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  • Abby Bowers | Director of Special Programs | Capital Region ESD 113
    Feb 19, 2021
    Weekly special education and Section 504 resources from Abby Bowers, Capital Region ESD 113's Director of Special Programs.
  • Fred Yancey | The Nexus Group
    Feb 19, 2021
    The deadline for policy bills has come and gone, and the deadline for fiscal bills is imminent. Both Houses will now focus on ‘floor’ action, or in this case ‘zoom’ action. Simply stated, at this point, bills will have either been moved out of the policy and fiscal by end of day, Feb. 22nd, moved out of the respective Rules Committee, placed on the floor calendar awaiting action, passed by the bodies, and sent to the opposite house by the March 9th or they are ‘dead’. The cycle then repeats in the opposite chamber.
  • David Morrill
    Feb 19, 2021
    In this edition of AWSP News, we discuss how much we love and appreciate you, some incredible professional learning opportunities, connecting with your own principal network, our Turn Up the Volume on Student Voice virtual series, a two-year term on the AWSL Student Voice & Advisory Council, AWSL's dynamic bilingual (English-Spanish) program, La Chispa, the 2021-22 Intern Grant Application, and a thank you to all of you who’ve donated to our Cispus Forever campaign.
  • Karma Hugo, Director of Early Learning, OSPI
    Feb 17, 2021
    Many working families with school-age children experienced an increased need for childcare during remote learning. This is especially true for essential workers. Our state depends on childcare and youth development programs so that its workforce can meet the needs of Washingtonians during these challenging times and help keep our economy afloat. The difficult decisions districts had to make about return-to-school schedules have a direct effect on local childcare and youth development programs. During COVID 19, childcare and youth development programs across the state adapted to accommodate children who would typically be in school in person. They changed schedules, purchased special equipment for remote learning, and took on new health and safety practices to support students and families amid a pandemic.
  • Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP
    Feb 12, 2021
    We’ve had a great advocacy week thanks to so many of our AWSP members reaching out to meet with their legislators. I have enjoyed the Zoom meetings and email exchanges as principals have been getting prepped for these important conversations and I’ve been able to Zoom into several regional meetings to share a legislative update. Our voice is always needed across the state to help those creating policy ensure that the right decisions are being made for students. If you have specific questions or want to get involved with advocacy, let me know.

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