The State Board of Education (SBE) private schools office has updated the private school approval webpage outlining the required paperwork for all approval applications: https://www.sbe.wa.gov/our-work/private-schools/private-school-approval. Both new and existing schools will have the entire month of March to complete the 2024-2025 approval application.
Renewing Private Schools will log in to submit a separate application for each campus or location using your unique building code as the password. (preview a sample application)
If you have questions about the approval application process, meet with SBE’s Nicole Mulhausen during Online Office Hours on the dates below:
Wednesdays 11:30–12:30 using this link Zoom Information Session
- February 28
- March 6
- March 13
- March 20
- March 27
Also of note, the State Board of Education produced a data brief on the uptick in private school enrollment during the five years between the 2019-20 academic year and the 2023-24 academic year in response to media inquiries and to quell misinformation. Private School Enrollment 2020-2024
