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WASHINGTON NEWS

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Bellevue Reporter

• Bellevue School District to host AAPI children’s literature read-in
  

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Columbian

• Boy Scouts learn new skills during camporee at Fort Vancouver
  

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Everett Herald

• With help, they made it, so Everett High alums pay it forward
  

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Our Kids, Our Future

• Auburn School District provided school supply kits
  
• North Thurston Public Schools proudly supports students of military families
  
• Elevating student voice
  
• Two Highline students earn $40k Amazon Future Engineer scholarships

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Peninsula Daily News

• State grant helps youths SEEK adventure
  

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Seattle Times

• Following student rallies, Seattle School Board to vote on stronger policies to prevent sexual harassment
• A new crisis hotline, 988, is coming this summer. Is Washington ready?
• Opinion: Retired Chief Justice: WA Supreme Court should pause juvenile-records rules changes to match state’s open-justice values
  

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Sequim Gazette

• Sequim Community Orchestra sets 10th anniversary concert
  

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Spokesman-Review

• New Mead High School principal moving from Mukilteo district
  

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Sunnyside Sun

• Students help beautify Granger
  

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Tri-City Herald

• What will WA sex ed law look like for Kennewick students? Overview offered this week
• Richland School Board has new phones. Text messages no longer being deleted, attorney says
  

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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

• Milton-Freewater residents volunteer to beautify and restore Main Street
  

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Yakima Herald-Republic

• Yakima School District names 2022 Crystal Apple and STAR award winners
  

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More Washington Media

• iFIBER ONE
• With Sunshine Pray-era in the ‘rearview mirror,’ school district begins interviewing for interim Soap Lake superintendent
  

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EVENTS

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WSSDA Events

Training

Registration is open for Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity training.

• Eastern WA
  
  • Wenatchee: Wednesday, May 4 at 6-8:30pm
  • Spokane: Thursday, May 5 at 6-8:30pm
  • Yakima: Tuesday, May 10, 6-8:30pm
  • Goldendale: Wednesday, May 11 at 6-8:30pm

Regional Meetings

Below are upcoming meetings. See all at wssda.org/regionalmeetings

• May 4, 2022    DA 11 Regional Meeting - Prescott
• May 5, 2022    DA 8 Regional Meeting - Mount Adams
  
• May 7, 2022    DA 4 Regional Meeting - Central Kitsap
  

State Board of Education Events

• May 3 — Student Listening Sessions About Graduation Requirements (students are welcome to speak during this session, adults will be in listening mode)

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WSSDA NEWS

• Advocacy happens year-round: join our advocacy insights discussion
  
• Call for student performers
  
• Become a presenter at the 2022 WSSDA Annual Conference
  
• Get the spring edition of WSSDA Direct
  

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Educational Partners

• OSPI
• Community-Based Organizations a Key Partner in Washington Students’ Pandemic Recovery
• Ready WA
•  Deadline Extended to May 4: 2022 #PlanYourPathWA Student Video Contest
  
• State Board of Education
  
• Alignment of Graduation Requirements with the Washington Profile of a Graduate

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Superintendent Job Postings

These are the newest openings posted on the WSSDA website. See all...

• Garfield School District
  
• Mount Pleasant School District
• Orchard Prairie School District
  
• Skykomish School District
• Soap Lake School District
• Taholah School District
• Valley School District
  

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Best of the Blogs etc.

• EdSource
• Senate, Assembly agree California schools should receive billions more in unrestricted funding
• The 74
• WATCH: In Rural Nebraska, a Teacher of the Year Weaves Her Community By Asking Students and Families to Wrestle With the World
• District Administration
• How coaching is helping this big district overhaul
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Education Week

• What Principals Can Learn From a Cross-Country Tour of Schools
  

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Los Angeles Times

• You got into your dream school, but it’s pricey. Can California help pay for it?
  

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New York Times

• A Look Inside the Textbooks That Florida Rejected
  

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Oregonian

• Parent sues Portland school district for $745K, alleging daughter broke both arms on monkey bars
  

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USA Today

• 'Get off the field!' Rise in shootings near kids' sporting events draws concern
  

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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCES

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Office of the Washington State Governor

• Inslee issues update to proclamation to rescind statewide face covering policy
  

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

• From Pandemic to Endemic — It’s Time to Remove the State Mask Mandate for Students
  
• School Employee Vaccination Data

WA State Board of Health

• April 13 Meeting Recap: Board Vote on the Recommendations from the TAG

WA State Department of Health

• Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools, Child Care, Early Learning, Youth Development, and Day Camp Programs
  
•  Symptom and Exposure Flowchart
  
• Supplemental Considerations to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools
  Updated Jan. 7, 2022
• K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and 2021-2022 School Year
  Updated Jan. 26, 2022
• COVID-19 Data Dashboard

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