Special Board Meeting: Class of 2020 graduation requirements + more! 🍎

Weekly Update | April 6

State Board Special Meeting: April 8

SBE will host a special Board Meeting this week (Wednesday April 8) to review draft rules about graduation requirements for the Class of 2020.

The meeting will broadcast live via ZOOM (beginning at 1:30 p.m.) with more capacity for viewers than last time! Find Board Documents as we upload them, and the agenda, plus the audience link on the SBE web page .

The Board held a prior special Board Meeting on March 26 to discuss the timeline and process for rulemaking. In case you missed it, find the recap on the SBE blog .

Partner Highlights

Fall 2020 Admissions COVID-19 Statement for Washington’s Baccalaureate Universities and College (Washington State Council of Presidents, Independent Colleges of Washington)
Resources for college & career planning during school closures (Washington Student Achievement Council)

Broad View

States ease graduation requirements as coronavirus closures extend (Education Dive)
Resources for Schools During the COVID-19 Crisis (TNTP.org)
Taking AP Exams Online (College Board)
As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out (New York Times)
What Will It Take For Schools To Reopen? (Forbes)
What We’re Learning from an Early Look at District COVID-19 Response Plans (Center on Reinventing Public Education)
With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever (NPR)

Around Washington

Mental Health Resources for Young People (Seattle Times)
‘This isn’t easy for anyone’: Spokane superintendent acknowledges challenges of closures in S-R interview (Spokesman-Review)
‘I can’t let it prevent me from really living’: Nine local teens on how they’re coping with the coronavirus outbreak (Seattle Times)
What Inland Northwest schools look like in these "unprecedented times" (Inlander)
Walla Walla eatery donates $10K worth of food to families, hospital and school employees (YakTriNews)
‘I don’t know if we’re coming back to school this year,’ says WA Superintendent (My NW)

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.