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• March Theme Month: Educator Growth and Development
• 2023-24 Theme Calendar
• Cycle 2 - 2023-24 Continuous School Improvement Schedule of Activities
• Regional Supports
• Continuous Improvement Grant Information
• Overcoming Barriers to Student Success through Integrated Supports  
• Recording: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Training
• Two-Day Training with Dr. Ross Greene on Collaborative and Proactive Solutions
• Graduation Equity Webinar – Financial Literacy & Asset-based Engagement
• Training events for Open Doors
• OSSI Continuous Improvement Team

March OSSI Continuous Improvement Newsletter

March Theme Month: Educator Growth and Development

The March Resource Toolkit highlights the revised Student Growth Goals that are a part of every teacher’s evaluation every year and are centered on planning for and reflecting on student growth. The Teacher and Principal Evaluation Program lives inside the Educator Effectiveness Department, housed in the Educator Growth and Development Division at OSPI. 

You may find this month's toolkit here.  

2023-24 Theme Calendar

Month          Theme  August         CI Principles and Framework  September   Early Learning and Elementary Core Instruction  October        Secondary Core Instruction   November    Office of Native Education   December    Data & Equity- Progress Monitoring-        Healthy Youth Survey and SEL     January        Leadership and Equity with AWSP  February       Multilingual Education  March           Educator Growth and Development        April              Learning Options and Open Doors                  May              Graduation Pathways         June             Inclusionary Practices and MTSS

Welcome to the fourth month of the Continuous Improvement Newsletter. Each month for the 2023-24 school year we will be focusing and highlighting a content theme that is aligned with supporting continuous school improvement (see below for the theme calendar). We will be featuring articles and resources aligned with the theme in our monthly newsletter and we will be providing monthly resource toolkits to supplement and support the monthly theme.

Cycle 2- 2023-24 Continuous School Improvement Schedule of Activities. This is a year-at-a-glance schedule for schools and districts on the events and deadlines for the 2023-24 school year.

Please review these previous month's resources from  August, September, October, November,  December,  January, and February.  

Cycle 2 - 2023-24 Continuous School Improvement Schedule of Activities

Calendar: Schedule of Events Spring 2024 March 2024 - Spring Outreaches- ESD / Date: 101: Thursday, March 14, 2024 105: Thursday, March 28, 2024 112: Thursday, March 28, 2024 113: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 114: Thursday, March 28, 2024 121: Thursday, March 21, 2024 123: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 171: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 189: Thursday, March 28, 2024 An event hosted by the ESDs and required for schools identified for Tier 3 Plus, Tier 3, and Tier 2 supports. The event is tailored for building and district leadership as well as school and district personnel directly involved in continuous system and school improvement. March 19, 2024 - Public release of WSIF Cycle 3 (2023)  Reidentification data  June 28, 2024- Tier 3 and Tier 3 Plus End of Year Progress Monitoring Submission Tier 3 and Tier 3 Plus schools upload their completed End of Year Progress Review (EOYR) into their school’s SharePoint folder. LEA’s will work with Tier 2 schools to progress monitor and review School Improvement Plans as per ESSA and the LEA-Consolidated Accountability Plan (L-CAP) that was submitted to OSSI.

Regional Supports

Continuous Improvement Grant Information

OSSI Grant Reallocations 2023-24 OSSI grant reallocations are in motion and additional funds are available for eligible entities. The OSSI Grant Reallocations 2023-24 document lists schools that are eligible for an increased award amount due to unused funds reallocation. There are columns for the base award amount, the award increase, and the revised award amount (upon successful revisions/amendments for the additional funding). LEAs (i.e., Districts) that are eligible have been notified individually.  For schools that need technical assistance with EGMS, we are continuing our office hours: Tuesdays @ 10:00 - 11:00AM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89599088099  Thursdays @ 1:00- 2:00PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89742289602  Please, reach out to Akiva Erezim if you have any questions.

Overcoming Barriers to Student Success through Integrated Supports  

OSPI has put forth a legislative budget request titled: Overcoming Barriers to Student Success through Integrated Supports  

• The request asks for a variety of critical reengagement and on-track supports intended to bolster school engagement and student achievement.
• It's for this session and we hope folks are informed about it.

Removing barriers to academic achievement:

There is a particular element within the package for $1.9M in Barrier Reduction funding for re-engagement programs and schools. The funding would enable programs to assist in barrier removal related to such things as transportation, accessing state IDs, purchasing equipment for internships and career development, materials, and certificate-related needs, clothing, and other items.  

