Fall 2026 Educator Data Newsletter

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New Educator Data Resources

Introducing the Educator Data Newsletter

Starting this month, OSPI’s Educator Data, Research and Development (EDRAD) team will begin sending out this newsletter with updates on a variety of resources we have added to our Educator Data Sharing web page. We will only send out these newsletters a couple times a year, when we have added enough new resources. In between, though, we will continue to send out separate notices about Local Education Agency (LEA) preview and the public release of educator measures to the State Report Card.

Educator Data Office Hours

Thank you for participating in the Educator Data Office Hours during the 2025-26 school year. We will start offering our Educator Data Office Hours again next month. These will occur every Monday and Thursday from 10:00-11:00 AM, except where that has been adjusted for holidays. This SY26-27 Educator Data Office Hours FAQ lists all the dates from October 2026 – August 2027. Educator Data Office Hours are intended to answer questions LEAs have regarding educator data collections and Tableau workbooks, as well as cover a variety of educator data collections and supporting tools (described on our Educator Data Sharing web page) that LEA and Educational Service District (ESD) staff may use. If you can’t show up at one of those weekly times, you are always welcome to reach out to schedule a phone or video call by emailing us at EducatorData@k12.wa.us.

Introducing: Start Here - Two Pagers!

As we have added resources to our web page - Educator Data Sharing, under the Educator Data Analysis Report, and Supporting Tools section - we realized it might be confusing where to start with some of these topics. Thus, we created this series of Two Pagers that each literally begins with the words Start Here. These documents provide a brief overview of all aspects of a data collection or tools in a Tableau workbook, including:

What its background and purpose is
How it is to be used
Who it is for
What its timeline is
How to get access and help with it
A screenshot to confirm you are looking at the right place in Tableau

We have five Two Pagers published so far - described and linked below. Please keep checking back on our web page as we will publish more in the future.

Start Here – Student Access to Effective Teacher Comparison Workbook – Two Pager
- This workbook assists LEAs in ensuring that students from low income families and students of color enrolled in schools receiving Title I, Part A funds are not served at disproportionate rates by teachers with ineffective status.
Start Here – Student Access to Teacher Qualifications Comparison Workbook – Two Pager
- This workbook assists LEAs in ensuring that students from low income families and students of color enrolled in schools receiving Title I, Part A funds are not served at disproportionate rates by teachers with Inexperienced, Out-of-Field, or Limited certificate status. This Tableau workbook is used for the Title I, Part A Program Review process.
Start Here – BEST Grant Novice Educators Validation Tool – Two Pager
- This data validation tool assists LEAs in reviewing the list of novice educators who may be eligible for the Beginning Educator Support Team (BEST) Grant in the Education Grants Management System (EGMS).
Start Here – Paraeducator Minimum Employment and Training Requirements Validation Tool – Two Pager
- This data validation tool provides a list of instructional paraeducators working at each school, along with their state minimum employment and training requirements, to assist LEAs in ensuring those working in a Title I, Part A program meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements.
Start Here – SEES Data Validation Tool – Two Pager
- This data validation tool assists LEAs in timely data submission and reviewing School Employee Evaluation Survey (SEES) data to increase accuracy.

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Led by State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, OSPI oversees K-12 public education in Washington state. Our mission is to provide funding, resources, tools, data and technical assistance that enable educators to ensure students succeed in our public schools, are prepared to access post-secondary training and education, and are equipped to thrive in their careers and lives.

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