May 12, 2022
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
—Dr. Seuss
THIS COULD BE GOOD FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
WE NEED YOUR DISTRICT'S IN-PERSON VOTE on WPSBA's 2022-23 budget and Board of Director's slate, and it's sure to be a fun evening. There's no limit to how many board members and administrators from your district can attend the Annual Meeting & Dinner on June 9th (6:30 pm - 9:30 pm). Commissioner Betty Rosa will be our guest speaker as we mark WPSBA's six decades of supporting public education.
US DEPT OF ED WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE 504 PROCESS
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO UPDATE SECTION 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for the first time in 45 years, and all public schools have some skin in this game. Not only is the world very different than when these regulations were first published, but lapses in services due to the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for changes. Review of this civil rights law, which maintains control of providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with a broad range of disabilities, is intended to strengthen the rights of students.
THE PARTISAN BOOK DEBATE AS AN AGE-APPROPRIATE ISSUE
THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE, ON FIRE WITH disagreements about what conversations are appropriate in the classroom, has led to book challenges and bans. For those who recognize that classroom discussion should include controversial topics, there remains disagreement about when is the right time to broach these uncomfortable subjects. Another dimension of this challenge is that teachers need more training and support for talking about tough topics to students at any age.
We wish you all a successful budget vote!
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