Open Doors December Newsletter

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Title I & Open Doors
School Improvement Announcement: More $$$ Available Soon for 2022-23 iGrants
Class of 2023 Graduation Toolkit and Additional Resources Now Posted!
Supporting Newcomers & Refugees Webinar
Job Announcements:
Resources and Upcoming Events

Title I & Open Doors

Are you using Title I, Part A funds to support your students in your Open Doors 1418 Youth Reengagement program or school?

OSPI’s Title I team is gathering information on the use of Title I funds in support of students in Open Doors program settings (including R-Type schools).

How are you determining student need?
What supports are you providing?
Anything and everything you would like to share around student supports.

Please share your experience with Jason.miller@k12.wa.us

School Improvement Announcement: More $$$ Available Soon for 2022-23 iGrants

Expect additional funding in the amount of $10,275 for all schools identified as eligible for Comprehensive-Graduation Rate supports with existing iGrants in form packages 873 and 874. This brings the 2022-2023 grant award total to $65,275.

Watch your inbox this week for more information coming from the Office of System and School Improvement (OSSI). Be thinking of how you might use the extra money to further support your School Improvement Plan (SIP) goals.

Please do not take any action yet with your iGrant. Notifications will be sent with instructions on next steps: Districts can expect notification via EDS and school leaders can expect notification via email.
Once you receive notification via EDS or email, you will have until Monday, February 6, 2023, to apply for these extra funds.

Class of 2023 Graduation Toolkit and Additional Resources Now Posted!

Class of 2023 Graduation Toolkit, Graduation Pathways Quick Reference one-pager and updated HSBP Template now posted!

These newly posted resources on OSPIs Graduation webpage are designed to support school support in helping students graduate with a diploma and a plan for a meaningful first step after high school.

For comprehensive guidance related to the implementation of Washington’s current graduation requirements, please see the following resources for detailed information:

ACEs During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Associations with Poor Mental Health

Exposure to specific ACE types (e.g., emotional abuse) was associated with higher prevalences of poor mental health and suicidal behaviors. The prevalences of poor current mental health and past-year suicide attempts among adolescents reporting four or more ACEs during the COVID-19 pandemic were four and 25 times as high as those without ACEs, respectively. Read the full report, published by the CDC.

Supporting Newcomers & Refugees Webinar

On November 17, the OSPI Multilingual Education team presented a webinar on supporting newcomer and refugee students. The webinar features guest presenter Rachel Kurz from the International Rescue Committee.

- Supporting Newcomers & Refugees Webinar Slides and recording.

- International Rescue Committee Presentation - Rachel Kurz

- Asynchronous IRC Course on: Toxic Stress and Well-Being Among Students Affected by Forced Migration | Register here.

For resources and topics for previous and upcoming webinars, please see the Multilingual Education Webinars and Newsletters page.

Job Announcements:

Retention and Engagement Coordinator for Gravity Open Doors Program, Capital Region, ESD 113.
Ending Secure Youth Detention Project Community Partner Co-Lead, Special Projects Manager for the King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
Best Starts for Kids Home-Based Services Program Manager with King County’s Best Starts for Kids
Anti-Racist Abundance Curator with Community Center for Education Results
Development and Communications Director with Northwest Education Access
Education Advocate-South King County. with Northwest Education Access

Resources and Upcoming Events

GATE Equity Webinar Series - Regular monthly webinars. Information and registration available through the GATE website.

Visit the OSPI Open Doors/Reengagement Website

Past Newsletters:

Check our website for previous years' newsletter topics.

Contact us!

Mandy Paradise,
M.Ed

Open Doors
Program Supervisor

Email Mandy
360-789-3949

Liz Quayle,
M.A.Ed, NBCT

Alternative Learning Accountability
& MBL Program Manager

Email Liz
360-688-8104

Jenna Millett

Attendance & Reengagement Specialist

Email Jenna
564-200-4464

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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