This morning KEA met with HR and briefly discussed the inclement weather calendar. It is our understanding that the District will apply for three snow waiver days from OSPI. We believe that the waiver will be a topic of discussion at next Wednesday's (March 13th) School Board Meeting.

 

The waiver days are important for a number of reasons. The most talked about, of course, are the planned vacations at the end of the June. There are additional reasons, however, that the KSD School Board should be submitting the waiver. For instance, a teacher who works one day in July will have a delay in retirement benefits for one additional month. This would have a large impact on a retired teacher's income. Additionally, secondary teachers have five days to submit grades before the end of the semester. Seniors must submit official transcripts/grades to colleges on or before July 1. Without the waiver, grades would not be due before July 1. This would have an impact on KSD seniors who are going to college in the Fall.

 

Many school districts have already submitted waivers, and they have been approved by OSPI. At this time, please put next week's School Board Meeting (Wednesday, March 13th) on your calendar. We may need you to testify on the impacts of NOT submitting a waiver. KEA will be watching the Board Docs and putting out a communication next week.    

Due to inclement weather and elementary conferences, the Culturally Responsive Strategies Trainings have been rescheduled yet again, as follows: 

Behavior Interventions - Tuesday, April 2nd 

 

 If you previously registered and cannot attend or have questions please email Becky at bbabcock@washingtonea.org