Weekly Update | December 13

Bremerton Hosts Successful Forum: Graduation Pathways SBE hosted a public forum in Bremerton on November 5 regarding the equity and adequacy of the new graduation pathway options. This was the second forum on pathways at that time.  The goal was to gather feedback from community members, parents, students and partners on new laws and their impact for students. Read more about some of the feedback SBE has received so far about graduation requirements and how that feedback will be included in reporting to the Legislature.

Partner Highlights Second Grade Salaries: A Classroom Economy System (CORElaborate) WEBINAR: New Graduation Pathways for the Class of 2020 (League of Education Voters) The Value of Their Voices (Stories from School) GOING STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE: STUDENT FEEDBACK DRIVES IMPROVEMENTS IN COLLEGE AND CAREER SUPPORTS (Road Map Project) Broad View Reimagining Texts (Teaching Tolerance) States Move to Add Native American History to Curriculum (US News) SPECIAL REPORT: PERSONALIZED LEARNING: WHAT EDUCATORS REALLY THINK AND DO (Ed Week) How Classroom Political Discussions — Controversies, Too — Prepare Students for Needed Civic Participation (KQED) Around Washington Hitting dead ends: School bus driver shortage means late starts, consolidated routes in Yakima County (Yakima Herald) Revamping reading: Join conversation with and for educators about reading science (Seattle Times) As the student population grows more diverse, Spokane teachers are overwhelmingly white. School leaders want to change that (Inlander) Professor’s new book explores equitable collaborations with families and communities (UW) What can we learn from Washington’s recent charter-school closures? (Seattle Times) Spokane Public Schools board welcomes 3 new members (Spokesman Review) SATs no longer required for admission at some Washington colleges (Crosscut) Walla Walla graduation rates lead state (Union-Bulletin)

Save the Date: Lunch with Linda & Jerry What’s changed for social studies credit requirements with new graduation laws? Take a "lunch break" with SBE’s Linda Drake (Director of Career- and College-Readiness) and OSPI’s Jerry Price (Social Studies Program Supervisor) and find out via webinar! When: January 8 from 12:30-1:00 p.m. Register: http://bit.ly/GraduationWebby .

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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.