WENATCHEE, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) will discuss development and implementation of high-quality High School and Beyond Plans (HSBP) and processes at the September 9-11 board meeting and planning retreat in Wenatchee. The board will also visit several area schools to see the HSBP process in action.

What:      State Board of Education Board Meeting and Planning Retreat

TACOMA, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education’s September 14-15 meeting at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma will include a discussion of potential changes to graduation requirements for Washington high school students.

Proposed rule changes maintain the state-mandated number of credits at 20, but include the following adjustments:

TUMWATER, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education’s January 12-13 meeting at the New Market Skills Center in Tumwater will include a review of Governor Gregoire’s K-12 budget proposal and the implications for Washington’s public schools.

The Board will review and discuss its legislative priorities, including the revised graduation requirements for the Class of 2016, the mathematics and science graduation requirements for the Class of 2013, and the Governor’s proposal for a new Department of Education.

TUMWATER, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education’s (SBE) November 9-10 meeting at the Tumwater New Market Skills Center will include a final review and adoption of new high school graduation requirements. SBE’s proposed revisions reflect input gathered from state superintendents, state and local school directors, administrators, teachers, parents, community and business members, and students.

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education’s May 13 meeting this week in Spokane will include
a review of Core 24, the State Board’s proposed high school graduation requirements framework.

DES MOINES, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education’s March 17 meeting this week at Highline Community College will include a preview of the 2009 Washington Achievement Award winners, a collection of the state’s top-achieving schools.

The Washington Achievement Award includes two categories. The first celebrates the top five percent of elementary, middle, high, and comprehensive schools. The second award provides schools with special recognition for outstanding performance in:

VANCOUVER, Wash. – The State Board of Education, in its bimonthly meeting occurring this November 12-13 at the Heathman Lodge, will consider a proposal to help Washington state’s most challenged schools.

The proposal includes an option of state intervention, a dramatic change from current education practice. For now, challenged schools may volunteer for state assistance and support programs, but they are not required to do so.