Legislation and Policy Archives

Private school leaders at the Capitol!

by WFIS | Jan 30, 2023 | Legislation and Policy, WFIS News

WFIS school leaders ventured to the Capitol for their return to in-person conversations with legislators. Part relationship building, part opportunity to comment on specific bills or issues, our advocacy day was impactful. On Monday, the WFIS Board discussed this...

Private school NPAs in Olympia

by WFIS | Jan 20, 2023 | Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, The Advocate, Uncategorized, WFIS News

LtoR: Dominic Jimenez, CHILD School; Carrie Fannin, CHILD School; Jeffrey D. Woolley, Dartmoor School; Suzie Hanson, WFIS; Dr. Melodee Loshbaug Brocks Academy; Rachel Kier, Brocks Academy & Dan Loshbaug. WFIS has shared detailed concerns with legislators about the...

Legislative Update

by WFIS | Jan 17, 2023 | Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News

The legislators are writing many policy bills this year. They are also writing the State’s Budgets. Thus far, a handful of bills will impact private schools. Here are a few of them: Senate Bill 5315: Sets new rules about mandatory compliance visits from OSPI to...

Advancing ‘Inclusive Programs’ for preschool children

by WFIS | Jan 17, 2023 | DCYF, Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, WFIS News

DCYF’s Ross Hunter sent an email enthusiastically talking about transitional kindergarten for 4 yr olds. See page 12 of the Integrated & Inclusive Programs Report from DCYF and OSPI. As it is known, TK allows four-year-olds – and in some parts of the...

Truth be told, in Early Learning

by WFIS | Dec 15, 2022 | Early Learning, Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News

Private K12 schools that enroll children ages 0-6 have strong early learning programs aligned with their schools. These EL programs benefit from robust administrative teams, the stability of the school, and the professional education opportunities that come with...

EANS II funding in the private schools

by WFIS | Dec 15, 2022 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Data, The Advocate, WFIS News

The Federal Government allocated emergency funding, known as EANS I and EANS II, or ARP-EANS, to support private school students impacted by the pandemic. For the most part, the schools that received EANS I have spent or budgeted for their entire allocation. EANS I...