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CCDEI Clock Hour bill is signed!

by WFIS | Apr 1, 2024 | Education News, Legislation and Policy, Uncategorized, WFIS News

Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, Governor Jay Inslee, and WFIS Executive Director Suzie Hanson were at the signing of the HB 1377 legislation, which expands the pool of providers who can offer cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion (CCDEI) clock...

CCDEI bill dies this session

by WFIS | Apr 17, 2023 | Agencies and Committees, Educator Training, Legislation and Policy, WFIS News

The CCDEI clock hour bill, HB 1377, which was supported by legislators, private schools, and the Professional Educators Standard Board, died this week. Erica Hernandez-Scott, Director of the PESB, supports the bill and will establish an infrastructure so that they are...

CCDEI Required Clock Hours

by WFIS | Dec 14, 2022 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, PESB, PSAC, The Advocate, WFIS News

WFIS supports legislation that expands the list of clock-hour providers allowed to offer mandatory CCDEI training to private school teachers renewing their certification.  Currently, only a small group of public school-based organizations are allowed to offer CCDEI...

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