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ASCA is currently revising both the Professional Standards & Competencies and the ASCA National Model (5th ed.).
Webinar on ASCA Proposed Revisions (Today!)
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 11:00 AM PST Register Here
Public Comment Opportunities:
ASCA Professional Standards & Competencies Public Comment
ASCA National Model 5th ed. Public Comment
The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) is seeking input from the field on issues impacting ESA preparation programs, pre-service candidates, school districts, and in-service School Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, and other ESA positions in Washington. PESB staff will use the feedback from this session to develop next steps to ensure that Washington prepares, hires, and retains high-quality ESAs. Topics will include program enrollment, hiring and retention, field placement challenges, certification and licensure, other issues pertaining to preparing, licensing, and retaining ESAs.
Register to attend the listening session on Tuesday, May 6 from 4:00-6:00 PM. Please share with your colleagues - all are welcome!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the week of May 4-10 focuses on Children’s Mental Health. Mental health is important for everyone, and includes our emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Schools play an important role in promoting the well-being of students through education, prevention, and early intervention. Schools can participate in Mental Health Awareness Month by increasing awareness of mental health issues, working to decrease stigma of mental health disorders, and providing services and supports to students, their families, and school staff.
Mental Health Month Resources
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Join the May webinar on Wednesday, May 14 from 10:00-11:30 AM. Register here.
Students come to school with experiences and perspectives that are shaped by their home lives. Integrating mental health literacy into classroom curriculum can go a long way to reduce stigma and promote mental health awareness. Social emotional learning standards can be integrated into any content with learning options that personalize lessons to student experiences. In this webinar you’ll get tips from Student Assistance Program and teacher staff who are using strategies to integrate mental health supports into classrooms. We’ll have resources to share that you can use and free Equity Clock Hours for participants.
April's Alternative Learning Options is available to watch on the Graduation Equity Webinar Series' YouTube playlist. Watch the recording here. Slide Deck | Resource Page
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Good news for folks who need to do a final review of course placements for rising 9th and 11th grade students based on state assessment scores (in alignment with WAC 180-51-220)! Your district assessment coordinators have access assessment scores now. Check in with your principal about how to receive those data sets.
Shout out to the assessment team here at OSPI who worked really hard to make sure folks have access to these scores in time to support with scheduling before the school year is over!
Barring any unexpected legislative action, summer Running Start will be available to eligible students (including rising juniors) with available FTE under the 1.40 limit and administered through last year’s “standard” summer Running Start process. As addressed in the 2024-25 Running Start FAQ and during the October webinar with State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Seniors who meet all their graduation requirements by June can postpone their actual graduation in order to take up to 10 more college credits in summer Running Start, if they have available FTE. (See Running Start FAQ, October SBCTC Webinar) Schools may still allow these seniors to walk in graduation ceremonies.
Please note: Continued access to “after-exit” funding has not been approved and should not be assumed available. Read the most recent Dual Credit update (CORRECTED LINK) for more information.
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Barring any unexpected legislative action, summer Running Start will be available to eligible students (including rising juniors) with available FTE under the 1.40 limit and administered through last year’s “standard” summer Running Start process. As addressed in the 2024-25 Running Start FAQ and during the October webinar with State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Seniors who meet all their graduation requirements by June can postpone their actual graduation in order to take up to 10 more college credits in summer Running Start, if they have available FTE. (See Running Start FAQ, October SBCTC Webinar) Schools may still allow these seniors to walk in graduation ceremonies.
Please note: Continued access to “after-exit” funding has not been approved and should not be assumed available. Read more:
Join the next webinar in the CiHS series, Legislative and State Level Updates, hosted by the Council of Presidents and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, on Wednesday, June 4th 11-12:30 PM. These webinars are informational and provide an opportunity for TK-12 educators to connect with higher education colleagues. All are welcome to join; bring questions and colleagues! Access the flyer here.
Register to join the second webinar in the series to support individuals implementing the ISS protocol at the school and LEA levels ISS Preparation (Steps 1-3) on May 14 from 1:00-2:30 PM. Registration required for each session to receive clock hours. Download and share the flyer for the webinar series.
The first webinar's and recording are now available: Recording | Slides | ISS Webinar 1 Overview & FAQ. Email LAP@k12.wa.us with any questions about the webinar series or the ISS Protocol.
Are you implementing attendance strategies and wondering about how to measure the impact? Check out this video, Is Your Attendance Strategy Working, led by ESD Attendance Coordinators. This session explores how to measure and monitor metrics like average daily attendance and chronic absenteeism to evaluate attendance interventions. It also highlights strategies for using data to make quick adjustments and shares examples from schools to inspire improvements.
School Attendance Spotlight: Erica Bravo, Administrative Assistant & Attendance Personnel at Ford Middle School, created two helpful resources for families: Attendance Roadmap to Success, a guide to improve attendance rates, and Avoid the Spring Attendance Slump, a timely reminder sent before break to encourage a strong finish to the school year.
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We are excited to be co-sponsoring our Fall 2025 Launch Cohort trainings with SchooLinks! Districts have been completing their Kickoff Training and learning about Student Rostering and Data Migration processes. We've also started Admin Trainings to support leaders with setting up SchooLinks for the fall! Next up are Change Managment trainings to further prepare for this important transition to a new HSBP platform. Use the link below to access registration information!
OSPI started hosting weekly drop-in HSBP Office Hours on April 10th... OSPI staff will be available for questions, to hear about how pre-implementation is going, and to gather ideas and feedback on how we can better support this statewide transition to a new HSBP platform. Here are the Zoom links for our Tues/Thurs HSBP Office Hours:
- Tuesdays (5/13, 5/27, & 6/10) from 2:30-3:30pm
- Thursdays (5/8, 5/22 & 6/5) from 8:30-9:30am
- The Zoom link for all Office Hours is
Have an idea you want to share or a question to ask? Send an email to HSBP@k12.wa.us and OSPI staff will process your request ASAP.
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Join us for the final OSPI-WSAC webinar of the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, May 7, 9-10:30 AM.
We will host presenters from the OSPI, the State Board of Education (SBE), and the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) will be providing high-level legislative updates from the 2025 session related to career & college readiness in Washington for the 2025-26 school year. Register here | Flyer to share
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Comprehensive School Counseling Program Supervisor
Gayle Fleming, gayle.fleming@k12.wa.us
Secondary School Counseling Program Supervisor
Maria Muto, maria.muto@k12.wa.us
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Note: Resources are provided for informational purposes and not as recommendations from OSPI. Resources referenced here may be for educators or parents and may not be intended for use in the classroom. We recommend reviewing all educational materials for alignment with district policy and state law before using with students. Articles and other resources are provided for informational purposes and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints or policies of OSP
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