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AWSP TV – Ep 5 – Scholastic Experts on Literacy
Dr. Karen Burke (Vice President of Data and Academic Planning) and Pam Allyn (Senior Vice President, Innovation and Development), both from Scholastic, drop by our studio to talk about K-12 literacy and what principals can do to promote schoolwide literacy efforts. Lots of great advice and takeaways in this episode.
Learn More2019 Advocacy “Day on the Hill”
What happens when 40+ scarf-wearing principals visit the Capitol? Great stories, great data, and great impact. On Monday, January 28, our AWSP Advocacy Committee and members of our AWSP Board took to the Capitol to advocate for principals, the principalship, and each and every student. Watch the video to learn a little more.
Learn MoreThe Natural Play Yard
Recess in an outdoor natural environment is more restorative than recess in an outdoor built environment. Cognitive assessment results demonstrated better sustained and selective attention and children reported greater restorativeness in an outdoor natural environment than in an indoor built environment. This finding applied to both group playtime and individual free play.
Learn MoreNow Hiring Another Associate Director
The Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) is seeking candidates for the position of Associate Director. The chosen candidate will work with the AWSP Executive Director and AWSP Board in fulfilling board policy and direction. This full-time position (230 days) will join the AWSP Executive Team in the support of K-12 principals and assistant principals,…
Learn MoreRetirement & Health Benefit Report for Feb. 1, 2019
The introduction of bills has slowed markedly as committees now focus on having public hearings. Then bills are moved out of their respective committees through action in Executive Session. February 22 (policy bills) and March 1 (fiscal bills) are the cutoff dates. Bills that have not advanced by then, âdieâ.
Learn MoreLegislative Update – Feb. 1, 2019
What an amazing show of advocacy this week as 40 principals from across our state met with their legislators on Monday, January 28 for our annual âDay on the Hillâ. We wore brightly colored plaid scarves in our AWSP colors which were noticed by many (thatâs a good thing!) Rep. Mike Chapman from the 24th…
Learn MoreThe Nature Principal
After a recent talk from Richard Louv, Marty revisits an old magazine article talking about Louv's book, The Nature Principle, which outlines a course of action for human restoration by way of the natural world.
Learn MoreJan. 25 Retirement & Benefits Report
The legislative river is running as close to 1,500 bills have been introduced since Decemberâs prefiling. Included among those are a number of bills affecting pensions, health, and job benefits. Hearings and any resulting action moving bills out of committees have begun as both houses move toward the first cut-off date. This is a brief…
Learn MoreJan. 24 School Employee Benefit Board Meeting Summary
The School Employeesâ Benefit Board met for an all-day meeting and covered, as usual a wide range of topics. (Read the full post for the whole summary)
Learn MoreAWSP News for January 23, 2019
Welcome to another episode of AWSP News, where we discuss the new legislative session and the Tobacco 21 initiative, Vicki Puckett as the NASSP Quarterly Advocate, two amazing students who won $10,000 US SSSPenate Youth Scholarships, Evergreen Public School's "starting small" video featuring AWSL's James Layman, Central Valley High School's powerful Mental Health Awareness Day,…
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