deadlines have come and gone. Action now shifts to the floor of each chamber. A bill needs to be brought out of the Rules Committee, put on the floor calendar, and then brought before the body for debate and vote. This process has to have all bills out of their chambers by February…
Learn MoreTwo Washington Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Ms. Dana S. Ahmed and Mr. Andre James Ramsey will join Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell in representing Washington in the nationâs capital during the 58th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 7 â 14, 2020. Dana Ahmed of…
Learn MoreJanuary 2020 Leadership & Advocacy Meeting Summary
Our AWSP and Foundation Board met January 25â26, our Grade Level Leadership Committees met on the 26th and 27th, and on the 28th, members of each joined our Advocacy Advisory Council for our annual Day on the Hill. We want to thank all the principals and assistant principals, plus special guests, who sacrificed time away…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 7, 2020
Legislative actions continue. As this is being written, the deadline for policy bills to leave committees has arrived. The next cut-off is February 11 for all bills that have a fiscal or monetary impact â either positive or negative. The Legislatureâs fiscal committees, Senate Ways and Means and House Finance and Appropriations will be very…
Learn MoreAWSP News for February 9, 2020
In this episode of AWSP News, we discuss February as Future Educators Month, our âGive âEm Your Keys Campaignâ, AWSP's third annual Future School Leaders Day, our Networked Community Improvement grant, Black History Month, our January Leadership and Advocacy weekend, the AWSP Day on the Hill, Senate Bill 6615, AWSLâs Middle-Level Regionals, Â Summer Conference and…
Learn MoreOSPI School Safety Tips for February
Groundhog Day. Â We look for a sign: winter coming to a close or continuing for 6 more weeks! Â Valentineâs Day. We share signs of love and appreciation. Presidents Day. We recognize our presidents, a sign of our democracy. And robins. Sure signs of spring. Letâs hope we see some soon!
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for January 31, 2020
The big push has begun as bills will be moving out of their house of origin in order to clear the policy and fiscal deadlines and move toward adoption by the chambers. Some bills have yet, if ever, to be scheduled, and are not reported here yet, they may not be dead. Remember that bills…
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