http://www.k12.wa.us RSS Feed for OSPI - Bulletins and Memos http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M010-10.doc 2/2/2010 08:00:00 AM For the 2009–2010 ESD Fiscal Year, there has been a single item revision to the Educational Service District Accounting Manual that was last published in September of 2008. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2010.aspx#B006-10 2/3/2010 08:00:00 AM The Superintendent of Public Instruction is calling for regional nominations for the 2011 Washington State Teacher of the Year Program. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2010/B007-10.doc 1/29/2010 08:00:00 AM The passage of Substitute Senate Bill 5410 (SSB 5410) by the 2009 Washington State Legislature established a requirement for school district boards of directors to adopt a policy and procedures regarding online courses and online learning programs. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M008-10.doc 1/25/2010 08:00:00 AM The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) along with the Title II and Certification offices of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seek to clarify communication related to the highly qualified teacher (HQT) status of a teacher candidate enrolled in a PESB approved alternative route to certification program. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M009-10.doc 1/27/2010 08:00:00 AM Plans for the 2010 administration of the statewide Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) are underway, and all students in your schools in Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12 are encouraged to participate. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M006-10.doc 1/19/2010 08:00:00 AM The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released a “call for projects” for the Safe Routes to School program. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M007-10.doc 1/20/2010 08:00:00 AM The purpose of this memorandum is to: 1. Detail the annual reporting requirements and timelines related to the implementation of assessments and other strategies in Social Studies, The Arts, and Health and Fitness, outlined in RCW 28A.230.095 and modified in the 2009 legislative session. 2. Clarify the recommended use of the Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs) and Classroom-Based Performance Assessments (CBPAs). 3. Define “other strategies” and communicate to districts the option to use “other strategies” to assess these subject areas. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memoranda2010.aspx#M004-10 01/15/2010 04:00:00 PM The purpose of this memorandum is to provide all local education agencies (LEAs) with current information and/or an update of pertinent information that is essential to the operation of the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2010.aspx#B004-10 1/8/2010 08:00:00 AM This bulletin provides an overview of new federal and companion state requirements for local educational agencies and institutions to collect and report ethnic and racial student information. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2010/B003-10.doc 1/13/2010 08:00:00 AM The purpose of this bulletin is to inform school districts of their transportation operation allocation for the 2009–10 school year. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M003-10.doc 1/5/2010 08:00:00 AM This notice is to provide K-12 teachers and administrators in the state of Washington with suggested resources for observing Temperance and Good Citizenship Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2010/M002-10.doc 1/5/2010 08:00:00 AM The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Social Studies and International Education program office is accepting applications to assemble a “Cadre of Trainers” with expertise in the area of Social Studies education. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memoranda2009.aspx#M071-09 1/5/2010 08:00:00 AM The reauthorization of the federal McKinney-Vento Assistance Act in 2002 required each state, as a part of their state plan, to include a description of procedures for the prompt resolution of disputes regarding the educational placement of homeless children and youths. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/bulletins2010/B001-10.doc 1/4/2010 08:00:00 AM This bulletin is to inform school districts about the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) requirements as defined in Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5889 of 2009. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/memos2009/M070-09.doc 1/4/2010 08:00:00 AM The purpose of this memorandum is to request certain information on 2008–2009 fiscal year program expenditures from educational service districts (ESDs) and school districts. http://www.k12.wa.us/BulletinsMemos/Memos2010/M001-10.doc 12/31/2009 08:00:00 AM The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently amended chapter 392-142-260 (2) Washington Administrative Code (WAC).