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Two Swear In at SBE Meeting in Tumwater

Two new Board Members were sworn in at the State Board of Education Meeting in January (both photographed with Chair Peter Maier).Mary swears in

Session Recap: January

Find the latest blog post re: 2020 Legislative Session on the SBE blog.

Three Parts to a Diploma

After last year's Legislative session, the High School Diploma in Washington contains three parts:

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

STEM Education Deep Dive

ISB EventSBE and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) co-hosted an event this past week to take a deeper look into STEM education. The goal of the evening was to take a deeper look at the work that ISB Education is doing to help engage students more deeply with STEM in the K-12 system. Attendees completed a high school science activity which exemplified the standards and practices used by educators, and were able to interact with students and ask questions a

January Meeting Preview

SBE will host its January Board Meeting at ESD 113 in Tumwater January 15 and 16. The following post highlights items from the agenda. Find the full packet and agenda on the SBE Meetings page. 

ED Report

Mastery-based Learning in WA

SBE has convened a mastery-based (also known as competency-based) learning work group. The group, established in law, identifies barriers to mastery-based learning and explores ways to increase student access to relevant and robust academic pathways that are aligned to personal career and postsecondary goals.

2020 Legislative Priorities

The Board appreciates the progress the 2019 Legislature made in increasing flexibility in high school graduation requirements. During the second year of this biennium, the Board is committed to continued collaboration with the legislature and our other K-12 partners to implement and refine current state policies to ensure all of Washington’s students graduate prepared for civic engagement, careers, postsecondary education, and lifelong learning. The Board’s 2020 legislative platform builds on the priorities established last year.

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