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2024

  • October | 2024 Guide to Offering Alternative Learning Experiences; ALE Compliance Webinar – Video Recording Now Available; 2024-25 Office Hours; Multi-District Online School Program Approval Process: Intent to Apply Due 11/1/24; Learning Options & ALE Annual Meeting Coming in January; Universal HSBP Platform: Virtual Listen & Learn Sessions; Office of System and School Improvement (OSSI) Grant Information; 2024-25 Basic Education Funding Rates for ALE; Upcoming Events
  • September | ALE Compliance Webinar: Monday, 9/23; 2024-25 Guide to Offering Alternative Learning Experiences – Coming Soon; Learn More About the Universal HSBP Platform; 2024-25 Office Hours; Multi-District Online School Program Approval Process: Intent to Apply Due 11/1/24; 2024-25 Basic Education Funding Rates for ALE; Upcoming Events

  • August | 2024-25 Guide to Alternative Learning Experiences; Multi-District Online School Program Approval Process: Intent to Apply Due 11/1/24; 2023-24 ALE Year End Report Due August 31, 2024; Online School Program Annual Update DUE August 31, 2024; ALE Compliance Webinar; 2024-25 ALE & Learning Options Office Hours; Multidistrict Online School Program and Course Provider Application Office Hours; New Requirements for Student Handbooks & School Websites; Tip from the Special Education Division; Educational Technology Grants; Upcoming Events

  • June | Online School Program Annual Update; 2023-24 Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Year End Report; 2024-25 ALE & Learning Options Office Hours; Performance-based Graduation Pathway; Graduation Requirements Emergency Waiver; New Requirements for Student Handbooks & School Websites; Tip from the Special Education Division; Upcoming Events

  • May | Newly Approved Programs and Providers; Online School Program Annual Update; New Requirements for Student Handbooks & School Websites; Graduation Requirements Emergency Waiver; 2023-24 Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Year End Report; ALE Office Hours; Upcoming Events
  • April | School Board Policy & Reporting; Graduation Requirements Emergency Waiver; 2023-24 Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Year End Report; OSPI’s Approved Online School Program List; ALE Program or School? Directory Change Request Process for 2024-25 School Year; ALE Office Hours; Upcoming Events
  • March | 2024 WALA Conference; Legislative Update; Washington State Board of Education Seeks Student Representative for 2024-2026 Term; ALE Office Hours; Upcoming Events
  • February | Learning Options Supports; Legislative Update; ALE Office Hours; Other Education FYI; Performance-based Pathway Tool Review Webinar; Training Announcement; Guidance for Integration of Human-Centered AI for K-12 Public Schools; SB 5243 Universal HSBP Platform; Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Training Online; Upcoming Events
  • January | Learning Options Supports; Legislative Update; ALE Office Hours; Graduation Requirements Emergency Waiver; MTSS Communities of Practice; Register for Bridge to College Professional Development; Upcoming Events

2023

  • December | OSPI Learning Options Department is Hiring!; ALE Office Hours; State Board of Education Graduation Pathway Updates; Recruitment of Youth to Participate in a Compensated Advisory Group; Webinar Series – The Way to Staff Well-being in Schools; Upcoming Events
  • November | Learning Options Supports; Are you using mastery-based learning (MBL) or mastery-based crediting (MBC) in your program or school?; ALE Office Hours; ALE Administrator Meeting; Other Education FYI; Free Learning Series: Authentic Family & Community Engagement Modules; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LOLA) Contacts; Event Spotlight: WALA Events and GATE Webinar; WALA Spring Conference – Call for Presenters!; Graduation Equity Webinar Series; Upcoming Events
  • October | Learning Options Supports; ALE Compliance and Documentation Webinar; ALE Office Hours; Multi-district Online School Program Approval Process – Intent to Apply Due 11/1/23; Other Education FYI; OSPI’s 2024 Legislative Priorities; Washington OER Hub; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LOLA) Contacts; Event Spotlight: WALA Events and GATE Webinar; WALA Spring Conference – Call for Presenters!; WALA Fall Workshops; Graduation Equity Webinar Series; Upcoming Events
  • September | Learning Options Supports; Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Compliance Webinar – 9/29/23; ALE Office Hours; Multi-district Online School Program Approval Process – Intent to Apply Due 11/1/23; Other Education FYI; Dual Credit Update; Healthy Youth Survey Registration Deadline Extended; Got Questions About Education? Ask OSPI!; OSPI Website Address Update!; Event Spotlight: WALA Events and GATE Webinar Series; WALA Spring Conference – Call for Presenters!; WALA Fall Workshops; Graduation Equity Webinar Series; Upcoming Events

  • August|Multidistrict Online School Program Approval Process - Intent to Apply Due 11/1/23; Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Office Hours; Due 8/31/23 – 2022-23 ALE Year End Report; 2023-24 Guide to Offering ALE; ALE 101 Training Course; 2023-24 Washington Association for Learning Alternatives (WALA) Events; ALE Compliance Webinar; Washington Council for High School-College Relations; Performance-based Pathway; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LoLA) Contacts; Upcoming Events

