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The Immunization Rules are Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
A change is coming in August 2020 that you donât want to miss. The way schools collect immunization records and comply with immunization rules will be different beginning with the 2020-21 school year. Effective August 1, 2020, a state rule change will affect three areas of immunization compliance: The definition of âconditional statusâ has been…
Learn MoreCoronavirus Resources
As many of you know, Governor Inslee declared a state of emergency due to the growing presence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our state. What does that mean? Should you freak out? Is this something we're all overreacting to? Great questions, but we're no doctors (although we do have a Dr. Scott Seaman). Here's what we…
Learn MoreOmak’s 3F Club: Food, Friends, and Fun During the Holidays
After noticing an increase in discipline between Thanksgiving and holiday break, Omak High School principal David Kirk reached out to the community to open a space for any school-aged child to have access food, friends and fun, and created the 3F club.
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefits for February 28, 2020
Proposed bills dealing with providing a benefit increase to those members in TRS1 and PERS 1 plans can easily be seen as NTIB (Necessary to Implement the Budget) so will remain alive until Session ends.
Learn MoreAWSP 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…
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