House Bill 1426 passed in 2021 and it requires that administrators who renew their administrator certificate on or after July 1, 2023 must complete a five-hour Government-to-Government Relationships Training. Administrators also need to complete 10 clock hours related to leadership standards and 10 clock hours related to equity before renewing their certificates.
This new Government to Government Relationships training includes:
A Brief History of Tribal People in Washington State
Identifying Native Students in Public Schools
Agents of Change: School Leadership Behaviors and Dispositions
Creation of Government-to-Government Systems
For more information on this new requirement, here are some resources.
Current training dates and locations are listed below. There should be more options available throughout the 2023-24 school year. These links take you to pdEnroller.
Contact Emme Williamson at OSPI if you have questions.