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Annual Private School Approval begins March 1

by WFIS | Feb 12, 2024 | Education News, State Board of Education, WFIS News

The State Board of Education (SBE) private schools office has updated the private school approval webpage outlining the required paperwork for all approval applications: https://www.sbe.wa.gov/our-work/private-schools/private-school-approval. Both new and existing...

SBE’s Private School Approval portal opens March 1

by WFIS | Feb 27, 2023 | Education News, State Board of Education, The Advocate

The annual State Board of Education Private School Approval online application portal for the 2023-2024 school year opens on this Wednesday, March 1.  Log-in requires the Head of School email address as username, regardless of who completes the application. Nicole...

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