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Happy birthday (Jan. 15) to the man whose bravery, leadership, and courage changed the course of our country forever.
This photo was taken during the infamous Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights in 1965.
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 Did you know Washington has a unique law that promotes civics education and peaceful citizen engagement for students? It's been in place since the 1920s!
OSPI and the Secretary of State often celebrate together to promote voting and informed citizenship in our schools!
Check out this brief history here: Temperance & Good Citizenship.
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 Supt. Reykdal at OSPI's Hour of Code event in December
"Through all of this work, our overarching focus remains on strengthening our public K–12 education system so every young person in Washington will thrive." - Supt. Reykdal
As of January 11, Superintendent Chris Reykdal has been in office for one year!
You can find his statement and select photos from the last year >> Reykdal's First Year
We asked the 2018 National Teacher of the Year Finalist, Mandy Manning to help us host a live Twitter Q&A on January 10, and she said YES!
From family engagement to Mandy’s hope for the next five years in Washington education, get the whole chat here: Chat with Mandy.
Find out more about Mandy and the Teacher of the Year honor: Mandy.
 OSPI took the opportunity to celebrate NBCTs (National Board Certified Teachers) this week as well!
The week of January 8 is known nationally as the beginning of #TeamNBCT week — the time to celebrate all National Board Certified Teachers and especially the 5,470 new and 3,957 renewed NBCTs! Washington has over 1,400 new NBCTs and over 10,000 total, and is currently ranked NUMBER 1 (Woot!) for new NBCTs this year!
Special thanks to Carrie Dubuque and the OSPI Educator Effectiveness team for all the work you do!
More about the week: NBCTs.
Read the press release: Washington Remains Leader...
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Watch this week's featured VIDEO with two NBCT Physical Education instructors at Black Hills High School in Tumwater. It's already received over 2,000 views!
 Black Hills High School students practice "spin" a.k.a. stationary bicycling, during NBCT Greg Bert's Physical Education class
Requesting a one-on-one meeting:
The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) provides one-on-one
assistance in Tumwater. OSPI employees can visit their office and meet with a Retirement Specialist anytime
during normal business hours, and won’t need an appointment. If you can’t make it to the office, call
1-800-547-6657 (Skype if requested). If an employee is within a year
of retirement, DRS recommends they request an Official Benefit Estimate before
they meet with a Specialist. This can be done online at www.drs.wa.gov/oaa
or by phone.
Webinars:
Not available to attend any of the webinars listed? DRS recommends you review the online webinar schedule (Webinars). Many of the topics are covered by viewing an online
seminar video as well (Seminars | Seminar videos)
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Fiscal Analyst 1
Agency Financial Services
Closes: 8:00 a.m. January 22, 2018
Internal applications only at this time
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Key
Responsibilities
Working in the
Accounting Section in Agency Financial Services, the position performs the
following key duties:
- Properly coding and depositing
daily cash receipts;
- Generating monthly statements
from QuickBooks;
- Processing non-employee travel
reimbursements;
- Providing training and
technical assistance to agency staff regarding non-employee travel rules;
- Other duties as
assigned.
Desirable
Qualifications
- 18 quarter or
12 semester hours of accounting coursework. Associates degree
preferred but not required if accounting credits are completed.
- One or more
years’ experience in state agency, preferably in budget or fiscal
operations.
- Experience with
Microsoft Office products, strong Excel skills preferred.
Compensation
The annual compensation for the position is $34,176 -
$44,400 (Range 40) per year and will depend upon experience, educational
background, and qualifications. Washington State has a generous benefit package
including health, dental, and life insurance, retirement, and an optional
deferred compensation program. Please go to the following websites for benefit
information; Health Care Authority for information regarding
health benefits and Department of Retirement Systems
for
retirement plan information. This is a
general service position.
Application Process
Those
interested in this position may apply by submitting, via email, a letter of
interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this
announcement, a current resume, and a list of five or more personal and
professional references. In your application email, please include both
the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to as you interact with this
organization.
The following
optional form may be submitted along with your application packet: Affirmative
Action Information Form
Please send all
the application materials to: Carole Lynch, Human Resources
OSPI teammates! Please send suggestions for additions to the
OSPI Family-friendly web page: the OSPI Family Portal.
The Family Engagement Workgroup is building a web page that
will feature important dates and/or content to help families navigate our
public school system programs with greater ease. The design and organization of
this new portal will be tested for usability by families.
