2020 Board Meeting Dates, Locations, and Materials*
| Date | Meeting Place | City | Forum Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2020 to January 16, 2020 | Educational Service District 113 | Tumwater | https://conta.cc/2rCeIEN |
| March 11, 2020 to March 12, 2020 | Tacoma Public Schools Professional Development Center | Tacoma | Forum cancelled |
| March 26, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| April 8, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| April 21, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| May 13, 2020 to May 14, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| June 17, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| July 8, 2020 to July 9, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| September 15, 2020 to September 17, 2020 | Virtual Meeting | ZOOM | |
| November 4, 2020 to November 5, 2020 | Zoom | Online Meeting | |
| December 3, 2020 | Zoom | Online Meeting |
*Please note: community forums are always the day before the Board meeting begins.
January 15-16, Tumwater/Olympia
The January Board Meeting was broadcasted live via ZOOM. Find highlights and links to the videos in the post-meeting highlight message. Follow SBE on Facebook or Twitter for updates.
Board Packet:
- REVISED agenda
- November Meeting Minutes
- November Community Forum Minutes
- Agenda: January Board Meeting
- Executive Director Update and Mastery-based Learning Report
- Staffing Enrichment Work Group
- Committee and Member Updates
- Equity Statement and Summit Planning
- High School Graduation Forecast and 2019 Recap
- High School Diploma and Pathways Report
- Phase II School Recognition
- Basic Education Update
- Legislative Kick-off
- Business Items
- Full Board Meeting Packet
- Charter School Update
Additional Materials:
March 11-12, Tacoma
ZOOM Recording Day 1 (part 1)
Agenda items include: Board Norms, Washington School Improvement Framework, School Recognition
ZOOM Recording Day 1 (part 2)
Agenda items include: Required Action Districts, Private Schools, Student Presentation
ZOOM Recording of Day 2
Agenda items include: Legislative Update, and approval of waivers and temporary waivers
Board Packet:
- Agenda
- Tribal History, Past Meeting Minutes
- Executive Director Update
- Board Committees
- Board Norms
- Washington School Improvement Framework
- Required Action District Recommendations
- School Recognition
- Legislative Update
- Legislative Update PowerPoint (Updated March 12)
- HS Diploma and Pathways
- Private Schools
- Waivers
- Temporary Waivers
Additional Materials:
Approved/Adopted:
March 26, Special Board Meeting
The State Board of Education worked with partners to review different scenarios and considerations to ensure Emergency Waiver Program rules effectively support students, schools, and communities. The Board held a Special Meeting at 1:30 – 3:30 on Thursday, March 26, to review the documents and get a link to the discussion recording, visit the SBE blog.
April 8, Special Board Meeting
The Board approved emergency rules to adopt the Emergency Waiver Program to allow districts flexibility during the COVID-19 school building closures. Find documents on the SBE blog.
Links related to special Board Meeting agenda topics:
- OSPI Bulletin 024-20 (provides school districts with a framework for continuing instruction and learning during school closures, released March 24)
- OSPI Bulletin 022-20 (guidance for long-term school closures released March 20)
- Washington State Council of Presidents, Independent Colleges of Washington Fall 2020 College Admissions Statement
Find supporting PDFs in the Board Packet section below.
Board Packet:
Approved/Adopted:
April 21, Special Board Meeting
The State Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday, April 21 to review and approve the first round of applications in the Emergency Waiver Program. Find the TVW recording of the session online.
Approved/Adopted:
May 13-14, Virtual Meeting
- TVW broadcast (Day 1) - Welcome/call to order, Consent Agenda, Executive Director Update, Member/Committee Updates, COVID-19 Updates, High School Diploma and Pathway Requirements, public comment, Student Voice.
- TVW broadcast (Day 2) - Welcome/call to order, Board Evaluation Discussion, Private School Approvals, Waivers of Credit-based Graduation Requirements and Implementation of SB 6521, Legislative Wrap-up and Interim Planning, public comment, Business Items.
Board Packet:
Additional Materials:
June 17, Virtual Work Session
Board Packet:
Additional Materials:
July 8-9, Virtual Meeting
Board Packet:
- July Agenda
- Oath and Previous Meeting Minutes
- Executive Director Update
- Committee and Member Updates
- Executive Director Evaluation Memo
- Charter Schools Update
- Required Action Districts
- COVID-19 Policy Response
- Basic Education
- HS Diploma
- Graduation Pathway Options Year 1 Report Memo
- Legislative Priorities
- Business Items
- Full Packet
Additional Materials:
- Graduation Pathway Options Report (Strobel Consulting)
- Public Comment (June 1-June 30)
- Public Comment (July 1-July 7)
- Emergency and Permanent Rules for Private Schools
- Basic Education Memo
- COVID-19 Policy Response and Legislative Priorities PPT
- Executive Director Update PPT
- Required Action Plan Approval PPT (OSPI)
Approved/Adopted:
- Exhibit A - Draft July Private School Approval List
- Exhibit B - Draft July Private School Provisional Approval List
- Exhibit C - Required Action Plan Approval
- Exhibit D - Private School Rules (emergency and permanent)
- Exhibit E - Basic Education Rules
- Exhibit F - Chapter 180-51 (credit definition, local school district application of state requirements, etc.)
September 15-17, Virtual Meeting
Visit SBE's Simbli site to access the latest meeting materials, as well as board minutes and the September business meeting agenda. Simply click on the agenda item within the "Meetings" section and you should see supporting materials. If you need assistance, please reach out to us. Find the recap for this meeting on SBE's blog.
September 16-17, Business Meeting
Link to business item Board meeting in Simbli: September 16-17 (afternoons).
High-level Board meeting business item schedule:
- September 16 (1-4:00 p.m.)
- rulemaking update, legislative requests
- Video recording
- September 17 (12:30-4:00 p.m.)
- Executive Committee elections, private schools, rules discussion
- Video recording
Download the agenda here: September Board Meeting agenda.
Approved/Adopted:
- Exhibit A - FY21 budget
- Exhibit B - Board meeting calendar
- Exhibit C - WAC 180-51 high school graduation requirements
- Exhibit D - WAC 180-90 private schools
- Exhibit E - WAC 180-111 emergency waiver program
- List of approved private schools
September 15-17, Board Retreat and Planning Meeting
Link to Board retreat and planning meeting in Simbli: September 15 (all day), 16-17 (mornings).
Download the agenda here: September Board Retreat and Planning Meeting.
The retreat ended with the Leaders in Native Education Panel (September 17 from 9-11:00 a.m.): view panel bios.
- Native Education panel recording: Leaders in Native Ed.
November 4-5, Virtual Meeting
Visit SBE's Simbli site to access the meeting materials. Simply click on the agenda item and you should see information and documents. If you need assistance, please reach out to us.
December 3, Virtual Meeting
Visit SBE's Simbli site to access the meeting materials. Simply click on the agenda item and you should see information and documents. If you need assistance, please reach out to us.