Weekly Update | November 15

New Graduation Requirements SBE adopted rules regarding graduation requirements (following the passage of legislation HB 1599) on November 7 during a Board Meeting in Bremerton. SBE received more than 450 comments from the public regarding these rules, and will continue to gather feedback on the adequacy and equity of the pathways per the Legislature. SBE is now collecting preliminary focus group contacts to gather feedback. Data from these groups will inform SBE reports to the Legislature this winter and periodically through 2022. Updated related resources: Graduation Pathway Options ASVAB web page Class of 2020 Graduation Requirements Press Release: Graduation Requirements Rules Adopted If you are in the Olympia area, please save the date and RSVP to the SBE Community Forum regarding the equity and adequacy of graduation pathway options (in Tumwater on January 14 from 6-8 p.m. at ESD 113).

Partner Highlights The Care and Feeding of the Twice Exceptional Child, Part Two (Stories from School) Webinar: Universal Design for Learning (UDL): An Introduction (League of Education Voters) Pave the Way Conference, Seattle - December 11 (Washington Student Achievement Council) Professional Educator Standards Board Annual Snapshot (PESB) Broad View Math Looks The Same In The Brains Of Boys And Girls, Study Finds (NPR) Making the Grade 2019 Report (Ed Law Center) Youth suicide rates are on the rise in the U.S. (PBS) Standardized Test Scores Inspired Us to Redefine Ready (Ed Week) CDC: Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More To Prevent It (NPR) Advice for New Social Justice Educators: "I Wish I Had Known" (Teaching Tolerance) What makes education innovation succeed? (Hechinger Report) Parents Deserve Clear Information About Student Growth in Schools (Data Quality Campaign) The states that are swimming against the NAEP tides (Fordham Institute) Secretary DeVos Names New Members to the National Assessment Governing Board (US Dept. of Ed) The Math Youth Need To Make A Difference (Forbes) You Can't Have a Coaching Culture Without a Structure (ASCD) The Science of Reading Toolkit (Amplify) Florida bill seeks to expand civics education through community projects (The Center Square) Around Washington Evergreen school district ups training on identifying, avoiding predatory behavior (The Columbian) Washington schools can’t keep up with a growing need for special education teachers (Crosscut) Volunteer dedicates 46 years to Washington State School for the Blind (The Columbian) Completing the FAFSA can be a career-maker for Washington students (Seattle Times) Seattle Public Schools leans on history to change its gifted education program. Here’s what the archives show (Seattle Times) "College in the High School" Payment Plan Discussed (Columbia Basin Herald) WW School District leaps ahead for kindergarten readiness (Walla Walla Union Bulletin) Education notebook: Spokane Public Schools to hold meeting on vaping (Spokesman-Review) Graduation requirements rising (Lynden Tribune) School board hears SHS improvement plan (Sequim Gazette) Check out our Winners of the 2019 Bridge Social Media Photo Contest (Schools Out Washington)

#PlanYourPathWA Video Contest Winner: Ethan Berkey from Kennewick Schools "The most helpful thing about TRIBE is it's a period where we can focus on what we're doing in school, how we can do better, and explore paths for the future..." -Ethan Berkey, Kennewick Schools Learn more from Ready Washington video contest winner, Ethan, about how the High School and Beyond Plan helped him explore paths for his future.

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