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Welcome to the new year. We hope you had a safe and restful winter break!
In this bulletin:
Mark your calendars!
- February 15: Change of Information Forms Due (for schools with recent leadership changes)
- February 29, 9–11am: Information Session for Participation in ESEA Federal Programs
- March 1: Online Approval Application Launch
- April 1: Approval Applications Due
- Mid-April: Private School Participation in ESEA Federal Programs Application Due
- June 7: additional application materials due (staffing and / or inspection paperwork)
- June 25-27: vote to approve private schools at the State Board of Education meeting
- July 15: 2024 - 2025 Approval Certificates available for download
NOTE that per WAC 180-90-130:, at least 90 days before the beginning of the annual school term or period, the school “shall file with the state board of education a certificate of compliance as set forth in WAC 180-90-160.”
March is Approval Application Month!
Links to both the Renewing and New School Approval Applications will be available March 1 on our website: Private School Approval | SBE (wa.gov). Review this checklist to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.
- Identify your login information: Head of School Email Address & School Building Code/s
- Identify most recent health & fire inspection paperwork (WAC 180-90-160)
- Schedule health & fire inspections, if necessary, according to local regulations
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Update School Contact Information by February 15, 2024
- Download & Complete Approval Application Paperwork
If you have questions about the approval application process, stop in during Zoom office hours, Wednesdays 11:30–12:30:
- February 28
- March 6
- March 13
- March 20
- March 27
Equitable Services Technical Assistance Training
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Federal Program Equitable Services Ombudsmen will be hosting an informational training session for school district and private school personnel.
When: Thursday, February 29, from 9–11 a.m. | Join Zoom Here
This training focuses on the requirements and responsibilities for school districts and private schools for participation in federal program equitable services and required procedures for submitting the intent to participate in federal programs application for the 2024–25 school year.
For questions, please contact Sheila Gerrish at sheila.gerrish@k12.wa.us; or Julie Chace at julie.chace@k12.wa.us.
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