Weekly Update | December 8

Recap: SBE's December Meeting The State Board held a half-day meeting on Thursday, December 3.The Board will discussed basic education reporting and approvals, indicators of education system health, the annual assessment report, and more. Read the full recap on SBE's blog, which includes links to adopted exhibits, video presentations, and more.  You can find all materials from the meeting on SBE's Simbli page. TVW streamed this meeting. The recording is on TVW's website.  Download a PDF of the recap linked here: December 2020 Update.

Partner Highlights College and Career Compass (Washington Student Achievement Council) Student voices: Silvia Esparza (Ready Washington) Anxiety in the Highly Capable Classroom (Stories from School) 2020 Principals of the Year Selected (AWSP) State of Innovation Challenge (Innovation WA) Sign up to join the Challenge on the website, and explore the Challenge Cases (“The Food Chain,” “Responding to COVID-19,” “Our Communities after COVID-19”). Empower (March 4 deadline) Broad View Seasonal Affective Disorder: How it can affect kids, and how parents can help (Child Mind) Effective and engaging instruction: letters to states and school and district leaders (Department of Education) State Leader School Leader District Leader  Around Washington Camas’ Discovery High School students create stanchions, desk shields in class (The Columbian) How COVID-19 could lead to fewer Washington students going to college in 2021 and beyond (Seattle Times) Schools experiencing teaching staff shortages due to COVID-19, Pasco Association of Educators calling for change (NBC Now) 'Far too great of a risk.' Most Pasco teachers want classrooms closed, says union (Wenatchee World) Thrive or fail: Yakima County high schools reach out to kids struggling with remote learning (Yakima Herald-Republic)

Mastery-based Learning Work Group: Recommendations for Washington The legislatively-mandated Mastery-based Learning Work Group has released its 2020 report, showcasing recommendations for implementing mastery-based education in Washington classrooms. Check out the report's introductory message on SBE's latest blog post. Learn more about why MBL is needed in our state, and find stories from students, educators, and districts in the 2020 report summary, released December 1. Special thanks to Methow Valley, Olympia, Pasco, and Enumclaw school districts for sharing photos with SBE. We look forward to featuring more highlights from the report in the coming weeks.

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The SBE Vision: An education system where students are engaged in personalized education pathways that prepare them for civic engagement, careers, postsecondary education, and lifelong learning.