CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCES

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Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

• School Employee Vaccination Data
• COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for K–12 School Employees: Frequently Asked Questions
  
• REYKDAL: School Employee Vaccinations the Right Thing for Students
  
• Novel Coronavirus Guidance & Resources
  • See all OSPI bulletins

WSSDA

• Updates on Open Public Meetings (Updated 8/26)
  
• Active Model Resolutions Responding to COVID-19

WA State Department of Health

• Supplemental Considerations to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools
  
• COVID-19 Data Dashboard
  
• K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and 2021-2022 School Year 
• COVID-19 Outbreaks in Washington State K‐12 Schools
  
• Washington State K-12 School Testing Guidance
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine

Office of the Governor

• Inslee announces educator vaccination requirement and statewide indoor mask mandate
  
• Governor Inslee, Supt. Chris Reykdal and Dr. Shah, the Secretary for the Department of Health, discuss efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 for the 2021–22 school year
  
• Proclamation of the Governor: High-Risk Employees – Workers’ Rights
  
• Emergency Proclamation of the Governor: Children and Youth Mental Health Crisis

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WASHINGTON NEWS

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KING5

• Kent special ed student left with little instruction during months-long union dispute
  

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Sequim Gazette

• Sequim teachers critical of pay increase cap proposal
  

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Spokesman-Review

• Culturally responsive curriculum to be part of Spokane teacher training
  

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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

• Walla Walla High School REACH students bring more Cool Drool treats for dogs
  

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Wenatchee World

• Wenatchee School Board approves proposal to run equity audit
  

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More Washington Media

• Everett teacher named Art Educator of the Year uses freeform style
• Kent School Board puts replacement levy on Feb. 8 ballot
  

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EVENTS

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• November 18-20 — WSSDA Annual Conference
• January 30 – 2022 WASA • WSSDA • WASBO Legislative Conference
  

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WSSDA NEWS

• Federal Way–Sticking to the Strategic Plan
  
• Student Representative Network Meetings Begin
  
• 2021 Boards of the Year are Announced

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Educational Partners

• OSPI Special Education Leader Glenna Gallo Nominated for Federal Special Education Position
  
• SBE November meeting recap
  
• Mental Health Resources for Fall 2021
  
• OSPI School Safety Tips for November

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Best of the Blogs etc.

• 3 Ways Students Can Pursue Clarity Through Collaboration
• What Education Support Professionals Want this ESP Day and Every Day
  
• Good news, bad news? Majority supports masks in schools as COVID closures climb
• Proposed California Ballot Measure Would Give Parents ‘Legal Standing’ to Sue for Better Schools as Right-to-Education Efforts Spread
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Dallas Morning News

• Texas board rejects proposed sex ed materials for middle and high schoolers
  
• Richardson ISD’s active student COVID-19 cases slowly rising after recent decline
• Dallas teachers can earn big bonuses, but they have to stay through next school year

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Education Week

• School Resource Officers (SROs), Explained
• Ed Tech Usage Is Up. So Are Parent Privacy Concerns
  
• ‘This Is Not What We Signed Up For’: A Principal’s Plea for More Support
• 'Parents' Bill of Rights' Underscores Furor Over Curriculum and Transparency in Schools
  

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Los Angeles Times

• Colonists for now: Anaheim High School students vote to keep name, mascot
  

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New York Times

• The School Board Wars, Part 1
  

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Oregonian

• Reynolds Middle School is shutting down in-person learning for 3 weeks to address student fights, misbehavior
  

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Washington Post

• Police investigating Montgomery County schools’ transportation department
• Virginia school board rescinds decision to remove ‘sexually explicit’ texts from libraries
• D.C. students’ learning loss continued in 2020-2021, widening gaps for at-risk kids, report finds
  

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