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Private school participation in Title Fund programs

by WFIS | Feb 2, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, OSPI, WFIS News

OSPI’s Federal Title Funds Ombudsman, Sheila Gerrish, will host a training session for school district and private school personnel. Together! Learn how Title Funding works and how to interact with districts to establish a great working relationship!...

January DiSH Recap: Diabetes Supply Issues & Barriers to Care

by WFIS | Feb 2, 2026 | DOH, Education News, Educator Training, Student Resources, Student Safety, WFIS News

The January DiSH (Diabetes in School Health) session addressed common diabetes supply challenges in school settings and shared practical strategies to support continuity of care. It was hosted by Erin Sundberg, ARNP, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, Seattle...

Professional Development and Other Opportunities

by WFIS | Jan 26, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, WFIS News

Montessori Meets the Pyramid Model Saturday, January 24, 9 am at Shoreline Community College. A full-day, Montessori-aligned workshop with Sarah Werner Andrews exploring inclusive practices, trauma-informed approaches, and the Pyramid Model framework to better support...

Using DISC to Strengthen Crisis Response and Team Effectiveness

by WFIS | Jan 19, 2026 | Education News, Educator Training, Student Safety, WFIS News

The first Joffe Emergency Services webinar of 2026 introduced the DISC Personality Assessment Framework as a practical tool for improving leadership effectiveness during emergencies. DISC identifies four predictable stress-response styles—Dominance, Influence,...

Teacher Personal Data Release Puts Educators at Risk

by WFIS | Jan 9, 2026 | DCYF, Education News, Teacher Certification, The Advocate, WFIS News

All teachers working in early learning programs should have privacy protections to ensure that their personal information is not publicly disclosed. At a minimum, teachers who are not employed by the state should be allowed to keep their personal information private....

CCDEI Clock Hour Provider Access for Private Schools

by WFIS | Jan 9, 2026 | Educator Training, Legislation and Policy, PESB, Teacher Certification, The Advocate, WFIS News

The current exclusionary practice of allowing only a handful of public-school-based clock-hour providers to offer mandatory clock hours in cultural competence, diversity, equity, and inclusion is short-sighted, inefficient, and ineffective. Our request is...
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