  • June | The 2022-23 ALE Year End Report is Open; Newly Approved Program & Provider!; State Funding for Truancy Supports; Elective Credit for Working Students; New Graduation Pathway: Performance-based Pathway; High School and Beyond Plan; Running Start Update: From 1.2 to 1.4 FTE; Grant Opportunity: Mastery-based Learning Collaborative (MBLC); Seal of Biliteracy Rules Revision - Special Group Member Interest Survey 2023-24; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LoLA) Contacts; Upcoming Events

  • May | ALE Funding Rates; The 2022-23 ALE Year End Report is Open; ALE Office Hours; ALE Program or School? Directory Change Request Process for 2023-24 School Year; Differences Between Home-Based Instruction and Public Education; Certificate Renewal Requirements for all Teacher and Administrator Certificates Beginning July 1, 2023; Help Recruit Youth and Families for Truancy Project; 2023 OSPI Open Educational Resources Project Grantee Showcase; Upcoming Grant Opportunity - OER Project Grant; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LoLA) Contacts; Upcoming Events

  • April | Legislative Update, Online Learning Advisory Committee; ALE Office Hours; Graduation Requirements and Emergency Waivers; Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State; Partnerships for Culturally Relevant Learning: Leadership Team Activities Care Package; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LoLA) Contacts; Upcoming Events

  • March | Legislative Update; Webinars and Learning Opportunities from the Digital Learning Collaborative; Webinar Recording: NCAA Initial-Eligibility Policies; ALE Office Hours

  • February | Legislative Update; ALE Office Hours; State Assessment Planning Reminder; New Educator Endorsement Requirements for Visual and Performing Arts Instruction

  • January | Washington's Education Options and Learning Pathways: A Guide for Families; Legislative Update; Register for Bridge to College Professional Development; ALE Office Hours; ALE Accelerating Unfinished Learning Funds Available; 2023 Washington School Improvement Framework; Multi-Tiered System of Supports Resources; Virtual Treatment Provider for Eating Disorders

2022

  • December | Reopening - ALE Accelerating Unfinished Learning Grant; ALE Office Hours; Compliance Corner - Digital Signatures; LifeSkills Grants - Three Funding Opportunities; Additional Funding Available for Comprehensive Graduation Schools

  • November | ALE Office Hours; Short months in ALE - weekly contact and MPRs; Core Concepts in Youth Reengagement Webinar; Sexual Health Education Curriculum Review Panel Participation Opportunity; Professional Learning Opportunities

  • October | Multidistrict Online School Program Approval Process - Intent to Apply Due 11/1/22; ALE October Office Hours on 10/28/22; 2023 ALE Administrator Meeting on 1/20/23; Healthy Youth Survey in Online and Alternative Schools; OSPI’s 2023–25 Biennial Budget Priorities; MTSS Structured Literacy PD Webinar Materials; Leaders of Learning Alternatives (LoLA) Events

  • September | 2021-22 ALE Year End Report was Due 8/31/22; 2022-23 Washington Association of Learning Alternatives (WALA) Events; Input on Graduation Requirements; Youth Safety and Well-being Hotline Survey; ALE Funding Rates and Office Hours; Multidistrict Online School Program Approval Process – Intent to Apply Due 11/1/22; Mental Health Absences Update; Inclusionary Practices Online Course; Upcoming Events.

  • August | 2021-22 ALE Year End Report is Due 8/31/22; WaKIDS in ALE Rulemaking Update; Newly Approved Programs & Providers!; Graduation Requirements Alignment: Listening Session with the State Board of Education (SBE); K-12 Intensive Tutoring Competitive Grant (FP 204) has launched!; Learning Options Resources

  • June | 2021-22 ALE Year End Report is Open; WaKIDS in ALE Rulemaking Update; Directory Change Request Process; ALD Documentation Cleanup

  • May | The 2021-22 ALE Year End Report is Open; WaKIDS in ALE Rulemaking Update; Grant Opportunities: Application Window Updates; Bulletin 024-22 - State Funding for Truancy Supports; Newly Approved Online Course Providers; ALE Records Retention

  • April | New name for the Alternative Learning Department: Learning Options; ALE Funding Rates for 2022-23; 2021-22 ALE Year-End Report; Online Learning Advisory Committee; Grant Opportunities: Application Window Updates; Graduation 101: Washington Requirements, Waivers, and Pathways Webinar; Profile of a Graduate Listening Sessions

  • March | WaKIDS in ALE; Graduation Requirement Emergency Waivers (GREW); Superintendent Reykdal’s Statement on the 2022 Legislative Session; Bulletin 011-22: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Reporting Requirements for 2022; 2022 WALA Spring Conference Presentations; Student Art for Conference Space; Compliance Corner- New Title and Split Role

  • February | Learn How to Create and Refine your Community Engagement Board; Legislative Update; Grant Opportunities; COVID-19 Student Survey

  • January | Legislative Update, COVID-19 Student Survey, Invitation to Register: Bridge to College Math & English, Grant Opportunities, School Improvement Funding, Compliance Corner, Upcoming Events

ALL STUDENTS PREPARED FOR POST-SECONDARY PATHWAYS, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

Led by State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, OSPI oversees K-12 public education in Washington state. Our mission is to provide funding, resources, tools, data and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, are prepared to access post-secondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives.

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