Work session re-cap re: COVID-19 closure impacts, partner highlights + more! 🍎

Weekly Update | June 22

June Work Session

SBE will hosted a work session Wednesday, June 17 from 1-5 p.m. The purpose of this session was for the Board to discuss the long-term impacts of COVID-19 school building closures, and potential policy changes to our education system that would facilitate serving students in an equitable and effective way.

The session helped prepare the Board for the July meeting at which policy recommendations will be discussed and likely adopted.

Find the agenda, supporting documents, and a link to the recording on SBE's meetings page .

Partner Highlights

Real Student Conversation (Stories from School)
Resources for Graduating Seniors (Washington Student Achievement Council)
Tik Tok Tips for Online Safety (AWSP)
Educational Equity Resources (WSSDA)
Encouraging videos from principals, students (Ready WA)
Other Forms of Pandemic (ESD 113)
Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council Applications - Due 6/26 (OSPI)

Broad View

Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools: A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Approach to Supporting Students (American Institutes for Research)

Around Washington

What is Juneteenth? (Bellingham Herald)
School year over, worn-out Washington parents analyze what worked, what didn’t in at-home lessons (Seattle Times)
Educators rally in Vancouver in support of Black Lives Matter (The Columbian)
What’s it take to put on a virtual graduation for 1,680 seniors? Green screens and lots of editing (Tacoma News Tribune)

Women's Ambassadors Forum to Host Coding Camp Online

This summer, Women's Ambassadors Forum (WAF) is hosting an online coding summer camp for minority groups with a passion for advocacy called Coding for the Creatives. The program is five weeks long and it teaches participants how to code and launch their own website!

The focus for this initiative is upper-level high school students. The program is completely free.

Resources:

The application deadline is June 29.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated!

Join WithinReach , the Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Washington State Department of Health in their new immunization campaign, “Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated!” ! It is more important than ever for children and babies to stay up to date on their routine vaccinations, as new data show that vaccination rates for Washington children have dropped significantly during COVID-19.

If routine vaccinations are delayed, we could be faced not only with the COVID-19 pandemic, but also an outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases, like the measles and pertussis. Help us spread the word by sharing information, resources and social media from this campaign – Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Vaccinated!

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.