Recording: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Training

It’s not too late to earn free clock hours! If you weren’t able to attend the live Collaborative and Proactive Solutions training with Dr. Ross Greene, you can still earn clock hours by watching the recording. In this training, Dr. Greene provides an overview of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, as an alternative to “discipline-as-usual” behavioral intervention strategies. The training also includes: the nuances of assessment, engaging students in solving the problems that affect their lives, and strategies to reduce restraints and eliminate isolation. Register on pdEnroller to watch the recording: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/165393. A total of 3 clock hours are available (1.5 Equity and 1.5 Special Education).

Please email Emme Williamson with questions.

Two-Day Training with Dr. Ross Greene on Collaborative and Proactive Solutions

In these two-day trainings, Dr. Greene will provide an overview of the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, as an alternative to “discipline-as-usual” behavioral intervention strategies. The training also includes: the nuances of assessment, engaging students in solving the problems that affect their lives, and strategies to reduce restraints and eliminate isolation. The second day features time for questions, practice, and discussion. A total of 12 clock hours are available (6 Equity and 6 Special Education).

In Yakima: March 26 & 27, 2024, 8:30am–3:30pm both days Register for the Yakima Training | Link to the flyer

In Tacoma: March 28 & 29, 2024, 8:30am–3:30pm both days Register for the Tacoma Training | Link to the flyer

Virtual Livestream: March 28 & 29, 2024, 8:30am–3:30pm both days Register for the Livestream | Link to the flyer Please email Emme Williamson with questions.

Graduation Equity Webinar – Financial Literacy & Asset-based Engagement

March 13 | 10:00-11:30am

Personal finances impact our lives every day. We know that finances play an integral part in how we live our lives, how we relate to others, and the opportunities we have. How can we talk to students about finances? When is the best time? In this webinar we are bringing you Carly Urban, a leading researcher on financial education from Montana State University to share strategies for how students can avoid financial pitfalls, the impacts financial education has on students of color, and the role of course requirements. We also have a panel of financial education professionals to share how they’re implementing financial education strategies in schools and with the community, including specific strategies for migrant and English learners, what it looks like in Auburn School District, and cultural shifts in how we talk about money and ways you can support a healthy relationship with finances. Free Clock Hours are available.

Presenters

• Carly Urban, Professor of Economics at Montana State University, Research Fellow at the Institute for Labor Economics
• Minda Michelle Mattox, Community Relations, South Seattle & South King County WSECU
• Julie DeBolt, Executive Director of Student Learning, Auburn School District
• Ashley McGirt, Founder & CEO, Therapy Fund Foundation

Register: bit.ly/GradEq2023-24

Training events for Open Doors

Juvenile Justice Impacted Students - Systems, Impacts, and Skills for Reengagement 

Trainer: Relevant Engagement, with Rashad Norris and Michael Tuncap 

This in-person training defines and explains the juvenile justice system and offers networking with peers. Please attend one of the following dates:  

• March 14, 8:30am-4:30pm in Anacortes (NWESD 189) Register here. 
• March 28, 8:30am-4:30pm in Renton (PSESD 121) Register here. 
• April 10, 8:30am-4:30pm in Yakima (ESD 105) Register here. 
• April 24, 8:30am-4:30pm in Spokane (NEWESD 101) Register here. 

Coming soon!

Reimagining Resilience: Trauma-informed practices for buffering adults 

Trainer: BELONG Partners.  

This day-long session will impart direct social-emotional learning (SEL) and regulation strategies that help sustain well-being. Learning can be applied for adults and youth. 

• May 8, 8:30 am–4:30 pm, in-person/conference. Registration coming soon. 
• Details: The training is offered as the Institutional Education Conference’s Professional Development Day (Open Doors staff strongly encouraged to attend).  

OSSI Continuous Improvement Team

OSSI Continuous Improvement Team Contact Information:  Liza Hartlyn,  Director of Continuous Improvement and Student Support liza.hartlyn@k12.wa.us, (360) 870-4832 Jim Burlingame, Continuous School Improvement Administrative Assistant 3 jim.burlingame@k12.wa.us, (564) 999-0064 Mary Adams,  Continuous Improvement Partner Support Program Supervisor mary.adams@k12.wa.us, (360) 764-0198 Ellen Zito, Continuous Improvement Systems Processes Program Supervisor ellen.zito@k12.wa.us, (360) 972-4784 Akiva Erezim, Continuous Improvement Program Supervisor – Grants akiva.erezim@k12.wa.us, (360) 464-0147 Erica Olivera, Continuous Improvement Program Specialist erica.olivera@k12.wa.us, (360) 725-4468 Roger A. Rich, Jr.,  Continuous Improvement Network Program Supervisor  roger.rich@k12.wa.us, (564) 233-1565