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WASHINGTON NEWS

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Columbia Basin Herald

• Electric Co-op donates to local organizations
  

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Crosscut

• How education may change in a post-pandemic world
  

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Daily Record

• First Friday Family Art Walk of May kicks off Arts Education Month
  

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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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Spokesman-Review

• Proud partnership: Wellpinit School District to install turf football field with NFL grant
• Stimulating the joy of reading: Retired librarian used stimulus check to build a Little Free Library
  

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Tri-City Herald

• 'They do not feel safe.' Security hired after contentious Richland School Board meeting
  

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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

• Dash Sirmon puts Walla Walla javelin on national stage while rewriting records
  

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Yakima Herald-Republic

• Sunnyside names High School Principal Ryan Maxwell new superintendent
  

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More Washington Media

• Lynwood Today
  
• Starting in September, Edmonds School District no longer offering free breakfast and lunch to all students
  
• Lynden Tribune
  
• VanderYacht shares his ‘why’ with Lynden schools
  
• Kent School District
  
• Kent School District rescues budget with federal relief funds
• Snohomish County Tribune
  
• No teacher layoffs at Monroe S.D. in budget rewritten due to levy failure
  

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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

Other Events

Below are upcoming webinars.

• May 17, 2022    Advocacy Insights: Incorporating WSSDA’s Positions into your Interim Advocacy
• June 14, 2022    Advocacy Insights: Key Topics for Interim Advocacy
  

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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
• WSDOT
• Safe Routes to School Program
  
• 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...

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

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Best of the Blogs etc.

• Chalkbeat
• How should the U.S. teach about slavery? Here’s how other countries face their most shameful chapters.
  
• TrustEd
• How this district is preventing mental health crises — one alert at a time
  
• EdScoop
•  Students favor online, asynchronous courses, according to survey
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Denver Post

• PHOTOS: Students participate in American Revolutionary War reenactment
  

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Education Week

• Why These Aspiring Teachers Are Eager to Enter a Beleaguered Profession
  

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Washington Post

• D.C. mayor’s race: Robert White proposes boarding schools for at-risk students
  

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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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