THE WEEKLY Weekly news and more from the Washington State Board of Education

August 23 | Issue 2

Support Students on their Education Pathway Did you know that every student in Washington starts a High School and Beyond Plan in middle school? Students then use the Plan process to explore potential career interests, take relevant courses, and plan for postsecondary education or training. Learn more about the Plan, which is a graduation requirement, and how you can support students to get the most out of it with resources from Ready Washington : www.readywa.org/beyond .

Rule-making on Graduation Requirements Legislation enacted in recent years requires amendments to existing rules on high school graduation requirements as well as the creation of new rules. SBE is restructuring Chapter 180-51 WAC to align with current statute and provide greater clarity. Read more in the full Rule-making on Graduation Requirements announcement and register for the webinar on the topic in the upcoming events section below.

Upcoming Events 8/27 - WEBINAR: Changes in Law to Graduation Requirements 9/10 - 9/12 - September Board Meeting 9/10 - Community Forum: Pathways to Graduation (Yakima) News Clips OPINION: Culture-based education — a path to healing for Native youth? (Hechinger Report) Push for Ethnic Studies in Schools Faces a Dilemma: Whose Stories to Tell (New York Times) Tri-Cities area schools say this change will improve kids’ grades, behavior and attendance (Tri-City Herald) The doctor is in: New school-based clinics will serve students, teachers families (Kitsap Sun) Classroom Snapshot: Elementary School Counselor Mary Mainio (ReadyWA) Just how tough are Washington’s standardized tests? New report compares states (Seattle Times) September Board Meeting in Yakima The State Board is planning for the upcoming meeting in Yakima, September 10-12. We'll link the agenda and supporting documents for this meeting in the coming weeks on our Meetings page . Some highlights of the agenda include a trip to the Yakama Nation Tribal School and public discussion of new legislation about graduation pathways. We'll share live on Periscope ( Twitter )! Follow us for more details as the meeting date approaches. Yakima education news clips: More of the story: What's happening with Yakima County graduation rates? (Yakima Herald) What should parents know as their kids return to school? Here's what Yakima Valley teachers say (Yakima Herald)

Board Elections Announced The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently announced the opening of State Board of Education elections. Current open positions on the ballot: Eastern Region Position 1 Western Region Position 3 Private School Representative (statewide) Read more about the election process on the News section of our website. Find out about the specific regions on our SBE elections FAQ page .

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