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Aimee Bishop was selected at the Washington Education Association (WEA) 2024 Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year! Aimee works as a Support Specialist for the Coupeville Open Academy (formerly Open Den), an Open Doors Youth Reengagement program. Congratulations, Aimee, on this well-deserved award.
Read more about Aimee and her youth reengagement work in this celebratory article.
Consider bringing students to the Women in Trades “We are the Future” Fair occurring on May 3 in Seattle.
Details: 9 am-2 pm, Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center
- This event is open to all genders and provides an especially warm environment for women and girls.
- Schools from all over the region attend and bring middle and high school students.
- Attending the fair is free and registration is not required.
The Trades Fair introduces students to the high paying, spirit empowering positions in the skilled trades. School groups are not required to register to attend, and the event is free! Schools are encouraged to register as it helps the fair understand who attends/participates.
Everyone is welcome and we hope you and your students can make the trip!
Curious about the WA Women in Trades Association and all the awesome services that they offer? Visit the Washington Women in Trades website
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Below are the estimated Open Doors Youth Reengagement apportionment rates from this legislative session’s supplemental budget. The rates are not finalized until the budget is signed by the governor.
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Note the increase to the rates for the current school year. The increased in these rates are expected to be applied to the district’s April apportionment. Please work with your fiscal officers and district(s) to re-submit claims for previous months newly covered by the increased rate. |
School Year 2023-24 (increase for this school year)
- Non Vocational: $9,597.46 (increased from $9,555.02)
- Vocational Rate: $10,486.16 (increased from $10,463.80)
School Year 2024-25:
- Non Vocational Rate: $10,037.85
- Vocational Rate: $10,916.85
Life as a young adult can be stressful and reengagement students often face financial strain. Nearly 80 percent of students in Open Doors Youth Reengagement are low-income, defined as free or reduced-price lunch eligible. Barrier Reduction funding for food, housing, and other essentials, were not funded during this legislative session. However, the recommendation to support Open Doors Youth Reengagement programs with Barrier Reduction funding remains.
Barrier Reduction funding is an investment. It improves student well-being by reducing stress and promoting academic progress through the provision of needed resources to students who have been typically underserved. Student barriers to education includes a wide range of experiences and needs, including unaddressed health issues, hunger and food insecurity, transportation challenges, testing fees, and material costs for academic or career development learning such as certificates or software.
We look forward to the next legislative session and monitoring the support for this important resource.
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Access accurate health information on topics that are important to teens and young adults.
Each link is vetted by the Washington state Department of Health’s (DOH) Adolescent and Young Adult Health Team and reviewed by the Youth Advisory Council.
Teen Health Hub WA | Washington State Department of Health
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The short video, “Explaining Pell Grants for the Incarcerated", provides a summary of the history and impact of education policy, federal grants and student aid on individuals who are incarcerated.
Learn more about how things got here and where things are headed in this video by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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The following are posted on the OSPI website:
All resources are available under the Class of 2024 drop-down tab on the OSPI Graduation webpage.
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Join the Washington State Board of Education (SBE) and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for one of the three (3) office hour opportunities that will each include:
Graduation Requirement Emergency Waiver (GREW) updates from the April SBE Board meeting
Brief overview of the new Performance-based Pathway (PbP)
Q&A session
Click the image for the full flyer to share with your networks. A recording will be posted at a later date.
Access the Zoom room here.
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 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:
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Professional Development Day: May 8, Wenatchee
Reimagining Resilience: Trauma-informed practices for buffering adults
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Purpose
An opportunity for Open Doors Youth Reengagement staff to connect with colleagues in reengagement and juvenile justice. This pre-conference of the Institutional Education Conference’s is purposefully created as a Professional Development (PD) day where Open Doors staff and Ed Advocates are co-located for networking and skill development.
Content
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.
The renowned Sean Goode will be sharing his insight and wisdom with us as our keynote speaker! This extra-special part of the day is sponsored by our partners in Juvenile Justice and Institutional Education.
Details
- This is an in-person training day and a pre-conference option for the Institutional Education conference.
- All Open Doors staff are encouraged to attend on May 8! Consider staying for May 9, as your schedules and budgets allow. Register separately for May 9.
- Want to learn more about the Conference? Contact Ada Daniels, Lead Institutional Schools Program Supervisor at OSPI: Ada.Daniels@k12.wa.us
Want to attend the pre-conference and the conference? Register for both!
- May 8: Pre-conference Training Day -
https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/167801
Lodging
A courtesy block of hotel rooms exits at the following locations. Each is at the state per diem rate of $107 and provides breakfast. The cutoff date is quickly approaching to receive the guaranteed rate, please reach out to one of the hotels to make your reservation.
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Comfort Suites – 195 East Penny Road. To make a reservation within the group block just call the hotel direct at 509-662-1818. Tell the front desk agent that you want to make a reservation with the OSPI-Office of Superintendents group block. This hotel is less than a mile away from the Confluence Technology Center.
- The cutoff date to be guaranteed a room is April 6.
Other possible options:
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Springhill Suites Wenatchee – 1730 N. Wenatchee Ave. Book your group rate for OSPI. This hotel is less than 2 miles away from the Confluence Technology Center. Guaranteed room rate expired on a room is March 15, though availability may still exist.
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Holiday Inn Express – 1921 N. Wenatchee Ave. Book your stay at Holiday Inn Express – Use the booking instructions: Group Name: OSPI; Block Code: OSP; Group Rate: $107 or call the hotel directly 509-663-6355. This hotel is less than 2 miles away from the Confluence Technology Center. Guaranteed room rate expired on a room is March 15, though availability may still exist.
Past Newsletters:
Check our website for previous years' newsletter topics.
Mandy Paradise,
M.Ed
Open Doors
Program Supervisor
Email Mandy
360-789-3949
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