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  • Make the Most Out of "The Main Idea" with Our March 8 Webinar

    Julie Woods, Community & Member Relations Coordinator, AWSP
    Feb 22, 2023
    We're hosting a webinar on Wednesday, March 8, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to walk members through an AWSP benefit called The Main Idea from Jenn David-Lang that just might change your life! (In fact, we're sure it will.) Join this interactive session to learn ways to develop your own habit of professional reading and use that reading to improve your school! You will also walk away with two great tools to conduct PD with your own teachers. Learn more and register today!
  • School Celebration Newsletter | March 2023 Edition

    Cindy Sholtys-Cromwell, Principal, Loowit High School and Kelso Virtual Academy (K-12), Kelso School District
    Feb 21, 2023
    Happy March Friends. There are so many lovely things that March brings to education. However, it is also one of the toughest months for our staff. I encourage you to simply choose 1 or 2 days to celebrate with your staff this month. Another great idea is to have "Secret Leprechauns"--think secret Santas--staff volunteer to be each others secret Leprechaun and surprise them with treats throughout the St. Patrick's Day Week. This is the month we all need a little inspiration so use this month's newsletter to inspire you to encourage and celebrate your team. Peace and Love, Cindy.
  • Legislative Update | Feb 13 - Feb 17, 2023

    Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP
    Feb 17, 2023
    The first cutoff of this year’s legislative session is today, February 17, where policy bills must pass out of their committee of origin. The deadline for bills to move out of fiscal committees (House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means) is next Friday, February 24. My bill tracking list will thankfully get shorter tomorrow, and we’ll be able to focus on the significant bills that remain in play.
  • Retirement & Health Benefits for February 17, 2023

    Fred Yancey, The Nexus Group LLC
    Feb 17, 2023
    The focus is and will remain so for this week and next on moving bills through committee Executive Sessions to their respective Rules’ Committees. The few that advance will be placed on floor calendars for possible passage. (March 8th is the deadline for bills to have cleared their house of origin.)
  • Special Education and 504 Tips & Resources | February 17, 2023

    Dr. James Whitehead | Director of Special Programs & Services, Integrated Student Support | Capital Region ESD 113
    Feb 17, 2023
    These resources are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each post contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up-to-date.
  • Veteran Principals, New Principals, Assistant Principals - We NEED You, and Your Colleagues NEED You!

    Julie Woods, Community and Member Relations Coordinator, AWSP
    Feb 15, 2023
    Are you looking for a way to get involved with AWSP and serve with your colleagues from across your region and state? We have the perfect opportunity for you! Applications to serve on a Grade level Leadership Committee (GLLC) are open!
  • Meet Next Level Leaders: Washington State's Premiere Leadership Development Academy

    Jack Arend, Deputy Director, AWSP
    Feb 14, 2023
    AWSP and WASA are thrilled to announce the launch of Next Level Leaders, Washington State's Premiere Leadership Development Academy. How did Next Level Leaders come about? In March 2020, educational leaders across Washington entered a new dawn of leadership. In this era, leaders must quickly adapt how schools operate, communicate in a timely and transparent manner, unify stakeholders, build a culture of inclusion and belonging, and nurture the talents of the students and the staff we serve. The landscape of school leadership has shifted. Next Level Leaders is a response to that shift.
  • Principal Raquel Martinez of Pasco is Named First Latina President of NASSP

    Julie Woods, Member Services Specialist, AWSP
    Feb 13, 2023
    AWSP’s very own Raquel Martinez, principal of Isaac Stevens Middle School in Pasco, has been named the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ (NASSP) new president-elect. Martinez has been serving on the NASSP Board of Directors as part of the Advocacy and Governance Committees. She is the first Latina president of NASSP.
  • Special Education and 504 Tips & Resources | February 10, 2023

    Dr. James Whitehead | Director of Special Programs & Services, Integrated Student Support | Capital Region ESD 113
    Feb 12, 2023
    These resources are sent out weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each post contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up-to-date.
  • Legislative Update | Feb 6 - Feb 10, 2023

    Roz Thompson, Governmental Relations & Advocacy Director, AWSP
    Feb 10, 2023
    This was essentially the last week that new policy bills were heard in committees as the cutoff for bills to pass out of committees of their house of origin is next Friday, February 17. Next week’s committee hearings will focus more on executive session when bills may be amended and then formally passed out of committee or not. After next week, my bill tracking list will definitely be smaller as some bills won’t make it.

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