Our vision is that this will be a single place on k12.wa.us
for families to quickly find the services they need to support their students,
accessed easily at k12.wa.us/family.
Examples of OSPI
resources shared so far:
- School
Report Card
- Communications and Community
Outreach: Family
Resources
- Equity and Civil Rights
- Equity and Civil Rights:
Interpretation and Translation Services
- Equity and Civil Rights:
Section 504 and Students with Disabilities
- Attendance and Truancy
- School Safety Center
- Career and Technical
Education
- Early Learning
- Healthiest
Next Generation Initiative
- Substance Use Prevention
- Traffic Safety Education
- Special Education:
Guidance for Families
- Special
Education: Technical Assistance/Parent Involvement
- Title I,
Part A: Parent and Family Engagement
- Migrant and Bilingual
Education: Information for Parents
- Migrant
and Bilingual Education: Policy Support for Family Engagement
- Migrant
and Bilingual Education: ELL Program Family Survey
- WaKIDS: Family Connection
- Guaranteed Education Tuition
(GET)
- State
Testing: See Your Child’s Test
- ESSA Parent Outreach Toolkit
- High School & Beyond Plan
- Graduation Toolkit
(Phew!)
Share your links with us! Email them to commteam@k12.wa.us.
The much anticipated, From Seed to Apple publication is out now! It's a collection of stories from this year's regional and state teachers of the year, contents include:
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Foreword by Camille Jones, 2017 Washington State Teacher of the Year
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Al Finds His Voice by Melissa Charette, Capital Region ESD 113 Regional Teacher of the Year
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More Than Just Students by Ethan Chessin, ESD 112 Regional Teacher of the Year
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Don’t Just Care, Believe! by Denisha Saucedo, Puget Sound ESD 121 Regional Teacher of the Year
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A Shared Honor by Laurie Price, ESD 123 Regional Teacher of the Year
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The Art of Teaching by Jon Magnus, North Central ESD 171 Regional Teacher of the Year
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Beyond School by Mandy Manning, 2018 Washington State Teacher of the Year
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Math Dance by Jennifer Tenney, ESD 105 Regional Teacher of the Year
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The Power of Yes by Gary Coyan, Olympic ESD 114 Regional Teacher of the Year
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Laws of English 11 by Linne Haywood, Northwest ESD 189 Regional Teacher of the Year
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PRESS RELEASE (Jan. 10): Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal plans to introduce proposed legislation within the next few days that would provide school districts more funding flexibility.
The proposed bill would make changes to House Bill 2242, which the Legislature passed in 2017. “The bill made substantial changes to school finance in addition to making some much needed targeted investments in some areas,” Reykdal said. “We appreciate the hard work of policymakers to produce these significant changes.
“However, I’ve spoken to many school district leaders since the bill passed. They’ve noted that the bill needs some fine-tuning so they can implement the policies as intended by lawmakers.”
Read the whole release >> Funding
Read the bill >> SB 6362 // HB 2721
There's a colorful assortment of wellness goals posted in the Avanti market (second floor) and the OSPI Wellness committee would like you to post your wellness goals for 2018*! There are hand-outs as well that encourage setting S.M.A.R.T. goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely).
Each area of wellness is showcased (intellectual, spiritual, occupational, emotional/mental, physical, nutritional, and social health). Feel free to take a color-coded post it and share!
*Anonymity is encouraged.
Governor
Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Pierce County Deputy Daniel A.
McCartney, 34, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all
state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Wednesday,
January 17, 2018. Deputy McCartney was shot and killed while responding to
a burglary call on January 8, 2018.
Flags
should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Wednesday,
January 17, 2018.
Other
government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this
recognition.
A
Celebration of Life service will be held on January 17, 2018, beginning at 1:00
pm, at Pacific Lutheran University’s Olson Auditorium, 12180 Park Avenue S.,
Parkland, Washington.
Please
call (360) 902-0383 if you have any questions about this flag lowering.
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Flu season is in full swing! To help protect yourself and others, please pay attention to these tips from the Washington Department of Health!
More information and resources from DOH >> Flu News
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 The time has come to sign up to join OSPI's Dragon Boat team!
OSPI has fielded several teams in the past for this fun and healthy event.
Please email Maria Flores if you or a group of your colleagues want to paddle for a good cause in a long, thin boat.
Your friends and family can join the team, too!
Check out some of the action in this video!
Please see this page for more information about this annual event.
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The Print Center got new machines! When sending your documents to be printed, they ask that you please send PDF files only. If you have any questions, please contact Kerry Vogel!
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