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ELAC Update from October 2019 Meeting

ELAC Update from October 2019 Meeting

by WFIS | Oct 3, 2019 | DCYF, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

reported by WFIS’ Early Learning Advisory Council Representative Chelle Downey-Magee, Director of Issaquah Montessori School  The October 1 Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) meeting took place at the Oxford Suites in Yakima. Attendance by members was lower...
“Connected” Schools Have Lower Rates of Suicide Attempts

“Connected” Schools Have Lower Rates of Suicide Attempts

by WFIS | Sep 11, 2019 | Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News

Rates of suicide attempts are lower in high schools where students have better connections to their peers and stronger relationships with adult staff, according to a new study. The study surveyed 10,291 students from 38 high schools to determine social integration...

What Happens If You Don’t Get the MMR Vaccine?

by WFIS | Sep 6, 2019 | Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

from KUOW September 5, 2019 Seattle Kids Without Measles Vaccine or Paperwork Will Be Excluded From School When Tracy Bennett, the head of Seattle Waldorf School, got word last spring that the state would make it a lot harder to forgo the measles, mumps, and rubella...

Free MMR Vaccine Now Available for Child Care Workers

by WFIS | Aug 10, 2019 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Safety, WFIS News

The Department of Health is collaborating with Safeway Inc. and Albertsons Companies LLC and with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to offer free measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination for uninsured child care workers and volunteers. As of July...
Annual Safety Checklist by Andrew Rauch, School Safety and Student Well-Being Advisor for WFIS

Annual Safety Checklist by Andrew Rauch, School Safety and Student Well-Being Advisor for WFIS

by WFIS | Aug 2, 2019 | Interim Workgroups, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

In thinking about the important role of each School Safety Contact, WFIS asked Andrew Rauch, Facilities Director for Two Schools, to share advice and a brief check-list of things he has found useful & important when preparing for the start of the new academic...
Guidance on Cleaning Weight Room & Athletic Equipment

Guidance on Cleaning Weight Room & Athletic Equipment

by WFIS | Aug 1, 2019 | Ask Nancy, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

Maintenance and cleaning are a focus in August as schools get ready for students.  One school reached out to “Ask Nancy” for advice on cleaning of the weight room and athletic equipment.   Question:Is there a policy schools should establish on cleaning the...
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