For anyone that needs help with GovDelivery and Alchemer, this is a reminder of who to ask!
GovDelivery is handled by Ada Foote (that's me!) on the Communication & Digital Team. Email the CommTeam inbox with any questions for best results.
Alchemer, meanwhile, is handled by CISL now! Email the RCC Team with any needs you have.
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Join us for our in-person Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit! On Thursday, May 25, from 8:30 am-3:30 pm, you will have the opportunity to attend trainings on DEI topics of your choosing. The summit will include presenters, who are subject matter experts within state government, as well as external consultants who have centered their work on DEI.
Visit our DEI Summit page to find instructions to register and the agenda. Please reach out to Juwariyah Sou for questions.
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You’re invited to a free event that brings together a panel of distinguished women entrepreneurs in government to discuss their experiences, challenges, and successes. The program will be moderated by Washington State Senator Sharon Shewmake, the first Democrat to represent the 42nd District in two decades.
After the panel discussion, attendees will have the chance to take part in breakout sessions with the speakers.
When: Thursday, May 11, 2023, 6-8 pm
Where: Puget Sound Community College Lacey Campus: 4220 6th Ave SE, Room 194, Lacey, WA 98503
Register here!
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The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting a “lunch and learn” on May 10, 2023, that you might be interested in attending.
Participants will learn about Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, and Secondary Traumatization. This session will explore the signs and symptoms and healthy methods of treatment and prevention.
When and where:
May 10, 2023
Noon to 1 p.m.
Microsoft Teams
How to participate
At noon on May 10, join the session. No registration is required. Find the Teams link here.
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12 OSPI staff members stand behind a table filled with “Climate Education Summit” water bottles. They are ready to welcome teachers to the Summit!
On April 28 and 29, OSPI Staff from the Secondary Education Content and Elementary Education Content teams brought 200 educators and educational leaders together for the state’s first Climate Integration Summit held at the Museum of Flight.
The summit focused on content integration, to teach climate from all lenses, and on a solutions-orientation to inspire hope and action. Educators from across the state, more than half from east of the Cascades, engaged in two days of learning and networking with Educational Service Districts, the University of Washington Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, the Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment, and multiple community-based organizations (see full list below.) Teachers from Spokane Public Schools, Tukwila School District, and Edmonds School District, which also brought panels of students presented.
Governor Jay Inslee stands at the front of a room filled with teachers who are listening to him speak on climate action and education in Washington state.
Governor Jay Inslee came and spoke to teachers about our state commitment to acting for the climate. The closing sessions was an inspiring call to action from students at the Institute for Community Leadership who define themselves as “the first generation to feel the sting of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.”
Planning Team: OSPI – Elizabeth Schmitz, Ellen Ebert, Johanna Brown, Kimberley Astle, Lori Henrickson. ESD 112 – Stacy Meyer
OSPI Presenters and Support: Jerry Price, Sheila Wilson, Taylor Allen, Laura Grant, Arlene Crum, Heidi Aijala
Community Based Organizations: EarthGen, Front and Centered, Institute for Community Leadership, Institute for Systems Biology, Islandwood, OER Project, Pacific Education Institute, People’s Voice on Climate.
University Partners: UW Institute for Science and Mathematics Education and Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment
Under the Public Records Act, requestors can challenge the reasonableness of the timelines we set responding to public records requests.
Please ensure the timelines you are setting are specific to the request and based on current and anticipated workload, time you estimate it will take to complete the request including redacting (when appropriate), and time you anticipate it will take to provide third party notice (when appropriate).
For more information see InsideOSPI.
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From the Style Guide:
The 12-month period that a governmental body uses for bookkeeping purposes.
Washington state’s fiscal year is July 1–June 30.
The federal government’s fiscal year is October 1–September 30.
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May 9: LAG B’OMER • Jewish. Celebrates the end of a divine-sent plague and/or Roman occupation during Rabbi Akiva’s lifetime (died c. 135 CE).
May 12: MOTHER’S DAY. Children of all ages show appreciation for their mothers and mother figures.
Do you feel any observance was missed? Email Human Resources and let us know.
Our State Fiscal Year (FY) ends Friday, June 30, 2023. All goods and services using State FY 2023 funds must be received by our agency on or before June 30. The following are cutoff dates established by Purchasing:
Correctional Industries (CI)
IT Equipment
- Synchronous Tech, DELL: PASSED
- Items needing an exception request: May 13
- Zones: Software: Jun. 13
- Other: May 16
Office Supplies
- Office Depot: Jun. 15
- Amazon: Jun. 15
- All Other Vendors: May 31
Keep in mind, if the purchase requires additional processing, or requires a quote, additional time must be factored in.
Submit questions to Purchasing.
A collection of puzzles, riddles, problems, and games!
If you have any ideas for the Fun Zone, please send them to CommTeam@k12.wa.us.
THIS WEEK: Kitty Cat Jumble
There are many types of cats out there, both big and small. How many can you name? And can you unscramble some of them? Try it below!
NLOI
XYNL
EOOLCT
RALDOPE
TCA
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