by WFIS | Apr 8, 2024 | DOH, Student Data, WFIS News
We are waiting for DOH to share the slideshow and webinar recording from March 28, which was full of reminders and clarifications about the immunization schedule and school requirements to track student records. One key highlight from the webinar was the reminder from...
by WFIS | Feb 20, 2024 | Student Data, The Advocate, WFIS News
The NCES recent webinar provided an overview of the newest private school data from several national surveys. Some highlights: In the 2021-2022 school year, approximately 4.7 million K-12 students were enrolled in 29,700 private schools with 483,000 full-time...
by WFIS | Jan 16, 2024 | DCYF, early learning licensing, Legislation and Policy, Student Data, WFIS News
WFIS received word about the importance of the Cost of Care Survey sent to Early Learning Directors this week from our private school representative, Jen Sandvig. On Monday, Western Washington University sent a survey on behalf of DCYF regarding the Cost of Care. This...
by WFIS | Oct 26, 2023 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Data
Children in child care centers don’t spread COVID-19 at significant rates to caregivers or other children at the center, nor to their households, according to a new study. From futurity.org The findings suggest that recommendations to test symptomatic children for...
by WFIS | Aug 14, 2023 | DOH, Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Data, WFIS News
Every student enrolled/registered in school or childcare in Washington must have medically verified, up-to-date immunization records on file with the school in which they are enrolled/registering before the first day of school, 2023-2024. This reminder is critical if...
by WFIS | Jul 27, 2023 | Education News, Student Data
The Markup July 27, 2023 Four critical questions parents and educators should be asking The ed tech industry’s pandemic-era boom has meant K-12 schools and universities are receiving sales pitches for an abundance of new products—from generative AI...
