by WFIS | Mar 24, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, Student Data, WFIS News
Yesterday, WFIS attended a Federal and Immigration Policy webinar with Zachary Lyons, an immigration lawyer with Barton Gilman Law, hosted by Montessori Public Policy Initiative (MPPI). With recent changes, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is no longer...
by WFIS | Mar 18, 2025 | Education News, Student Resources, WFIS News
The Seattle Times article, College in the High School soars in popularity across WA, highlights how popular College in the High School (CiHS) is with WA students. One of the many strengths it provides students is to learn and earn college credit “over the...
by WFIS | Mar 17, 2025 | Education News, Educator Training, Teacher Certification, WFIS News
Teaching about the Armenian Genocide Via Zoom, Tuesday, March 18, from 4 – 5:30 pm. Learn how to teach about genocide using a sound pedagogy, gain skills and information on the Armenian Genocide, featuring resources from The Genocide Education Project. 1.5...
by WFIS | Mar 17, 2025 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
WFIS continues working on the State Board of Health Technical Advisory Committee to update School Environmental Health and Safety Rules. Last week, the group reviewed all public comment submissions, which was laborious but worthwhile. SBOH has outlined the most recent...
by WFIS | Mar 17, 2025 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
DOH has published the Respiratory Virus Illness Guidance One-Pager (PDF) that summarizes the agency’s existing COVID-19 and another respiratory virus webpage and replaces older COVID-19 Decision Tree for the general public, schools, and child care. The one-pager...
by WFIS | Mar 17, 2025 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News
We have passed the halfway point of the 2025 legislative session, and the house-of-origin deadline in the Legislature means bills that haven’t passed the House or the Senate are considered dead unless they are part of the budgeting process. **ACTION NEEDED FOR...
