by WFIS | Jul 29, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, WFIS News
Now is the time to prepare for Wildfire and Smoke Season. WFIS was asked by the Child Care Health Program of King County to share the following information with all of our early learning programs. Because Everyone is affected by wildfire smoke, we are posting this...
by WFIS | Apr 20, 2021 | Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) includes another EANS opportunity that State’s will be able to access on behalf of their private schools. The ARP-EANS will allocate additional funding using two different requirements: The State educational agency (SEA) may only...
by WFIS | Mar 29, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
New research finds that, when schools practice mandatory masking, social distancing, and frequent hand-washing, COVID-19 transmission is rare. even among close contacts of those who test positive. Futurity March 26, 2021 The pilot study in Missouri shows that’s the...
by WFIS | Mar 19, 2021 | Covid-19, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
NY Times March 19, 2020 In a major policy revision intended to encourage more schools to welcome children back to in-person instruction, federal health officials on Friday relaxed the six-foot distancing rule for elementary school students, saying they need only...
by WFIS | Mar 12, 2021 | Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, WFIS News
from EdNote blog Congress approved the American Rescue Plan (H.R.1319) on March 10, and it’s now on its way to President Joe Biden. Understanding the maze of funding programs and reporting requirements in the more than 600-page bill will be essential for state,...
by WFIS | Jan 29, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, OSPI, WFIS News
Today OSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal announced the Get Ready Plan today, to get kids into classrooms immediately and education staff in public & private school communities vaccinated as soon as the State provides the go-ahead. A partnership has been negotiated...
