OLYMPIA, Wash. – On May 14, 2015, the Washington State Board of Education voted to release three school districts from Required Action Status. Morton School District, Onalaska School District, and Renton School District were in the first cohort of schools established in 2011, and are the first schools in Washington to be released from Required Action Status.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Baxter Hershman, a sophomore at Gig Harbor High School, is the new western Washington student representative to the Washington State Board of Education. He will attend the May 13-14, 2015 board meeting in Pasco and be sworn in at the July meeting in Seattle.
Hershman’s appointment is the result of a competitive application process that culminated with panel interviews of potential candidates conducted by students from the Washington Student Advisory Council (WASC).
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Isabel Muñoz-Colón, Chair of the State Board of Education, issued a statement today challenging the state legislature to work together in a bipartisan manner on a K-12 education budget that meets the requirements of the McCleary court ruling.
"It is long past time to put our children’s education and their futures at the center of our policy conversations,” said Ms. Muñoz-Colón.
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Governor Inslee’s two Washington State Board of Education appointees bring commitment to a quality education system that prepares all students for college, career, and life. Each will serve a term beginning Jan. 28, 2015 through Jan. 12, 2019.
New to the Board in 2015, Janis Avery comes to the Board as a champion of children in foster care: in a professional capacity as a social worker – and in her own home, as the adoptive parent of two children from foster care.
VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education will ask the Legislature to eliminate the biology end-of-course test as a high school graduation requirement. After hearing extensive public comment from parents and practitioners, the Board unanimously voted to make the recommendation at its meeting Friday in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education will meet at Educational Service District 112 in Vancouver on November 13th and 14th to discuss the K-12 system’s transition to career and college-ready standards, and impacts on high school graduation requirements. Students in the Class of 2019 (current 8th graders) are the first class impacted by many of these changes.
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
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education will set the achievement level cut score for the biology collection of evidence and revisit the achievement level cut score for the math year 1 collection of evidence, based on recommendations of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, at the August 22 special board meeting in Olympia.
What: State Board of Education Special Board Meeting
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) will hold a public hearing on proposed rules to implement SB 6552 and consider adopting them at the July 9-10 board meeting in Spokane. The board will also review and consider approval of required action plans.
What: State Board of Education Board Meeting
When: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday, July 9
8:00 am to 3:30 pm, Thursday, July 10
