It's time to re-evaluate your menu of CSCP services for next year. As you prepare for your early fall Annual Administrative Conference, prioritize CSCP goals that reinforce your School Improvement Plan (SIP) to maximize program advocacy. When staff and resources are stretched thin, aligning your CSCP with your administrator's goals can elevate administrative support and enhance effectiveness. By focusing our time on the right ingredients, we can maximize efficiency, support student outcomes, and resonate with administrators.
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The window to earn free OSPI-sponsored clock hours is closing soon, be sure to complete your course/s by August 31, 2025 to take advantage of the easiest and most direct route to earning clock hours.
If you’re unable to finish by the deadline, your course will still be active, and you may still have options to earn clock hours or credit. You can check with your building or district to see if they can sponsor the clock hours, explore Washington’s Professional Growth Plan (PGP) to earn free hours for your learning, or consider earning university credit for an additional fee through Hatching Results’ partnership with California State University San Marcos (CSUSM).
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Fall Statewide Webinar (1.5 Free Clock Hours)
Webinar to kick off the school year with essential information and resources. We’ll cover state-level updates, helpful CSCP tools and templates to access at the start of the year, strategies for aligning your program with school improvement plans (SIPs), and an overview of the plans to update Washington guidance and supports in response to the release of ASCA’s 5th edition framework, the key changes, and where to access the updated versions of your favorite ASCA resources. There will be four opportunities to join, complete the 2025-26 PD interest form to sign up now!
Webinar: CSCP Goal Setting and SIP Alignment (1.5 Free Clock Hours)
webinar designed for CSCP teams to explore how aligning your Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) goals with your School Improvement Plan (SIP) can strengthen partnerships and improve outcomes for all students. Leave with a draft of SIP-aligned CSCP goals, new strategies to foster administrator investment, and a stronger foundation for schoolwide collaboration. There will be two opportunities to join, complete the 2025-26 PD interest form to sign up now!
Webinar: Pre/Post Tests & Interpreting Results (1.5 Free Clock Hours)
Webinar designed for CSCP teams to learn how to write effective pre- and post-test questions that gather the right data to assess whether your goals are being met and identify areas for improvement. Walk away with a completed set of attitude, knowledge, and skill-based questions you can immediately use in your program to measure impact and share meaningful results with students, families, colleagues, and school leaders. There will be two opportunities to join, complete the 2025-26 PD interest form to sign up now!
Calling Elementary School Counselors! (Up to 4.5 Clock Hours)
We are launching a dedicated network just for you! Celebrate the unique role of elementary school counseling, create highlight reels showcasing your CSCP impact, and leave with tangible artifacts to enhance your program. This is your chance to connect with peers who share your passion for all things elementary school counseling! Express your interest to be registered for this network on the 2025-26 CSCP Professional Development Interest Form.
Calling Middle School Counselors! (Up to 4.5 Clock Hours)
Join our new network tailored for middle school counselors! Dive into discussions on the importance of middle school counseling and learn how to leverage data for effective program articulation and planning. Walk away with artifacts to support your CSCP and a strengthened network of professional peers. Express your interest to be registered for this network on the 2025-26 CSCP Professional Development Interest Form.
Returning CSCP Peer Communities and SC2A Network
The CSCP District and Building Leadership group, the Small and Rural CSCP group, and the School Counselor Turned Administrator (SC2A) Network will be back next year. Sign up using the 2025-26 interest form.
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Each year, the Office of Native Education (ONE) supports the development of a bulletin to circulate among education leaders recognizing Native Students’ right to wear tribal regalia.
Bulletin 028-25, issued by Superintendent Reykdal, was sent to every district superintendent, school principal, and school counselor. This bulletin reaffirms the inherent rights assured through tribal sovereignty and expressly provides that school districts must allow American Indian and Alaska Native K–12 and higher education students who are members of federally recognized tribes to wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events. In addition, school districts and higher education institutions are required, when necessary, to update relevant policies or procedures in accordance with this law.
Image: Graduate Taya Graham in Tribal Regalia graduation attire.
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Youth-centered Environmental Shift (YES!) is a new free sexual violence prevention program for Washington middle schools. Developed by OSPI, YES! is considered by the CDC to be a promising school-wide program that relies on youth involvement and primary prevention at the community level. The program helps to create a safer and more supportive school environment, using strategies that are proven to prevent both perpetration and victimization among youth.
Free technical assistance from OSPI is available for schools to implement YES! in the 2025-26 school year.
Contact nikki.vanwagner@k12.wa.us to learn more.
A new webpage is available on the OSPI website, please visit the Mental Health Literacy webpage to learn more about the topic and review the many resources available to bring more mental health awareness to the classroom.
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!
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.
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SCHOOLINKS TRAININGS: We are excited to continue co-sponsoring our Fall 2025 Launch Cohort trainings with SchooLinks! Districts have been diligently completing their Admin Training, as well as diving into Student Rostering and Data Migration processes. We are thrilled to have initiated Change Management Trainings this month to support the important transition to the new HSBP Platform, ensuring that everyone feels prepared. We are also looking forward to kicking off the Getting Started Training this June ~ 1.5 FREE clock hours will be available for staff! Use the link below to access registration information!
OFFICE HOURS: OSPI is hosting two more weekly drop-in HSBP Office Hours before summer break! Staff will be available for questions, to hear about how pre-implementation is going, and gather ideas and feedback on how we can better support this statewide transition to a new HSBP platform. Here are the date/time info and Zoom link for our June HSBP Office Hours:
- Tuesdays (6/10) from 2:30-3:30pm
- Thursdays (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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College Fairs across our state are not cohesive and are thus causing inequitable experiences for students across different regions. Furthermore, the “more is better” approach is causing staffing and monetary stress on our Higher Ed partners.
The Washington Council is committed to addressing this challenge. And while there’s a lot more work to do, in their first year, the Washington Council has established TWO pieces of material – a shared college fair calendar and best practices.
ACTION REQUESTED: Share Scheduled College Fairs: All districts and institutions are encouraged to share their scheduled college fairs for the 2025-26 academic year with jgarver@councilofpresidents.org so these events can be added to a centralized calendar, improving coordination and visibility.
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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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